In our Family....It's Tradition.

Baylor All-University SING 2011
It's simply Tradition in the Treadaway Family.

Growing up as a Baylor Bear means having many different traditions but in the Treadaway family it means....
attending the Baylor University All-University SING every year! As a little girl I would attend sing every year and watch the college students lighten up the stage with their own creative show. I absolutely could not wait until I could perform at the Waco Hall stage with my best friends. It is such a great feeling to say that IT IS FINALLY HERE!!!



In 25 24 23 22 21 20 days....
I will be performing on Waco Hall stage with my best friends and my very own sister! I am participating with Delta Delta Delta and my sister is participative with Sing Alliance. We both practice about 10 hours a week for the performances in February. It is a lot of practicing and dancing but the end result will be very rewarding. I have been looking forward for this day for a very long time.
I hope you can come and support the Treadaway sisters!

If you were a sing chair... what would your sing act be?
Leave a comment!

History of All-University Sing

          All-University Sing has been a tradition at Baylor University since 1953. Sing started in 1953 as a choral competition.  Over the years, students gradually incorporated costumes, choreography and skits into their acts, and by 1960, Sing had developed into the competition that it is today.

The 20 student groups participating in Sing have created original seven-minute acts with a theme of their choice. The groups produce their own acts and taking into account factors such as vocal performance, choreography, backdrop and set design and theme development. Sing acts are judged on level of creativity, entertainment value, choreography, musical quality and theme development.

        

2011 Sing Performance Dates

CLUB NIGHT - Thursday, February 17 at 6:30pm
Friday, February 18 at 6:30pm
Saturday, February 19 at 6:30pm

Thursday, February 24 at 6:30pm
Friday, Feburary 25 at 6:30pm
Saturday, February 26 at 6:30pm
Awards Show at 10:30pm
Waco Hall

For more information about tickets, contact the Baylor Ticket Office at:
(254) 710-3210 or BDSCTickets@baylor.edu

Participating in All-University Sing 2011:

Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Tau Omega
Baylor Chamber of Commerce
Chi Omega
DELTA DELTA DELTA
Delta Tau Delta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Chi Alpha
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Omega Tau
Kappa Sigma
Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji)
National Pan-Hellenic Council
Phi Kappa Chi
Pi Beta Phi
Pi Kappa Phi
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
SING ALLIANCE
Zeta Tau Alpha

CRAZY IN LOVE

       Every time when I plan and map out my life, God comes along and reroutes that map. I realize how small I am in this Universe and unimportant "my wants" to his overall plan. Time and time again, when I think I have God figured out on how he is going to come along, rescue me and pay attention to MY PLAN, I fall down on my knees with scrapes and bruises. God is too big, and too unknown for me to put him in "MY PLANNED LIFE". Five years ago, I planned out my entire life. Graduate Baylor in 4 years, get into prehealth school, become a physician of some sorts, get married at the age of 27, have my first child three years following....... Nothing has gone the way I planned out my life so far. I am lost. I have no direction, and no plan. And every time I think I have a God chosen plan, someone comes along tells me I can't do it, and I end up believing them. I begin to wonder if it truly was God's desire for my life or mine. A plan that I wanted God to believe in.
       This is my last semester at Baylor University, a bittersweet thing. I am so ready to move out of Waco, and out of the Baylor bubble. But I have also loved every waking moment at Baylor University.This is my home. I also have loved moments with my sweetest, and most dearest true friends that I have made along the way. I am about to graduate in 5 months and I have no plan. I am scared to death. The past couple of years, I have done everything that I was suppose to do...take the classes advisors told me to take, get involved with educational leadership programs, not recreational programs. Well, this semester I am not playing by any rules. This semester I am doing everything I have ever wanted to do at Baylor.
       For once in my life, I am going to worry about my own salvation with christ instead of others. I have taught a bible study for the past three years, and have put my relationship with christ on the back burner. I love teaching others, but I forgot about my own daily devotional studies with God. I was so busy investing in others lives, that my own soul was starting to melt. And that is not good for them or me. This semester, I am going to read the book, CRAZY LOVE. I hope ya'll read it along with me, and join the semester of living life to the fullest--God Standards. I am reading this book with my two best friends, and can't wait to see how we grow together. These next 5 months are going to be pivotal to me and my friends. It be will be the last time we will probably ever be in the same city. This book has a video segment over each chapter with the author's teachings.
                                            JOIN ME IN READING THIS BOOK.
                                              
                                           www.crazylovebook.com

Happy New Year

It's 2011
‎"Behold, the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things." Isaiah 42:9

It is officially a new year, January 1, 2011!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! Over the past three weeks, the Treadaway sisters have been very busy! We went to Hawaii for my parents 25th anniversary over Christmas.  We are so blessed to have wonderful parents. It was one of the best vacations and the perfect time to relax and not have to think about school.

  Our Top 10 Things to do in Hawaii:

1. Snorkel with the colorful sea creatures. (We saw turtles, sting rays, and nemo!)
2. Surf Lessons (Hang Loose! The paddle part is a workout!)
3. Visit the active Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island
4. Ride a horse on the beaches
5. Go Whale Watching (It is fun to literally see them jump out of the water!)
6. Bike Down Maui's Haleakala Mountain
7. Paddle Surfing  (It's the newest, most popular sport!)
8. Attend a Polynesian Luau
9. Visit a Black Sand Beach and go kayaking
10. Pick an oyster to find your own pearls

Hawaii is known for their volcanoes. Hawaii's lava rock eroded to make black beaches. This was an amazing sight to see. In Hawaii, the term black sand beach has been used only for beaches dominated by grains of black volcanic glass. Lava flows entering the ocean chill and their glassy rinds shatter. Waves and currents may build a beach from the black grains of glass.

Black Sand Beach in Hilo, Hawaii

Kukui Nuts from Hawaii

In 1959 the Kukui nut tree became the official state tree of Hawaii. The fruit of the Kukui is about 2-inches in diameter. The nuts have an excellent penetrating oil that when smoothed on the skin soothed and softened sunburns and irritations. Kukui nut oil is readily absorbed by the skin providing tissues with essential elements that provides effective relief for the symptoms of eczema, psoriasis, dry skin and acne. The kukui nut is also used for bowls, canoes, and surfboards. Kukui nut jewelry was originally reserved for royalty in ancient times. The fashionable Kukui nut leis are used today as the traditional way to greet visitors to the enchanted paradise.

Kukui Bracelets

Kukui Necklace with Seashells

Baylor Kukui Necklace

We went to the Diamond Head Classic Basketball Tournament where we found the Baylor Kukui Nut necklace. They hand-painted the nuts in Green and Gold with the BU emblem. Sic 'em Bears! We also wore them to the Texas Bowl Game in Houston, Texas.

BU Kukui Nuts

Diamond Head Classic at the University of Hawaii

Books to Read

The Help

  Tiffany recommends "The Help" by Kathyrn Stockett. Read it before the movie comes out on August 12, 2011!

When Christmas Comes

Briana reccomends "When Christmas Comes" by Debbie Macomber. This book is a story that is similiar to the movie The Holiday. It is a romantic book that's an easy read for the day!

Resolutions for the New Year

Tiffany is going to graduate from college.
Briana is going to get her first official job!

What is your New Year Resolution?

Don't Forget...
Eat your Black Eyed Peas for Good luck!

We can't wait to see what this year has to offer!

ALOHA!

Luau in Honolulu