Championship Day

Well today is the day we play in the championship game for Intramural Softball. We crushed Beta 19-4 in the preliminary match. Kappa Sigma forfeited to Phi Delt so we now have more on the line. We HAVE to win this game in order to win the Intramural Cup for the fraternity league. We beat them earlier in the season 4-0 but it was still a close game. I will be holding down first base with my boy KB on the rubber. Wish us luck and I will let you know how the game turns out tomorrow.

Floyd

End of Semester

School is coming to an end, only 2 more weeks left. I am excited for summer and the good weather but really just cant believe my first year of college is almost over. I need to buckle down and study hard for the remaining 2 weeks so I dont have to re-take any classes over the summer.

I havent really figured out where I am going to be living once school is out as I cant live in the dorms forever. I need to find 2 more roommates to move in with me at Iron Horse. I will keep you updated with my housing situation, but more on that next time. Later

Floyd

Beach Volleyball

So we finally put up our beach volleyball net last week and have been playing a lot of volleyball lately. Since we break ground on our new house this weekend and we have to get rid of our volleyball court, we are trying to play as much v-ball as possible. Since I dont have any homework tonight, I will just go to our Intramural softball game then head back to SigEp and play some sand volleyball. It is by far my favorite sport. I was introduced to the game last summer when I was being recruited by SigEp. I instantly became a big hit and everyone wanted me on their team. But I am excited for good weather and will post next week.

Floyd

Softball Tournament

We are about to start the Intramural championship softball tournament. Our first game was supposed to be today but was canceled due to rain. We play Beta first, then if we win, we play Phi Delt or Kappa in the championship game. If we win the tournament it will assure SigEp the intramural trophy for this year, as we finished 2nd in soccer, 1st in football, 2nd in volleyball, 2nd in basketball, and 1st in softball. In volleyball and basketball, we won the league but not the tournament and the tournament is worth more points. Anyways we should have no trouble at all winning the whole thing. I hope it stops raining so we can play some ball. Anyways thats all for now.

Floyd

We are Champs

So Hippodrome is finally over and this will be the last time I bore you with my hippo blogs. We won. All of our efforts did not go in vain. It was a close battle between SigEp and Phi Delt but were proclaimed victors by the ever so slim margin of 2 points. After the awards ceremonies our directors got on the roof of SigEp and opened champagne bottles and sprayed us all with it. We celebrated with our 6 foot tall trophy and bragging rights for a full year. We all went out and bought celebratory cigars. Needless to say we had an amazing time that night. Anyways when we get the video I will post it up here for you guys to see. Here are a few pictures. The Toast Victory The Toys Celebrating

Almost Over

We had our first hippodrome production last night and it went very well. Everyone thought we did amazing; they also thought our performance was a lot better than the Beta/DG skit. Our directors were pleased with what we had accomplished over the past 2 months. Tri Delt and SAE, as well as Phi Delt and A Phi perform tonight. Our last production is this Saturday and this one is worth the most points. I am glad we dont have practice Thursday and Friday as I have a lot of homework. I am looking forward to Saturday and the sudden abundance of free time I will soon have. Anyways I have a softball game tonight. If we win it almost assures us of the Athletic Trophy this year. Well that is all for now.

Floyd

Hippo

Our first hippodrome performance is tomorrow. We have practice on stage tonight at 6. This will be only my second practice with the curtains. I hope I don't mess up on Wednesday due to my lack of practice. I will have the script in front of me when the play is going on but who knows, anything could happen.

Floyd

Randomness

I was able to mow finally this Sunday. I mowed 6 yards in 4 hours with lawnmower troubles. I think that is pretty quick, especially since I mow alone. I am excited the weather is finally taking a turn for the better. This week should be high 60s and low 70s. Its time to start working out so I can get my six pack back before summer begins and I am at the pool almost everyday.

Semester is coming to an end really fast and I have a lot of work yet to do. I have two 7 page English papers due really soon, I have a bunch of online work to make up, and I have to start studying for my Anatomy midterm. I will be kept pretty busy until summer. I will post more tomorrow. Later

Floyd

I cant Mow!

Seeing as how I own my own mowing business I mow the yards around my schedule. Lately I haven't been able to mow at all due to the weather. Whenever I have free time it is either raining or freezing. I need some good weather soon as I have only mowed one yard once. All of the other yards are in desperate need of a mow. Had I not gone out of town last weekend, I would have been caught up and not worrying about anything, but since I am my own boss, I pick fun over work. Anyways I couldn't think of much to write about today so I am cutting this short. Later

Floyd

The Closing of the Semester

Believe it or not, this semester is coming to an end. My grades were up for a little while but coming into finals, anything could happen. With only 1 month to go I am going to buckle down and just study. I might move back to my parents house for the remainder of the year so I can really concentrate on the books. I have to get a B or better on my English and Anatomy finals in order to get the grade I want and I need to get a high B or A on my Psychology final. I could probably get a 20% on my medical terminology class and still have an A so I am not worried about that class. I just have a lot of studying to do and the dorms are too distracting. I figured studying at my parents house had worked my entire life, why not go back there and try again.

Floyd

Texas Softball Tournament

So last weekend I participated in a nationwide SigEp softball tournament in Arlington, Texas. It was an amazing time. We rented an RV to ride down in and rolled into parking lot like big ballers. We were the talk of the tournament, we were 1st place out of the undergrad teams and placed 4th overall. We lost to an Alumni team from Louisiana, who had been playing together for over 30 years 7-4 and we lost 6-5 to a different alumni team from Arlington. Both games we should have won due to bad calls by the umpires. The first game we were up 3-4 going into the bottom of the 7th, which was the last inning, we had 2 outs, they grounded to short, the throw was off but I was able to make the grab. They ump said I pulled my foot, even the other team said they got lucky on that call. Anyways, our pitcher, who was a last second replacement because our normal one had something come up, walks the next three batters and then one guy hits a grand slam. We got sent to the losers bracket, won the next game, then played the Alumni team from the Arlington Chapter. We were down 3-4 going into the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs, the batter before me, pops up to the left fielder. We had the tying run on third. The left fielder drops the ball but the ump didnt see it. We got screwed over twice in the last inning which cost us the games. O well, we did good and we will come back next year for the trophy. I am tired the weekend wore me out, I will put up pictures soon. Later

Floyd

It was a Successful Tryout

I got the part of curtain guy. Now you guys might be laughing at me but it is a serious and difficult role. I had two injuries during my first practice, I sprained my wrist and I pulled a glute when I jumped out of my chair to rush to close the curtains. I am doing better today but if it keeps bothering me, I might have to try a different position that requires less physical labor. lol. Anyways our skit looks good and we have some cool dances. I am looking forward to the final performance when we finally pull all of our stunts together and win the 'drome. That is all for today.

Floyd

Hippodrome = No Sleep

Alright so I did not think that I was already busy enough this semester with all of the things I partake in so I decided to add another activity, Hippodrome. Hippodrome is this skit that all of the groups and organizations participate in. All of the groups compete against each other while the fraternities and sororities compete. Each year a sorority pairs up with a different fraternity, last year we were with Delta Gamma and this year we are with Gamma Phi Beta. We have to write and direct a play. The script is written and all of the actors have almost all their lines and movements memorized as they have been practicing for over a month. I am joining as a set guy or something like that. I might try out for the curtain guy because I dont know anything about plays. All I know is that I have to be at the practices from 8 to sometime after midnight every night. I am not sure when I will sleep for the next three weeks because I am pretty sure I wont have time to. This semester has already turned me into an insomniac, adding hippodrome practices every night is not going to help any. Anyways I will be attending my first practice tonight and I will let you know if I am capable of maintaining the curtains.

Floyd