Kappa Kappa Gamma - Texas Tech University

Spring 2017 Newsletter

Delta Psi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Texas Tech University

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Delta Psi House Corporation P.O. Box 64605 Lubbock, TX 79464-4605 Address Service Requested DELTA PSI NEWS Kappa Kappa Gamma • Texas Tech University Visit Us on the Web f ttu.kappa.org Texas Tech KKΓ 8 l @TexasTechKappa @TexasTechKappa o http://deltapsi.kintera.org/donate $ Carolyn Smith Lewis '71 shares that her pledge class has recently begun to meet for lunch every month, and they have loved getting to know each other "in our mature years." She also completed a three-year program in spiritual direction and now works with faith and grief ministries in the North Texas area. Carolyn and her husband, James, live in Dallas. E-mail: carolyn.smith. lewis@gmail.com. Julie Sheppard Maxfield '76 has been married to her first love, James, for 37 years. She has four children, all graduates of Texas A&M, and three grandchildren. Her three daughters are all Kappas. Julie was a special education teacher for 22 years and retired in May 2016, but she still works part time. She loves to travel, be with her grandchildren, and be with her family. Julie and James live in Temple, Texas. E-mail: jujukmax6@gmail.com Suzanne Ameel Leggett '80 has three children, Emily Frances (24), Ryan (22), and Annie Rose (18). She lives in Austin, Texas, where she is the development director at St. Theresa's Catholic School. E-mail: leggettfamily4@hotmail.com Sandra Williams Seibert '83 teaches at Durango High School as a special education teacher, and also designs and sells jewelry at a local gallery. Additionally, she is working on a mechanical design patent not related to her jewelry making. She and her husband, John, live in Hesperus, Colo. E-mail: sandraseibertdesigns@gmail.com Rebecca Hancock '85 lives in Norman, Okla., with her husband and 15-year-old son. She is involved in a volunteer organization, the Assistance League of Norman, as well as at her son's high school. E-mail: rdhgillum@gmail.com Karen Bingham Nelson '87 enjoys living in Flower Mound, Texas, with her husband of 25 years and her two children. Her daughter is a junior in high school, and her son is a freshman at Baylor University. E-mail: knelson503@live.com Kelly Palmer McGinty '94 has been living in the Rocky Mountains for 16 years. "Telluride has been where I have met and married my husband, fostered my career, and is now where I am raising my young sons. I love it, and I love helping others find their own piece of paradise here too." E-mail: kelly@thetellurdiebroker.com Whitney Jackson Vanderslice '95 and her husband, Phil, opened a recruiting company in Houston in 2012, and have been named one of the "Best Places to Work" in Houston and the "Fastest Growing" company in Houston. They have two children and a dog. She still makes time to get together with her Delta Psi pledge sisters annually. E-mail: wjvanderslice@gmail.com Amy Sparks DeVries '00 became a fellow in the American Academy of Optometry. She shares, "This was quite a task, requiring extensive written work and passing an oral examination. It has been a humbling experience and I am thrilled to have it completed." Amy works at Fremont Vision Source in Fremont, Neb. E-mail: dramydevries@gmail.com Molly Little Cox '02 started her own hand lettering and calligraphy business, PoppyCox Ink, in 2016. She teaches modern calligraphy classes in Fort Worth, and does custom work as well. Her work can be seen on Instagram (@ poppycoxink) and Facebook (PoppyCox Ink). She and her husband, Brett, live in Fort Worth, Texas. E-mail: poppycoxink@gmail.com or poppycox29@gmail.com Brenda McManus Kissko '02 shares that after nine years of working for the Midland Convention and Visitors Bureau, during which she served on two state tourism boards, she has launched her freelance writing and marketing career. She helps clients with writing, marketing, and graphic design. Her clients range from publishing companies to state associations and media companies. She writes for TourTexas.com and has several articles forthcoming in Texas Co-op Power magazine. She is currently shopping her first novel and writing her second. Visit her online at www.brendakissko.com. Brenda lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband, Johnny. E-mail: brenda.l.kissko@gmail.com Avery Curtis Miller '11 married Johnson Miller on January 14, moved to Austin, Texas, and started her first job since graduating with her master's in speech language pathology from the University of Texas at Dallas in December 2016. She is also continuing her art career, including painting and custom artwork on the side, on Instagram (@a.curtiscreations). E-mail: averyvcurtis@gmail.com Alumnae Update (Continued from page 5) texastechkappa.tumblr.com Delta Psi Lodge Grand Opening Saturday, September 23, 2017 Events will include a Friday evening gathering, the grand opening and brunch on Saturday, followed by a wine reception on Saturday evening. Make plans now to join us in Lubbock! S a v e t h e D a t e

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