As a senior, Alpha Chi has taken on an entirely new meaning for me. I still remember bid day, and how nervous I was first meeting all of the girls. I didn’t know anyone at school since I was from out of state and it was a very weird feeling. On bid day I sat down with two girls who seemed like they were nice and welcoming named Lindsey Walker and Lauren Aulgur. We chatted casually over ice cream and before I knew it we were carpooling every week to chapter. They were my first friends at KU, and are now two of my roommates. As freshman year went on I met more girls, spent more time at the house and started to find my place at KU; all thanks to Alpha Chi. I moved in to the house and I wont lie things were stressful. Living with 80 girls is not easy! However, I would not trade for the world those two years I spent in the house for anything. I learned so much about myself and each of the amazing girls I lived with. These girls taught me so much that I could not have learned from living anywhere else. Something else I found out while living in was that no matter what I was doing, or where I was there was someone who I could count on to make me laugh, give encouragement, share their closet, or just watch a movie with. Now, I am a senior, and unfortunately my time at KU is starting to come to an end. At this point in my life for me Alpha Chi is exactly what they told me during recruitment; my home away from home, where my best friends came from and what made me who I am today. Without my experience with Alpha Chi I would not know exactly how many girls I can fit in my Jeep, how many separate orders you can make at the McDonalds drive through, how to get creative with pranks, or more importantly just how far friends will go for one another. I will never in my life forget my 21st birthday when six girls drove all the way to Iowa to celebrate with me. That is one of my most special memories my friends have given me. College would not have been the same without Alpha Chi and I am so happy that I am lucky enough to be part of something as strong as Phi Chapter.
Phi Chapter Alpha Chi Omega 