Hello all. I hope this letter finds you well. I'm sorry I haven't written in such a long time, but in all honesty I've been putting off this blog because I don't know where to begin. I've searched and searched and I don't know how I can sum up three of the best years of my life in a couple paragraphs, but I finally decided that as my deadline approached I should at least give it a shot, so here goes.

I came to Bethany because I had family here. My brother was two years older than me and had previously chosen Bethany for his college career. But what kept me here wasn't my biological family, but the family I formed of friends, professors, faculty and staff. Through the last three years they've been the ones I've turned to when I needed a hug and my family was absent, and they're the ones I called when the excitement of my engagement and then being accepted into law school set in. They've made my life at Bethany bearable and enjoyable, and I know without having met them I wouldn't be the person I am today.

So to all of those who have helped me conquer all I set out to conquer, thank you. And to all that have held my hand along the way, I love you! As I take my final steps across Presser Hall stage tears will dwell in my eyes, but not in sadness. Rather, they will be for all the memories that I have of a wonderful place that I like to call "Dear Ole' Bethany"!I'll be headed off to law school and I know that I won't forget the people and memories that I've made here.

I hope that you too will keep in mind all the accomplishments, friends, and memories that you have formed throughout your last several years. Good luck with the rest of your life and I wish you the best of luck. I also hope that you'll consider what is now my Alma Mater as the place for you to begin the rest of your life.

~ Sammie