For girls in sororities, your letters are a source of pride. They represent your house and your sisterhood. I am a firm believer in respecting one’s letters because I wouldn’t want to embarrass my house in any way. There are certain rules like that you shouldn’t drink while wearing your letters, whether they’re on your clothing or printed on your cup. I personally don’t want the ghosts of my founders haunting me because I made a ridiculous choice in where I put my letters.

So I’ve wrangled up some things where they should absolutely not be:

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Hi,

I’m a 20 year old girl and I have never had a boyfriend. That’s not to say people haven’t shown interest before — it’s just that I am never attracted to the type of person who usually likes me. The guys I like, though, all friend-zone me. I’m a little confused about how to approach guys. I get along really well with them and hang out with them a lot. I figure, the more I hang out with them — including the ones I like — the better they’ll get to know me, and then maybe they’ll be interested. But usually, they just see me as a friend, or even as “one of the guys.” The alternative is to spend less time with them so they don’t think of me that way, but then won’t the guy I like just forget about me or move on? What’s the right balance for being present?

I just met the guy I currently like a couple months ago. He’s housemates with four guy friends of mine. So I started hanging out at their place and met him. One night, he got my number (overheard me telling someone else) and told me I was cute. So I started flirting a little, being present more often, etc. But I’m just a friend, and now I think he has a new hookup buddy. What to do??? Read More »

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I love sweatpants. They are my soulmate. When I put them on (especially after shaving my legs) they feel live heaven. Especially when the elastic ends grip to my ankles and make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Yep, that’s right — I wear XL man sweatpants when I’m lounging around the house. Sue me and call me the laziest pile of crap since Charlie Sheen. Woah — I just burned myself.

In college, I got into a nasty habit with my sweatpants. Our relationship took a very public turn. Yep, my sweatpants relationship was all about the PDA and I went everywhere with them on. Grocery store, library, Target, the mall…we were attached at the hip (pun intended). When I graduated college, I broke up with sweatpants and scooted on to yoga pants (because they didn’t seem as “you-never-dress-up-taboo”).

But here’s the thing; I’m tired of my sweatpants and my yoga pants. Although I’m a woman that promotes comfort, something about putting a little more effort into presenting yourself in public makes me feel a lot better about life. It’s a simple concept, but something about it isn’t so simple. After living in a college world where presenting yourself meant spending four hours a weekend going out (and that’s it), things change. The real world gives you opportunities to spend hours getting ready for other things. The simple things. Why not spend a ton of time getting ready to go out to lunch with an old friend? Or even through on a cute outfit for the grocery store? A hair appointment?

This is my new goal. Whether or not I’m making myself sound like a total slob, I don’t care. I want to spend more time getting ready for simple trips out (and not just extravagant nights out with friends). First of all, who knows who I’m going to meet when I waltz over to the grocery store to buy red peppers? Second of all, the mere satisfaction of feeling confident and comfortable in my own skin is worth all of the extra effort in the world.

I’m not about to say appearance is everything. I don’t ever want to be someone I’m not (lord knows I’m no Paris Hilton, wear-heels-into-the-gas-station type of person). But I am the type of person who wants to feel wonderful. So why not throw on some funky tights, a cute dress and a pea-coat to hit lunch with ma (instead of those ol’ yoga pants)? I’m not going to deny myself any more opportunities to feel good and look great while I’m doing it.

In my hometown, there is a special unofficial holiday that celebrates Thanksgiving the day before Thanksgiving. This night is usually referred to as “Black Wedesday” — a play on words of the insane shopping day that is “Black Friday.” Clever, I know. This is a huge night to go out to the bars. You can find every college student home for winter break and every other resident in town with no work the next day out celebrating, and what better way to get a head start on celebrating Turkey Day than going out to the bars and getting completely wasted? That is the mindset I had going into my first Black Wednesday experience last year, and oh boy, was I wrong or what?

In my experience, this night can go one of two ways: 1) a fun and memorable night out with friends and family or 2) a drunken blur that ends with your head in a toilet.

Having dealt with the latter of those two options on my last night out on Black Wednesday, I would not want any other girl to go through the drunken hot mess of a night I did. It’s important to go out and have a good time, but it more important to a) make it home alive and b) not be so hungover you can’t stomach that second helping of mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. So I have complied a few tips to help any girl survive Black Wednesday. Read More »

Emma Stone continues to dazzle at events. She always looks stunning in elegant, sleek, interesting pieces. She doesn’t seem to be one for trends, but she always looks fresh, incorporating vibrant colors, varying textures, and always oozes confidence. Read More »

Thanksgiving preparation time in my family gets pretty hectic. Between my sister throwing turkey basters at my brother, my dog helping himself to stuffing and my grandmother asking if every electronic device in our house is an iPhone, it’s a noisy mess. That’s why this year I decided to create a Thanksgiving-themed playlist to drown out all the noise from the family — and I couldn’t help but be inspired by  these amazing #thanksgivingsongs and #newthanksgivingsongs  that I saw on Twitter.

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My Myspace used to be plastered with quotes from The Perks of Being a Wallflower on pictures of girls in the rain or pictures of wilting flowers. Now I don’t have a Myspace (obvi), but even if I did, I would take those quote pics down..because they are STUPID. Anyone can take quote that doesn’t make sense, change it to Helvetica, and then put it on a vintage looking photo, but that doesn’t mean it’s worthy of being reblogged on Tumblr 20 million times.

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I go back and forth on Taylor Swift a lot. It usually coincides when I’m going back and forth between sober and drunk. When I’m sober she’s just another auto-tuned singer using her past relationships to whine her way to award shows. When I’m drunk, she’s my best friend, my go-to girl for karaoke songs, and the only performer who gets me.

And right now I’m sober, anti-Taylor Swift (unlike our writer Caitlin) and dying laughing at these hilarious photos.

See 10 more animals that look like Taylor Swift right here!

In this season of being thankful for all that you have, it’s nice to think about others who might not be as lucky as you are.

FreeRice.com makes giving back easy (and kind of fun, too), by donating rice to hungry children around the world just for playing a simple word game!

Here’s how it works: FreeRice features different types of questions — in subjects like English vocabulary and grammar, as well as foreign languages, chemistry and art. For every question you get right, FreeRice will donate 10 grains of rice to a child in need through the United Nations’ World Food Programme (thanks to the site’s advertisers). Read More »