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5 Jan Farrar Cantrall '50 resides in Washington, MI. At age 92, she enjoys family time with her three children, five grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Jan spends time on yard work, cooking, and often seeing Marian McCurdy Carlin '50. Patricia Buchanan '59 has plans to start a scholarship for Beta Sigma in honor of her sisters helping her get a quality college education. Karen lives in Columbia, MO. Email: sissy.buchanan@gmail.com Elaine Janssen Cue '61 lives in Plymouth Place, a continuing care retirement center. She traveled to Chile (Patagonia) in February 2023 and returned from the Arabian peninsula shortly after. "Africa in June 2023 completed my travel plans made before COVID!" Email: ekcue@me.com Lois "Jean" Menchhofer Schwalbert '63 is a professional volunteer for community charities, especially those for children in need, living in Aiken, SC. She is active in church, serving as a Sunday school teacher and youth group advisor. Email: jeansch97@yahoo.com Laverne Lanting Jordan '67 contributed to a book titled Senior Moments: Reflections on God's Faithfulness. She resides in Manteno, IL, and is currently serving as president of Stonegate Way HOA in addition to being active in several church and community activities. Email: gljordan@live.com Jeanette Hardin Schollenberger '68 and Donald sold their Michigan home and have a summer home in Westfield, IN. They spend the rest of the year in Florida. Jeanette volunteers with Tax Aide, and she spends spare time playing Mahjong, reading, walking, and being a grandmother. Email: jschollenberger24@gmail.com Rebecca Blessing White '73 shares, "I work part time as a realtor for Jim Maloof Realty in Peoria, IL. I am a board member of Peoria Chapter of American Guild of Organists, and I sing in the choir and play French horn in the brass group at the First United Methodist Church in Peoria. I also ride motorcycles and take German lessons!" Rebecca lives in Brimfield, IL. Email: frenchhornlady@gmail.com Karen Sheriff '74 is finally retired after more than 10 years as standards committee advisor at Kappa Pi while also helping other chapters. She has been a board member of her community's blood bank for 11 years. Karen lives in Easley, SC, and she now spends time traveling with her husband of 50 years. Email: sheriff754@aol.com Jody Gilbertson '76 is excited to welcome her first grandchild soon. She was recently a supernumerary in the Dallas Opera Elektra, and Jody was a cast member in Tres Artes, The Poetry and Music of Frederico Garcia Lorca. Jody lives in Frisco, TX. Email: jagfrisco@gmail.com Jean Terry Schinnerer '76 shares, "Several of us have had fun cheering on the Boilers through a text string during the games, including Valerie Pykosz Horton '76, Cinda Zimmack Terry '76, Mary Ledford Burkhammer '76, Gloria Brown Stone '76, Alison Dechantal MacConnell '76, Kathy Fanning Bugge '76, and Julie Barnhouse Walker '76." Jean lives in Fort Wayne, IN. Email: jtschinnerer@frontier.com Tatia Coblentz Hegranes '86 recently made a big move from Wheaton, IL, to Cleveland, OH. She looks forward to getting familiar with the area and enjoying a view of Lake Erie. Email: tnch11@ameritech.net Kathleen Quinn McColaugh '87 retired at the end of the 2023 school year after teaching Spanish for 33 years. She lives in Elk Grove Village, IL. Email: kmccolaugh67@gmail.com Sara Bretthauer '89 lived overseas for almost 12 years in England, China, and Indonesia. In 2019, her family returned to life near San Francisco, CA. Sara completed her college advising and career certification at UC Berkeley, and she loves being a college advisor. Email: sarabretthauer5@gmail.com Lori Bauerle '98 owns a business in Lafayette for office furniture, supplies, and promotional products named Indoff Office Interiors. She currently resides in Brownsburg, IN. Email: lori.bauerle@gmail.com Amy Miller '05 returned to private law practice after five years on Capitol Hill. She specializes in civil and election litigation. Amy lives in Washington, DC. Email: ammiller2012@gmail.com Kelly Keuneke Blazek '05 shares, "After graduating from Purdue, I received a master's degree in biology and then went on to medical school. I married my college sweetheart (Lambda Chi Alpha at Wabash College), and we have two adorable boys. We live in Houston, TX, where I am a minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon." Email: kellykeuneke@gmail.com Christina Ripley Oehler '07 is currently living in Fishers, IN, with her husband and baby son. "My husband is an engineer, so we always have a project going on at our house—something always has been recently sanded or puttied! I work in higher education coaching adult learners, which means I get to meet many first- generation college students and hardworking people hoping to improve their lives." Email: christinaripley88@gmail.com Nicole Kowalczyk '08 is married with two kids in Brooktondale, NY. Email: nmkowalc@gmail.com Katie Plassmeier '12 resides in Greenfield, IN. She is currently a nurse in Indianapolis and a mom to twin girls. Email: kcampbell110392@gmail.com Alumnae News THANK YOU! J oin us in a heartfelt thank you to Carrie Sandorff, House Director of Beta Sigma, for her incredible dedication to the women of Sigma Kappa over the past 11 years. Her commitment has made an impact on hundreds of young women and she will be truly missed. We wish "Mom Carrie" the best in her next chapter! If you know someone who is looking for a new opportunity and interested in the House Director role, please contact Sammi Pisciotta, Corporation Board VP of Public Relations, at sammipisciotta@gmail.com, for further information.

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