It's been a while since I've posted, but I've been slightly avoiding making my final post. Not just because it's the last post of this school year, but also because that means that this internship is actually over. And I really don't feel like accepting that.
I learned a lot from working in my school archives - not just about my school, but about the craft. I've learned valuable skills about preserving the past that I can take on with me into the future. And I've also learned more about my school's past, which makes me even more proud of my institution.
And this doesn't even begin to touch on all of the things I learned about Greek life this semester. Not only did I immerse myself in Spring Hill's traditions, but I learned more about the fraternities that were on campus as I found them, and about how they organized themselves. It was fascinating to see how things changed as years passed, and how many people stayed in their organizations as time went on. It was also really neat for me to see that some things never change - Greek students in the past were just as involved with campus life as Greek students are now, something that was heartwarming to see.
I'm sad to be leaving the Archives, and to no longer be working alongside such wonderful people, but I'm excited to move on to my summer job - working at another internship, doing similar work, but at a museum.
Which leaves me to wonder what to do with this blog in the interim.
I think that I might continue to blog here, but instead of posting what I'm doing - after all, there are only so many times I can post that I scanned a photograph - I might blog book reviews of what I'm reading this summer. It's a mix of history and fiction - I'm quite excited. So if you're interested in that, feel free to keep reading.
To the road ahead.
