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FEATURES Wednesday, Novemeber, 12,2003 - Page 9 Residence Life Coordinator for Greek Organizations Amanda Rose "absolutely loves Greek life" a job at Indiana University with the Resident Kelly Shaw of Pennsylvania this year, Assistants. she supervises. She experienced both good Staff Writer ensures their safety in the and bad. The biggest Rose took Rose says the RAs over some of her duties bring out her fun side. Her community and serves as mistake she ever made a resource if they need When she's not out such as advising interaction with the something not already was during a semester in catching some rays at the Pan hellenic Council and students as a whole is by provided. She has grown college when she allowed beach, cheering on or helping with far the aspect Rose enjoys to know many of them other things to take priority participating in sporting the recruitment period. most. She loves working throughout her four years over academics, causing events, or spending time " A man d a's in a college environment working here. her to do poorly. Her father with her delightful 13- straightforward and honest and feels privileged to In the discipline told her he was month-old niece, Amanda style shows through with know she is doing area, one thing Rose does disappointed and that had Rose is probably pulling in whatever she does. I hope something for the students not like is disrespectful a huge impact on her. a huge amount of work that's how she's and helping them however students. In difficult Rose's father, who behind the scenes of perceived,O Chimock she can. She considers situations, most students has worked very hard to Greek life at McDaniel states. herself easy to get along are cooperative but there get what he has, is now College. Mitchell Alexander, with and is described by are a few that tend to one of her biggest role Rose is the Director of College Alexander as fun, fair, and blame Residence Life. models. In addition to her Residence Life Activities, at first feared approachable. These Rose wishes students father's motivation, Rose's Coordinator for Greek that students may not words fit perfectly, would take a step back and self confidence and self- Organizations, but the show her the respect she considering her favorite look at the situation trust are partially due to her White Marsh, Md. native deserves. Along the same song is James Taylor's rationally. high school field hockey was already part of the lines, he felt that students You've Got a Friend. According to coach. Those principles McDaniel community may see her as an ally for Rose is a former Christina Bandula, will be instilled in Rose before that. She College Activities as sister of Phi Mu and President of Phi Sigma forever. Her third role graduated from then- opposed to Residence absolutely loves Greek life. Sigma, Amanda makes an model is her 13-month-old Western Maryland College Life. Judging from her She comments on the way unpleasant situation as niece. All I have to do is with a degree in Exercise success as RLC, Rose has it challenges people's pleasant as it can be. see her, and all my worries SCience and Physical obviously overcome both comfort zones, inspires Bandula, who describes go away, says Rose. Education and began a of these obstacles. I e a d e r s hip, and Rose as responsible and McDaniel College graduate assistant job in As Residence Life inadvertently develops honest, admits that it is to Rose is a family January 1999 in the Coordinator, some of one's character. harofo make Greeks community and has Residence Life Rose's responsibilities Even now as happy in following school developed that way department. Since then include reporting Res ide n c eLi f e policy, but when Rose has because of students, she has stepped upto RLC maintenance problems, Coordinator, Rose still has to talk to a student or group faculty, and staff. Rose has and also helped to fill hearing judicial cases, close connections with the about something bad, she certainly contributed to someone else's shoes. dealing with residence life Greeks. She coordinates carries it out in a kind way. this environment through When Betsy issues facing Greek Greek housing in the It is easy for Rose her hard work, friendliness, Chi mock, former Assistant organizations, taking care spring, and most of the to relate to college and laid-back attitude. Director of College of student discipline sororities and fraternities students in different You've Got a Friend in Activities, left McDaniel for problems, and working live in the buildings that situations because she has Amanda Rose. 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