I can’t believe this year is actually here. My roommates and I are all seniors, and we’re dreading graduation!!! We’ve loved our last three years here at AU, and it’s sad to think that everything we do this year will be our last time.  Last move-in day, last square dance, last rush week, and the list goes on and on. But, you’ll hear more about those later!

My name is Maggie Platt, and I’m from Carmel, Indiana (just north of Indianapolis). I am finishing up two majors: Family Science and Psychology. The plan is for me to go on to grad school to get my Masters Degree in Social Work. I was hooked on AU the minute I walked on campus as a high school senior, and I love it even more now. 

To be honest, I’m pretty stressed out right now. I’m taking mostly upper division classes for my majors right now, and NOTHING is easy. Also, I work in the Office of Admissions as the campus tour coordinator. Basically, I hire and train all the tour guides and then schedule all of the tours. Since it’s the beginning of the year, we’re in the process of hiring, which takes a lot of time. On top of that, rush is coming up. Rush is by far my favorite week of the year. We have several social clubs on campus, and rush week is when students (sophomores and older) can choose to join. There are tons of crazy activities throughout the week, and it’s sooooooooooooooooo great. BUT, getting ready for rush is proving to be very hectic. I’m president of one of the clubs this year, and I can’t even tell you how many hours of meetings we’ve already been through. And, there are many many many more meetings to come. You’ll get to hear all about rush when it starts in a couple of weeks!

Tomorrow night is the square dance, and I’m pretty pumped for it. I know it sounds so lame, but it’s actually really fun. I’ve gone every year, and everyone gets really into it. There’s a professional caller and everything. Everybody comes out in cowboy or cowgirl gear (I brought my boots and hat just for it!) and dances the night away. It’s hysterical!

That’s it for now!

  Hey everyone! My name is Zach Gray and I am a freshman at Anderson University.  Let me first tell you just how excited I am to finally be on campus.  I know that sounds crazy, but I haven’t been this excited about school since kindergarten.  AU is such an awesome place, and my first few days on campus have been so amazing.  I have met about 724 people since I’ve been here and all of them have treated me like a best friend.  So, on Monday I got invited to play a round of Frisbee golf, and let me tell you… it made my day.  We were outside in the sun, firing our Frisbees at countless inanimate objects throughout campus.  For those of you who don’t know, Frisbee golf is played just like “golfâ€? golf only you use a Frisbee and instead of a little hole in the ground, you aim at things such as trees, street lights, emergency kiosks, and the Morrison hall sign (which I discovered has been hit many times).  I ended up shooting even par and losing by about seven strokes, but nonetheless it was a great experience.  I will be out practicing the rest of the week, fine tuning my game and mastering the course.  Actually I hear there are four or five courses on campus, so I have a lot of work to do.  I hope you all can get out to play some Frisbee golf sometime, it really is a great experience.  And just as one last piece of advice:  whenever you’re walking on campus keep an eye open for the occasional arid Frisbee throw, I hear its no fun to get hit in the head.

     

      These first few days at AU have been a blast, and I know the rest of the year will be just the same.  I know I will meet new people and learn many new ingenious games.  If you haven’t been on the AU campus, you really should come see it for yourself.  No matter when you come or who you are, I can assure you will feel welcome here.