The event was pushed back to 9:15 PM to allow travel time for people who were also participating in the Fam Comp. We all had a lot of fun playing on Tim's Wii and it was nice to see everyone try playing at least once even though some of us had never played before and didn't know what to do. Afterwards, people started playing Jenga and Apples to Apples and then it was getting pretty late so we all decided that it was time to go home around 11:30. Two hours of family bonding!!
On April 4, a group of Alphas got together to make spring rolls with everyone. Big shout out to Raymond Mai, Kevin Qiu, and Jonathan Wu for flaking in so last minute in order to help the family out. Everyone at campout enjoyed the spring rolls and we enjoyed making them. It was nice bonding as a family because it was such a random family event and more people should come out the next time we make food because Alpha's can definitely cook. Food is definitely the best way to bond as a family and we'll be sure to have more events related to food. Maybe next time, we can try making a different ethnic dish because it was great that we got a sample of something very cultural.
MATAGUAY WAS SO FUN THIS YEAR! I'm only speaking for myself, but I had a lot more fun this year than I had last year. I really wish more people from Chi chapter would've gone because it really is such an amazing opportunity to meet IC brothers and learn more about APO. Rides were kind of difficult to arrange because all of us ended finals at different times. A brother from ZO (Edwin Ng) picked me up from UCLA, Stacey rode with Aaron Torio from LM, and Jessica, Kevin, Diana, and Olivia met up and drove to Mataguay together. The ride was trafficky and rocky; we all got there at different times. The first night was introduction and just hanging out, then we went to bed in the Boy Scout cabins, which was totally fine except it was webby. Gross. We started activities at 8:30am the next day by first splitting into groups. My group, Team 11 AKA THE BEST GROUP WE WERE ON FIYAHHHH, started out at the shooting range and I did soo well :). Afterwards, we dug trenches and helped widen this thing where electrical wires were going to go through. At 12:30pm, we went back to the common area and ate lunch (hamburgers & hot dogs), then continued our services painting cabins and platforms. It was really tiring and I got a lot of paint on my shorts. We actually stayed longer than we were supposed to, so we got back semi-late for dinner (steak, chicken, vegetables, pasta, salad). Each group had to prepare a roll call and skit (theme: celebrity neophyte). For group 11, our roll call was, "THISSSS GROUP IS ON FIYAAHHHHHH (fiyah fiyah fiyah fiyah). GROUP 11. SSSSSSS *finger to bootayy*, oww." We were hot. Yeah ;). Jessica and Kevin, who were group leaders, ended up winning, but my group is still the best. I went on a night hike with Stacey, then we went back and played games till 4am and went to sleep. I have a moth story I'm going to post after this. It's really funny (now that it's over). We woke up at 9:30am on Sunday, got ready to leave, ate breakfast, took pictures, hung out, went to Julian Pie Company, and headed back homesies. We also toasted, woot woot. So yes, Mataguay was really fun & now I'm going to post highlights and things to keep in mind for next year. I hope more people go. IT'S WORTH IT. GO. IT IS SO FUN OMGAWD.
TEN-OTIC. Wait, no. Chi-otic, WHADDDDDUPPPP. Just kidding, they're exotic. #ambiguousflag
Oh dang, Diana. You werkkk dat FIERCE.
SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND PREPARE TO FLY, FOR YOU HAVE BECOME A BUTTERFLY. #dianaisready #mariahcarey #butterfly
A normal picture :D. Go Olivia and her group, arf arf!
Group picture! HAPPY MATAGUAY FACES ON!
Kevin Wang. Justin Bieber. Strong resemblance, obviously.
THE WINNERS OF MATAGUAAAAYY!!!!! PUT YO CROWN ON, GUYS. WE RULE DIS SCOUT RESERVATION.
WHY YOU SHOULD GO TO MATAGUAY:
- Chapters in attendance: Rho Pi, AD, OSig, ADT, X, PP, LM, Gamma Beta (SJSU), AK, Rho Gamma, ZO, Phi Delta (Cal Poly Pomona). LOOKATDAT. EVEN SECTION 4 MADE IT BECAUSE IT'S THAT AWESOME.
- Small group bonding with ICs that you don't get the opportunity for at large IC events such as this
- It's only $20 for housing, friendz, and food (which includes steak and chicken sho delicious)
- NATURE. You don't really get signal up here, so no technology getting in the way of fostering friendships ukno?
- THERE'S MORE I SWEAR. ASK ME FOR STORIES OR SOMETHING.
IF YOU GO NEXT YEAR, DON'T FORGET TO:
- Wear closed-toed shoes.
- Bring water for service.
- Bring games if you want.
- Be prepared for bugs (moths, wahh).
- You can only maximize your fun at Mataguay if you stay OPEN & SOCIAL outside of your own chapter. Don't be exclusive and only stick with the people you know, or else Mataguay will be pretty lame. I'm speaking from experience!
On March 14, 2013, the Alphas gathered for the first Family event of Spring term! They all met at Gardenia's 2nd floor lounge, all ready with their study materials. All 11 Alphas came together to study for their respective classes, spread out about the lounge. They spent two hammering away at their laptops, notebooks, and lecture slides when, all of a sudden, Cindy Nguyen got distracted and showed Raymond Mai how slow she typed. She demonstrated how she can only type ONE letter at a time. Curious, Raymond Mai went on a website to test how many words he could type in a minute. Soon enough, more people joined in due to their competitive nature. Michelle Tanuwidjaja and Michael Hung ended up being victorious as they achieved over 130+ words a minute. It was astounding! Overall, though, all the Alphas managed to be successful in studying for the time. Each and every Alpha got some work done and left on a happy note at 9:30pm.
