Gamma Phi Beta - University of Oklahoma

GAMMA PHI BETA UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA P.O. BOX 442100 LAWRENCE, KS 66044-2100 Address Service Requested ATTENTION: This newsletter is intended for Gamma Phi Beta alumnae and parents. If your daughter still attends the University of Oklahoma, she will receive a copy at the chapter house. If she is no longer in school, please send us her permanent address to update our records. Thank you. PSI SOONERS Donor Relations committee, and she is thrilled to have Annabel Jones '73 joining the board. "I learned early on how important it is to give back to the community and how much more I could learn about leadership in those environments," Pattye said of her many commitments. "And I always get more back than I give." n FRIENDS AND FAMILY Pattye has been happily married for 34 years and has two successful daughters (including Lindsey Moore '11, who also joined Psi Chapter) and three grandchildren. ey enjoy spending time with family on Grand Lake as well as traveling, which they hope to do again before too long. "As I look back, I really only have one regret: I wish I had stayed in touch with more of my sisters over the years." If you'd like to help fix that, you can reconnect with Pattye at pattyemoore@ gmail.com. Pattye Lamb Moore '77 (Continued from page 1) PATTYE'S TOP LESSONS FROM GAMMA PHI 1. The importance of having a network of people who care about you. I reconnected after 20 years with one of my roommates my sophomore year in the house. We are now best friends and live close to each other! 2. The ability to work with different personalities and how to collaborate on a common goal. 3. Leadership—how to lead with influence, which is what you have to be able to do in a sorority. 4. How to be strong and independent. 5. The importance of empathy and compassion— critical traits for leaders. Center in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma, and lives in Oklahoma City. Email: denisebuthion@gmail.com Darla Hunsaker Shera '79 lives in Edmond, Okla., and has two daughters. Her oldest daughter will be a senior at OU this fall and her youngest daughter will be a freshman at TCU. Darla loves her family and her job. Email: dkshera@sbcglobal.net Jennifer Ellis McAffrey '01 graduated from OU's College of Law in 2007 and worked as a prosecutor for the Ottawa County DA's office for 12 years before running for office in 2018. "I won the election and became the first elected female judge in Ottawa Country." She lives in Miami, Okla., with her husband, Eric, and their two sons, Breckin and Parker. Email: jennifer. danielle.ellis@gmail.com Elyse Denny Clarkey '05 and her husband have a 4-year-old son, 2-year-old daughter, and another son born in July. Her husband used to be a Gamma Phi house boy. Elyse works part time for Stitch Fix as a stylist. She enjoys spending the rest of her time with her "crazy future Sooners." Elyse lives in Grapevine, Texas. Email: elyse.denny@gmail.com Rachel Hill Lyon '09 is celebrating seven years with Devon Energy! She enjoys serving as a community investment volunteer with UW. Rachel recently adopted a dog named Penelope. She lives in Yukon, Okla. Email: rachelleanne@ alumni.ou.edu Becca Swanson Crawford '10 is a communications director at her home church in Edmond, Okla. She had her first baby this summer. Email: beccaswanson0704@gmail.com Morgan Delp '13 received her master's degree in exercise physiology in May and began physical therapy school at OUHSC-Tulsa this summer. She lives in Choctaw, Okla. Email: morgankristinedelp@gmail.com Tessa Levy Gidish '13 lives on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, N.Y., where she teaches dance, works for Lululemon, and is a Buick product specialist. She travels the U.S. in her position with Buick and speaks at auto shows. "My many jobs support my main reason for being in NYC: lots of auditions for dance companies and musicals. I am a professional dancer who wears many hats!" She also lives down the street from one of her best friends, whom she met at U Sing. "Shoutout to Regan Bolding '13!" Email: tessagidish@gmail.com Alumnae News (Continued from page 3)

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