What an amazing weekend. The entire Installation team arrived on Thursday and we hit the ground running for Friday morning. Set up and practice began and alot of hauling boxes from the building I was staying in to where we were doing the ritual ceremony. I love the people in Student Activities who let me "borrow" (read: steal for the entire weekend) their hand truck. Because I could not carry those boxes!
I think the best part of the weekend was seeing the women who had waited so long to hear the rituals and become true and lawful Sigma Sigma Sigma's become emotional and be so moved from the ceremony. Meeting Laura Sweet our National President was a total treat for them as well.
The banquet on Saturday night was amazing. It started pouring just after I went inside, talk about luck! It was fun to wear a dress and celebrate after such a long process for Pratt to finally become a chapter. The food was amazing and the decorations were perfect.
Its a tradition in Tri Sigma for each chapter to decorate a Barbie doll that is kept at our Headquarters to commemorate the time period each chapter was Installed. This Barbie was perfect for Pratt. She had streaks of royal purple in her hair, she was wearing a skull and crossbones t-shirt. The finishing touch was her messenger bag that contained an issue of the Triangle magazine, a painter's palette, t-square, and notebooks. She even had a duck tattoo on her ankle, a shout out to the symbol of the local sorority that the group was before they affiliated with Tri Sigma.
Sunday morning was Inspiration. I was so moving to hear the women talk about how much Sigma and each other meant to them. Everyone cried... everyone.
I traveled on Wednesday to Richmond, Va.
Baggage Fees: $90 (ouch Delta!)
Baggage Fees to Date: $399
I feel like I am doing a drive by visit, just four short days before I depart. I truly can not believe that it is Thanksgiving already. The weather is getting cold, and I hear that it has been flurrying. I am looking forward to spending time with my family and relaxing!
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