champs.

i have a lot of responsibilities in life. as a college student, my life is duty-ridden with all kinds of important schtuff. with all of these life-altering decisions and responsibilities i currently have as a college senior, one of them always remains at the top of the list: intramurals. i am the intramural chair of my sorority and we are currently in the lead, with four championships under our belt. yes, we lay claim to the punt/pass/kick, and badminton championships, but the two most recent victories are no doubt ones for the record books.

flag football is by far my favorite intramural sport (water polo is a close second), and i was pumped that we had been doing well all season. so let me paint the picture for you: we made it to the final game of the flag football tournament, which was no big shocker. however, we were to play the dreaded softball team, who only plays one intramural sport because it is a guaranteed victory for them every year. and it has been that way for the last seven years. needless to say, we went into the game fully aware of our fate and just happy to know that we would at least be getting second place points. we got to play in the actual stadium, under the lights and all, which was AWESOME and one of my smaller dreams fulfilled. as cool as that was, it did not even compare to what went down on that field that night. the first play of the game, i found myself intercepting a long pass and going in for the touchdown...what just happened??--my exact thoughts as i stood in the endzone, post touchdown score. we were in the lead, WHOA. before i knew it, we had a few more touchdowns and not only beat the softball team, but MERCY-RULED them. they were pissed. and i must say that i felt bad for doing this to them...but my excitement far outweighed my guilt. it was GLORIOUS. possibly the climax of my college career.

As if that were not enough, we also faced the feat of playing in the championship soccer game later in the week. we were playing another sorority team that had previously beat us in a shoot-out, without even having two of their best players present. we were extremely nervous about this game, but half of our sisters ended up showing up to support us and that helped to motivate us. long story short, we beat them 3-1, ending the week in two monumental victories. celebration ensued.

we are one step away from reclaiming the intramural cup for the year and i feel satisfied in my efforts as the intramural chair, although it has mostly been the intensity, talent and passion of my girls that has carried us through to this point.

i am pumped to see what next semester holds for us...water polo here we come!