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Hey Everyone! My name is Amanda Chin, and I'm a junior here at OSU. I'm currently in my 2nd year in the nursing program and I feel lucky to have found a profession that I truly love!! I'm from Dublin and I love being able to go home whenever I want to to get some clean clothes, eat a home cooked meal, and see my family :) I have 3 younger brothers, one of whom is a freshman at OSU as well.

So the big question...Why am I even in a sorority? I know the entire time I was in highschool, I NEVER in a million years saw myself joining a sorority. I hate drama, I hated the thought of living in a house full of girls, and I honestly thought that sorority girls were stupid and catty. Welll.. It sure is funny to look back and see now that one of the biggest and most important parts of my life right now is my sorority. So, the whole sorority idea began when a good friend from HS joined Alpha Xi Delta. She contacted me all through fall and winter, asking me to consider rushing. I came up with every excuse in the book to avoid telling her that I was flat out uninterested. Spring came around, and my friend did not give up on me. She gave all the information about recruitment, what kinds of things she was involved in, talked about her new friends, etc, etc. After all of this, I decided just to check out spring informal recruitment. I thought that I at least owed it to Meggin to see what all the fuss was about since she had spent so much of her time persuading me. Recruitment and COBS came, I went to a couple houses and then went to Alpha Xi Delta just to see Meggin. All I can remember is sitting down and having a real conversation with all of her friends who were so warming and welcoming to me. I went back to a couple more COBs, found that I truly enjoyed getting to know these women, and found myself accepting a bid from AXID a couple days later. I'm thankful that Meggin never gave up on me because joining Greek life has been the best decision I have made while being at OSU. I have met so many great people, met some of my absolute best friends, found my niche at such a huge school, and have been given so many wonderful opportunties (like PHA!!!) that I otherwise wouldn't have.

Well, sorry for typing up a book here..I guess you could say I like to share how I've gotten to the place I am today. So the other big question, how do I feel about this class? Well, not going to lie, but I'm not that pumped for Friday class. BUT, this class seems like it's going to be a lot of fun and I don't think I'm going to mind doing the work for EDU 270. I excited to meet all you awesome people, get a break from my nursing classes, and of course, CHANGE THE WORLD :)

See you all tomorrow!