Greetings from Storrs, Connecticut!

This morning I left Boston, after a great 3-day visit to the city. I got to meet up with a few MIT undergraduates, but they were in the middle of rush week and were very busy. I also was able to have coffee with a friend from Minnesota. She just started her first week at Harvard Law. She is amazing. Last night, I had dinner with a Beta who just moved to Boston from Atlanta. I tried to peak his interest into becoming an advisor at MIT. He was a great guy, and I hope he decides to get involved.

This morning before I left Boston I went to an informatin session at Boston University's School of Management. I was very impressed with the facilities and program they offer. My application for their MBA program is halfway done. They told me that they usually send a response back to applicants within 3-4 weeks of submittal, which is a real plus as I would like to know what I am doing next year as soon as possible. The school is even more urban than the University of Minnesota. It butts up against downtown Boston and the Charles River. Most of the dorms and administrative buildings are in old brownstone houses. Its awesome!

I am exhausted today for some reason. I seriously want to take a nap, but I have no hotel room and I'm staying with the UConn chapter for the next 3 nights....probably on a couch. So the best I can do is camp out at Starbucks. I just realized that I only have 9 days left on the road...then I am back in Oxford. Exciting! However, I have a big week in front of me. I've got a very TENSE meeting on Monday with an alum on Monday. He's caused so much ruckus and pushback about getting advisors appointed for his chapter that my boss is flying in for the day for the meeting. Sometimes I look at the people I'm working with (alums and undergrads) and am appaulled. Don't get me wrong I love my fraternity and what I do, but these people get so bent out of shape over any attempt at making their chapters better. IT'S JUST A FRATERNITY!! Get a life!

Tomorrow and Sunday I will be facilitating a weekend kickoff retreat for the UConn chapter. They are my best chapter...by a long shot, and I love them to death. They really get what the fraternity is and I can't wait to hear what is going on in their lives. Monday I head to Yale, then to Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, and last back to Binghamton, NY to facilitate an advisory training on Friday and Saturday. As soon as I am done next Saturday afternoon I'm getting in my car and driving all the way back to Oxford. I need to appreciate my time in Oxford this month because after the week back home I won't be back until Halloween.

Alright, gotta write my MIT Visitation Report.....later!

-T