Teenage Mutant Ninja Deephers

     Yesterday, Saturday, April 28th, and today, Sunday, April 29th, my sorority, Delta Phi Epsilon International Sorority, participated in Southern Connecticut State University's Relay for Life. This year's theme was 90's. My sorority's theme was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. However, we put a twist on it and were Teenage Mutant Ninja Deephers. Alpha Sigma Alpha was The Spice Girls. Omega Zeta Pi was Beanie Babies. My favorite part of Relay for Life this year was when Stefan Keller and Stephanie Guerrera got slimed. Keller and Guerrera each had their own bucket and were going around Relay for Life trying to collect the most money from the participants in their bucket. The person with the most money from the participants in their bucket won and got slimed. Keller and Guerrera were each given a poncho and goggles. The person that did the sliming stood on a chair behind Keller and Guerrera so they did not know which one of them was getting slimed. She ended up sliming both of them. There were three parts of Relay for Life this year that were very emotional. The first part was the keynote speaker. The keynote speaker had the same type of cancer that my boyfriend's mother had. That really made it hit home for me.  The second part was during the survivor lap, two little girls, were doing the lap. It was sad to see how cancer does not discriminate by age, and children also were diagnosed and fought cancer. The third part was the luminaria slideshow and lap. It was sad to see how many people were diagnosed and fought cancer and how many people lost the battle. I am happy that I participated in SCSU's Relay for Life with my sorority, D Phi E, again for the third year this year. I hope that sometime during my lifetime, there is no more cancer, and if there is, there is a cure for cancer so that no more people will lose the battle, and there will be more birthdays.

   Relay for Life raises both awareness and money for a good cause. However, Relay for Life brings out mixed emotions in me because I did not get much sleep from Saturday into Sunday, so I was exhausted all day today, especially at my scholarship luncheon and at work.

   Next year, I look forward to my boyfriend’s mother hopefully doing Relay for Life at SCSU. Her sister does Relay for Life, and I do Relay for Life. I believe that she should be a proud cancer survivor and that her and her immediate family should do Relay for Life.