Last night I had the pleasure of being part of Southwestern's freshamn girls lock-in. There were many guest speakers and activities to help young women broach touchy and often messy subjects.
The speakers talked about finances, relationships, confidence, sex and ways to build yourself up.
My experience was very positive. I felt my spirit being lifted and was inspired by everyone there.
I was so inspired that my next two blog posts will be based on thoughts that came to my mind during the lock-in.
I thought that the lock in was a great way to bring women's issues to the mind of the younger generation of women going into college life.
The different stations used personal stories of the speakers to connect to the freshman women. I thought that was a brillant thing ot do. Facts and data are great for many things but they don't often connect with people and get them to open up and see themsleves in a positive light.
Getting girls, young women, and women to celebrate everything that makes them beautiful and unique is an up hill battle. I think that this lock-in was a great step toward winning that battle.
I certainly hope that Southwestern decides to impliment this idea as a regular activity for both freshman women and all female students.
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