This past year has been one of my favorite college years so far. I learned how to grow as a leader, create relationships with my professors, make friendships outside of Fisher, and learn how to be a good mentor to those younger than me. Going into my sophomore year, I was nervous about living with my sorority — Delta Delta Delta – and losing my ties with business scholars friends I had made. Little did I know, putting myself in an unpredictable position was one of the best things I could have ever done. My business scholars coordinator, Jena Pugh, always told us to put ourselves in situations that make us feel uneasy so that we feel confident if we’re ever in these scenarios again. Putting myself in a house of 40 girls allowed me to build new friendships, meet older students, and learn about Ohio State outside of Fisher.

By living in, I also learned the art of balancing my two worlds at Ohio State, greek life and business scholars. At times, I was even able to blend these two world when I would invite my scholars friends to the house to meet my new friends! One night I invited my friends Charlotte and Brad to watch the new IT movie with my friend Taylor in TriDelt. They ended up staying at the house after the movie and jokingly made our sorority’s greek letters with their hands (picture attached). Charlotte and Brad enjoyed coming over to also get an idea of greek life and also to see what it would be like to live in a greek house sophomore year, rather than the dorms. Learning to maintain relationships between my two world taught me a lot about organization and prioritization. I was very cautious about equally keeping up with my old friends while allowing me to meet new people every week!

For my Junior year, I have decided to live with my business scholars girlfriends (picture attached) to keep my scholars relationship strong. I will continue my membership in TriDelt for the rest of my college experience; however, knowing that business scholars is a two year program, I wanted to find a way to keep these exceptional friends close to me.

Being in business scholars was one of the best experiences I have had at Ohio State. It was a great way to make friend the first month when everyone is still trying to get used to the campus. Also, surrounding myself with such motivating, successful, and passionate students challenged me to go above and beyond in and outside of the classroom every day.