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TRENZA Times Halloween Edition: October 2013 Inside this Issue Fall Retreat Tailgate with the Gammas UCLA Road Trip TRENZA Birthday Sake Bombing Breast Cancer Walk Last Minute Halloween Hacks Shoutouts Awards Happy Halloween, Trenzud@s! As October comes to a close, we just wanted to thank you for a great Fall semes - ter so far! This month was jam-packed with events and we have felt so fortunate to have the privilege of documenting all the fun! We can’t wait for the rest of the semes - ter and we wish you a fantastic Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos! Much TRENZA Love, Your Co-Historians Alejandra and Jissel

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TRENZA TimesHalloween Edition: October 2013

Inside this Issue

Fall Retreat

Tailgate with the Gammas

UCLA Road Trip

TRENZA Birthday

Sake Bombing

Breast Cancer Walk

Last Minute Halloween Hacks

Shoutouts

Awards

Happy Halloween, Trenzud@s!As October comes to a close, we just

wanted to thank you for a great Fall semes-ter so far! This month was jam-packed with

events and we have felt so fortunate to have the privilege of documenting all the

fun! We can’t wait for the rest of the semes-ter and we wish you a fantastic Halloween

and Dia de Los Muertos!Much TRENZA Love,

Your Co-Historians Alejandra and Jissel

trenza

Fall Retreat

A camping trip full of bonding, laughter, and melty s’mores!

Fall RetreatFrom Trenzuda Veronica

Abad:"As a freshman and it being my �rst year in

TRENZA, the Fall Retreat was an amazing opportu-

nity for me to meet all the girls and get to know

TRENZA even better. I had so much fun and am thankful that I found a

group of women, friends and sisters that I can make great memories with. Sharing stories, hiking, eating, making

s'mores, and just bonding made me want to be part of TRENZA even more.

Yay TRENZA!"

TAILGATE with Berkeley Gammas

ALly GalarteThe tailgate with the Gammas was so much fun! It was my first college tailgate, which makes it even more memorable. It was great to see everyone come together to show school spirit! The Carne asada and rice was on point and you know the games are always fun! After the tailgate, Alejandra and I went to the game! Thanks for coming with me Ale! Glad we could have that bonding moment! Love you!

Rocio HernandezYou all know football can't be the same without some good

old tailgating!!! On October fifth we had a fun tailgate with the brothers of Gamma Zeta Alpha. The grill was

going and the music was popping. There was some good, juicy carne asada and delicious jungle juice. Trenzud@s

faced Alumni at a game of flip cup and showed them how it's done. It super was fun seeing all of my girls there, new and old. I'm excited for our upcoming tailgate in Novem-

ber!! I'll see you all there and yall better be ready for some competitive flip cup games.

From Trenzuda Jessica Martinez:“Even though I am a Senior, this year was my first year going on ROADTRIPPP and it was definitely a crazy memorable experience! I was one of the drivers in my car along with my co-pilot Carissa. It was my first time driving for such a long dis-tance and my first time ever in LA! There was

never a dull moment with the #rowdyratchets in my car (haha “That Drake album tho!”). On Friday night, the UCLA Gammas were super nice when we partied at their place. We killed them at flip cup of course! I think the most memorable part of the night for me was when the song “Tragos Amargos” came on and all the Trenzudas and

Gammas, Bears and Bruins, joined together in a circle singing our hearts out. Too cute. I absolutely

had such a fun time!”

UCLA Roadtrip

From Trenzuda

Mayra Cabral:

“I love this Road trip!!

Even if Berke-ley didn't beat

UCLA this time, spending it with my beautiful Trenzudas was better than

anything, best LA ROAD TRIP!! Shout out to the amazing Wrecking

CHODES woot woot!!!” "TONIGHT, WE ARE YOUNG"

VS

UCLA Roadtrip

From Trenzuda Jakki Castorena:This weekend was an amazing weekend filled with many firsts for me. It was my first road trip and I

wasn’t sure what to expect. The actual trip was super cool and I had a lot of fun with my TU Girls! but as soon as we arrived in the UCLA area everything hit me when I got a call from my mom. I told her that I

was in LA, but since the entire trip was kind of spon-taneous because I thought I was still on the waitlist, I then saw I was totally out of my element. It wasn’t

Berkeley and although I was with my Trenzudas I was in a car full of girls I didn’t know very well. When we arrived at the Gamma party everything was different from what I imagined. The fact that it was a sort of intimate party between the UCLA Gammas and

Trenza was really comforting and really welcoming. It was a huge surprise when we walked in and I saw a friend that I hadn’t seen in three years and another friend from back home. It was a really weird experi-

ence to see both of them there, without it being planned and in a place totally different from where we met. Once I got over the initial awkwardness, I got really into interacting with people after Monica had me play a game I hadn’t even heard of. After the

first game, which made Monica drink a lot in my stead (sorry!), I got really into it and played a couple of games of beer pong, more of the stack cup thing and flip cup. It was super fun and it was actually the

first time I had ever drank more than a sip. This night was super fun, I got to learn some really fun drinking games, drank a lot (for me) for the first time, and met a lot of the Gammas, who were amazingly inviting and cool guys! (not to mention a lot of them were very attractive ) I loved the atmosphere of the entire

Friday evening and I can’t wait for the next road trip, hopefully it’s just as great as this one was.

TAILGATE with UCLA Gammas

You know it, You tell the story, You tell the whole Damn world....

This is bear territory

Hello TRENZUD@S!!!Alumni here, wanting to share a piece on the SoCal Tailgate J

First, let me just say, that going to TRENZA events as an alum is AWESOME! Yet another incentive to get that degree!

Y’all have no idea how good it felt to see my TRENZUD@s again! I really missed y’all! So, needless to say, I HAD A BLAST!

I met some new TRENZUD@s, shout out to Allyson, played some flip cup, a little bit of Gaucho Ball, saw some Cal football (didn’t’

stay for the whole thing though, it was getting a little pathetic by midway through the 3rd quarter lol), and best of all, I got to see my girls, well, at least some of them (y’all know who you are!)!

For a good minute I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to make it. I had an assignment draft due on Sunday and since I’m a perfec-tionist, it didn’t matter that it was an ungraded draft, I was still

stressin’. But I told myself, “NO!” Did as much work as I could the week leading up to the tail gate, stayed up till 3 am every day,

because there was no way I was going to miss a chance to see my TRENZUD@s with them being so close to me. It was all worth it. An awkward incident with some boys aside, I had a really great

time (Good work Griselda); there was great food, great music (most of the time hah), and great company. So glad I went!

Before I begin to talk about the tailgate, I'll introduce myself. My name is Jackie, I'm from class of 2012, and I like long walks on the beach. (Actually I did that this past

summer and I think I rather just go in the water!) Anyway, the tailgate was awesome! I got to see lots of familiar faces and new faces. Being with my trenzudas made me feel like home, and playing flip cup was just

awesome. Of course we won, then we lost but I won't tell why- she knows who she is juuuuust kidding. I cant tell

you the food was great but I got there late so I wouldn't know. The jungle juice was good though and the

gammas who we interacted with was cool! It was a indescribable feeling to see the younger generations of TRENZA partake in something I just did a few years ago

but seems like forever ago. I'm glad this organization continues to grow and if any of you ever need anything

I'll be here!

Mia CarbajalI will always remember the UCLA Tailgate as one of my favorite TRENZA memories. Everything about the trip was crazy! I had so much fun on the way down

to L.A. and shared so many laughs with Carissa, Betty, and Jessica. Our car would not stop with the jokes! Spending brunch with Trenzudas and getting to know the alumni was also really memorable.

Overall, the Tailgate was AWESOME!!! I had a blast from beginning to end.

Jackie Mercado

Arcy Magaña

Santa Monica Pier

A beautiful night with

beautiful companyLupe Martinez

ROADTRIP was super F U N, but one of my favorite parts was spending time

with everyone at the Santa Monica Pier<3 Although we were all super tired from

the activities of the day, we got to bond and enjoy the scenery! I want to thank

everyone who went, especially the Wreck-ing Chodes!!, who made this such a spe-

cial and beautiful night! :)

Adriana CardenasI have never been to the Santa Monica Pier. I am

glad I got to share my �rst experience going there with my lovely TRENZUDAS. It was amazing. With

the little time we had there, we still made the best of it!

carissa garcia

TRENZA BirthdayFr�� T����ud� M��ic� M�ncad�:HEY TRENZUD@S! Monica here :) This year so far has been the best!!!! 5th year woooo I joined TRENZA as a second semester sophomore, but didn't really feel the TRENZA love until my junior year, so it warms my heart to see so many second and third years join for the first time!!!! It is never too late to join our amazing sisterhood! So naturally, TRENZA birthday was burning brightly with tons of TRENZA love!!!!! It was great to see alumni and new comers mingle and get to know each other--especially over delicious home-cooked meals! My favorite part of TRENZA will

always be our inner socials and our last teen year did not disappoint! Hope-fully I can attend our 20th as a UC Berkeley alum :)

Fr�� T����ud� T��i� F����:It was great celebrating TRENZA's 19th Birthday with

my lovely Trenzudas! The food was amazing and I loved seeing our alumni! I am so thankful an org like this exist

on our campus. It has allowed me to meet such awe-some womyn and make great memories with them! Cal

would not be the same without TRENZA!

Fr�� TR�N�A A����� N��m�

P�z�n�:TRENZA Birthday!

Everyone has a reason to cele-brate another year of TRENZA!

I loved taking part in this year’s birthday celebration

because it gave me the oppor-tunity to meet TRENZA’s

newest members and catch up with returning ones. Every

time I walk into a room full of trenzud@s, I am reminded of why this space holds such a

special place in my heart. It’s a space where you feel instantly

welcomed and empowered. This time was no different. Our

birthday was full of warm smiles, yummy food, and great laughs. As an alum, I look for-ward to these events because they give me the opportunity to mingle with the students

and recount on the glory days (yep, college is the BEST time

in yo life—Don’t waste it!). Cheers to many more birthday

celebrations!

A Word

from your

alumni

Fr�� TR�N�A A����� M��i�s� M�n���:

TRENZA got together on October 10th to cele-brate 19 years of sisterhood. As an alumna I miss attending TRENZA Thursdays so of course I was not going to miss out on attending one especially if it was celebrating TRENZA’s birth-day. Walking into the Rochdale common room the first couple things I noticed was how the 1st years during my Co-Chair year were now seniors and how many new faces were in the room getting together to celebrate. As we got in our tables, I was able to meet some of the newer trenzudas and hear all about their excite-ment for road trip. There was plenty of food for everyone to break bread together. And of course we all sang Happy Birthday to an organization that has provided us a safe space through our journey at CAL. At the end of the meeting, we ended with a closing circle as most of us expressed our appreciation to TRENZA. Coming back to celebrate this occasion makes me appreciate TRENZA even more than I do now. Every year TRENZA gets a new generation of womyn but one thing is still evident that the feeling of what it is to be part of TRENZA has not changed. That feeling of knowing you have a group of girls that have your back through the good and the bad. The reassurance that you’re not alone during your struggles as an undergrad at CAL. That smile that you know the weekend will be full of fun and adventures with your trenzudas. But most of all that certainty of knowing TRENZA has introduced you to your best friends for here on out. So much love to TRENZA for turning 19 and all the years to come. -Melissa (Meli) Mendez , Alumna, Class of 2011

Sake Bombing with Hermanos Unidos

Sake Bombing 2013 was one for the books! I can't believe it was the 10th anniversary this year. 10 years

of crazy memorable nights with Hermanos Unidos! I had a blast and hope everyone who attended did too

Sake bombing was my first official event with TRENZA and I must say I LOVED IT! Hang-

ing out with these girls and the guys from Hermanos Unidos really gave a great ending

to my stressful week and all that school work. I felt good vibes from everyone during the

event, and had many laughs here and there, meaning I just extended my life span that

night! After that, we had the after party at Rochdale which was great as well because I got the opportunity to enjoy more time with my TRENZudas. I hope to have many more

nights like this with my girls, and just times in general!

YAY! Last SAKE BOMB!!!! It was awesome to see fellow fifth years--Ashley (we owe you glow in the dark shades!),

Blanca, and Rocio--, new & current members and even one TRENZA alumna (Steph) at this year's event!!!! So many

positive vibes even before the sake dropped! And once they dropped, the environment remained safe and fun (although we all probably knocked out before midnight!!!!). Ten years of this awesome tradition with HU and hope to hear it go on

for another ten!

carissa garcia

olivia ruiz

monica moncada

Ichi, ni, San,

Sake,

Sake,

Bomb!

Mujeres de CalMaking Strides Against

Breast CancerEarly Saturday morning, the lovely ladies of Hermanas Unidas de UC

Berkeley, Omega Phi Beta, and TRENZA arrived at Golden Gate Park

in San Francisco and got ready to walk the walk for a great cause. But

even before this single event, they collaborated and worked together to

raise over 1,500 towards cancer research! They sold bracelets and pins all throughout October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and sup-ported the cause by wearing pink on Wednesdays. Thank you ladies for

all your hard work!

The Meetingwith Hermanas

Unidas and Omega Phi Beta

Breast Cancer Walk

Last MinuteHalloween Hacks

Easy Halloween Dessert

Witch Hat Cookie Ingredients: Hershey’s kisses, striped fudge

cookies, and orange icing

Easy Peasy Instructions: Turn the fudge cookies over, apply icing

around the edge of the center hole, and place the kiss on top. Let cool

and enjoy!http://barbschram.blogspot.com/

Halloween Candy Corn CocktailFor those of you over 21,here’s a yummy drink to try!

Ingredients: 1 1/2 oz Smirnoff Whipped Cream Vodka, 3 oz Sour Mix, 2 oz Pineapple Juice, 1/2 oz Grenadine, Whipped cream

Instructions: Combine Smirnoff Whipped Cream Vodka, Sour Mix and Pineapple Juice in a shaker with ice, shake awayPour mix into a martini glassSlowly pour Grenadine into mix so it settles at the bottomTop with whip creamhttp://www.tammileetips.com/

Quick DIY CostumesRoy Lichenstein Character: some polka dots and a

cardboard speech bubble

and you’re good to go!

Waldo: All you

need is a stripey red shirt, a

matching hat, and some big fake glasses!

Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange:

A white long sleeve, sus-penders, a bowler hat, and eyeliner are all you need to dress up as one of lit’s

most famous badboys.Audrey Hepburn in

Breakfast at Tiffany’s:Get classy in a sleek black dress, a tiara, some pearls, black gloves, and a pretty

bun!

SHOUT-OUTS

From Trenzuda Sara Ochoa:

Shout out to Stephany and Jessica when they rinsed avocado out of my hair after our Spa Day meeting in a sink bathroom in Barrows. My hair was so luscious afterwards that

every time I touched my hair it felt like I was petting a kitten or some-

thing equally cute.Shout out to Tania for keeping me sane during this semester because Bio1A is trying to eat my soul for

dinner.Shout out to Stacy for always open-ing the door for me and making me feel so welcome in your apart-

ment!And shout out to the futon for hold-ing me and never letting go when it gets super frightening when the window sills shake in their apart-ment when I spend the night.lol.

Shout out to Jissel for making me feel the love when I was feeling

down c:

From Trenzuda Araceli Alcibar:

Shout out to Juana for encouraging to go to the meetings with her!(: and she

made me feel comfortable wearing tights instead of jeans(: At first I

wasn't really sure what to expect but you girls made me feel welcome at the meetings and events. You girls are some of the nicest people I've met at Cal! I'm really happy to be part of this

organization! I really feel trenza em-bodies the three pillars it stands for!(:

From Trenzuda Alejandra Reynoso:

Shoutout to all my steering! I love you all so much and you teach me something new

ever� day! THANK YOU for all your hard work and for being so freaking g�eat!

Another shoutout to all of our members! It really means a lot that you come out to

TRENZA events and I just want you to know that I appreciate and love each and ever�

one of you!

SHOUTOUTSArcy Magaña

My bestie Ana ~ I love you more than words can explain! You are such an amazing, strong, and beautiful muxer! We gain strength, and courage, and confidence

by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... we must do that which we think we

cannot. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Mónica!! Thank you for all the encouragement muxer! It seems like you always know when things are getting

tough for me because your messages and texts ALWAYS have such good timing! Love and miss you

very much! And if I were there, I would totally help you with the vulva costume! Keep doing you my bad ass

friend :)

Blanca C-H ~ I need a girls day. I need a margarita night. I need a Pura repeat ;) hahah jk, but only kinda. I need some of that Moscato that is OH so yummy. Most

of all, I need my ride or die girl! I miss you!!!! :’)

Sara O ~ I miss you! <3

Vicky and Jazmin ~ you two are doing such an amazing job and I am so proud! Keep it up ladies!

My seniors ~ I can’t stress it enough, ENJOY YOUR LAST YEAR! As I am sure you have noticed when you go

back to your communities in the breaks, the world is NOT like Berkeley. It won’t hit you until you’re fully out of the Berkeley bubble, but trust, Berkeley is paradise

compared to post-grad life. So live it up!

ALL of my TRENZUD@s – just because I’m not there, doesn’t mean I’m not accessible J Ask any one of the older members and they will tell you, I had a finger in

just about everything Raza related (and some non-Raza related things) on campus and in the Berkeley commu-nity. USE ME AS A RESOURCE! What good is having all

this knowledge without being able to share it? I may be a lawyer in training, but I promise I won’t bite you. So, add me on fb or email me, I would LOVE to get to know all of you, if at the very least, via internet (Arcy

Magaña or [email protected])!

Monica MoncadaSHOUT OUT TO ALL THE NEW BABIES! Makes me so happy to see new faces and more love added to our sister-

hood You will all continue the legacy we have estab-

lished on campus and can't wait to see what the rest of

my fifth year brings!-Monica Moncada

Ally GalarteI would like to give a shout out to Everyone who made the October events possible, this month was AMAZING! I would also like to give a shout out to my Berkeley Mamas

&& to Diana for being my concert buddy! Thanks for being apart of the best day of

my life! Love you all!

Jessica RodriguezShoutout: To Juana, I am so

glad to have gotten to know you better these past few weeks. You are so sincere and such a good friend! Keep pushing forward and doing you. Nothing can stop you

Love, your insanity partner

To the ladies of apartment 302, thank you for keeping me

grounded and making our apart-ment feel like home

SHOUTOUTS

Gricela Mendez ZarcoShout-out to mah SENIOOOORS!! If you want to cry about it, hit me up, 'cause I pretty much cry myself to sleep at night reminiscing and being excited & scared

for the future. lol

Top 5 Regrets of the Dying"I drive myself crazy sometimes wondering if my life is

how it should be. Am I who I want to be? Am I spending my time & money wisely? Am I living my youth to the fullest? I am terrified of time and the fact that it slows

down for no one and nothing.So I went to the internet for some advice, and I

stumbled upon an article from the Huffington Post titled "The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying." Sounds intense, I

know. But it definitely helps give me some clarity about life. And if you ever lay awake at night contemplating life

like I do, these may help you out as well:1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself,

not the life others expected of me.2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard.

3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.These may sound like cliches; everyone always tells you

to "just be yourself." But I guess the reason why that advice is so constant is because, especially in our youth,

sometimes we need a constant reminder that we are who we are, even if we don't know exactly who that is.

So remember who and what you prioritize, and try not to stray too far from your goals. Even if life isn't short to you, your time is much too precious to waste. And YOU

and your life are much to precious to go to waste! "

Rocio HernandezTo my lovely fifth years Monica, Ashley, and Blanca, love ya all to death!! Fall semester would not have been the same without yall!

Woo to the rest of this semesterTo Ally and Johanna who are always down to come out and hang out with us viejas. Much

love to you ladiesTo the cuties Veronica and Diana who always

have a smile on their face! And to our churro story of the night

To my San Diego babies Mayra, Lisa, and Erika who are gonna make me carne asada fries lolTo 2013-2014 TRENZA Steering, thank you for all the work you ladies do. Keep up the

great workLots of love,

Rocío Hernandez

Lupe MartinezShout out to all the TRENZA Seniors putting in

work for our upcoming events! I'm really excited t to get to know each and every one of you better!!:D Shout out to my roomie, Leslie, for being such a

beautiful friend<3Shout out to the WRECKING CHODES!! Mayra,

Lisa, Ally, and Jissel! "I came in like a Wreckiiiiiiing Baaaaalll"!!:P

Shout out to Gris for helping me set up for tabling every Thursday!:)

Shout out to my contacts Raquel, Vicky, Jissel, and Alejandra for putting in work this semester! I see

you;)Shout out to Blanca, I'm sorry I'm such a grandma

and never have time to hang out:'( But just know that I miss you<3

Shout out to Veronica and Ally for sending me Snapchats of your beautiful faces!>.< lol

Celebrating Fabulosity!

Lily Rockholt

Trenzuda of the Month!

Perfect Attendance

Veronica AbadJhoanna CarreraAllyson Galarte

Olivia de la OPatty Gomez

Jazmin MartinezOlivia Ruiz

Veronica AbadAlma Velasquez

Wendy HernandezJhoanna Carrera

Alexandra Hernandez

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