Monday morning classes are almost always a drag, especially those 8 am ones. The weekend seems to disappear and school abruptly returns. Getting ready in time—or even waking up—can be a struggle. Making it over the hills of Westwood feels like a success, but then looking up BruinWalk from the bottom is simply daunting. But wait! There is something going on—a bargain of some sort?
The hustle and bustle is worthy of further research. Suddenly a table covered with goodies ranging from chocolate cupcakes and brownies to s’mores bars and blueberry muffins is in sight—and what a deal! Only 50 cents for a delicious ‘made with love’ baked good and a napkin?! It seems the sisters of Epsilon Kappa have done it again—improving Monday mornings one customer at a time.
During Fall of 2011, EK held two bake sales, both on Mondays! Not only did these events raise money for our chapter, but they gave us the opportunity to spend time together in the kitchen! There was so much sisterly love surrounding the goodies that it only makes sense that they were delicious! Even selling the sweets was a treat (no pun intended). Because the sisters of EK come from various majors, we don’t always see each other during a school day. Spending time at the bake sale gives us another chance to be with one another.
At the last bake sale, another sister and I walked up and down BruinWalk with a ‘mini bake sale in a bowl’. We brought the sale to the customers—and it worked! The two of us made our way to the Bruin Bear and found a group of high schoolers eating lunch. We showed them our baked goods and simply explained how great of a deal it was, which was followed by ten quick sales! By spending a little time at the sale, I was able to help our sorority earn money while catching up with my sisters. If I thought our prices were a good deal, I think I just found a better one!
-Sarah Cox, Alpha Xi
