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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Geneseo chapter.

Markers, stickers and other art supplies were scattered across the table as students packed the seats in the lobby for our DIY Bullet Journal Event. 

 

Her Campus at Geneseo hosted our first ever Geneseo Late Knight event on Friday Oct. 25 in the MacVittie Union Ballroom. Alongside GLK, the team put on an extremely successful night. 

 

All the food—provided by Campus Auxiliary Services and Impressions catering—was gone. One hundred journals GLK ordered were uniquely decorated by our participants. 

 

The Her Campus at Geneseo team was so excited, we all wanted to give our feedback on our first ever GLK event on the Geneseo campus. So, here’s yet another round table so our writers can do we what we do best—express ourselves through our writing!

 

Rebecca Williamson 

I was super nervous that no one was going to show up at all. I guess it was a bit of an irrational fear, but we ended up giving out all of our journals! I was so happy! I was definitely more focused on getting to know people who were interested in what Her Campus is and running the event at first. I loved getting to know all the people who came out. I didn’t want to mess up my own journal, so I didn’t do much to it, but I really love the cover. I think this was a perfect event to bond, get to know new people and express our creativity. Hopefully we are able to do this again in the future! 

Kayla Glennon

I was so focused at first on running the event and making sure everything felt right that I forgot I could design my own journal! I didn’t understand why people seemed so excited about it until Rebecca told me to take a break from checking people in and made my own. Having something to create that was just so very me made it so much, especially while sitting around friends and having so many options for cut-outs and stickers thanks to Jessica. I can’t wait to do this event again and to hopefully bring in some new writers.

Sydney Julien 

I’m not really the most crafty person. I like creating things, I’ve just never had a knack for drawing or other forms of visual art. This was a good way to try and explore a different side of my creativity! It was super fun to get creative with my fellow Her Campus writers and some potential new recruits!

 

Jessica Bansbach

I was excited to leave this event with a new hobby! It was also exciting to see so many people use my newspaper cut-outs that I brought specifically for this event, and it was even cooler to see how creative people got with them. As we speak, I’m cutting out more for next year, so look forward to it!

 

 

Megan Kelly

I was really nervous about there not being a lot of people showing up for the event, but it was a huge success! I got to talk to a bunch of people and talk about Her Campus. I also made a (passable) bullet journal that I will probably forget about in a week. Still, it was fun and relaxing.

 

We all had unique experiences creating our journals, and we hope all who attended enjoyed themselves too!

Rebecca was the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus at Geneseo. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing) and Communication. Rebecca was also the Copy Editor for the student newspaper The Lamron, Co-Managing Editor of Gandy Dancer, a Career Peer Mentor in the Department of Career Development, a Reader for The Masters Review, and a member of OGX dance club on campus. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @Becca_Willie04!
Kayla Glennon

Geneseo '21

Kayla is a junior English major who is optimistic but enjoys exploring lots of emotions, not just ignoring the "bad" ones. They love writing silly things but also being serious, because there are a lot of things that matter and need to be talked about, but giving yourself a break is important too. They love writing about literature but also coming up with ideas for stories of their own. Kayla is constantly just trying to be themself and trying to be around people that make them happy.
Sydney is a member of the class of 2020 majoring in International Relations and Political Science with a minor in French. She is also Vice President of Geneseo's club figure skating team and coaches local kids in the sport on the weekends. While she's not really sure where life is going to take her yet, she's optimistic about the future.
Jessica Bansbach

Geneseo '20

Jessica Bansbach is a junior psychology major who has more campus club memberships than fingers and toes. In her spare time, if she's forgotten that she's a college student that has more pressing matters to attend to (like, say, studying), she enjoys video games, thrift shopping, and ruminating. She was elected "funniest in group" by her summer camp counselor when she was nine and has since spent the next eleven years trying to live up to the impossible weight of that title.
Megan Kelly is a psychology major at SUNY Geneseo. She enjoys writing articles about whatever interests her at the moment, so don't expect any consistency.