I think art is a way for people to express themselves.
What's awesome about art is that it's flexible.
And it's not only one certain thing.
It's a way you can somewhat escape reality
for a little bit.
Beta Bridge is a bridge on a Rugby Road
right beside the Beta Fraternity House.
Everyone knows about it here because it's
a bridge that you paint.
And it's open to anyone.
It's a place for students to advertise for events,
to celebrate their friends' birthdays,
to lift people up when it's a hard time
and put positive messages on there.
Anyone can come and join.
And anyone can paint.
And so if you walk by, it's always
something new almost every day.
You're actually coming in contact
with your community physically.
And it's different than social media
because someone can just scroll right through it.
Beta Bridge, you continually walk by it.
It's not something you can just dodge every day.
It's special in the sense that you put in the work.
You physically write your message,
which means a little bit more than typing it or posting it
anywhere else.
It takes another level of commitment.
When someone paints Beta, they really
want to get a message across.
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I know I have never felt like it was something
I had to earn my right to do.
As soon as I stepped on Grounds my first day,
I was welcome to paint Beta.
There's not one specific thing that belongs on Beta.
Everything belongs.
Everything is welcome.
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Beta Bridge looks different every day.
And seeing Beta Bridge change day to day
is also seeing the experience and what you can
do at UVA change day to day.
I really think it is students taking ownership
of their experience at the university
and being able to have that unregulated but positive space
to promote whatever it is that you want.
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