LAURA JANE KENNY | staff writer
Women on campus had the opportunity to share tea and laughter for the finale of Women’s week.
The women of Residence Life hosted the 7th annual Women’s Tea on Friday, March 28 at 2:00 p.m. The women gathered on the 5th fl oor patio of Trinity for the fi nale of Women’s week, and had the opportunity to enjoy one another’s company over tea, scones, and cucumber sandwiches.
The bright and sunny weather provided a nice atmosphere for the omen to mingle as music by Michael Bublé played in the background. Bright tablecloths, mints, and teapots served as decorative accents. “Anything that involves tea is exciting. I like the music and the atmosphere,” freshman global studies major Christy Parrish said. The women of Residence Life wore sundresses. “I think it is nice because there is a group of students on campus that just like to do girly things. Sometimes its nice to just get together as women to celebrate what God has given us,” Resident Director of Bowles Mandy Huff said.
Residence Life created other ways for the women to enjoy the afternoon. There was a section for the women to make magnets together and also a table with nail polish and supplies to do manicures and pedicures. “It’s a nice time to spend on a Friday just hanging out, spending time with girls,” freshman biology major Christy Goulet. The Resident Director of Adams Hall, Jen Meyer was very excited about the women’s tea because of the community it creates. “I’m really passionate about the opportunity when women come together and can have the opportunity to be with just girls,” Meyer said.
The women’s tea also invited some guest speakers to share about women. Everson Marsh recited a poem from memory, titled “Photo-shopped to Perfection.” Marsh wrote and performed the poem the year before, and was invited back to recite it. Due to a sister who had dealt with body image issues, Marsh wanted to express the problem that he had observed with women and their bodies. Two women also spoke at the tea about their experiences as women at APU. One woman spoke about the challenges of being a black woman at APU. She talked about the experience of living on her hall and how it made her grow. She told the crowd that she could not get mad about all the questions she received about her ethnic background, but that she would do her best to educate. The Community Advisor of Adams Hall, Cathy Hong, also shared with the women at the tea. Hong shared two of her favorite passages in the Bible, Lamentations 3 and Psalm 62:5. She told everyone how the scriptures had given her hope to hold onto during the school years when she was faced with trials.
As each woman left the tea, they were given a Gerber daisy and a poem. The poem was centered on the idea of fi nding one’s image in the Lord. The last line of the poem reads, “I want her to be conformed to My image. This high goal I have set for her. Because I love her.”
