Taylor Adelman Mary Alcott Annalise Anderson
Year: Sophomore Email: tadelm2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping girls find their future sisters and best friends and seeing everyone’s faces on Bid Day! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to comfort girls who are upset or having to make the dreaded phone call before Bid Day… Fun fact: I’m from the Chicago suburbs, I love pugs, I love playing softball and volleyball, and I’m obsessed with the Royal Family, primarily Kate Middleton.
Year: Sophomore Email: malcott2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Working with a wide variety of women who are PNMs. I am so excited to help them find a place that they can truly call home. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: The phone call I would have to make if a PNM does not get asked back to any chapters because I hate putting people in the position of being upset. Fun fact: I play the ukulele to help me relax and focus!
Year: Sophomore Email: arander3@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Learning more about the different chapters and getting to revisit them. Also, I am looking forward to giving the PNMs a positive rush experience. I had a great time during rush, and I owe a lot of that to my Gamma Chis. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having a PNM who is really upset, and not being able to make her feel better Fun fact: I am a townie, and went to my first Illini game as a baby.
Morgan Apter Coco Arima
Katherine Arnold
Year: Sophomore Email: mapter35@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Leading all of the PNMs to all of the chapters in order to help them find a chapter that is perfect for them! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to tell a PNM that she did not receive a bid for any houses for a round of recruitment. Fun fact: My birthday is on the Fourth of July!
Year: Sophomore Email: cocoarima2@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I cannot wait to help the PNMs go through the actual recruitment process. In my eyes, recruitment is an exciting time that allows one to experience a whole new chapter in their life, so I feel very blessed to be able to be a part of facilitating that. Being able to wear Nike shorts and a t-shirt during the many rounds of recruitment isn’t such a bad bonus either! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Disaffiliating. The majority of my wardrobe is sororityspirited so this means I will actually have to wear something other than my chapter’s t-shirts and sweatshirts. Fun fact: I have a twin sister who is also involved in U of I’s Greek life!
Year: Sophomore Email: krarnol2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Working with women in different chapters and helping potential new members through their recruitment experience. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: That I will be asked a question that throws me off guard. Fun fact: I have lived in England and Australia.
Jenna Aronson Tasha Black
Year: Sophomore Email: abakal27@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: The rewarding experience of seeing the women so happy in their new chapters and knowing I helped them with that. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to tell the women that they did not receive a chapter. Fun fact: I have two different colored eyes!
Ashley Bakal
Year: Sophomore Email: jharons2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Being a role model for the PNMs and helping them find their “home” on campus. Each PNM has the opportunity to experience a successful recruitment process and I want to be there as a guide and support for them each step of the way. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having a PNM who ends up dropping out of recruitment because she doesn’t believe it is the right fit for her. Fun fact: I am going to Berlin over spring break and Israel in May after school ends!
Year: Sophomore Email: tasha.black@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Meeting all the girls in my group and helping them all find their perfect fit for the next four years. I love my chapter so much, and can’t wait to be with the girls when they realize they’ve found their new home. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Getting lost! It seems really irrational because I’ll have the rest of my Gamma Chi’s with me, but it’s still possible! Fun fact: I love the color pink, I’m obsessed with Ke$ha, and two of my toes are webbed!
Layton Block
Year: Sophomore Email: lsblock2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting to know all of the Gamma Chis and helping the PNMs find their future sisters. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to comfort PNMs who are upset or having to make the dreaded phone call before Bid Day… Fun fact: I am from a really small town with less than 200 people!
Abigail Brake Michelle Cernauske
Year: Sophomore Email: abrake2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: The experience of interacting with the PNMs on the other side of the recruitment process. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Losing PNMs while traveling from chapter to chapter during open house. Fun fact: I’m not from the Chicago area, which seems to be rare at UIUC.
Year: Sophomore Email: michelle@cernauske.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting PNMs excited about recruitment. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing how to handle a bad situation involving a PNM. Fun fact: I’ve been cliff jumping before!
Rachel Clark Haley Coyne Rebecca Cuculich
Year: Sophomore Email: rrachelclark@yahoo.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting to now my fellow sorority sisters at U of I and to meeting all of the PNMs. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I want to be a role model and leader for the PNMs but the fact that a very large number of girls go through recruitment could pose challenges. Fun fact: I love hiking and traveling.
Year: Sophomore Email: hcoyne2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping PNMs find their perfect fit on campus and helping them go through the recruitment process. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to tell a girl that she didn’t get asked back to any chapters. Fun fact: I am going to live in Paris next spring!
Year: Sophomore Email: cuculic2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Meeting girls from other chapters and working together through recruitment! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing how to handle a certain situation. Fun fact: I love to craft and bake!
Anne Cure Tori Dakajos
Emily Cunningham
Year: Sophomore Email: ebcunni2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I’m excited to watch the PNMs first impressions of recruitment and of each chapter. I think it will be interesting to go through the experience through their perspective. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I really hope it doesn’t rain! I want all the PNMs to be pretty and happy and frizzy-free! Fun fact: When I was in Colorado over winter break, I ran into Taylor Armstrong from Real Housewives on the street and freaked out! It was really random.
Year: Junior Email: cure2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping PNMs find their home on campus. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Needing to have to help a PNM who is really upset. I wouldn’t know what to say. Fun fact: I swam with sharks in the Galapagos.
Year: Sophomore Email: dakajos2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: To seeing a different aspect of recruitment. I have been a PNM and a recruiter, so I think it will be cool to be able to be the person to help the PNMs find the right chapter for them. I am also really excited for the big reveal on Bid Day! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: That I am not going to be able to answer a question a PNM in my group asks me. Fun fact: I have been to 5 out of the 7 continents. I have not been to Antarctica and Asia.
Year: Junior Email: delisi2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Being able to assist girls through the process of Recruitment and getting to see how happy they all are on Bid Day! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to help girls when they say they want to drop out of recruitment. Fun fact: I am the oldest of 6 siblings.
Brianne Delisi Megan DeSherlia
Year: Sophomore Email: desherl2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Seeing all of the PNMs in my group be excited about the chapter that they are joining on Bid Day. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to help a PNM as well as I could have. Fun fact: I love to hunt and fish!
Megan Devine
Year: Sophomore Email: devine476@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Initially meeting my group of PNMs and getting them psyched for recruitment. I can’t wait to help guide them through the process. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: That some PNMs will be so disappointed with their list of chapters they get back after each preference, that they will want to drop recruitment. I hope to encourage each PNM to keep an open mind about the chapters they do get back and help to improve their outlook on recruitment. Fun fact: I got to visit Japan and South Korea over the summer.
Year: Junior Email: diedrck2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Seeing recruitment in another light and gaining more experience as a leader for the PNMs. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing what to say to a PNM when she feels like she doesn’t want to continue to go through recruitment. It was one of the best decisions I made in college and I hope every woman going through recruitment can gain that feeling as well. Fun fact: I love to ski! I plan to move to Colorado some day so that I can have my career as well as ski as often as possible!
Becca Fivel Megan Flanagan
Stephanie Diedrick
ash
Year: Sophomore Email: beccafivel@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting to know the other Gamma Chis in my group and making the long days of recruitment fun and exciting! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to deliver potentially bad news to girls who in some way are upset throughout the recruitment process. Fun fact: I can’t be near ketchup because the smell is revolting to me!
Year: Junior Email: flanameg@yahoo.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Meeting all the PNMs and giving them a great experience! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to help someone completely. Fun fact: I am going to Cape Town, South Africa, this summer for an internship! I also love Harry Potter.
Anne Forzley Kayla Garrison Sophia Geroulis
Year: Junior Email: amforzley@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping all the girls go through the recruitment process and being there to support them! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: That I won’t be able to console a girl who’s upset. Fun fact: I love ranch dressing?
Year: Junior Email: kgarris2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am most looking forward to getting to know women of many other chapters on campus as well as helping PNMs find the right chapter! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: To fail while helping a PNM during recruitment. Fun fact: Sports are a huge part of my life! I don’t go one day without reading the latest sports news or checking the standings; not to mention catching as many games as I can!
Year: Sophomore Email: sophia94@sbcglobal.net What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting to know the girls in my group. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: My biggest fear is being faced with a question and not having the answer. Fun fact: My middle name is my dad’s name.
Allie Goldstein
Year: Sophomore Email: argolds2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: When I was going through recruitment, I felt completely comfortable going to my Gamma Chis for help and I knew I could ask them anything. This experience was so valuable to me personally, and I am looking forward to having this same experience with my group of PNMs. I am also looking forward to making relationships with the other Gamma Chis and meeting girls from the other sororities on campus. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Being asked a question I am unprepared for. Another fear I have as a Gamma Chi is having the responsibility of telling a PNM she was not asked back to any houses. Fun fact: I have been to Mexico 12 times.
Natalie Hamilton Emily Hammel
Year: Sophomore Email: nmhamil2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I can’t wait to help the PNMs through recruitment. I want to actually make a difference by at least helping one girl through the process. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I am afraid that I will not seem approachable for any reason. Fun fact: I am the youngest on both sides of my family!
Year: Junior Email: ehammel2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Being able to help the new girls find chapters to join on campus and begin their Greek-life journey. I’m excited to see everyone excited on Bid Day and have played a role in helping with the new member classes of each sorority here on campus. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I’m worried I won’t be able to rid girls of their concerns about going through the recruitment process, as it can be a long and emotional one. I also don’t want to have to let girls down that they will not be joining a sorority here on campus as they wished. Fun fact: I have a twin brother!
Brittany Herman Lily Hicks Katie Holmes
Year: Sophomore Email: bherman2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: As a Gamma Chi, I am most looking forward to the friendships that I’m going to make through this experience. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing how to help a PNM the best way possible. Fun fact: I’m majoring in elementary education.
Year: Sophomore Email: lilykhicks@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Learning great listening skills that will continue to help me throughout my life and career. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing how to answer a PNMs question. Fun fact: I’m an elementary education major.
Year: Sophomore Email: katie.holmes1004@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Bonding with girls in other chapters and seeing the rewarding result of PNMs finding a chapter where they belong. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Running out of supplies or anything a PNM may need and not being able to be 100% there for her at that moment. Fun fact: I used to Irish Dance for 6 years.
Jane Ignarri
Year: Sophomore Email: ignarri2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am looking forward to helping girls find a chapter they enjoy as much as I do mine. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: My biggest fear is not being able to stay disaffiliated with my chapter. Fun fact: I am from New Jersey. Year: Junior Email: jacquot2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Assisting girls in finding a chapter that they will best fit in. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to assist a PNM in a situation. Fun fact: I introduced “iced tea” to South Africans this past summer. Follow us on Twitter & Instagram @illinoisPHC “Like” us on Facebook: http://www.illinoisphc.com/
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Alexandra Jebe Catherine Jirak Olivia Jones
Year: Junior Email: jebe2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping women find their new homes. I don’t think I could have made it though recruitment without my Gamma Chi’s help. I want to be able to make that same difference with the PNMs. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing what to say! I know there are awkward and tough questions coming my way and I’m hoping I’m always prepared and know how to answer! Fun fact: My favorite thing to do is cook! I love baking the most, but I couldn’t live without being able to cook all the time.
Year: Junior Email: jirak2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am looking forward to assuring the PNMs to have the best experience during formal recruitment at Illinois! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having someone in my group not have the experience of a lifetime or be let down by formal recruitment. Fun fact: I have a borderline unhealthy obsession with the show One Tree Hill.
Year: Sophomore Email: ohjones2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am looking forward to working with the other Gamma Chis to help make the recruitment process a positive experience for the PNMs. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing the answer to a question the PNMs ask and having to tell them something they don’t want to necessarily hear. Fun fact: I am ¼ Japanese, and ¼ German, so I am diverse and culturally accepting.
Ava Kelley
Year: Junior Email: arkelle2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Working with the PNMs and helping them find their homes for the next four years. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to give PNMs bad news and not knowing what to say if a PNM is upset. Fun fact: I dream of one day becoming a documentary filmmaker or a television producer.
Year: Sophomore Email: kugach2@@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Building friendships with ladies in other chapters. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I’m afraid of using incorrect terminology when speaking with PNMs. Fun fact: I have a lake house in Wisconsin.
Kelly Kugach Sydney Layne
Year: Sophomore Email: layne2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Enriching the recruitment experience and helping girls find their new homes on campus. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing what to say to a sad PNM or not giving the best advice I can give. Fun fact: I’m from California.
Paige Lee Mary Lollino Hayley Marrinson
Year: Sophomore Email: pdlee2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Seeing girls get excited about which chapters they get bids from. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to convince someone to stick with recruitment if they consider dropping. Fun fact: I once crashed my car into a snow bank because “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry came on the radio. I got too excited.
Year: Sophomore Email: lollino2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Becoming close with my group of Gamma Chis and making the best out of the recruitment process together! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Possibly needing to call a PNM and tell her that she did not receive a bid. Fun fact: I’ve ridden a donkey before.
Year: Sophomore Email: hmarrinson@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am looking forward to the ability to help the PNMs make their choices to find the chapter that fits them best. I think that having a Gamma Chi is so helpful to them, and I want to be that Gamma Chi, one who is there for them and is able to help them no matter what the issue. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I’m worried that my PNMs won’t give the recruitment process the open mindedness that it needs. If they go in with certain preconceived notions about houses, they won’t give it a full chance, and you never know what each house has to offer. Fun fact: I moved to Colorado after living in a Chicago suburb my whole life.
Kaitlyn Martin Aleksa Martinovich Catherine McKenna
Year: Sophomore Email: kmmartn2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting to know other women of the Greek community that I wouldn’t have met otherwise. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: A girl from my group getting kidnapped. Fun fact: I’m left handed.
Year: Junior Email: amart24illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I’m most looking forward to guiding PNMs through the recruitment process and helping them with any problems that arise. I’m also looking forward to getting to know all of the other Gamma Chis from other chapters! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having a PNM that doesn’t receive a list back. I know it happens frequently and that I will know how to respond and guide the PNM to other alternatives, but that would break my heart! Fun fact: I am obsessed with whales. Literally obsessed.
Year: Sophomore Email: camcken2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am excited to help guide the PNMs on an experience that they will never forget. Although the process of recruitment may be stressful and difficult at times, the end result of becoming a new member in a chapter is so exciting. So I think seeing the girls happy in the end will be rewarding. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I am worried about the difficulties that I may face when girls are not asked back to chapters that they wished for and are contemplating dropping recruitment. I understand that every girl is different, however I hope that I will be able to use my experiences from class to assist me in any difficult situation. Fun fact: I have a twin sister!
Kelly Mehan Alexa Menis Sydney Miller
Year: Sophomore Email: kmehan2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am excited to meet and work with girls from different chapters throughout the University of Illinois. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: That girls will want to drop out of recruitment and I will not be able to convince them to stay. I really believe that every girl can find a place to call home in one of the chapters and I do not want anyone to drop before really giving the process a chance Fun fact: I have a twin sister that is also at U of I.
Year: Junior Email: menis2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Seeing the faces of the PNMs when they open their bids on Bid Day. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to share disappointing news to a PNM. Fun fact: I used to be a competitive gymnast.
Year: Junior Email: skmille2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am excited to have the opportunity to encourage young women to find their “home away from home” at the University of Illinois. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: If one of my PNMs will have a terrible time with the recruitment process and will drop out. Fun fact: I am really interested in archaeology and spent this past summer in a tiny town in South Carolina excavating a site called “Pottersville.”
Alyssa Neimark Emma Nunley Jasmine O’Donnell
Year: Junior Email: neimark2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Meeting all of the women from different chapters, and helping more women find the perfect chapter for them. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Saying the “wrong” thing to a PNM. There are so many situations that you cannot account for during training. Fun fact: I have studied abroad three times in my life, and am planning on going abroad again. First, I studied my junior year of high school in South Africa, then the summer after my freshman year of college in Italy, and then I spent a few weeks in New Zealand after my sophomore year.
Year: Sophomore Email: nunley2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: The ability to learn all of the chapter’s songs! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to have an answer sufficient for a PNM in a conflict. Fun fact: I caught my forehead on fire with a Yankee candle when I was three. It was Vanilla Cupcake scent and it is still my favorite candle.
Year: Sophomore Email: jrodonn2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am really excited to get to meet other Gamma Chis and work alongside them. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to call the girls that do not receive any invitations back. Fun fact: I am a counselor for Camp Kesem, a camp for children whose parents have cancer.
Grace O’Gara Lacey Olson
Year: Junior Email: laolson3@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am most looking forward to learning about all of the different girls in all of the different chapters and gaining a greater appreciation for Greek life at the University of Illinois! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I do not have any fears about being a Gamma Chi… Fun fact: I hope to one day become a successful doctor!
Jerri O’Rourke
Year: Sophomore Email: grace.ogara@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Forming a positive relationship with all the PNMs in my group! Recruitment can be a stressful time for PNMs so it is a Gamma Chi’s responsibility to be fun, supportive and very encouraging! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being prepared for a situation. I want to be ready with snacks, band aids, and anything else my PNMs need! Fun fact: I love to ski! Over winter break I skied the black diamond Back Bowls of Vail, Colorado!
Year: Sophomore Email: jorourk2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Bid Day and seeing all of the girls in my group excited about finding out which chapter they’re in. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to call a PNM and tell her she didn’t get a bid. Fun fact: I’m obsessed with England and the royal family. I even have a Will and Kate shirt that I proudly wear on their anniversary.
Emma Padesky
Year: Junior Email: padesky2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping the girls on their way to finding their future sisters and seeing everyone’s excitement on Bid Day! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to comfort or reassure a girl who is upset or has doubts about recruitment. Fun fact: I am running my first half-marathon this April!
Emma Pasquinelli Marisa Pater
Year: Sophomore Email: pasqnll2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Being able to help PNMs and hopefully making a difference. Also I look forward to making friends. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing how to answer a question or what I could do to help someone out. Fun fact: I went to State twice for golf. Also, I hate fries.
Year: Sophomore Email: pater2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Being able to see every PNM find the chapter of their dreams and enjoy everything Greek life has to offer as much as I do! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to keep every PNM in my group to finish the process of formal recruitment despite my greatest efforts. Fun fact: The Backstreet Boys were and always will be my favorite band of all time.
Kelly Pendergast Caroline Perlman Megan Reily
Year: Sophomore Email: kpender2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping women select the perfect chapters for them. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Telling women in my group they were not invited back to any chapters. Fun fact: I am studying in Spain next year!
Year: Sophomore Email: carolineperls@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping out the PNMs when they are feeling low and raising their spirits. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to help a PNM. Fun fact: My family has gotten kicked out of Canada (didn’t bring our passports, but it sounds funny!)
Year: Sophomore Email: reily2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting the PNMs pumped up and excited for each day of recruitment. It’ll be a challenge to help them get through the long days, but it’ll be worth it for them to enjoy themselves. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to call a girl who didn’t get asked back to any houses. Fun fact: I can drive stick shift.
Carly Rosenberg Raena Rubenstein Ada Samutthai
Year: Sophomore Email: carlyrosenberg18@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I can’t wait to get to know the rest of the Gamma Chis. Working together in order to make recruitment awesome is going to be amazing. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: It’s definitely going to be a challenge if a PNM isn’t happy with how recruitment is going for them. It’s important to stay cool during those times. Fun fact: I can stick out my tongue and touch my nose!
Year: Junior Email: rubnstn2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Meeting new people and helping youngsters get situated at college. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Someone getting really angry and yelling and me crying in front of them. Fun fact: I am obsessed with Disney movies and English accents.
Year: Sophomore Email: samutth2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I’m really excited to make a difference and to help PNMs find what I have in my chapter. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Probably not know how to make someone feel better when they are upset. Fun fact: I was born in Thailand!
Michele Schultz Julianne Sinde
Nicole Schweighart
Year: Sophomore Email: nicole.schweighart@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Helping PNMs get acquainted and excited about Greek life! I hope I can make a positive impact like my Gamma Chis did for me. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Be unable to change a PNM’s mind about dropping. I hope every woman gives the system a fair chance to find their home away from home. Fun fact: I grew up in Champaign, IL.
Year: Sophomore Email: mlschul2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting to know all of the chapters on the University of Illinois campus. I feel that if I know a little more about them, then I will feel more confident talking with the PNMs. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I’m afraid of PNMs getting discouraged through recruitment and then trying to encourage them to stick with the process even if they do not get invited back to the chapters of their choice. I just have to remember to tell them to focus on things like sisterhood, friendships, acceptance, leadership, philanthropy, social fun and academics. These benefits are possible in any chapter. Fun fact: I’m a triplet, as well as a student athletic trainer for the University of Illinois football team.
Year: Sophomore Email: sinde2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Interacting with the PNMs and working cohesively with my fellow Gamma Chis to try and have the best formal recruitment yet! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: All the questions that I may not have answers to. Fun fact: I have been on 18 cruises.
Year: Sophomore Email: jasinge2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am so excited to give advice to and support PNMs during their recruitment experience! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I am definitely nervous about letting down or hurting people by delivering bad news. Fun fact: I have had a YouTube channel for four years, where I post videos of me singing cover and original songs!
Jami Singer Michaela Sokol
Ariel Stateman
Year: Sophomore Email: sokol2@illlinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I can’t wait to help the PNMs through the recruitment process! I want to make their recruitment as fun and enjoyable as possible! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: My biggest fear is having to tell a girl she didn’t get the chapter she wanted. Fun fact: I sang the National Anthem at a NBA game.
Year: Sophomore Email: statema2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I am really looking forward to meeting all the PNMs and helping them through recruitment and making friends with women from other chapters. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing an answer to one of the PNMs questions. Fun fact: I studied abroad in Spain while I was in high school and ran my first full marathon last spring.
Angelica Stepniak Blinne Sweeney Mikayla Thompson
Year: Sophomore Email: angelica11794@yahoo.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Meeting the PNMs and helping them through the process and making them feel welcomed by the Greek community. I am also excited to get to know more about other chapters and I am looking forward to the big reveal of our chapters and seeing where my PNMs end up. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not knowing what to say to my PNMs or making them feel uncomfortable. Fun fact: I speak fluent Polish.
Year: Sophomore Email: bgsween2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Getting to know girls from other chapters and experiencing rush from a different perspective. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Being responsible for making sure the girls going through rush have a good experience. Fun fact: I danced for 15 years. Year: Sophomore Email: mikayla2125@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I’m looking forward to becoming a leader and helping guide all the girls looking for the perfect sorority to fit them. I’m also excited to meet all the Gamma Chis and form everlasting friendships. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to help one of the girls going through recruitment. Fun fact: I am from a very small town in southern Illinois, Nashville. I graduated with 90 people and was President of my class. I love the country but also enjoy the city! I’m also obsessed with the St. Louis Cardinals and go to about 15-20 games a year.
Effie Tounas Jessica Trunzo Katie Walka
Year: Sophomore Email: tounas2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Working with the PNMs and being able to share my experience of Greek life with them in order to excite them and make them feel comfortable with the Recruitment process. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Not being able to help a group of PNMs in a time of need (ex. Not being able to answer a question, not having extra supplies for them, etc.) Fun fact: I am able to speak, read, and write in the Greek language.
Year: Sophomore Email: trunzo2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I’m excited to help the PNMs have a memorable recruitment experience, just like I had! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Although it might be challenging to not associate with members from our own chapters during recruitment, this will give us the opportunity to become closer with other girls in the Greek system, since we are all Greek together. Fun fact: I have played golf since I was five.
Year: Junior Email: walka2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I’m looking forward to seeing other chapter’s recruitment processes; I’m especially excited to see everyone’s songs and videos! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: I’m afraid that a potential new member will approach me with a question that I have absolutely no idea how to answer correctly. Fun fact: I have a double major in Spanish, so I like to (try) and carry out conversations in Spanish when the opportunity arises.
Nicole Wank
Year: Junior Email: wank2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Interacting with all the PNMs and showing them how great Greek life is! My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to tell a PNM she didn’t get invited back to any chapters. Fun fact: I will love you forever if you give me anything with Oreos!
Danielle Welk
Year: Junior Email: welk2@illinois.edu What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: I’m most looking forward to more of the team building activities and getting to know all the other girls from different chapters. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: If I say something wrong to one of the PNMs or am not sure how to answer one of their questions. But so far, the class has been extremely helpful. Fun fact: I was named after Tropical Storm Danielle that hit on the day I was born.
Grace Williams
Year: Junior Email: gwilliams512@gmail.com What I am most looking forward to as a Gamma Chi: Meeting new friends, and helping new ladies go through recruitment. My biggest fear about being a Gamma Chi: Having to deal with awkward issues. Fun fact: I can eat chocolate at any hour of the day.