My {Freshman} Year!

My freshman year is officially over! I cannot believe how fast it went. I had such an amazing year meeting new people and experiencing new things! I thought I'd do a little freshman year in review through pictures for y'all!

September:

I moved into my dorm at UCSB and joined Alpha Phi!

October:

November:

S came to visit me during Thanksgiving! I was so happy he was able to go to my Fall Formal :) 

December:

Christmastime at home!

January

A fun visit from my friends and a trip to Colorado for my birthday!

February:

I got a job writing for the school newspaper, spent Valentine's Day away from my man, went to Red Dress Ball and had a fun visit home! 

March:
Spring Break!! Time at home and in Colorado!  

April:

May:
Phi Week and Mother's Day in San Diego :)

June:
Friends came to visit and it was my dad's birthday!

It was such a fun year and it literally flew!! Here's to 3 more! :) 

Happy summer! 

xox

Alpha Phi's Annual Red Dress Ball

Every year, my sorority puts on a huge charity event, called Red Dress Ball, to raise money for women's heart health. Family, friends, and members of the community all come to enjoy the special night! 

This year, the event was held at the Montecito Country Club and the venue was absolutely gorgeous. February is the perfect time for the event because the color red is so festive during this month! A fun, little precursor to Valentine's Day. 

The girls who put on the event did an amazing job. There was a live and silent auction, a fun photo booth to take pictures in, as well as dinner and dessert. Groups of 2-3 girls in the sorority were assigned a basket theme to get donations for. All of the items auctioned off were donated and all of the proceeds go directly to making a difference in women's heart disease, which is the number one killer of women over the age of 20. This year, the event raised $34,000, which was four thousand more than last year! 

Some of the live auction items included a cozy weekend in the mountains, a week in Cancun, a trip to Las Vegas for Valentine's day, tickets to sporting events, a parking spot in the Alpha Phi parking lot where most of us will live next year (a huge hit considering the lot holds about 15 cars for the 50 girls who live there), and the cutest little puppy to ever walk this earth...he didn't really get the chance walk the earth that night because everyone wanted to hold him!  

All in all, it was a very successful and memorable night and I'm so happy that I got to be a part of it!

Red dresses, of course!

Some of the lovely ladies who put on the event!

Here's a short video of what the Alpha Phi Foundation is about. It makes you think about how serious heart disease really is...