I was inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi academic honorary today. I normally am not a fan of these honoraries, and particularly not a fan of these ceremonies. It seems a strange concept that an organization congratulates you along with hundreds of other students on your achievements and then asks for a few to join. I finally decided to join, though, based on my mother’s persuasion and the fact that there are seemingly many benefits, like potential for scholarships and study abroad grants. Vice President Joe Alutto spoke at the ceremony along with some other familiar OSU faces. I love that at a school even this large I recognize faces of acquaintances and friends in ever room I enter. Some of it was tedious, but it did get me thinking about taking advantage of these benefits. After all, they offer them in order to combine our achievements that got us into the organization with a little help and opportunity on the side. This is something I will keep in mind…but for today I was just thrilled for another opportunity to sing Carmen Ohio.