Kappa Alpha Theta - Purdue University

Theta Kite 2 Our new members soon after opening their bid cards to Alpha Chi Theta. The women were ready to run back to their new home at 607 Russell Street! Our black and gold Bid Day brought extra meaning for sisters as new Thetas Hannah Ballard '17* and Ashley Birkhimer '17 were welcomed by Shelby Ballard '16 and Sydney Ballard '16. During the first week of classes, Thetas proudly wore their letters around campus to promote our chapter as recruitment began. Pictured are Izzy Fray '16, Lilli Cole '16, Ashley Nordyke '16, Amy Bitzer '16, and Abby Bogdajewicz '16. Teresa Anderson '16, Mikyla Pirsztuk '16, and Erin Murray '16 showed their excitement to cheer on the Boilers this football season! Carly Bailey '14, Laura Peacock '13, and Katie Krempp '14 served as 500 Festival Princesses last May. These ladies have also served as chapter officers and are Alpha Chi Foundation scholarship winners. Kappa Alpha Theta Has Successful Recruitment Alpha Chi Women Stay Involved On and Off Campus A nother exciting semester at the Alpha Chi Chapter is well underway. After a rewarding recruitment season, 41 charismatic and ambitious women now call 607 Russell Street their new home. We are looking forward to getting to know each member of the 2017 class, sharing our experiences and teaching them more about what it means to be an Alpha Chi Theta. We truly could not be happier with the women we have selected to continue the Theta legacy at Purdue, who will eventually be leading this chapter and campus. This past summer, the women of Alpha Chi were busy with internships and incredible opportuni- ties all over the world. We had sisters studying in Italy, serving in Haiti, and interning in every field from fashion to politics, scattered as far as San Francisco. Many of our seniors have already received full-time employment offers as a result of their summer internships, and our chapter could not be more proud of their hard work in pursuit of their next adventure. It is clear the women of Alpha Chi were ready to jump right back into their studies and activi- ties when they returned to campus in August. So far this semester, we are proud to report that we have sisters serving on the College of Health and Human Sciences Student Council, representing Purdue on the soccer field and cheering from the sidelines, fulfilling Panhellenic positions, planning Purdue Dance Marathon, and much more. Most recently, five Alpha Chi women were selected to participate in the upcoming and prestigious Old Masters program. We continue to find inspiration and support in one another, and are excited to see what the rest of the semes- ter has in store! Loyally in Theta, Claire Schumann '14 Chief Executive Officer Welcome, Fall 2017 New Members Abby Bailey Hannah Ballard* Ashley Birkhimer* Katie Culp Ava Dooley Tori Downham Gabrielle Egeberg Cassidy Friedrich Alesandria Ganz Jennifer Garson Riley Gill Madison Hanley* Kylee Hicks Sasha Kipnis* Kenzie Knight Mayzie Moore Valerie Moore Eliza Morris* Samantha Nobbe Mackenzie Oedy Miesha Owens Cara Pietrangelo Gianna Porro Isabel Puck Abigail Purser Megan Salzmann Alisa Santiago Alex Sarros Marisabel Segovia Alex Schaefer Jennifer Skiles* Genna Thomas Reilly Trieloff Taylor Trieloff Lindsay Umphred* Kate Ward* Madeleine Watson Sarah Watzlavik Alexius Wlodarski Tessa Wojkovich Holly Yusiewicz *Legacy

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