On Wednesday we had spring convocation, the ceremony that marks the end of the academic year, when juniors officially become seniors (and get to ring the bell on top of Main building - see this post from last May) and seniors officially become alumni/e. But of course, that's all symbolic because we haven't even finished classes yet, let alone final papers and exams. We did, nevertheless, get to dress up in our graduation robes and march into the Vassar Chapel, and listen to some people make speeches.
The absolute best part of convocation was the speaker from the Alumni Association of Vassar College, a graduate from the class of 1995 who founded Peanut Butter & Co., a peanut butter company with exotic flavors such as White Chocolate Wonderful and Dark Chocolate Dreams, that even has a sandwich shop in Greenwich Village. The speaker, Lee Zalben, was funny and encouraging, and here's the best part: we all got free peanut butter! They handed out jars of Smooth Operator, Crunch Time, and White Chocolate Wonderful, and there was enough that each senior could take two. So now our house has eight jars of peanut butter, in addition to the jar of Skippy that was already open in the fridge. (Yummy.)
Nothing like a little peanut butter to soften the shock of becoming an alum...Classes end tomorrow, and I'll be done with everything by May 12th. It's a crazy two weeks ahead (jazz dance performance tonight, tap performance Wednesday night, then final papers galore) but the weather is beautiful and it'll be senior week before I know it, so I'll try to enjoy every moment. All too soon I'll be an alum for real...ahh!!!
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