Collegiate Connections

By: Emily Oshinskie '14

In honor of my first Saturday without freshman writing, I thought I’d take the opportunity to reflect on my first few weeks at Elmira! Today is the first day of midterm break and I’m happy to be home but already miss my friends and my life at EC. The past few weeks have been filled with lots of fun events on and off campus. Between classes, I’ve been able to run to Quarry Farms on Mountain Day, skate at the Domes, dance in Orchesis, and watch movies with my friends.

During Summer Registration, I found out that my academic advisor, Dr. Twombly, graduated from the same college as my Mom. When Parent’s Weekend rolled around last weekend, they shared a few memories about their Alma Mater, and discovered the lived in the same dorm! As the two alums animatedly reminisced about their college experience, I could see myself one day having a similar conversation with another Elmira alum. I mean, with all this purple and gold, how could you not remember your time at EC?

Last Sunday night, a few of us from Christian Fellowship went on a hayride with the Southside Alliance youth group. It was nice to get off campus, enjoy some of the beautiful fall scenery, and eat some chili. We all crowded around the porch analyzing the six different types. The beef chili won first prize but the kielbasa chili was my personal favorite!

Last weekend was Parent’s Weekend, which included the Dinner Dance! There is an annual “father-daughter” dance, which has been a part of Elmira College tradition ever since the start of Parent’s Weekend. So I guess when men started to enroll at EC they started a “mother-son” dance! It was a fun event and great time to meet my friends’ parents and share our experiences of the first few weeks of Elmira!