Here is the blog that I posted on blackboard for my News II class.
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The Basics:
Name: Katelyn Snyder
Age: 21
Year in School: Senior
Major: Journalism
Minor: Health Education
Organizations: Delta Zeta Sorority, Norse Leadership Society, Panhellenic Council
Job: City Brew Coffee and Alexandria Tire
School:
Like it says in the basics, I'm a senior Journalism major and a Health Education minor. I bet you might be wondering how on earth I would pick those two things to go together? Well, when I started college I was an Athletic Training major, and then I switched to Exercise Science. Those make more sense and seem to go better with my minor of choice. But, overall I just didn't care much for the classes and decided I'd switch my major to Journalism because I've always loved writing. Up until about a month ago, I had also planned on going to culinary school after I graduated. Not that I had any interest in cooking for the rest of my life, but I would have loved to be a food critic, writer, blogger, any of the above. That's how I was tying in Journalism and culinary school, and even Health Education because I could make eating healthy and all that good stuff a part of my career too. But, alas, I've decided that cooking and blogging about it is more of a hobby than a profession, for me at least. Now I'm debating on going to grad school and getting a masters in Organizational Leadership and working in Student Affairs. How in the world did I jump from cooking and writing to student affairs you ask? It could be because of the organizations I'm involved in on campus!
Organizations:
I have been a member of Delta Zeta Sorority going on four years now. I know a lot of people don't think very highly of greek organizations, and I'm not here to sway you one way or another. But I absolutely love my chapter and my sorority sisters. I give the credit to them for the reason I'm still even in school today, because there was a time when I highly considered just dropping out. In my chapter I was a member of the Standards Board for two years. Last year I was the Vice President of Programming. And this year I am the new Risk Management Chair. Delta Zeta has given me the opportunity to grow as a person. I've gained life long friends, leadership skills, maintained my core values, and continued to do volunteer work and raise money for those in need. I don't think I would have had the same college experience without this organization.
Being in a sorority is how I came to be the Vice President of Membership for Panhellenic Council. Last summer I applied and was selected to be a Gamma Chi. Basically a Gamma Chi is a "recruitment counselor" for sorority recruitment. To explain, a Gamma Chi is a girl who disaffiliates from her respective chapter for the entire summer until sorority recruitment in september. (In Laymens terms, each girl can't wear her sorority letters or associate with or attend any of her chapter's events). The reason for this is to be an unbiased sorority woman who can help guide girls to the sorority that is right for them when they come through recruitment in the fall. The reason I applied to be a Gamma Chi is becuase i had experienced every other aspect of sorority recruitment. I had been the new girl coming through as a freshman. I had participated as an active member of my chapter my sophomore year. My junior year I was on the Bid Committee for my chapter. So, by my senior year last semester, I wanted to take part in the other side of recruitment and help girls through the process. Apparently I did such a good job that Kim Vance, the Greek Life advisor, asked me to apply to be the Vice President of Mmebership for Panhellenic Council. I applied, and got the office :) So this summer, I get to help choose the Gamma Chi's and I get to train them to do what I did last summer. It should be a pretty exciting experience.
Enough about Greek Life. The other organization I'm a part of is the Norse Leadership Society. This year I am the committee chair for Homecoming committee and Membership committee. The purpose of this organization is to provide leadership programs to all of the students at NKU. I love this organization because it gives me the opportunity to take part in building stronger leaders. The organization as a whole puts on a few programs throughout the year. The one we're best known for is the NLS Fall Retreat. Every year students apply to go on this weekend leadership retreat to Pigeon Forge, TN and it is always a life changing experience. I have attended three times. We also started a program called Leadership University. This program offers speakers throuhout the semester who give talks about all different aspects of leadership and ways to better yourself as a leader. This semester, members of NLS actually get to give some of the presentations! So, if you're interested in why it is important to maintain a professional image of yourself (in regards to social networking sites like Facebook) you should come to my presentation! :) It looks great on a resume and you actually get a certificate for graduating from leadership university. We also created two new programs called Fresh Start and Breaking Ground which are two retreats dedicated and engineered specifically for freshmen.
Jobs:
I've worked a few jobs. My first job ever was at Ruby Tuesday and I was there for three years up until this past August. I also worked in the Dean of Arts and Sciences office as a work study for a year. But currently I work at City Brew Coffee as a barista. My parents along with another couple decided to open up this double sided drive-up coffee kiosk in February of 2008. I've been working there since then. It's located in Alexandria and it's an awesome job! I also work as a secretary here and there at Alexandria Tire doing some of their filing and running errands.
The Fun Part: Hobbies:
I love to cook, read, and play sports.
Like I said earlier, even though I don't want to cook for a profession, it is still one of my favorite things to do. I love a good cook book and I love trying to make different recipes. If I'm having a bad day, I cook to forget about it. If I'm having a good day, I cook to celebrate it. The Food Network is my favorite tv channel. Giada DeLaurentiis is my favorite chef. And I love cooking Italian.
I read for fun. I love to read. Any day spent hoarded up inside of Barnes and Nobel or Borders with some coffee searching through books is a good day.
I love sports. Watching them and playing them. I'll play just about any sport by my favorites are soccer, volleyball, and basketball. I also like to play tennis, run, and do yoga from time to time.
Other:
I'm trying to learn Italian. I carry around an Italian Pocket Phrasebook with me everywhere. I plan on studying abroad in Italy in May.
My favorite music artist is John Mayer. I also enjoy Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews Band, Colbie Callait, Gavin DeGraw, Boyce Avenue and a few others of course.
My favorite tv shows are Family Guy, Greek (haha), King of the Hill, Gilmore Girls, That 70's Show, The Vampire Diaries, Law and Order SVU, and (God help me) Jersey Shore.
I can't pick a favorite movie, so lets just say anything animated or any Pixar movie would be at the top of my list.
Fun Fact about me: I have a phobia of marshmallows. I think it's called Althaiophobia.
Some of my favorite quotes are:
"We're so arrogant aren't we? So afraid of age, we do anything we can to prevent it. We don't realize what a privilege it is to grow old with someone." - P.S. I Love You
"But I felt a glimmer of happiness when I started studying Italian, and when you sense a faint potentiality for happiness after such dark times you must grab onto the ankles of that happiness and not let go until it drags you face first out of the dirt--this is not selfishness, but obligation. You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight." - Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." -Eleanor Roosevelt
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, “I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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Yes, I had to include the picture haha. I clearly came to night class prepared to take a photo.
I feel like my post was a little lengthy compared to the other student's blogs. But there was no specific instructions in regards to length or what to include. So I just included a little bit of everything!
-Kate
