When most people come up with a mythical animal-human combination, it’s typically something like what the Greek myths had. But, when picking out her identifier as a Camp War Eagle counselor, Whitney Say showed her Louisiana roots when she thought of cropping her face onto a crawfish.
Most people from Baton Rouge attend the school that’s right in their backyard like much of Say’s family did. However, one of her aunts was passionate about another school — Auburn.
Because of how much her aunt had loved her Auburn experience, Say decided to take a tour, and she said that, as most students do on their tour, she fell in love with the Auburn Family. She said her experience thus far has been nothing short of what she expected.
Say said that she loved the campus on her visit, and she has loved everything about the experience ever since coming to The Plains. For her, it all started at Camp War Eagle, which is why she wanted to be a counselor herself, so that she could give the same experience to many incoming students.
“I know whenever I came in, I had been to one Auburn football game ever, and I’m sitting in the pep rally reading my little yellow book with all these random cheers that I had never heard in my life, and I was so confused, but at the same time, so excited to get to know what all this stuff meant and the passion behind it all,” Say said. “So, it’s exciting that I get to pass that onto freshmen this summer.”
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“A lot of the dentists that I’ve talked to said the one regret they have is not taking accounting classes in college,” Say said.
The warm embrace at CWE was continued throughout her freshmen year and beyond. A great deal of this came from all the involvement she has been a part of.
From being the assistant vice president for marketing organization for SGA to frequently volunteering with Impact, Say has found friends and great opportunities with involvement. She has also gotten involved with Auburn Tooth Fairy, which is a new organization that spreads education to local elementary schools about oral hygiene.
“I couldn’t imagine my college experience being anywhere else,” Say said. “From the teachers always going out of their way to help students to people that I’ve met through involvement through SGA and other things, I’ve had an incredible experience so far, and I can’t wait to continue it.”
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