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Back to Lax

February 6, 2012 By Mark Lively


After getting back in Philadelphia after a well-deserved Christmas break there is no intermediate rest time. Monday comes fast and it is back to classes and lacrosse. It is nice to see everyone and get back into it. After class its right back into lacrosse.

We met for a team meeting to go over different expectations for the season and start reviewing our playbook. Once that’s done its right to the field to get to work. It takes a little time to get back into the groove but everyone has good intensity. People are excited to be playing again and looking forward to the upcoming season. Since we started in January the weather has been nice compared to what it normally is for the month.

It was a complete shock when we had a bit of snow and the field was covered in slush. This did not stop us we had to prepare for our first scrimmage against an established D1 program called Lehigh. It was a little bit of a challenge to be able to run with snow building up on your cleats. It was raining and cold but there was work to do.

The whole week lead up to that first scrimmage. We headed up to Lehigh early on Saturday morning and played a division one program. It was a perfect day for lacrosse it was clear and wasn’t to cold. We ended up losing 10-4 but it was a close game up till half. A couple quick goals turned the tide in their favor. All in all it was a successful day and on Monday it is back to work.

 

KainC

People to Meet at CHC: Your Orientation Leaders

February 5, 2012 By Caitlin Kain

Orientation Leaders are 35 of the most energetic students that you will ever meet. Orientation Leaders are student guides that help you through your first year at CHC. They range in years, majors and personalities. You first meet Orientation Leaders at Griffin Days (I briefly talk about it here!) and again Orientation Weekend. You will also see them as peer leaders in your First Year Initiative Seminar (aka FYI) to help you through your first semester.

Orientation is a weekend in August is where first-year students move-in to their resident halls and have various activities going on before classes start and throughout the week. Some of the activities include a low ropes course, karoke, free swim, game night, midnight buffet and “Straight from the Heart” This weekend is when first-years students can meet fellow student, get settled on their new campus and meet some upperclassman.

Orientation Leaders are some of the nicest students I know on campus. When I was a freshman, I was homesick after my parents left, but thanks to the Orientation Leaders and to Orientation Weekend I felt at home. Now, being an Orientation Leader, I (as well as the 35  other Orientation Leaders) strive to do the same for other students. Orientation is a great and warm welcome to new Griffins at Chestnut Hill College!

Feel free to click HERE for our role call video and HERE for “Fall in Love with Philly” video created by blogger Steph!

The Search Has Begun

February 3, 2012 By Priscila Reis

Juniors and Seniors, May I have your attention please,

As we approaching time to graduate, unfortunately, in one of the most difficult times in
history, a heads up has been given to us- good luck finding a job! However,
get your hopes up because Chestnut Hill will be hosting a series of job fairs,
interviews and other internships related events throughout the months of
February, March and April. These events will help us find internships for summer
2012/fall2012. Lets get our resumes going and save the dates!

And,Good luck all…. we’ll need some!!

For more information about dates, click on: http://www.chc.edu/careerservices/

 

KainC

School Family.

February 1, 2012 By Caitlin Kain

“Well in the end, we can all call a friend, well that’s something that I know as true. In a thousand years, and a thousand tears, I’ll come finding my original crew ‘cause to me throughout eternity there is somewhere we are welcome to go. I said it’s something free that means a lot to me, when I’m with my friends I feel home” O.A.R. “I Feel Home”

Chestnut Hill College is a home away from home for most students including myself. When you are far away from your immediate family, you tend to form a bond with other people. Those “other people” turn into friends, and those friends become and form a family. My school family contains some of the greatest friends I have ever had. I know I can go to them for anything and like the O.A.R. song says they are my original crew.

I cannot say that my friends and I are the only family on campus, but there are plenty of others who feel the same way. Everyone here has formed some kind of a family and bonds that are forever.  I have form more bonds here at school the anywhere else (besides my immediate family of course).

Throughout the years at CHC, my school family has grown. It has grown in memories and laughter, but it has also grown in people. I can’t tell you that this happens at other schools because I have never attended to any school but CHC. I know it happens at CHC because I have witnessed it. I can tell you that if you do get that bond with a group of people to whom that group becomes family, it is the best feeling knowing you belong. Here is just a glimpse of the family and bonds I have form.

Till next time.

Love,

Caitlin

P.S. Here is my song reference from the beginning of my blog

School Family