Alpha Mu, University of Maryland
College Park is such a cool place and UMD is a great campus. I was excited to visit the Alpha Mu chapter for a second time and was very lucky with the weather I got. I took a few long walks through campus and Fraternity Row to see all the foliage and enjoy the sun.
One place I was excited to try for the first time was Bagel Place. Yes, that's it's name. I had heard it was a great spot for bagels and breakfast all day and the prime location behind the sorority housing made it ideal. It was kind of strange ringing up coffee and bagels separately because you order food at one end and the coffee bar is across the restaurant on the other side.
A pizza place, called Blaze, also had just opened up right next to Bagel Place. I was so excited to find out that Blaze was a part of a national chain because I had loved the pizza I got at blaze in Irvine, CA over a year ago. The premise is a personal thin crust pizza where, for only $8, you can add all the toppings you want. Then they cook it in a huge brick oven. I have never made a bad pizza at Blaze so I was very excited to get it again, and for the first time on the east coast!
AEPhi, and many of the fraternity and sorority houses on Fraternity Row, lit up pink at night in support of breast cancer awareness month. This holds a special place with AEPhi because one of our national philanthropies is Sharsheret, and organization that helps Jewish women facing breast and ovarian cancer.
The week of my visit was Alpha Mu's Pink Week for Sharsheret. They held a small event each evening, which were aimed towards awareness for the organization and its cause. One night they all painted mini pumpkins and gourds pink.
Maryland by Vonda Shepard
