I was so excited to visit Wash U and St. Louis for the first time! I always love visiting a new chapter and adding a new state to the list!
At Wash U all the sororities have a suite in a building on the main quad. It is basically a big living room with a little kitchenette and AEPhi's was so cute. Above is a photo of the builtin board outside their door. The campus is not too spread out and most of the main building are on the quad, including the student center. The place where I was staying was in one corner of campus where a lot of juniors live. I had a private room and bathroom that students and reserve for quests. It was so nice because it was set up just like a hotel room. A couple of times I almost forgot I was staying in a dorm!
My first night at Wash U some of the newly elected executive board took me to Ted Drewes, a local place famous for their frozen custard. I was so excited to try my first St. Louis place and, if you know me well, you know I almost never turn down ice cream. The frozen custard was amazing and they had so many great flavor combinations. Even though it was 32 degrees, I fully enjoyed the experience.
The next evening I went to dinner with the current executive board at Ibby's, the restaurant located in the student center. Students can use their meal points to pay (just like Chuck & Augie's at UConn's student union) but it also had the feel and menu of an upscale restaurant, rather than a campus restaurant.
Thursday morning the vp-recruitment, Jamie, took me to her favorite brunch place in Clayton called Half And Half. It is a cute little place that is only open for breakfast and lunch. I ordered the veggie hash, which consisted of two eggs on top of potatoes and brussel sprouts.
That evening I got to meet up with Alison's friend Brittany. They were mentors together at Future's Quest two years ago and now Brittany is a second year grad student in higher education administration at Saint Louis University. It was so fun to meet her and hear all about her student affairs experience! She chose Barcelona for dinner and everything we had was amazing. I followed Brittany's lead and ordered the goat cheese and tomato sauce. It came with garlic bread to dip and it was seriously so good that I want to try to make it at home!
On Friday morning a couple women took me to Winslow's Home for breakfast. It is a cute little place that grows ingredients locally and serves breakfast, salads, sandwiches and a variety of bakery items. All the pies and cookies looked amazing and the egg breakfast I had was great.
That afternoon a few women took me downtown to the Gateway Arch. We walked around and took some pictures but there was no way I was going 630 feet in the air in that little tram. As we were leaving, we drove right by Busch Stadium, where the St. Louis Cardinals play. I hope next time I visit I get to explore downtown some more!
That evening I went with some Phis for barbecue to Vernon's BBQ. My dad is a huge fan of barbecue so I have had my fare share and have tried it in plenty of places. While I am most used to eating Southern style, I have had Texas and Carolina barbecue in my travels. I had never had St. Louis barbecue (Kansas City style) before so I was excited to try it, including the different sweet sauces. The pulled pork and brisket were both so good and I loved the mac n cheese and smoked apples, too!
After dinner we went to an a cappella concert on campus that a sister was performing in. I always loved seeing the a cappella groups at UConn so I was excited to see some good song choices and enjoy the music.
I had such a great visit to WashU in St. Louis and I only hope I get to visit the school and the city again!
Meet Me In Saint Louis, Louis by Andrew B. Sterling and Kerry Mills
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