Back Home Again In Indiana

Epsilon Epsilon, Indiana University

I was so excited to return to Indiana as their semester winds down. I visited for recruitment last winter, when this executive board was just starting out and now they have a new executive board elect. This year really flew by and it was so nice to come back and see their growth!

I arrived on campus in the middle of the big dance marathon on campus, IUDM. I got to go in to visit for a little while with some Phis and saw the chapter president, Sydney, perform with her dance group. IUDM was very similar to HuskyTHON at UConn and it was so cool to see another school's dance marathon!

During my visit Epsilon Epsilon held elections for their new executive and general boards. They had already slated each position so elections went so smoothly, which was great. Below are the newly elected women; I cannot wait to see what they can do for their chapter!

Every year the week before Thanksgiving, Epsilon Epsilon has a sit down Thanksgiving dinner. The kitchen staff and house director worked so hard to put together a great meal and beautifully set tables. Everyone was told to leave their phones outside of the dinning room and we all enjoyed a great meal together. After we ate, everyone went around to say what they were thankful for. It is such a nice tradition that I loved being a part of!

Wednesday evening was AEPhi's Legacy Night. IU used to have pre-rush at the end of the fall semester but now each chapter is allowed to host an event for their legacies to get the opportunity to meet them before recruitment starts. They had a sit down dinner for all the legacies and gave a short house tour. I had so much fun helping set up and seeing the event play out; it really got me excited for the upcoming recruitment season!

I spent a lot of time indoors at the chapter house because of the snow, ice, and frigid temperatures all week. But on my last day I ventured into campus to the Memorial Union for some meetings and had breakfast over near Kirkwood Ave. I also made sure to go down the path of Greek bricks near the Sample Gates. Since I had been to IU a number of times before becoming a TEC, I knew exactly where AEPhi's brick was; I always like to stop by when I visit campus!

I really enjoyed getting to know the sophomores and working with the juniors again. I had a great visit and hopefully I will return for recruitment again this winter!

Back Home Again In by Eddy Arnold