The EPIC first post....and Bid Day!

Heyyyy everyone!

Whoa! It's the first post here. I guess I have to do the whole introduction thing. My name is Alexandra Aiello, but everyone calls me Claps because I don't have any rhythm. Trust me- it's a sad case when I dance, clap...anything that requires a beat just doesn't work out with me haha. I'm a Political Science and Philosophy major at Oneonta (what can I say, I like reading books by old, dead guys), and I'm going to graduate in December 2009. I love it here so much that graduation seems like it would be the worst thing that could ever happen to me....but unfortunately my parents don't want to say that they raised the female equivalent of Tommy Boy. On campus, I'm the Training Director of WONY 90.9 FM and I'm a sister of Sigma Gamma Phi.

But that's probably the reason why you are reading this: you want to know what Greek Life is all about, and I'm going to try to do my best to tell you all about it. I decided to join a sorority because a lot of my friends from other colleges were in Greek Life and loved it. So I wanted to see what they were talking about. Also- I transferred from Hartwick College (I know, it was a huge move), and I really wanted to get to know other people from campus. At Hartwick, the school was so small that you knew EVERYONE. At Oneonta, I was overwhelmed by the fact that I only knew my roommates- and that was it. I didn't want to go to school at Oneonta and have my social life at Hartwick.

I decided to go to Meet the Greeks. It's an event where all the recognized Greek organizations have tables full of memorobilia and all of the brothers and sisters are there to answer all of your questions about Greek Life. The first table I went to was Sigma Gamma Phi and the first person I met from there was the lovely Michelle Della Giovanna. We start talking and I mentioned that I was a transfer. She asks me where I transferred from, and I said "Hartwick." It turns out that her boyfriend was a friend of mine at Wick, but she and I never met! I got to talk to the rest of the sisters and they were so down to earth. I knew that they were the right fit once one of the sisters, Dillon, asked me if I was going to the Brand New concert. I pledged in Fall 2007 and I haven't looked back since. It's been a great experience and I have amazing friends in the sorority. My advice is, no matter which organization you may decide to pledge, is that you find the one that fits you. Don't go for the one just because they have the best rush shirts on campus...find the organization where you will find friendship.

It's been a year since my bid day. Today, we had our Fall Bid Day. Bid Day is when Greek Life has a ceromony welcoming our new members. Normally we have the ceromony in Hunt Union but this year, we had it outside. We welcomed 4 new members: Christina, Ashley, Michelle, and Kat, and they are all awesome =D. However, there was just one problem. During our part of the ceromony where we sing to the new members, a hornet decided to visit me....and that wasn't a good thing. I am deathly allergic to bug bites and bee stings so I was SPAZZING out while I was singing right in front of Greek Life. I was trying to avoid the hornet at all costs, so while everyone is standing inside the circle, I'm moving every which way to avoid the sting of death lol. haha it was the most mortifying moment of my whole life. But in the end- everything is alright and life goes on haha.

Keep it real!