ARH - Association of Residence Halls

My big activity here at school is my work in ARH - the Association of Residence Halls. I am the Vice President and have been in this position for going on my second year! I was elected in April of my Sophomore year. I was re-elected in March of my junior year. Now, here I am, a big bad senior in the residence halls!

But I absolutely love it!!! It's really hard to explain to people what I do because a lot of the time, I do everything possible! I thought I'd post a few pictures of what we have done so far this year. :)

Move-In Fall 2009
As VP, I direct the Move-In of all of the incoming freshman! (And this year, I basically coordinated the whole thing since they extended my service to Monday, Tuesday, and Friday!) I have a blast and I will truly miss working with all of the 150 student volunteers, hundreds of Housing staff members, and incoming students when I graduate. This was my second year being Director.

This is East Campus during a peak time. Lines and lines and more lines!

This is after day 1 of the freshman move-in... My advisor (Kim), Shannon (my roommate), and Glenn (The assistant Move-In Director) stay and count the money and prepare for day 2 with me. I am so grateful for how late they stay with me!! (The day starts at 6am and ends at 11pm!)

Last year Glenn was jealous I got a super cute picture with our advisor on the golf carts. So it was his turn! :) Don't you love our rockin' Move-In t-shirts? Shannon designed them!

We do more than ride in golf carts and count money! We coordinate all 4 areas of campus. This picture is of Glenn and me and our 10 foot long elevator sign. The professional one that I ordered was stolen by some smarty-pants. :(

ARH Government and Unity Retreat
Right after Move-In, Glenn plans a retreat for all of the ARH general assembly. This year, almost 50 people came out to Grand Bear Lodge to learn what ARH does and how they can be a part of it!

This is a shot of the cabin cluster we rented for the weekend. They were very cozy and slept about 18 people each!!

This is a shot of some of the workshops/programs we do during the weekend. They spend a lot of time learning from us, and then we play at a water park before we leave :)

I used the Picnik application on facebook to make this picture. It was a GREAT retreat and I know when I do graduate, ARH will be left in great hands. :) This was a great group of student leaders.

Pig Out
Starting as soon as the school year started, I sat on a commitee to plan an event called "Pig Out with the Prez." This basically entails 4 of ISU's largest organizations providing free food, music, and entertainment for the ISU student body.... as well as inviting the President, Dr. Bowman!

This is a picture of the ARH executive board present at the event posing with Dr. Bowman. He really is a celebrity on campus! Shannon and Nicole said they didn't want to shower because he touched their arms!! (PS, I know I look like a pirate!)

One of the forms of entertainment was this large, blow-up chair. The exec board that was there at the time decided we were going to jump on it and get a picture. This was a goofy one, but this group of people is so fun!!!! I think we also were not supposed to have that many people on the chair at once....

If you didn't know, Shannon has been my roommate for going on 4 years, and she serves as the Secretary of ARH. (And does a damn good job!!) We do everything together, but our positions require a lot of different dedication. I am always so glad she is there and supports me!!

As the year goes, I'll try to update you on more of what ARH does! Hopefully we'll have a great year!!!

A Blog!!!

You know, every time I read Stephanie and Erin's blogs, I get a little jealous that they can update friends and family from all around the country! I was thinking I'd try one. Now, I know my life is a little hectic, but I think those downtimes to udpate will be there! :)

I dont really know where to start because SO much has happened recently. But for this post, I am going to include pictures of the floral designs that I have been working on in my floral class. :) I love feedback, even negative, because I want to eventually plan Stephanie's wedding flowers. Haha, I do know that's a long shot, but I love to think about it, it's motivating.

The first day of class, we wrapped floral tape for about 1 hour. We also learned how to tie bows and wrap wire around flowers! This is my first creation, a nice little corsage! (I know the daisies look awful, my professor purposely did not buy nice ones!)

This is our first bud vase creation. Yellow carnations, baby's breath, and leather leaf mostly. I liked how this turned out!

This was our first round arrangment. The views are from the side and the top. I thought it was interesting, but not my favorite. It was a little too hectic. But out of what is coming up, this one is alright. Haha.

Ok. This one, I HATE. The form/style was easy, but the visual aesthetics are basically zero for me. The color, the flower, the random triangle... the worst part: my professor LOVED mine. Lol, damn.


This was a "vase" arrangement. At first I didnt like it, but as it sits on my desk, I am starting to enjoy it more and more. :) It has major Asian influences, so maybe that it what I have to get used to. This arrangment would cost upwards of $75!!

I'd like to preface with the fact that I have not watered this since I made it on Thursday. :-P This is our asymmetrical arrangment. I did a pretty horrible job with my foliage, I broke the barriers a few times.

That is what I have accomplished so far in my class. I love it, but I do need a lot of practice. It doesn't help that I am critical of the forms, but I am trying to learn. :)