The Chronicles of the Student Affairs Professional "In Transition" Part IV

I realize I've been taking quite a hiatus since my last post, so I'll catch you all up:

Ta da!!!! I finally did it... I got a JOB! Hooray! I'm the new Involvement Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life at the University of Montana...

First off, I'd like to say that I am incredibly excited about this new opportunity, I see this as an awesome way to build up my Student Affairs repertoire of skills and knowledge, while still getting to help students and work with them every day.  

Secondly, I'd like to point out that this position requires me to do two things that are not only foreign to me, but may cause angst at moments, and will push me out of my comfort zone of being... those two things are:
1. Be a representative of the Greek Letter Organizations
2. Be a Griz

I do not view either of these as negative, but, given my history and previous experiences, I expect to take a lot of flack from previous colleagues, friends, family, etc.

I can say, that I honestly now understand a little better about how it feels to be on "the other side of the fence," and how completely different things on a campus, that may even be seen as "rivals" can actually BOTH add value to the overall experiences of the student body as a whole.


On the not-so-positive side (and hence why I haven't blogged in a while), in order to make ends meet in this beautiful town of Missoula, where the cost of living ranks somewhere just under "Seattle" and they average paycheck averages out to somewhere like "Miles City," I have had to take on a second job, so, I returned to my roots.  Yes, I'm back in the wonderful world of bartending! It's fun, but it definitely adds a good chunk to my schedule.

Still thinking about returning to school in the fall to start my Ed.D. but haven't decided for sure.

Question to all of you Student Affairs professionals out there: what are you going to do to stay busy while the students are away for winter break?