Brophy Bros
Brophy Bros is a popular seafood restaurant in the Santa Barbara harbor along the water. It is a tiny spaced location that happens to be the busiest restaurant in Santa Barbara. I am a hostess during the summer, and this job requires much skill and quick thinking. By working here, I learned how to supervise and coordinate activities of dining-room personnel to provide fast and courteous service to patrons. This will help me to remain attentive, reliable, and responsive to those in need of my help and services. I learned how to greet guests, escort them to their tables and provide menus for them. With this, I have become an excellent people person, and learned how to satisfy others. At the hostess stand, if someone misunderstands, or is angry with any type of situation, it is my job to calm them down and inform them of the situation. This has taught me how to stay calm in an awkward position; therefore I can keep my poise in times of discomfort.
Delta Gamma Sorority
Being in a sorority offers and provides great opportunities for cooperation and collaboration among one another and other chapters as well. Being a part of such a successful group that is run strictly by students is amazing and it makes me feel so accomplished. I emphasize dedication and understanding towards different aspects of the chapter such as our philanthropic events, other sorority and fraternity philanthropic events as well. This has taught me how to be responsible and deal with different type of personalities coming into a group. It has shown me how to become friends and acquaintances with others and accept what they have to offer. I have learned how to get along with others that I typically would not engage myself with that I now gladly call my sisters. We all contribute and help one another out whether it is taking a leadership role or participating and helping those that need it. We stand our ground and encourage high levels of performance. We must continue our external relations with other chapters and every girl contributes to the chapter management.
Sports
I played sports during high school, as well as play sports within my sorority. In high school, being on a team holds each and ever girl responsible. We all hold our own positions and without one of us, the whole team would fall. I contributed to teams of soccer, volleyball, and swimming throughout high school. Occasionally I would have to balance two sport teams at once, soccer and swim I attended practice every day and volleyball three times a week. I successfully attended all these and played at my top performance, I sacrificed other fun activities I could have participated in, in order to be in my best shape so I would not disappoint the team when they needed me. Within Delta Gamma, I play flag football, bowling, soccer, dodge ball, softball, and basketball. I play all these because all the girls in my chapter hold me accountable to do well and succeed for the chapter as a whole towards winning the championship and winning the overall sports trophy at the end of the year. This little thing proves leadership and management skills through my commitment of coming to practices once or twice a week as well as the game day and not only coming to the game, but being prepared and ready to play well. I believe that playing on sport teams proves great managing through the little things that I do, proving that when I do something, I work my hardest and give it my all, never giving up or stopping until it is finished, and finished well.
