Cardinal Key

After a long and cozy winter break, it’s time to hit the books again. A new semester means new classes, professors, classmates, and schedules. It’s an exciting time of year when every student seems to be motivated to be their best possible self. During the first week back, I always find myself in the library preparing notecards and cracking open my new textbooks. My semesters start off with a bang, but after a while I find myself with a bad case of the second semester blues. Icy Kirksville winters have a way of convincing me to stay inside and watch movies all day. But this semester, I am determined to not sink into these ways. In the past, I have set ambitious New Year’s resolutions, as if some magic switch flips at 12:01 on January 1st that will change my life. Instead of a lofty resolution, I want to focus on realistic goals. Here are some goals that CK gals have for this semester:

       Get seven hours of sleep regularly

       Meditation and gratitude practice every morning

       Weekly yoga and lots of water

       Learn something new everyday

       Write in my journal before bed

I hope that your 2020 is a year of growth, happiness, and achieving your goals. I can’t wait to see all of the wonderful things that you all will accomplish this year. 

       All my CK love, 

                              Clare

Spring has sprung, and we’ve made it to Easter! We can’t believe how fast this semester has already flown by. It’s been a busy past few months, to say the least.

In January we celebrated the special women in our lives with our annual Cardinal Key Special Women’s weekend. Moms, grandmas, sisters, friends, and many other special women joined us for a day of service, fun, food (of course), and recognizing them for their impact in our lives. We also had a silent auction and were able to raise over $500 for our philanthropy, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

February came and went as we welcomed 18 brand new members to our organization! These ladies have already jumped right into service, meetings, and all things Cardinal Key. We could not be happier with these incredible women and have complete confidence in their ability to carry on our values as Cardinal Keys. <3

March has been filled with meetings, weekly service events at places like Manor Care and Headstart, and ended with retreat! The theme this semester was Camp CK and our new girls were able to meet their bigs and receive their Big Reds! It was, as always, a night filled with laughter, wisdom, amazing food, and sisterhood.

Lastly, several CK’s volunteered at Kirksville’s annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday. The hunt took place on Truman’s quad and had over 15,000 Easter eggs! Two of our very own CK’s even dressed up as the Easter Bunny and Spike the Bulldog. It was a joy to serve the Kirksville community in this capacity and, yes, even eat a few pieces of candy too.

We hope this spring season greets you with plenty of sunshine, warm weather, and joy!

CK love,

Cassie