When I first came to college, I knew that I would eventually want to join a fraternity here on campus. At first, I wasn't even thinking about rushing until second semester or until my sophomore year. So, when I joined the rush process, I was only trying to meet some of the guys for when I would rush later on. However, I was not expecting the closeness that SigEp offers here on campus. I already knew a brother, Hunter Huckaby, a sophomore from Charlotte, who told me all the great things about SigEp and that I should think about coming out to one of their events. After just my first event, I knew this fraternity was different than the others. The more events I went to the more I wanted to join the fraternity. Eventually, after just one week of meeting the brothers, I knew that I couldn't wait till the spring to join these guys. After accepting my bid to the fraternity my life has only gotten better. All the older guys are very welcoming and friendly. They all are so open and willing share so much about themselves. My sigma brothers are also the nicest, coolest guys I have ever met. Although we have what is considered a small pledge class, 21, I think it's the perfect number. There aren't too many of us where I feel lost, but there are also enough of us where I feel like I am a part of one big family. SigEp was probably one of the greatest decisions I have made while here at USC.

Hurricane season. Deadly for some, rainstorms for others. Florence wasn't much of a threat to the people of Colombia. What many originally thought was going to cause massive flooding and heavy storms, turned out to be just a slight drizzle. Honestly, I was looking forward to sitting outside through a hurricane. I have never been in one before, and I wanted to feel the full force of a hurricane. Although I didn't get to feel 100 mile per hour winds, I did get to spend a lot of time with those who stand on my floor and throughout my building. I went up to floor 14 in capstone the other day to find they had created a wipe out course. People would try to jump from pillow to pillow, crawl over and under tables, and survive deadly water gun attacks as they raced around each corner. A lot of my SigEp fraternity brothers stayed for the hurricane as well. It was nice to meet many of the guys that I get to call my brothers this week. I also spent a lot of time I also took some time Saturday to talk with friends from other schools. While our game day was cancelled, it was nice to see how those around us celebrated their Saturdays. Although hurricane Florence was kind of a let down for those of us here in Colombia, it was fun to have some time off school for me to be able to relax and get to know those around me. I'm very happy with my choice to stay in capstone and for my choice of spending the next four years her at the original USC.