Values

I think that our values arise from our character and how we choose to carry ourselves with other people. You can assure you're spending time on your values by your everyday actions and behaviors. Congruence is extremely important when it comes to values because if the actions do not meet up with the given value, you do not stay true to yourself and can become distrusted by others. At this point in my life, I value, school, Alpha Chi Omega, my family, friends, community service, and BuckeyeThon. With such a hectic schedule, it can be difficult trying to fit in everything. I have prioritized my values in order of importance to me, and I ensure that I attend to those values first before spending my time elsewhere. I make a point during the week to spend time in each of my values. The most difficult, but one of the most important one to uphold, is spending time with the family. In being at school and not seeing them everyday, I often times overlook fitting them in my schedule and keeping them updated. After school, I most value Alpha Chi Omega and ensuring that the chapter is running as successfully as possible. Although this value is extremely important as well, I sometimes wish I didn't spend as much time and effort into it. Sometimes I put the organization before my school work, when I really should be focusing most of my time and energy in getting my degree at Ohio State. I think making a balanced schedule of all of these values is important to make sure time is being spent in the appropriate places.