This is just a collection of my favorite quotes about Carolina and a little taste of what it is to have been a Tar Heel for the past 4 years on campus and an alumni forever.
"We'll hold it briefly, feel its pulsing heart before letting it go to impart that Carolina magic to those students there now, and to all those who will come in the endless future, stay awhile, and leave a part of their soul in a place called Chapel Hill." -A.C. Snow, UNC c/o '50
"I love UNC. I love the quad in spring and the arboretum in the fall. I love the Pit on a sunny day and Graham Memorial Lounge on a rainy one. I love Roy all the time. But what makes UNC truly special is not our beautiful campus, our distinguished reputation or even our basketball team. It's us - the student body - who make UNC what it is."
-Eve Carson
"What is it that binds us to this place as to no other? It is not the well, or the bell, or the stone walls, or the crisp October nights or the memory of dogwoods blooming. Our loyalty is not only to William Richardson Davie though we are proud of what he did 200 years ago today. Nor even to Dean Smith, though we are proud of what he did last March. No, our love for this place is based on the fact that it is as it was meant to be, the University of the people."
-Charles Kuralt
"But sometime when the springtime comes and the sifting moonlight falls, they'll think again of this night here and of these old brown walls, of white Old Well and of Old South. With Bell's deep booming tone, they'll think again of Chapel Hill, and -- thinking -- come back home."
-Thomas Wolfe, UNC c/o '20
Song :) "In my mind I'm goin' to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moonshine
Ain't it just like a friend of mine
To hit me from behind
Yes I'm goin' to Carolina in my mind"
-James Taylor
Graduation was Sunday and it was definitely a fun-filled event. Although the day began with rain the moment the class of 2011 turned our tassels from the right to the left the sun came out and was shining directly on us! The rain had stopped JUST in time for the start of the graduation ceremony but it was at that moment when the sun suddenly came from behind the grey clouds that everyone cheered - has to be a good sign for things to come, right?
To give a few other details about graduation: best speech - Liz Dean (senior class president), funniest moment - two naked blow up dolls (one male and one female) getting thrown around the senior class in the middle of the ceremony, best moment overall - joining arms with my fellow seniors and friends while rocking back and forth and singing Hark The Sound, worst moment - waking up to rain on 3.5 hours of sleep.
This has been an emotional time remembering and bringing to a close the best 4 years of my life. UNC provided me with an experience I feel no other school could have. I made amazing friends, learned more than I could ask for, made the best memories, grew as a person tremendously, and, overall, had the perfect college experience.
Tonight was my last night at 211 Pritchard Ave - my home for the past year. Erin, Copeland, and I went to see Something Borrowed as a last roomie night and it was great. Then they, being the amazing friends they are, helped me back my car with all of my belongings. I couldn't have asked for or imagined better roommates or friends. Both Copeland and Erin have definitely changed me for the better and I would not be the same person I am today without their influence these past 4 years. Although it is not goodbye it is a big change for us and I would like to take a moment to thank them for being WONDERFUL! The memories and inside jokes we have together will be with me forever and I will never forget the nights we spent laughing until we cried. I know we will be lifelong friends but I definitely wish our time living together didn't have to end tonight. You will both do amazing things in your careers and lives and I cannot wait to be a part of it all. Love you both!
I am off to apartment hunt tomorrow and I must go to bed. Plus I need to stop crying.
UGH I will miss you UNC, Chapel Hill, 211 Pritchard roomies, Topo, Tridelt, DTH, Los Pos, Suttons, Old Well, Carroll Hall, Dean Dome, Kenan Stadium, Yopo, and all of my wonderful friends!
Cheers!
