Year in Review Category
Rites of Spring: An Alrite Time
Apr. 24, 2017—Disclaimer: “an alrite time” is an understatement- I had an awesome end of the year celebration with friends, food, and phenomenal music. For those of you who don’t know, Rites of Spring is Vanderbilt’s yearly music festival, put on by students and held in the spring. This year, headliners included Rae Sremmurd, The Shins, Ty Dolla...
SAQ: How has Phi Lamb Impacted You?
Jan. 9, 2017—Welcome to SAQ, where Sophie Answers Questions! Here, learn more about Phi Lamb, the Christian sorority on campus. Phi Lamb was one of the best decisions I made my freshman year. My ‘pledge class’ (the people who go through New Member Education with) was about 6-7 girls, and I made some of my closest friendships...
Just do… everything! Status of Everything: Almost 37.5% Completed!
Nov. 20, 2016—The crazy life of college is on hold for these moments. It’s so nice to just sit back and relax. But Sophie, you may be wondering, what do you even do at Vanderbilt? Why is your life so crazy? Well, I’m a fan of lists. So let’s break it down.
“I was terrified:” The Weeks Before Move-In Day
Jul. 27, 2016—“Guys?” I looked around the patio table outside the frozen yogurt place. My yogurt hadn’t melted yet; the terrible heat of June had left Dallas. It was August, two weeks away from Move-In Day. “What?” Kristin and Alicia looked at me between bites of their cones. “Is this just me… or are y’all scared for college too?” Kristin and Alicia, two of my best friends since fifth grade, looked at each other and then looked at me. “Oh my gosh, Sophie, we’re terrified.” And then all of us started laughing.
Move-In Day: The Layout!!! (Possibly the Most Important Post That You’ll Ever Read)
May. 12, 2016—It's Move-In Day, 2015. I walked through the doorway of my room in Stambaugh, and stood there, completely floored. Why? Because my dorm looked simply amazing. Let’s look at the layout. (And that tile!)
Standing on the Cumberland Bridge (Status of College: 25% Completed!)
May. 11, 2016—The last night before I left, Carolyn and I took a bus into Nashville and walked along the pedestrian bridge (it’s beautiful!) Standing on the bridge, overlooking the Cumberland, we couldn’t believe how far we had come. As we looked at the lights' reflection on the river water, only one question ran through our minds: How did this happen?
Diwali, Harambee, ANYF, and Café con Leche
May. 6, 2016—I went to the four biggest cultural celebrations on campus this year, and here's what I thought of them!
From a Window
May. 3, 2016—What, there isn't any material about end-of-the-year introspection? I can fix that!
My First Year Classes
Apr. 20, 2016—The classes I took, what I thought of them, and how I think you (an incoming first year) should go about choosing your classes!
Birthday Done Rite
Apr. 18, 2016—In college, birthdays can be a hit or a miss. This year, Vanderbilt was thoughtful enough to invite Future and Lil Dicky to perform for my birthday
13 Things I’ve Learned from the First 18.75% of College
Mar. 7, 2016—I'm 18.75% done with college. EIGHTEEN POINT SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT. Number one thing I've learned? Coffee is always necessary but only sometimes desirable.