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Save the Date!
Join your sisters for
Kappa Alpha's 105th reunion
on April 17-18, 2020.
You won't want to miss this
memorable weekend
in Manhattan!
FRIDAY, APRIL 17
7 p.m. | Event at
Kite's Bar & Grill in Aggieville
SATURDAY, APRIL 18
11 a.m. | Brunch at
the Bluemont Hotel
To RSVP online,
visit bit.ly/KappaAlpha105.
Personal invites will be
mailed soon. For more
information, please contact
Jamie Wilson Karlin '06 at
jamiekarlin21@gmail.com.
Amy Knop Wampler '73 is enjoying retirement. All her daughters live nearby, so she supports
her family (including all eight of her grandchildren). Two of her grandchildren are in school
full-time. Amy lives in Colleyville, Texas.
Debi Fuller Grebenik '76 works for a non-profit focused on child welfare where she consults,
teaches, coaches, and trains about trauma, child welfare reform, and workforce well-being. She
also is the founder of the trauma training institute and trains first responders, therapists, and
others about trauma and its impact professionally and personally. Debi has been married for 41
years with three adult children and seven grandchildren. She lives in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Email: dgrebenik@gmail.com
Jenny Collins Miller '03 found her calling in real estate. She changed careers five years
ago and is now a realtor in northwest Arkansas. Jenny has consistently ranked in the top 100
realtors of the 3,000-plus realtors in her area. She sold more than $8 million in residential
real estate last year alone. Jenny has been very busy but loves what she does. She resides in
Bentonville, Ark. Email: jenny@nwarhomes.com
Kelly Mayerle '13 moved to Minneapolis, Minn., after living in Kansas City for the last three
years. She was previously a sales manager at the Overland Park Convention Center but decided
to take on a new job in a new city. Kelly moved in September and has connected with the
alumnae chapter in the Minneapolis area. She is hoping to be back for Kappa Alpha's 105th
reunion. Kelly writes, "I miss Manhattan, but who doesn't?" Email: kmayerlee12@gmail.com
Katie Carlsen '13 is the executive director/nursing home administrator of a senior mental
health facility in Oklahoma. She lives in Enid, Okla. Email: katie.carlsen93@gmail.com
Alumnae News
(Continued from page 2)
Chi O's Cheer
on the 'Cats
Marilyn McCrillis Nichols '75 and Megan Riley
Rahe '81 the Kappa Alpha alumnae tailgate.
Jamie Wilson
Karlin '06 at the
Kappa Alpha
alumnae tailgate.
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