Kappa Kappa Gamma - Texas Tech University

Our Tradition, Our Key, Our Future 3 Carrie Baum Hendrix '92 Amber Hightower Robertson '97 In honor of Wanda Jennings Martin '55 and LeAnn Martin Grantham '76 Emily McMahon Bennett '98 Meghan Cowen Gandy '00 Whitney Fox Moore '03 Sisterhood Society ($1,000 to $2,499) Georgeanna Davis Blankenbecler '55 Wanda Jennings Martin '55 Carolann Pinson Moore '58 In memory of Jean Ayres Jenkins '53 Cheryl Allen Threlkeld '58 Phyllis Davis Walker '59 The Edwards/Kent Family Gift Sandra Edwards Spears '61 Karen Kent Hunt '85 Kristi Kent Settje '87 In memory of Sydney Edwards Kent '59 Carolyn Johnston Frost '64 Susan Otstott Irish '64 Louise McCullough Ratz '64 Donna Schulz Cook '65 In honor of Sandra Crews '65 Jeanne Wood Jowers '66 Mary Jean Legg Hilton '67 Shirley Hill Miller '67 In honor of Linda Hill Tidmore '61 Ellen Barton Morrison '67 White Family Gift Nancy Knorpp White '67 Mandy White Whaley, Beta Xi '92 Becca White Favahough '01 Cindy Willoughby Cantwell '68 Ann Farmer Manning '68 Marjorie Hodgson Parker '70 Leslie Unger Bennett '71 In honor of Erica Bennett Sisemore '98 and Katherine Argo '99 Cathy Mask Schwartz '71 Jan McWhirter Fescenmeyer '72 In memory of Mary Ann Byrd Bobbitt '72 Jan Stephens Miller '72 Kay O'Dwyer Miller '72 Suzie Childress Shahan '72 Robin Webster Bass '73 Connie Cogdell Clark '73 Pamela Brandes Hall '73 In memory of Linda Roberts Brownlee '58, Mary Ann Byrd Bobbitt '72, Ann McKay Peper '73, and Suzy Wood '73 Terri Kinard '73 Barbara Bachman Metzger '73 Donna Reynolds '73 In memory of Ann Peper '73, Shellen Rhoden '73, and Suzy Wood '73 Caryl Cary Smith '73 Caren Roberts Upshaw '73 In memory of Suzy Wood '73 Janice Johnston Williston '73 Joy Valentine Haynes '74 Stacy Glodt Pool '77 Susan Bash Boyd '78 Karen Kirkpatrick Bocast '79 In memory of Lisa Patterson Smitherman '79 Julie Conger Enis '79 In memory of Suzanne Zentner '79 Kathy Wood Hansen '79 In memory of Suzanne Zentner '79 and Lisa Patterson Smitherman '79 Suzanne Brower Laufer '80 In honor of Elizabeth Weise Laufer, Beta Theta '12 Deborah Glover Means '80 Carter Family Gift Cecila Carter Hardin '81 Camille Carter Baker '82 Stephanie Carter McMullen '87 Paige Baker Peters '07 Margaret "Meg" O'Connell Land '81 M. Elaine Moore Walker '82 Carolyn Durkee Sparkes '84 In memory of Jean Brown Durkee, Beta Xi '51 Sonya Stanford Crow '86 Shanna Hagler Garth '87 Anna Mikeska Payne '87 Dory Sherman McGinnis '88 Karen Lantz Thompson '88 Lori Pollard Vahrenkamp '88 Kati Gormley Adams '91 Marcia Mosher Walker '91 Kim Mayo Fricks '92 Kyla Nelson Sell '92 Holly Newsom Vinson '93 Denise Vest Stewart '98 Lindsay Mock Cooper '99 The Kelly Sisters Katy Kelly Flood '99 Emily Kelly Lester '01 KK Kirkley McKenzie '99 Tracy Connor Thorne '02 In memory of Abbye Irons '05 A Place to Call Home T o make Delta Psi's new lodge a reality, countless hours were put in by dedicated alumnae, volunteers, and hired contractors alike. Amongst the army of help was Susan West Cannon '77. "I absolutely loved working with Vicki Lafitte Gay '72 on the new Kappa lodge. It was an honor to assist her and the committee to bring their vision to life," she said. "I was part of the first pledge class in the old lodge, so to help create a new home for future Kappas was exciting." Susan recalls many memories during her time as an undergraduate member; however, spending time at the lodge with sisters preparing for recruitment and Bid Day stand out as some of her favorites. "I joined Kappa to be a part of something," she said. "Coming from a small high school where I was involved in everything to such a large school like Texas Tech, Kappa gave me a place to call home." As current collegiate sisters officially begin their time in the new Delta Psi lodge, Susan encourages them to develop friendships and encourages them to really get to know one other. Upon graduation, Susan remained involved with Delta Psi as a new member advisor and member of the house board before taking time off to raise her children. Looking back on how Kappa Kappa Gamma prepared her for life after college, Delta Psi taught Susan how to be a part of something bigger than herself, introduced her to women all over Texas, and Pam Fikes McPherson '75 introduced her to her future husband, Dell. Professionally, Susan began her career with an internship at a Lubbock furniture store in their design department and stayed with the store upon graduation. Once she got married, she took a creative career path of her own by owning her business and doing everything from designing sorority products and baby calendars to writing and publishing a cookbook. Now that her children are grown, she and her husband have owned a Budget Blinds franchise for the past 12 years where Susan is able to utilize her love of fabrics and her degree in interior design. Susan and Dell have been married since 1982 and their oldest, Logan, is a software engineer in Dallas, and Kaitlyn is a customer service representative for Warby Parker in Nashville. The couple loves to travel and eat good food. Their favorite places so far have been Charleston, South Carolina, Boston, Massachusettes, Carmel, California, Paris, Edinburgh, Scotland, Maderia, and London. Susan lives in Tahoka, Texas, and can be reached at susanwcannon@gmail.com. Vicki Lafitte Gay '72 and Susan West Cannon '77 at the Grand Opening. The Iris painting hung in the original lodge and was given by a Kappa alumna.

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