In Minnesota... doncha know

From Missouri to Minnesota
Travel: St. Louis, MO to Atlanta, GA to Minneapolis, MN
Baggage Weight: 69 pounds (up from 66 somehow) I just cant figure out how to get it to be lighter! I need all the stuff I have in there : (
Baggage Fee: $90!! Dang, Delta airlines
Baggage Fees to date: $190 (ouch)
Delayed Baggage: yes, I arrived at 6pm it arrived at my guest house at 1:30am, once again paying alot of money for people to not have my bags when I ask for them really nicely.
Broken Suitcase: 1

I am at Gustavus Adolphus college in MN. This is such a beautiful campus! I found out that it is ranked #6 for most fit colleges in the country and top 10 for best campus food. Athletic gear is definitely big. The food is totally amazing, so much variety, healthy choices, I've had something different every day!

The campus has a very American Eagle meets North Face meets J. Crew meets vintage style. Very outdoorsy, the accessory of choice is a Nalgine or Nalgine like water bottle that is clipped to your backpack for both men and women. The campus is so student friendly. They have these Adirondack Chairs with a fire pit and you can call and request fire wood (for free) and have a chill night with your friends. A volleyball court, great gym facility, lots of little chill/study/hang out spots.

Everyone here definitely recognizes the importance of taking time for yourself whether that is working out or making the decision to do your reading outside. Today I saw a Religion class being conducted outside. The landscaping is amazing too. There is this spot in the middle of campus called "the jungle" and its filled with really interesting tropical looking plants. There is also an arboretum on campus, I saw that there was going to be a wedding held there this upcoming weekend. It also seems like the community is totally latching on, for the past two days I have seen tons of senior citizens coming to programs in the Student Center.

The chapter has a whole lot going on this week! On Tuesday everyone, went to the New Member Kick Off, sponsored by the Inter-Greek Senate. There was a speaker who was an accomplished author speak about his Greek experience. It was the most frat-tastic speech I have ever heard. He never spoke about the benefits of membership in a brotherhood or sisterhood. It was basically him re-telling (for probably the millionth time) stories of how cool he was in college, and telling everyone its the time of your life, dont get a real job. He literally spoke about having mice in his fraternity house and how they argued over to kick the mice out because people stopped making social calls to the house.... yeah, totally motivational, and second was the even a question? Gross... He also noted that Greeks are natural born leaders and that we are "powerful" to make things happen on campus... how about just any motivated able bodied students are powerful to make things happen on campus, regardless of class rank or Greek affiliation or lack there of. UGH! Well, I was not the only one who caught feelings about the speech, the chapter is currently writing a letter expressing their concerns.

So after the speech was Big/Little revealing! And then some paperwork to be filled out with the New Members. After that I go back to the guest house where I am staying... guess who I there when I stroll in at 11pm.... yep, Frat-tastic Speaker... awkward turtle!

Yesterday the chapter performed our New Member ceremony, Arc Degree. It was nice to do it on a smaller scale of people and not the 85 that I performed at Mizzou! The chapter did a great job, and they totally stretched my singing capacity, they like to do he harmony that reaches a high D!!

I'm loving my time here, but I feel a little under the weather and I really hope that I am not getting sick. I havent been sleeping alot, my fault partially, but not totally by choice. Fingers crossed its just a little sore throat *fingers crossed*