By Briana Ward.
This semester was an amazing experience for me at the Women’s Center. Now it is coming to a close, and I would like to share some standout moments. I learned a lot, and was able to grow from participating in the events. The most special event to me was The Vagina Monologues. Although, I participated in a number of other events, like Operation Beautiful, National Equal Pay Day, Denim Day USA, and Take Back the Night, nothing topped being in the cast of The Vagina Monologues.
In the beginning, I was nervous because I never participated in an event such as that one. I did not know what to expect completely presenting myself to a crowd. Before I walked on to the stage, I was overwhelmed with emotions. I thought the crowd would be able to see it in my face, but they did not. Once I got on stage, my nervousness and emotions disappeared. I realized that I was surrounded by beautiful, wonderful, and warm women who genuinely cared about the empowerment of women and building their strength; making the word more comfortable to say and making VAGINA known and expressed instead of something that is JUST part of a woman’s body. Our vaginas describe US – it is not scary, it is not nasty to talk about, and it is who we are! I walked away with a lot leaving this event! The Vagina Monologues is just one amazing event that we sponsored during the Spring Semester.
To end the semester off right, Ayo and I were given a chance create our own event. Game Night Getaway was a great success! I am excited about this because throughout the semester I helped with a lot of events but had never planned an event for the Women’s Center. Now I get to show everyone what I have learned and what I am capable of doing.