Hey KD Ladies!
I hope everyone is
having a wonderful time on Spring Break! Whether you’re cruising high-class
overseas to tropical destinations or simply working to earn a little spending
money this week, enjoy yourselves!
Spring Rejuvenation
Spring Break is a wonderful time to
re-evaluate ourselves, make some adjustments, and focus on our personal wants
and needs. Focusing on yourself for a marginal period of time provides more
time for you to evaluate your relationships and be a better friend, not only to
your sisters within Kappa Delta but to those in other sororities and outside of
Greek Life at Appalachian. Re-evaluating your priorities allows you to better
focus on ways you can serve KD as an active member. So, my beautiful sisters, I’m
challenging you to personalize these suggestions in order to continue on your
path to being your best. There are many ways by which this can be accomplished.
All you need to do is take some time to yourself and jot down a few personal
goals, along with a few ways you’re willing to achieve them. There are only a
few days left over Spring Break, but I strongly encourage everyone to try to do
this! I know y’all can! Here are mine in case you need a few ideas:
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Rejuvenation (transitive verb)
- To make youthful again: to give new vigor to
- To restore to an original or permanent state
(Definition provided by Mirriam Webster Online Dictionary) |
My personal rejuvenation goals:
- Build
inner-confidence by taking care of personal needs. Okay, let’s be honest. I
need a haircut and a spa day. I chopped off my lengthy, below-the-chest-length,
flat, boring mane to an Anna
Wintour-inspired, shoulder length bob with thick bangs to help me gain
outer-confidence. While outward manifestations of confidence are usually not a
proper route to inner-confidence, this type of “upkeep” is certainly necessary
in order to motivate me to make changes in other areas, which brings me to #2…
- Be more
positive. The changes I have made to my outward appearance is excellent
motivation to take on a new outlook: instead of focusing on what I can’t do, I’ll
begin to focus on what I CAN do. Somewhere along the way since entering college,
I’ve developed a habit of giving up or not trying when I feel stressed or
unmotivated. Positivity will certainly help me nip this unproductive tendency
and assist in equipping me with tools for improved academic performance and with those to better serve
Kappa Delta in all aspects.
- Do more
for others. As humans, we tend to perform what I like to call “random acts
of kindness” for others expecting something in return. I’m personally guilty of
this at times; perhaps my thoughts of “what
am I getting in return?” prevent me from all the benefits that performing a RAK
(random act of kindness) gives as a result of doing “good deeds” for others
like community service. So, perhaps I will participate in a few extra PPPs (like
Delta Zeta’s annual Turtle Trot) if time permits my participation.
- Focus on
personal health. Of course, none of these goals can be fully achieved if I
do not maintain a healthy diet, manage illnesses and related health issues, try
to fit in a little bit of extra exercise, and communicate effectively with
others to maintain proper emotional health. I need to remember that the key to
functioning independently as a college student is BALANCE: a steady equilibrium
of all aspects in my life.
Hopefully some of my personal post-Spring
Break goals will help some of you instill some changes you consider vital in
your own personal lives! Remember the aspects that epitomize Kappa Delta as a
whole and focus on those ideals if you need some extra help!
Fashion Update: London Fashion Students Hail Green as the
New Black
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| Photo (c) The Montreal Gazette, 2012. |
Smarticle! Do you agree? As a more Baroque/classic fashion
enthusiast, I’m on the fence. However, fashion, like most art, must evolve in
order to suit the changing times… And on that note, the rise of sustainable fashion
has inspired this idea among London fashion students. Plus, the active Kappa
Delta member in me is hooting and hollering at the prospect of more green
clothes, so I simply must share this with everyone!
Since I’m in Los Angeles for break,
I’m going to see what I can do to make a pit stop at the Ecouture show tomorrow, March 16th. Obviously, I won't be seated front row or anything but if there's even the slightest possibility that I'll be able to leer around and get a good glimpse at the clothes, I'll be super pumped and I'll be sure to take some good notes (
Event details HERE if you're interested).
I think this trend could be
huge at App, especially for the reigning queens of olive green in Kappa Delta!
Keep it Klassy (and safe) KDs!
<3AOT
