Classic Bev

So due to some technical difficulties (aka, I have no idea what happened), one of my posts got deleted. So I’ll recap for everyone the past two weeks. I had my oral defense Friday a week ago and I passed! I got my questions beforehand and prepared well and it really wasn’t scary at all. I was nervous for a minute, but I think I was more excited than anything else. It’s funny how you’re never truly done with IS though. I still find myself randomly researching Clinton’s speeches or trying to find a source on media as propaganda in ancient Rome. It is quite the relief to be done though. Now it’s just a waiting game on my grade…I’ll find out in a few weeks.

Saturday was the MS Walk, so we traveled to the Youngstown area to walk with Katie’s family and friends. It was chilly (and early, we left Woo at 7) but we had such a good time. It was great to be a part of something like that and like I said, we’re big fans of walking. As I type, I’m recovering from my Relay for Life shift. Relay is a blast too, there are bands throughout the night, I left during a fried chicken eating contest, there are prizes and games. Plus, this year, Relay coincided with our big outdoor concert and fair, SpringFest. There was a mechanical bull, funnel cakes, and all sorts of booths and food and activities. We also had two music groups, Fiery Furnaces and The Cool Kids, perform and the speakers are set up so that you can hear it all over campus.

This week was also Greek Week, so we were super busy: long Lip Sync practices, Powder Puff football on Sunday, Faculty/Staff Reception in Lowry on Tuesday, and Wednesday was Lip Sync. Our routine had ribbon dancing, jump roping, and all out BRILLIANCE. We tied for first (I don’t know if that’s ever happened before) and we WON Greek Week! So exciting, plus I finally got to sleep and not have to worry about dancing the next day. We’re all exhausted and sore and bruised, but it was an absolute blast and I’m sad it’s my last one. At least we went out on a high note!

Last night, a HUGE group of Wooster students went to the Cleveland Indians game. Wooster Activities Crew organized the trip, but this wasn’t your typical game (and not only because my baseball boyfriend Ryan Garko hit a two run homer and we won 11-1). The Betas organized an event called the 60 Mile Pitch where they left Wooster at 8am the day of the game, literally ran a baseball up to Progressive Field (which I will forever call the Jake) and one of them threw out the first pitch. They raised almost $5000 for the Jimmy V Foundation, which funds cancer research. There were at least 100 Wooster students at the game to cheer for Aaron, who threw out the first pitch. This was on top of the fact that our tickets were only 5 bucks and thus, totally worth it. I also finally bought a Ryan Garko jersey, a silly side note that’s pretty exciting to me.

Tomorrow, I’m going to the Wooster baseball game, the women’s lacrosse game and the men’s lacrosse game. All of the teams are doing incredibly well this season and I’m excited to go out and see all of them. It’s funny, I’m always asked by prospective students if I ever get bored on campus or have trouble finding stuff to do, but if this week has been any indication, I usually have the opposite problem. I have a feeling it’ll be quite the packed weekend. Good thing I’m done with IS…