Alex Elle

Wednesday evening the Association for Women Students hosted “Notes to Self: An Amazing Journey” in the Cotillion Ballroom in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union. The event highlighted author, poet, and motivational speaker, Alex Elle.  Her latest book, released in May was entitled “Words From a Wonderer.”
 “Tonight I basically want to have a conversation with the students that are here. I don’t want to lecture them, I want to talk with them about friendship, self-love, confidence, that kind of thing. Following that I will be doing a book signing,” said Alex Elle, author of “Words From a Wonderer.”
Students gathered in the ballroom for the 7p.m. talk preceding a banquet with the cabinet members of AWS an hour earlier.  Brittany Craig, the Business Manager of AWS, was at the door to great students.
“This event is all about Alex Elle giving light to the words that she’s written and sharing her life story of what she’s gone through. Tonight is about her giving us a boost of confidence to let us know that we as women all are going through the same thing,” said Brittany Craig, sophomore political science major from Slidell, La. and Business Manager for AWS.
“From a man’s point of view she lets them know that they don’t have to hold everything in,” Craig continued.
AWS President Megan Henderson said, “Alex Elle is a very inspirational and she is a person who enjoys reaching out to young women and tonight we will hear a little more about her book.”
As a way to incorporate women’s concerns, Elle opened the floor to students for an open conversation during the forum.
 “You can tell that Alex Elle is all about women empowerment and her books stands behinds that. Her book encourages all women to know their worth and she basically break downs quotes from her book as base for her talk,” said junior biology major Shanice Sam from Maurice, La. and Vice President of AWS.
During Alex Elle’s talk to students she referred to a quote from her book which said that You are a Queen, so even when they push you, don’t take your crown off.
Although all women on campus can relate to this quote, Miss Southern University and A&M College made a personal tie to the quote.
“I am always a supporter of AWS and I enjoy many of Alex Elle’s quotes,” said Ayanna Spivey, senior social work major and Miss Southern University.
In response to Elle’s quote Spivey said, “She’s very inspirational and her quotes relate to everyday life. Life gets crazy and you have to remember who you are and who’s you are. Always remember that you’re a queen no matter what your title is and you have to keep that in mind when people are trying to push or bring you down,” Spivey continued.
Elle encourages women as a part of motivational speaking and is continuously giving young women something to look forward to.
“I am working on my second book, and although I cannot say the name of it right now, I still encourage everyone to keep up with me. My book is available on Amazon which is the best place to purchase,” said Alex Elle.
For more information on Alex Elle or to follow her journey, follow Alex Elle on Instagram @alex_elle