We Are IU!

Last night, Indiana University held an alumni event entitled "We are IU" at the Time Warner corporate office in Columbus Circle.  As most of you know, I can't get enough of my beloved Alma mater; I bleed cream and crimson or more recently "crean" and crimson and could probably be an IU spokesperson and talk your ear off about the many reasons why you should have gone to IU yourself.  So a month ago when I received an email that the NY chapter of Indiana Alum was hosting this event and that the president of my school was going to be there, of course I had to go!  It was a night of drinks, finger foods, and networking, followed by a presentation that included awards for outstanding alum, speeches given by the Deans of some of the prestigious schools within the university and an amazing speech and presentation given by President McRobbie.

After watching the introductory video they played highlighting all the great things about IU, I have never missed something so much in my life!  I miss the feel of game day; getting ready with the Marching Hundred and preparing for the exhilaration of run-on, the leaves changing in the fall and the flowers blooming in the spring, the hype behind the Little 500, the long runs through campus, the Friday night basketball games and even playing sink the biz at Nick's!  Sitting in that meeting last night made me realize how much I missed IU and how fast my life has changed in the past 6 months.  Literally 6 months ago I was going to class, going out with my group of friends on Kirkwood and preparing for graduation!  Now, as an alum I was able to witness a side of IU I had never experienced before.  I was very proud to sit in that room with other alum around me and share similar memories with them and be able to sing our fight song.  Once a Hoosier, always a Hoosier; I couldn't have picked a more amazing school! Go Hoosiers; for the Glory of Old IU!!!