Huge thanks to this week's Feature Friday, Brian Snyder, for sharing his experiences
in the Baker Institute's Hatchery Program and in his fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa!
There just never feels like there's enough time in the day. A marketing paper due, the next C program coming up, friends wanting to go out. I've lost count of how many times it seems physically impossible to get all of this done by the end of the day. This is how I lived most of my freshman year. With joining my house--Phi Sigma Kappa--working a part-time job, and for some reason deciding to overload on credits, time seemed to be nonexistent. My inner procrastinator definitely didn't help either. That being said, through experiences like the Hatchery Program, I learned how to cope.
A ten week idea accelerator program sponsored by the Baker Institute here at Lehigh, I for some reason decided to give up my summer to stay at Lehigh and complete the Hatchery Program. Looking back, I don't regret it at all. A nine to five program, I was thrown right into the world of entrepreneurship. Consequently, I learned lot. From the instructors or the other participants, we all came from unique backgrounds and perspectives. As a result, I developed a wide array of skills, from time management, to leadership and communication.
Fortunately, after the completion of the Hatchery, I took these skills with me, able to apply them to other aspects of my life. Perfect example would be my fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa. As the current secretary and social, so many things come up last minute. However, thanks to the Hatchery Program, I can effectively time manage, plan, and allocate time for certain things. Then when the unexpected does come up, I'm more flexible and more easily able to handle this. Furthermore, I can utilize these skills when it comes to planning future events as well. In fact, these skill sets can apply even outside of Greek Life. From my part time job to being an Eco-Rep on campus, there are limitless opportunities to apply what I've learned to help improve myself and my well being along with the organizations I'm involved in. There still are too few hours in the day though.
