This weekend, for the first time since 2004, I’m going to homecoming at UW-Whitewater. Seeing all the old Lambda Chi Alpha boys is going to be a treat. I haven’t had a boy’s night in a long time.

Well, I finally did it. On Sunday afternoon, I finally and officially graduated from UW-Milwaukee. It was a nice day, there were tons and tons of students graduating, and it was all worth it.

Some of the highlights from the event:

• Getting to skip to the front of the 530+ business students in line, thanks to a friend in the AMA who let about seven of us in.
• U.S. Congresswoman Gweneth Moore’s gaffe. She read her notes, “committed suicide,” instead of “committed students.” Everybody’s jaw dropped.
• Some of the text messages sent to me by Tracy and JG that were just about the funniest things that I have read in ages. JG’s cousin, Michael, should be a comedian.
• The fact that they actually read, “Fuzz Martin,” as I walked.
• Walking.

I’m just happy to be done. I initially planned on attending UW-Whitewater to get my MBA, but now I think I may just return to UW-Milwaukee. It’s about $10,000 less to do the UWM program on campus than it is to do the UWW program on the internet. Plus, UWM is more widely recognized than UW-Whitewater, so it’s probably in my best interest… I’m just sick of driving.

Thank you, sincerely, to all of you who have put up with me through my BBA program and who have congratulated me on finally graduating! It was a lot of hard work, but it was a great experience and a hell of a lot of fun.

After a relatively short hiatus, I am pleased to report that Lambda Chi Alpha has been accepted back at UW-Whitewater.

A lot of people have been instrumental in the return of Lambda Chi @ UWW, and the efforts are not done yet (nor will they be done, per se, once membership has been restored), but it is great to know that we are one step closer to returning a great fraternity to the campus of UW-Whitewater.

From UWWLCA.com (Claude and my other baby):

Everyone,
It is with great joy that I post this message saying that our return to Whitewater has been cleared on all levels.

The Dean of Students has signed off and given final approval of our return. Lambda Chi Alpha will begin the expansion process this fall, with a professional recruitment team coming to Whitewater for 3 weeks to build our Colony.

Keep tabs on this website to find out more about this important re-colonizing process.

This one.

and

This one.

Here it is, November 13th, and the fall semester is just about a month from being over! Only one month and one more semester to go before I finish my BBA (bachelor of business administration). This semester has flown by. Last semester had me going to class four nights a week, and this semester I only have to make the trip three times a week. I’m sure the extra day off of school each week has made the semester seem shorter, but I still can’t help but feel like the semester just started.

All of my classes are going pretty well. I’ve decided not to fully kill myself this semester, simply because the difference between a 3.8 GPA and a 3.5 GPA doesn’t really bother me as much anymore. Sure, they consider your GPA when you apply for grad school, but I’m pretty good at placement-style tests, so I’m sure the GMAT won’t be all that bad.

Speaking of grad school and the GMAT, I have decided that I am going to go to UW-Whitewater, instead of Milwaukee, for my MBA. Whitewater offers an entirely online, two-year curriculum, whereas UW-Milwaukee only offers on-campus classes.  The only caveat may be my grades from my former school. When I went to UWW right after high school, I was more interested in my social life than I was in getting a good education. So, I wound up with a cumulative GPA somewhere between a 2.5  and a 2.8. Embarrassing? Yes. My cumulative GPA at Milwaukee now is right around a 3.5, but I’m not sure if Whitewater will take into account any of my Whitewater grades when choosing whether or not to accept me into the school.

The quantity of posts may slow down here over the next few weeks as I get into preparing for finals… but I assure you… I’m still here.