About this time two years ago (wait, what?), I was beginning to submit my college applications and really narrow down where I actually wanted to go to school after graduating high school. If you read my previous post, then you know I was pretty gung-ho about attending Centre College for a long time; however, my final visit to the school put me back at square one. Thankfully, I wasn’t completely clueless for long because I visited DePauw soon after for Old Gold Weekend (our homecoming).

DePauw had always been on my list of colleges, but I kept it at the bottom because I did not feel like attending a school where so many members of my family had graduated from. It’s kind of ironic though since that ended up being one of the main reasons I ultimately decided to go to DePauw (like the day after I got back from visiting).

My weekend at DePauw was kicked off with me attending Fall Friday with my mom. There was a brief reception in the Emison admissions building, and then I went to a Communication class with a sophomore. That last part is kind of ironic too because the professor for the class I attended is now one of my advisors! When I got back to Emison for my upcoming campus tour, my mom was flocked around all her friends that had seniors looking at DePauw too. It’s amazing that the relationships she formed here back in the 1980's are still so strong.

My tour was pretty great, and afterwards my mom and I met up with my aunt. I then had an additional tour of the sorority house both my mom and aunt were a part of here. It was slightly intimidating but also a little cool to get a peek into what so many people on DePauw’s campus are a part of. I’m in a sorority now too, and it's honestly been one of my favorite experiences so far.

Throughout the rest of the weekend I continued to see other family members and alumni; lots of alumni. I remember thinking I was so impressed that these adults had such a good time at college that they came back for a weekend. And everyone seemed to know each other too, which is just impressive, but that’s what you find here at DePauw: a close-knit group of amazing people. That weekend I learned that I wanted to be part of a group like that. One that experienced great classes, had an abundance of opportunities, and some fun along the way.

In short, my weekend at DePauw was perfect: the falling leaves around East College, witnessing the impact DePauw has had on my family and the alumni, and the many opportunities waiting for me here.