HelloKitty22, thanks for the suggestions, your post gives me a perfect guidance for starting my personal statement. You have lots of good suggestions, and I am excited to work on it (again)
ISUKappa, LOL, it is weird because you know all the internal Iowa State matters (VEISHEA, Vespers, SALC, including Brian T). Now we have Mande A and Alisa F., and you should talk to them when you're visiting B-6

They are great ladies!
And thank you for your input as well. I think I have several old Vespers program, and I will look at them. For the three recommendation letters, I asked our housemother, my academic advisor, and a fellow housemate (to get the perspective how to live with me day-by-day experience).