ENGINEERS IN UNIFORM

In high school, there was always one thing that I just could NOT get right: using my planner. Each year, I always came prepared thinking "this year will be different. This will be my year to finally get the assignment planner under control." I was wrong. Every year. Truthfully, my assignment planner was always in the back of my head, because I knew deep down that I needed to use it. I knew that when I entered the Big Leagues (a.k.a. Purdue,) I would need to change my routine.  But every year, somehow, it ended up mangled and dusty in the netherworld of the bottom of my locker.

With high school now a distant memory, I am trying to find balance between academics, my sorority, and my job (along with all of the things in between).  And, I am happy to report that 4 weeks into Purdue, I am still going strong with my assignment planner. And, believe it or not, it really does keep everything straight. 

Gone are the high school days where we moved easily from class to class until 3:20 pm. At the end of the day, it was like a mad dash to the next event so we could fit in everything we needed to. It was definitely a big difference coming from a very structured high school schedule, to a more free college schedule. But, I like it a lot more this way.

A couple days out of the week, I work in the Office of Future Engineers. I really enjoy everyone I work with and the overall work environment. Plus, I love being able to ask the student staff for advice on anything, because since they are all in engineering, they have all been a first year engineering student like me.

At the beginning of the semester, I rushed to join one of the many sororities on campus. We visited houses for 2 weekends to find our new "home away from home." I am really excited to be a new member of Kappa Alpha Theta. From recruitment up until now, we have had a lot of events so we can learn more about our great sorority sisters, and about our sorority. No matter the event, I always have a great time!

Even though I am still learning how to fit everything on my plate (figuratively AND literally because I love going to the dining courts), I can tell that everything is slowly starting to fall into place. But, I couldn't end this blog entry without giving some final credit to my sidekick, my Purdue Mortarboard (a Purdue specific planner sold at the bookstores). 

- Teresa Anderson