I’ve been a bit blocked lately. Two weeks ago Romney announced his running mate as Paul Ryan then Todd Akin made asinine claims of “legitimate” rape, and the topic burning a hole through my mind was women’s health care. Then I got extremely disturbing news that my sorority sister was the victim of a fatal car accident. Her death is all I could think about for days. On August 18th Krissy Dix left this physical world to be in a better place where she will remain in the hearts of so many people who knew and loved her. Memories of Krissy and the meaning of life were constantly going through my mind but I hesitated on writing. I didn’t want to journal about it and I definitely didn’t want to blog for the sake of keeping Krissy’s memory sacred. The memorial viewing for Krissy was this past Saturday and members of Kappa Beta Sigma arrived in car loads to celebrate Krissy’s life. Some sisters I haven’t seen since they graduated before me and other’s I’ve never met in person. It was unfortunate to get so many sisters in one place under the circumstances; however the fact that so many members came together for the collective of sisterhood put my mind at ease about losing a friend. I came across an essay that I wrote in 2008 about my reasoning for joining Kappa Beta Sigma. Originally a class assignment for my essay writing graduate class, I’ve revised it, published as a PDF, and would like to share it with you. On Saturday I was pulled back into the feelings that I had almost forgotten. I hope Krissy felt the love as well. We will miss her.
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