A week of visits

This past week was full of events on campus. On Thursday, the first of many Overnight Visits happened. There were tons of prospective students checking out the campus. The visit includes a campus tour, a stay overnight in the dorms to experience the campus food and life, a sit in on a class, and informational sessions. The prospective students I talked to all seemed to really enjoy their stay here. 

Upcoming dates for the Overnight Visits are:

• March 24-25
• March 31 - April 1
• April 28-29

You can get more info and sign-up HERE

Grandparents Weekend was also this week. There were many folks out on campus spending time with their grandchildren. My parents decided to make a trip out to San Diego this week, too. I enjoyed dinner with them and a friend of mine on Saturday. Today, I played golf with my dad in Coronado. It was awesome to play golf at a beautiful course, in February no less. I find that most parents can more easily make time to visit their kids when they go to school in San Diego! I can't blame them though; it's a beautiful place to live.

Just another (a)typical weekend

Adventurous. Fun. And of course, way too quick.

Greek Life is officially in full swing. On Friday, I had the privilege to go to Theta Love, a spring dance put on by Kappa Alpha Theta. It was a blast! I met several new people, enjoyed the company and of course, danced the night away. I had a quick turnaround before my next event. Saturday morning brought my first step of the pledge process for Delta Sigma Pi. Without doubt, it was a fun first step into brotherhood.

After enjoying the brunch that is served by SLP on weekends, I decided to relax. I went golfing with a friend and had a great time. Not being from SoCal myself, golfing in February was a bit hard to wrap my head around. But in America’s Finest City, weather is never a handicap. Afterwards, I went downtown with another friend of mine. The public transit system is cheap ($5 for a day) and accessible, so it was simple to get in the city, even without a personal car. Once there, we navigated through Seaport Village and the Gaslamp Quarter. We had dinner in Little Italy, which, as the name suggests, has some of the best Italian restaurants in this part of the country.

Before I knew it, I found myself waking up on Sunday, reminiscing about another fun, memorable weekend.

Once you go Greek...

A couple of weeks ago, the ladies of USD were able to rush and become a part of Greek Life on campus. You can read about that here. This past week, the men started the process of becoming involved in Greek Life. The different fraternities had a variety of activities to participate in. There were barbecues, dinners and other activities such as dodgeball and rock climbing. My roommate was involved with the process, and he absolutely loved it. He mentioned the brothers being very energetic and fun to be around.

I never thought I would be a part of Greek Life. However, once I saw the opportunities available I decided to try it out. I have been participating in activities for the professional business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi, and also Alpha Kappa Psi. Both have been good experiences for me, and I’m hoping to continue being involved in one of them.

Another major event on campus this week was the Alcala Bazaar. This is a forum for all of the groups on campus to share what they are all about. There were tons of groups including a wide variety of topics. I’m confident that anybody can find something they are passionate about and become involved in the USD community.

Today the NFL season officially ended with the Green Bay Packers winning the Super Bowl (woot!). Now I can finally direct all of my sports attention to my beloved Jayhawks and March Madness!