Gamma Phi Beta - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Molly and her daughter, Abbie, stop to take a photo while visiting sisters at the chapter house. GAMMA PHI BETA 3 L ike many sisters before her, Molly Hayden Gold '85 came into college seeking a home away from home. Her parents moved to California the very next day after moving Molly into her dorm room at UNL, so she was eager to find her place on campus. Once she discovered Gamma Phi Beta, she knew she had found exactly what she was looking for. "I'm so very grateful to have been blessed with such a wonderful experience," Molly shared. She was inspired by sisters in Pi Chapter to become a better woman. "I learned so much from their unique personalities. What stood out the most was the commitment everyone shared to build something special. No matter what we were doing, we would do it well. I carry that with me still to this day." Gamma Phi Beta helped Molly understand what she could accomplish with the right mentality. When she became a mother, she marketed and sold a product called the GO MOM! Planner to help fellow moms keep themselves on track. "I licensed that product to a major manufacturer and, in doing so, discovered a love for consumer products," she said. This newfound passion led to Molly working with fortune 500 companies as a marketing contractor for the past 15 years. Molly advises marketing undergraduates to stay true to themselves and express their creativity. "Remember that your best work comes from the heart," she said. "Know the difference between personal perspective and who your brand really is." She applies this attitude every step of the way in her career today. Molly recently took a trip back to campus with her daughter, Abbie, who is considering UNL next year. "Leslie Gibbens Hefner '85 was a wonderful hostess, as she helped us arrange a tour of the chapter house," she said. "We attended a football game, had dinner with Carrie Ziegenbien-Gottsch '85, and spent an evening with my pledge daughter, Ann Gotch Warday '87." Molly hopes that Abbie's experience visiting campus may lead to similar lifelong memories. Long after college, Molly still keeps in touch with her Pi Chapter sisters. "We shared so many great times in college with the whole house in the old tube room watching Thirtysomething, socials, football Saturdays, and (of course) any time we had a pinning! I can honestly say that I count them as my dearest friends and will for life." Molly has been married for 32 years and has three children: Sam, Chris, and Abbie. Her family shares an athletic lifestyle and enjoys time outdoors, especially when traveling to the beach together. You can reach Molly and learn more about her marketing career at mollyg@thestowcompany.com. T hank you to all the alumnae who have contributed to the 415 Fund, which was established to assist our collegians who are experiencing unprecedented financial burdens due to the pandemic. Our goal is to raise $20,000 for our sisters to help maintain their membership. To date, we have raised over $18,815. If you can assist, please send your donation to: Pi Chapter Affiliated House Corporation P.O. Box 22770 Lincoln, NE 68542-2770 Below is our list of generous donors. If your name has been mistakenly omitted, we sincerely apologize. Please advise our campaign coordinator with corrections at (785) 843-1661. Mary Jo McCune Morrow '45 Eileen Hepperly Arpke '46 Jane MacCuaig Cory '48 Marylou Luther Imparato '48 Elizabeth Roessler Griffin '49 Jeanne Smith Holmquist '50 Nancy Odum Holloran '52 Agnes Anderson Olson '52 Peggy Larson Hirschberg '53 Theresa McDonald Reinhard '53 Mary Keys Cutler '54 Lorrayne Bricker Hodge '54 Patricia Munro '54 Rosemary Weeks Thornton '54 Marlene Purdy Goos '55 Kathleen B. Murphy '55 Marilyn Mousel Fitzgerald '56 Janice Olson Newburn '56 Carolyn Orr '56 Jean Jurgens Widman '56 Charlotte Hellsbasch Zimmerman '58 Sharon Witt Dunham '60 Sally Copple Jacob '60 Carole Kauffman McVaney '60 Penny Pralle Peterson '60 Janice Rothrock '60 Bonnie Baily Thorne '60 Karen J. Authier '61 Karen S. Over '61 Katherine Carstens Safris '62 Linda Muff Schreiner '63 JoAnne Bettenhausen '64 Victoria Downing '64 Phyllis Donaldson Choat '66 Sara Conron '66 Linda Irving Felber '66 Joan Wagoner Kopf '66 Mary Parilek Robers '66 Nesha Neumeister Schumann '66 June Wagoner Edwards '67 Babs Hansen Weinberg '67 Marilyn Jean Daiss '68 Denise Abrams Skinner '68 Linda Thurber Hemmingsen '69 Sylvia Kunnemann '69 Linda Shanahan '69 Nancy O'Connor Whitted '69 Linda Kreasha Wibbels '69 Peggy Swanson '70 Karen Martinson Higgins, M.D. '71 Nadine Timmons '72 Kay Patrick Ballard '74 Sandra S. Larson '74 Kim Chace Dunklau '75 Phyllis Vance Larsen '75 Tamera Heinson Fowler '76 Roxanne M. Krebs '76 Tammy Novotny Oleszczak '76 Susan Brown Carraher '78 Robin Younger Drvol '79 Caroline Cory Jensen '79 Debby Warren-Manning '80 Ann Jugler Coles '81 Sara Henke '81 Teresa J. Ibach '82 Angela Miller '82 Brenda Fernau Schimenti '83 Leslie Gibbens '84 Beverly Paul '85 Beth Langemeier O'Farrell '87 Jill Jensen Amack '88 Dawn M. Hood '88 Stacie Yost Higgins '89 Angela Seitz '89 Shelli Dorn Thelen '90 Jodie Grigsby Edwards '95 Lisa Kenagy Trimble '96 Kimerly S. Nemec '98 Nicole Salonen Ladd '00 Karen Stokely Rodgers '02 Patricia Armentrout Lacquemer '04 Hanna Hassler '06 Kelsey Hohlen '06 Michaela Wiederspan O'Neill '06 Maggie Schneider '12 Molly with her Pi Chapter sisters during recruitment. Lessons Learned in Pi Chapter Lead to Successful Career for Molly Hayden Gold '85 Thank You for Supporting Pi We Appreciate Our Generous Alumnae "What stood out the most was the commitment everyone shared to build something special. No matter what we were doing, we would do it well." Marketing Motherhood

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