At SMU we don't tailgate, we boulevard. Watch the video below to see what it's all about.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
SMU Homecoming / 5-Year Reunion
I have attended SMU Homecoming every year since I graduated and this was to be no exception. In fact this year was even more important. This is my 5-year reunion and I was serving on the reunion committee. The weekend was jam packed. Friday I was on campus all day long attending board meetings. When the long day was over I met Kristen at the hotel where she works and this surprise guest was checking in...PERUNA, SMU's mascot. We were excited to get our picture with him.
Later that evening we went to Megan's house to celebrate her daughter, Tally's 1st birthday. She was dressed as an SMU cheerleader for her "hip hip hooray for SMU" themed party. Tally's party was lots of fun with kids running all over the place and delicious food and drinks for the adults. Tally had a blast but she was not very into the cake.
On Saturday we arrived on campus early to watch the parade. Chi O won 1st place in the float competition and looked as cute as ever! Proud to be a Chi O alum too! :) After the parade we started tailgating and were entertained by SMU alum and country music star Jack Ingram. He played several songs wearing an SMU jersey and telling stories about his time on campus. It was a great Boulevard experience until it started storming and even the game had a 2 hour delay. I got completely soaked trying to run to the car.
Due to the rain delay we didn't get to see any of the game. We had to quickly change and make it to the 5-year reunion party at The Barley House. It was great seeing lots of old friends from the class of 2005. Here we are doing the "sorority squat" pose and Amy being too cool to join in.
On Sunday before heading back to Atlanta I made a visit to see my Chi O big sis, Shauna and her baby Elizabeth. I hadn't met her yet. We had a great time catching up and playing with Elizabeth. She is adorable and was wearing her owl outfit because she is a Chi O legacy :).
Despite the rain my trip to Dallas was awesome as usual. It is always fun to go back to Big D.
Later that evening we went to Megan's house to celebrate her daughter, Tally's 1st birthday. She was dressed as an SMU cheerleader for her "hip hip hooray for SMU" themed party. Tally's party was lots of fun with kids running all over the place and delicious food and drinks for the adults. Tally had a blast but she was not very into the cake.
On Saturday we arrived on campus early to watch the parade. Chi O won 1st place in the float competition and looked as cute as ever! Proud to be a Chi O alum too! :) After the parade we started tailgating and were entertained by SMU alum and country music star Jack Ingram. He played several songs wearing an SMU jersey and telling stories about his time on campus. It was a great Boulevard experience until it started storming and even the game had a 2 hour delay. I got completely soaked trying to run to the car.
Due to the rain delay we didn't get to see any of the game. We had to quickly change and make it to the 5-year reunion party at The Barley House. It was great seeing lots of old friends from the class of 2005. Here we are doing the "sorority squat" pose and Amy being too cool to join in.
On Sunday before heading back to Atlanta I made a visit to see my Chi O big sis, Shauna and her baby Elizabeth. I hadn't met her yet. We had a great time catching up and playing with Elizabeth. She is adorable and was wearing her owl outfit because she is a Chi O legacy :).
Despite the rain my trip to Dallas was awesome as usual. It is always fun to go back to Big D.Friday, August 20, 2010
It's Almost Time...
While my teams are on two different playing levels I'm getting pumped for the start of football season! Last year was an amazing season - Alabama winning the BCS National Championship & SMU making its first bowl appearance since 1984...and winning!
Excited for what's in store this year.
ROLL TIDE / GO MUSTANGS
Excited for what's in store this year.
ROLL TIDE / GO MUSTANGS
Friday, August 6, 2010
New BP CEO is a MUSTANG
I just found out that Robert Dudley who is taking over as CEO of BP graduated from SMU.
New York Times
LONDON – Robert Dudley, who will become BP's new chief executive Oct. 1, faces a long road to restoring confidence in the embattled company – particularly in the U.S., the biggest part of BP's business.
Dudley, an American who has been with BP since the company bought Amoco in 1998, faces myriad challenges: repairing damaged relations with federal and state authorities, dealing with the cost and legal consequences of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, bolstering morale among BP employees and, perhaps critically, winning back investors.
Ultimately, his job can be summed up simply as ensuring that BP survives its latest crisis and finds a way to move beyond it.
"I can't think of any new chief executive of an oil company stepping into a more complicated situation," said Daniel Yergin, the chairman of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates. "BP is going to be in a rebuilding mode, and the aftermath of the spill will go on for a long time."
Dudley, 54, who has an MBA from Southern Methodist University, was announced Tuesday as the successor to Tony Hayward. In recent weeks, Hayward, in conjunction with directors, had concluded he could no longer effectively lead the company after he came under criticism in the U.S. for his handling of the spill. He is resigning from the job he has held since 2007.
New York Times
LONDON – Robert Dudley, who will become BP's new chief executive Oct. 1, faces a long road to restoring confidence in the embattled company – particularly in the U.S., the biggest part of BP's business.
Dudley, an American who has been with BP since the company bought Amoco in 1998, faces myriad challenges: repairing damaged relations with federal and state authorities, dealing with the cost and legal consequences of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, bolstering morale among BP employees and, perhaps critically, winning back investors.
Ultimately, his job can be summed up simply as ensuring that BP survives its latest crisis and finds a way to move beyond it.
"I can't think of any new chief executive of an oil company stepping into a more complicated situation," said Daniel Yergin, the chairman of IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates. "BP is going to be in a rebuilding mode, and the aftermath of the spill will go on for a long time."
Dudley, 54, who has an MBA from Southern Methodist University, was announced Tuesday as the successor to Tony Hayward. In recent weeks, Hayward, in conjunction with directors, had concluded he could no longer effectively lead the company after he came under criticism in the U.S. for his handling of the spill. He is resigning from the job he has held since 2007.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
SMU Journalism: Opportunity Awaits
A few weeks ago I was asked to help out with a video one of my SMU professors was working on. She put together these clips to show potential donors to SMU's Journalism department. The finished product was sent to me today. I'm so proud of all my fellow Journalism classmates who are working in the news. Go Mustangs!
SMU Journalism: Opportunity Awaits from SMU Meadows School of the Arts on Vimeo.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Girls Weekend in Atlanta
The first Saturday is May is one of my favorite holidays of the year...Derby Day. Yes, I do consider it a holiday! This year while I didn't attend the actual Derby in Louisville I got to host 4 of my very best friends for the Atlanta version. Holly, Brittany, Kristen and Meg are four amazing friends from SMU. Through the years we have remained close and I was ecstatic to get to have all four come visit at once.
Friday we had drinks at Park Tavern in Atlanta's famous Piedmont Park and then dinner on the patio at Basil's in Buckhead.
Saturday we got up early and at brunch with our other SMU friend, Christie and shopped around the Virginia-Highlands area. Afterwards we got all dressed up and headed to the Shepherd Center's annual Derby Day fundraiser. This year it was at the Georgia International Horse Park where they held the 1996 Olympic Equestrian events. We had a blast sipping mint juleps, watch the race on the big screen and dancing the night away.
Sunday we went to Buckhead Church and then to a quick stop at H&M.
It was truly a wonderful weekend with best friends.
Friday we had drinks at Park Tavern in Atlanta's famous Piedmont Park and then dinner on the patio at Basil's in Buckhead.
Saturday we got up early and at brunch with our other SMU friend, Christie and shopped around the Virginia-Highlands area. Afterwards we got all dressed up and headed to the Shepherd Center's annual Derby Day fundraiser. This year it was at the Georgia International Horse Park where they held the 1996 Olympic Equestrian events. We had a blast sipping mint juleps, watch the race on the big screen and dancing the night away.
Sunday we went to Buckhead Church and then to a quick stop at H&M.
It was truly a wonderful weekend with best friends.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Mustangs head for first bowl since 1984
http://www.smu.edu/News/2009/smu-bowl-bound-28nov2009.aspx
By KATE HAIROPOULOS
The Dallas Morning News
UNIVERSITY PARK – SMU coach June Jones normally looks anywhere but at the field at the end of close games. But Saturday afternoon at Ford Stadium, he took it all in.
"Gotta see this one," he said.
The Mustangs had regained the lead with 5:23 to play and held on to edge Tulane, 26-21. Most significantly, SMU secured the program's second winning season in 20 years and first bowl bid since 1984 and the NCAA-imposed death penalty in 1987.
SMU (7-5, 6-2 Conference USA) will almost certainly head to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl for the Dec. 24 game and multi-colored leis and aloha signs were easy to spot in the announced crowd of 20,335. An official announcement is pending. David A.K. Matlin, the executive director of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, was in attendance the only time he's attended a game this season.
SMU still has a slim chance it could play at East Carolina in the C-USA title game if Rice upsets Houston tonight.
"They're excited, and they realized the goal," said Jones of the 12 seniors SMU honored after the game. "But I don't think they really get it yet. They talk about the Pony Express and all that, well, guess what, they're going to talk about you guys from here on. I really believe that."
SMU, coming off its second straight 1-11 season, has improved by six wins from 2008, the best single-season improvement ever at SMU.
By KATE HAIROPOULOS
The Dallas Morning News
UNIVERSITY PARK – SMU coach June Jones normally looks anywhere but at the field at the end of close games. But Saturday afternoon at Ford Stadium, he took it all in.
"Gotta see this one," he said.
The Mustangs had regained the lead with 5:23 to play and held on to edge Tulane, 26-21. Most significantly, SMU secured the program's second winning season in 20 years and first bowl bid since 1984 and the NCAA-imposed death penalty in 1987.
SMU (7-5, 6-2 Conference USA) will almost certainly head to the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl for the Dec. 24 game and multi-colored leis and aloha signs were easy to spot in the announced crowd of 20,335. An official announcement is pending. David A.K. Matlin, the executive director of the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, was in attendance the only time he's attended a game this season.
SMU still has a slim chance it could play at East Carolina in the C-USA title game if Rice upsets Houston tonight.
"They're excited, and they realized the goal," said Jones of the 12 seniors SMU honored after the game. "But I don't think they really get it yet. They talk about the Pony Express and all that, well, guess what, they're going to talk about you guys from here on. I really believe that."
SMU, coming off its second straight 1-11 season, has improved by six wins from 2008, the best single-season improvement ever at SMU.
Monday, November 16, 2009
SMU Homecoming
Forgive me for being behind on blog posts again!
Two weekends ago I went to Dallas for SMU Homecoming. I wasn't going to go but ended up getting an incredible flight deal and was able to make the trip for just a little more than $100. I saw lots of friends, ate Tex Mex, met new babies, tailgated, watched the football game and bar hopped. It was such a fun weekend being back on campus.
Here are some pics from the weekend:
SMU wins! 31-28
Kristen, Brittany & me on the Boulevard
Chi O family: Meg, Shauna & me
Me holding Tally Harper
Me holding James Dawson
Two weekends ago I went to Dallas for SMU Homecoming. I wasn't going to go but ended up getting an incredible flight deal and was able to make the trip for just a little more than $100. I saw lots of friends, ate Tex Mex, met new babies, tailgated, watched the football game and bar hopped. It was such a fun weekend being back on campus.
Here are some pics from the weekend:
SMU wins! 31-28
Kristen, Brittany & me on the Boulevard
Chi O family: Meg, Shauna & me
Me holding Tally Harper
Me holding James Dawson Monday, September 14, 2009
SMU 2-0
On Saturday I traveled to Birmingham to watch SMU take on UAB. We had a great crowd for the road trip and I got to meet up with some old college friends. We think this was the first SMU win we had seen since Fall 2004!
I'm excited for the season. We played a great game and lead the entire time. The final score doesn't reflect the large lead we had until the 3rd quarter. Looking forward to seeing the future of our team under Coach June Jones' lead.
I'm excited for the season. We played a great game and lead the entire time. The final score doesn't reflect the large lead we had until the 3rd quarter. Looking forward to seeing the future of our team under Coach June Jones' lead.
GO MUSTANGS
Thursday, June 25, 2009
SMU Campus Alert
Speaking of SMU...this just happened! At least we know our campus alert system works!!
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/062609dnmetsmu.669468e.html
SMU emergency alert creates panic for students on campus 10:52 AM CT
10:54 AM CDT on Thursday, June 25, 2009
From Staff Reports
A gas leak at SMU this morning created panic for some students and staffers after school officials sent out an emergency alert that requested those on campus to remain indoors but failed to explain why.
Shortly before 10 a.m., students and staffers began receiving messages that read: "There is an emergency on campus. Please shelter in the nearest building now. Do not go outside. Will update."
Russ Aaron was working with other students on a project when they received the alert. Aaron said he and others turned the lights off to the classroom and huddled in a corner, thinking there had been a campus shooting.
"I am still kind of shaken up a little bit," he said after learning that the alarm was for a gas leak.
About a half hour later, a second message said: "Gas leak @ Airline & Binkley Garage. Avoid SE area of campus please."
People in nearby buildings were evacuated to other locations as a precaution, said SMU spokesman Kent Best.
Atmos Energy was on scene and the gas leak was contained shortly before 11 a.m., the school said. No injuries were reported.
SMU spokeswoman Patti LaSalle said, "The emergency management folks felt it was best to send out an anouncement so that everybody would stay in their buildings and not be wandering on that side of campus."
On the social networking Web site Twitter, students quickly spread the message that the emergency was a gas leak.
One Twitterer, Kimosterberg, wrote this: "SMU is on lock-down due to a gas leak. Way to freak me out school."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/062609dnmetsmu.669468e.html
SMU emergency alert creates panic for students on campus 10:52 AM CT
10:54 AM CDT on Thursday, June 25, 2009
From Staff Reports
A gas leak at SMU this morning created panic for some students and staffers after school officials sent out an emergency alert that requested those on campus to remain indoors but failed to explain why.
Shortly before 10 a.m., students and staffers began receiving messages that read: "There is an emergency on campus. Please shelter in the nearest building now. Do not go outside. Will update."
Russ Aaron was working with other students on a project when they received the alert. Aaron said he and others turned the lights off to the classroom and huddled in a corner, thinking there had been a campus shooting.
"I am still kind of shaken up a little bit," he said after learning that the alarm was for a gas leak.
About a half hour later, a second message said: "Gas leak @ Airline & Binkley Garage. Avoid SE area of campus please."
People in nearby buildings were evacuated to other locations as a precaution, said SMU spokesman Kent Best.
Atmos Energy was on scene and the gas leak was contained shortly before 11 a.m., the school said. No injuries were reported.
SMU spokeswoman Patti LaSalle said, "The emergency management folks felt it was best to send out an anouncement so that everybody would stay in their buildings and not be wandering on that side of campus."
On the social networking Web site Twitter, students quickly spread the message that the emergency was a gas leak.
One Twitterer, Kimosterberg, wrote this: "SMU is on lock-down due to a gas leak. Way to freak me out school."
SMU Song
SMU parent and songwriter Jimmy Dunne saw his daughter walking on SMU's campus and was inspired to write a song about the ties he felt to SMU in that moment.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Visit with Paige
Today I got to grab lunch with a sorority sister and former suite mate. Paige and I lived in the 2 smallest rooms in the SMU Chi Omega house our sophomore year. They were fondly known as "The Pit" because they were located at the very back of the house on the first floor...far away from the rest of the rooms. We had some fun times there as 19/20-year-olds. I remember fondly Sam's black light & the song "Party In Da Club" blaring from the room next door. AHH college!
Paige is now in business school at Vanderbilt and looking for a summer internship. I hope she comes to Atlanta this summer!
Here is a photo of the girls from "The Pit" circa 2003.
Paige is now in business school at Vanderbilt and looking for a summer internship. I hope she comes to Atlanta this summer!
Here is a photo of the girls from "The Pit" circa 2003.
Paige, Brett, Emily & Sam
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