What a year it has been! For me, I spent my sophomore year at Suffolk University learning from home. Definitely not what I anticipated but looking back I was actually able to accomplish a lot, amidst a pandemic.
This year I pushed myself to stay involved in my college community even though I was not on campus. I re-ran for a Senator seat for the Class of 2023 in the Student Government Association and was elected! I became the Class of 2023 representative for the Finance Committee where I was also voted in as Secretary. The Finance Committee handles the activities fee portion of student tuition which allows clubs and organizations to have a budget. I had the ability to have a say in how that money was used and vote yes or no on requests from groups.
After being on the committee for almost a year, I decided to run as Treasurer of the Student Government Association in March and won. I am excited to serve the student body on SGA E-board and for all the things I will be able to accomplish through that.
Aside from my involvement in SGA, I am an active member in my chapter of Theta Phi Alpha sorority. I served as sisterhood chair spring semester and was able to host online sisterhood events since we were not able to meet in person. There’s quite a bit you can do over Zoom! It doesn’t stop there…..In the spring I ran for Recruitment Chair and Social Chair of my sorority. I will be in charge of running the entire weeklong recruitment process and every detail that comes along for this huge event in September.
As Social Chair I will be planning events with other greek organizations on campus, as well as, other colleges in Boston. Lastly, I was voted in as the Junior representative for our Standards Board which handles the sorority’s conflicts and other private matters.
I am so grateful for these opportunities and all the lessons I have and will learn from these positions. My love for leadership started at BTA and it hasn’t stopped. – Spring 2021
