Pi Beta Phi - University of Georgia

MEMORIES ON MILLEDGE p. 7 PBF I enjoy helping people and businesses grow in meaningful ways. For the first five years out, make wise financial choices. Often, it's finances that might keep you stuck or at least unable to make a move when you would like to. If you haven't already figured out what you truly enjoy, don't stop until you fall in love with what you do, and then all of the important things will fall into place. Take care of your friendships within Pi Phi — they are truly lifelong." Email: lisa.jarvis@corptek.cc Alli Maddox '95 Real Estate "No day is exactly the same, helping people buy/ sell a home and negotiations. Find something you have a passion for. Work is so much better when you love what you do!" Email: allimaddox@gmail.com Chelsea Moxlow Lantto '04 Business Owner/Entrepreneur "Every day is different and even though making executive decisions is difficult, the potential reward for my team makes it all worthwhile. Say yes! Even when you're not sure if you can do a task, say yes and figure it out anyway. e most growth happens outside your comfort zone and the best way to get there is to challenge yourself." Email: moxlow@gmail.com Rosie Siman Yakob '04 Communications "I enjoy that every day is a new adventure, and that I'm constantly being challenged to keep up with the ways technology impacts the communications industry. I love meeting new people and experiencing new cultures. I have five pieces of advice: 1) Gratitude is the foundation of joy. No matter where you are, or what you have on your plate, if you can stop to be thankful for something each and every day, you're paving your path towards happiness. 2) Don't treat stop signs as dead ends. When you think you're at a point where you think you're prevented from going further, stop and reevaluate. Look around. Don't be afraid to ask other people with more experience, or even different experience, to weigh in. 3) Befriend people from different generations, younger and older. Don't just treat people as a means to an end, as in the dreaded 'networking.' Treat each person as if they were an end. at doesn't mean you can't ask them questions about their job, or for advice. But approach it as if you were making a new friend, not a new networking connection. 4) Don't be too good at a job you don't want to do. Is this advice cheeky? Absolutely. But it's saved me a number of times. 5) Stay curious. Never stop exploring or adventuring, both within your career and outside of your career." Email: rosieyakob@gmail.com Megan Beers Wood '06 Postdoctoral Researcher in Otolaryngology "One thing that gets overlooked about working in science is the opportunity to be creative. I love that each day that I work is different. I enjoy problem- solving and working with new technologies. I also enjoy communicating my research to people in the science community and to the public. If you are interested in going into research, my advice would be to try out research while you are in college, or even immediately after college in a post-baccalaureate program. Also, don't be afraid to try out different areas of research, I have worked in labs studying influenza, parasitic diseases and, now, noise-induced hearing loss. Each lab taught me something unique and has led me to where I am today!" Email: lmbwood12@gmail.com Sara Balsam '11 Public Affairs "DO NOT GIVE UP. I was jobless for over a year after graduate school. I wanted to move back to Georgia (from D.C.), but I stuck it out and landed an amazing job. Carry yourself as if you are more accomplished than you are. Fake your confidence until others believe it. Women may need to work a little harder to be taken seriously, but once you eventually get the opportunity to shine, you've got to make it count. Remember, you teach others how to treat you by what you allow and what you don't. Don't let anyone treat you as less than the strong woman you are!" Email: sarapbalsam@gmail.com Kari Saunders '13 Telecommunications "I enjoy how much my job relies on relationship building. Remember those Pi Phi values and make decisions with integrity, remember to grow yourself inside and outside of your workplace and certainly lean on those sincere friendships as you navigate to your next chapter of life! No matter where you go after graduation (even if you stay in Athens), your life will change dramatically. Keep your gals close to you and lean on each other as you take on the real world!" Email: karisaunders2012@gmail.com Alumnae Update Joann Terry Walker '48 and her husband, Fred, faced injuries this year. However, they are enjoying retirement in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and spending time with their six grandchildren. Mary Elizabeth Jackson Davis '49 is 87 years old and still joyfully active in St. Clement's Episcopal Church, book club and P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization), which supports furthering education for women at all levels from college freshmen through the Ph.D. level. She and her husband, Walton, have been blessedly married for 50 years. Email: maryelizabethdavis@windstream.net Katherine Coiner Roberson '54 and her husband, Jim, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last year. She would love to hear from anyone who lived in the Pi Phi house when they only had two bathrooms for 20 girls! Email: kcrkrob29@hotmail.com Joye Beddingfield Yearta '55 is enjoying retirement in Moultrie, Ga. She spends a lot of her time at YMCA, practicing her basketball shooting and going to the beach. Email: jyearta@hotmail.com Joyce Brooks Few '57 has been traveling the world with her husband, Warren, since his retirement. Last summer they finally got around to Canada to see the breathtaking Canadian Rockies. ey also traveled to Quebec last fall. Email: jwfew@bellsouth.net Marilynne Applebaum Spear '57 has 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. ree great-grandchildren are boys. On July 2, 2018, her grandson and his wife had a baby girl. Marilynne is thrilled and keeps buying things for her. Shelly White Smith '62 and her husband, Bill, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in February 2018. ey live happily together in Clarksville, Va. Email: shellywsmith@gmail.com Beth Dyer Anderson '66 is happily retired and loving her free time. She enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren. Email: bethrainylake@gmail.com Pamela Ludlow Robinson '67 enjoys managing her three booths at City Antiques and Interiors in Roswell, Ga. Email: pdlrobinson@aol.com Carol Payne Martin '68 is enjoying retirement. She spends her time with (Continued on page 8)

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