The Setons Of Gonzaga

As our year begins to wind down as Setons, we are busier than ever with selections! Many of our spring breaks were filled with good food, beautiful views, family and friends and of course reading all of the applications from this years Seton applicants. Immediately returning from break we have already begun the selections process with an incredibly inspiring and dedicated group of 89 freshman girls! With interviews well underway and exciting events coming up this weekend and next we are so excited to get to know the class better. With all of these new changes comes a sense of nostalgia and a lot of reflection on this year overall. Being a Seton has been such a positive experience. Through weekly service and getting to know my mentee Chad as well as the other mentees in my group, it has been incredibly inspiring. I walk though the doors of Artisans and am always greeted with a huge smile from Chad as well as his excitement in showing me some new gadget he acquired over the past we

Throughout our year of being part of the Setons of Gonzaga we have, as a group, further developed our passion and dedication for sisterhood, leadership and service. We have grown together through many laughs, dance parties with Artisans, cookie eating, and breaking tubing records to form bonds and friendships that are going to last us the rest of our lives. Reflecting on the memories and success of our year so far has been on my mind as we approach the season of Selections that is upon us.               Earlier this year, I was voted to be one of the Selections chairs, put in charge of organizing the Selections process to find the next group of 30 lucky girls to carry on the legacy of our organization. The rest of my Setons sisters and I are so excited to meet so many incredible girls that have chosen to apply. We look forward to the individuality, new perspective, and passion for our three pillars that each prospective girl offers, taking each of these into consideration when meeti

As I went through this week thinking about what I wanted to write for the blog, I immediately became inspired by my mentoring session with Shawnel along with Laura and Clare and their mentees, Andrew and Sam, respectively. Each and every week brings something new with our mentees and I truly am astounded by the amount of love and support we receive from this Artisans community.                                   With that being said, I took a bit of a back seat this week while volunteering to notice some of the little details going on in the background. We all started out coloring and making cards for some of the important people in our lives. Sam made some cards for his parents, Shawnel made a card for both her mom and sister, and Clare, Laura, and I made cards for our families, friends, and some other Seton sisters! Andrew worked on a necklace for one of his best friends, Becky, as a gift to wish her good luck in their ice-skating tournament the upcoming weekend for Special Oly

In the past, I would commonly hold myself back from taking positions of leadership and getting to know people outside of my friend group. Most of this was simply from fear of stepping out of my comfort zone, so when I first joined Setons, I set a few goals for myself. My first goal was that I was going to run for an executive position, and my second was that I was going to make my best effort to get to know the other Setons in the organization. Being a member of Setons was a big deal to me and I felt like by trying to accomplish these two goals I would be able to make the most of the opportunity I was given. At the beginning of the year, I was voted in as one of the social chairs, meaning I would work with the other social chair to organize fun activities for all the Setons to do and grow through throughout the year. As life got busy towards the end of the year, the other social chair and I began to take turns organizing events and I decided to organize our most recent event of sn