Starting the Year Off Right

 Who doesn't love shopping for school supplies? The feel of new pens, fresh notebooks, maybe a new app for that iPad, the end of summer can be marked by the back to school ads toting the necessities any student needs to get off on the right foot in class. Even if your back to school supplies now trend more towards the electronic rather than the traditional, current Delta Zeta collegiate members can learn a little bit about starting their year off right from our alumnae. We asked alumnae members to provide a little advice via social media to our collegians who are excitedly starting their school years. Here is a little sampling of what they had to say:

Try everything, get involved with everything, and love every moment with you sisters! These are the best four years of your life- but these relationships are forever! - Erika Reardon, Pi Theta 2011, Rollins College

Don't be afraid to try new things and take on new responsibilities. You may surprise yourself. - Miriam Starr, Beta Theta 1973, Bucknell University 

Talk to your professors and TAs during office hours! As a professor, I wish my students would ask Q's before an assignment is due rather than wait until after they receive a bad grade on it. - Heather Dichter, Alpha Eta 1998, University of Michigan

Invest in a planner! Having important deadlines/dates on a schedule will help with your time management. Lilly Pulitzer has some SUPER cute agendas. Leslie Stoehr, Beta Delta 2001, University of South Carolina

Every minute of your college education is an opportunity, from classes, clubs, speakers,and just hanging out with the sisters. Each moment represents a step forward towards who you are becoming. Try one new thing once a week, hug a sister you don't know well everyday, and never ever miss a class! Finally learn to take good care of you, learn to balance mind, body and spirit, eat right, get some exercise and take time to stop and smell the "pink" roses! Jamy Brice Hyde, Gamma Alpha 1986, Baldwin-Wallace College

Join in the conversation yourself on our website at http://deltazeta.org/leadership/academics.