Hey guys! My name is Akriti but my friends call me Kreets :) My family is from India, although I have grown up in Oklahoma City my entire life. Because of this I have had the opportunity to grow up in two different cultures at the same time: the one at home and the one outside of home. I have loved this experience mainly because it has allowed me to have a different perspective on certain issues and just life in general. My culture is very different than the one in America, yet somehow my parents found a way to adapt and interrelate the two cultures. :)
I usually go with the flow on a lot of things, so here's a lot of random information about me that I put together; enjoy! feel free to comment away on anything you find in common or even if you're the complete opposite of me :p
Random Facts about me:
Organizations I'm involved in at OU:
There are six organizations that I actively participate in and value deeply here at the University of Oklahoma and lemme tell you why.
I usually go with the flow on a lot of things, so here's a lot of random information about me that I put together; enjoy! feel free to comment away on anything you find in common or even if you're the complete opposite of me :p
Random Facts about me:
- Class: Junior
- Major: Psychology Pre-Med
- Minors: Spanish and Medical Humanities
- Birthday: May 23
- I have one sister who is 6 years older than me, although everyone thinks we're twins...
- Favorite hobby: painting
- Favorite color: turquoise
- I collect stuffed animals
- I love, love, love meeting new people and making friends. My parents always call me a social butterfly. :-)
- I love jewelry like no other, specifically rings
- I love hugs. a lot.
- I adore dogs. I've never had a pet, but if I did it would probably be a corgi.
- I have run two 5ks in my life, but my goal is to run at least one every year until I can run a 10k. and then run those every year until I can run a half marathon. and then run those every year until I can survive an entire marathon (specifically I want to be able to run the OKC memorial marathon one year).
- I am the biggest Harry Potter fan you will probably ever meet.
- I have a stuffed animal BB8 as well as a remote controlled BB8. :-)
- I usually never sit in complete silence. I'm always playing music.
- Favorite artists at the moment: Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd - both of which came/are coming to Tulsa, OK this year and I can't go to either
- I actually have never been to a concert and when I do, I hope it's for one of these amazing voices ^^
- I am always eating something. Food is the way to my heart.
- I. Need. Coffee. Every. Day.
- I have three onesies.
- The amount of money I have spend on Starbucks in the past two years is probably as much as my tuition costs. (jk but really...)
- TV shows I am currently watching/have watched: Friends, HIMYM, White Collar, Suits, Quantico, Prison Break, Big Bang Theory, Arrow, Flash, Grey's Anatomy, Orange Is The New Black, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (I know, I know, it's a lot...)
- Words that I like to live by: Be you. (it's simple but it means so much)
My sister and I. Who's who?
Just a lil something I painted during camp. Peep my corgi named Sprinkles and the BB8 & elephant night-light in the back.
Organizations I'm involved in at OU:
There are six organizations that I actively participate in and value deeply here at the University of Oklahoma and lemme tell you why.
- Camp Crimson - I actually never went to camp but still decided to become an SGL, and lemme tell you: it has changed my life for the better in so many ways. I love being able to interact with incoming students and allowing them to express themselves and be heard, but besides that, seeing how selfless everyone is at camp makes me want to be a better person too. Lovely organization with lovely people.
A collage of a few of my favorite pictures from both years of camp.
- India Student Association (ISA) - I have had the opportunity of being the publicity chair of ISA for two years now and I absolutely love it. I didn't know anyone before I joined ISA but the people in it are so welcoming that I felt at home right away. I have participated in numerous dance performances with my fellow ISA-ers and have loved every moment of them.
A collection of pictures expressing my Indian heritage.
- Integrity Council - Such a great organization on campus, but highly misunderstood by many students :( Some people think all we do is expel people for cheating and that we are out to get them, when in fact, oftentimes we are not the ones that catch someone in an act of academic misconduct (professors and other students do). I love that we get to serve on hearings, conduct investigations, serve as peer educators, because having a mostly student-run council makes things more comfortable for many. Unfortunately I do not have a picture for this one, since I just joined the council last semester itself :)
- Soonerthon - Oh man. Soonerthon. One of my favorite events in the whole year. I have attended Soonerthon for the past two years that I have been here and have always stayed til the very end. I just love the whole concept of it: Standing for the kids that can't. It's such a strong message and I love that our university puts on events such as these. #FTK.
The amount of money we raised for the Children's Miracle Network in the last two years.
- President's Community Scholars (PCS) - this was my favorite thing about freshman year. I have made certain connections from PCS that you wouldn't find anywhere else. The friends I made in PCS are those that will last a lifetime.
Last PCS meeting freshman year with some of my favorite people at OU!
- Big Event - I have always loved serving the community, and what better way to do it than being on Operations Staff! The past two years on Ops Staff have blown my mind; each year we get more and more volunteers to help out neighboring communities on the big day and it's amazing to see everyone coming together and uniting as one.
All of Exec Committee and Ops Staff this past year.
