How Southern is Vanderbilt?

vandyalum
Fri, 07 Sep 2012 23:59:34 +0000

Although many may remember the Sandra Dee or Sally Fields Gidgets from 1960’s TV and movie fame, the Gidget character was originally created by author Frederick Kohner in 1957. The title of his book was “Gidget, The Little Girl with Big Ideas.” Since the women at Vanderbilt generally have big ideas, the previous post may prove more appropriate than it appears at first glance. The women (and men) at Vanderbilt are intelligent, engaged learners who generally excel in many of the following domains: in classroom discussions, in athletics, in music, in politics,… and/or in social gatherings. The average Vandy student does have “big ideas.”

Anyway, if you can’t giggle (or laugh) when you are 18-22 years old, life would be sad. Luckily, for most people who are able to enjoy the academic, and yes, social aspects of college life, life is good. So giggle/laugh away…