Fall 2020 Gamma Phi Alumnae News Letter

FALL 2020 ALUMNAE NEWSLETTER

01 Message from the "Of all the blessings we count over, it
Chapter President seems to me none is greater than the
consciousness of belonging to a family of
02 Updates from the
Officers thousands of sisters."
- Stella George Stern Perry
08 Chapter Advisor
Update GAMMA PHI | SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

09 Meet the New
Members

10 Congratulations to
the Fall Graduates

11 Election Updates

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Message from the
Chapter President

"It was a true honor to to keep up with the Kelcey Sheeley has served as
serve as Chapter mental and physical Chapter President since Fall 2019.
President this past year. I health of the chapter and
learned so much about initiate four amazing
what it means to be a new members. We also
leader and how to serve brought on many new
others, and I am forever AAC members including
grateful for the our Faculty Adviser
experience. This semester Ghana who had the LC
we were able to host a over for a movie night in
successful virtual Spike October.
Out Arthritis, learn about The chapter is really
the power of sorority making the best of a
women from virtual environment and
motivational speaker is eager to start another
Katie Bulmer, implement semester soon!"
frequent wellness checks
- Kelcey Sheeley

Katie Bulmer spoke to our Faculty Adviser Ghana hosted a
chapter in October 2020. movie night for LC members.

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Updates from the Officers

VP of Administration VP of Chapter
"Despite having an Development
abnormal semester, our "Sisterhood this past
chapter was still able to semester was more
accomplish so much! important than ever
before. I held a variety of
For the first time ever we virtual sisterhood events
hosted a virtual throughout the
Educational Leadership quarantined summer
Consultant, McKenna and the remote fall
Gallagher. Even though semester. From a pet
she virtually visited us in show and tell to paint
September, she parties to a Halloween
facilitated insightful movie night, sisters
officer roundtables and across the country came
helped us focus on out to enjoy time with
retention in our chapter each other through hard
during these times. times.

Additionally, we had all The sisterhood retreat
our operating was a great success,
documents approved by leaving girls bent over
HQ and ran a successful laughing after a murder
virtual election in mystery whodunnit and
November! (For election a PowerPoint night.
updates, see pg. 12.) It has
been an honor to serve I loved every minute of
Gamma Phi, and I cannot serving as Gamma Phi’s
wait to see all the new LC VPCD, and am looking
and Cabinet will forward to what Kaylee
accomplish!" Qualteria has in store!! "

- Erin Beik - Christine Connelly

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Updates from the Officers

VP of Membership Recruitment Keeper of the Ritual
"As Keeper of the Ritual, I
"This past semester as preparing for formal wanted to make sure
VPMR has been unlike recruitment, which will that we were able to stay
anything I expected but be taking place Feb. 12- connected with Ritual,
has been amazing 14th. We have been able especially with the
nonetheless! This past to hold information transition to an all virtual
Fall, we welcomed 4 sessions that have all world. Towards this end, I
amazing women into our gone very well, and we decided to produce a
organization. (To meet cannot wait to welcome monthly ritual
the Fall 2020 class, see more sisters home!" newsletter and found
pg. 9) We are currently great success. I
- Carsen Essing interviewed other officers
about how they used
ritual in their position
and in their daily life.
Headquarters noticed
our newsletter and sent
it out to other chapters
which was a huge deal! It
was such an honor to
know that other chapters
were being able to see
the great progress that
Gamma Phi was making
as a whole. I think that
incorporating these new
ideas really helped the
chapter to stay engaged
and connected."

- Erin Kane

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Updates from the Officers

VP of Academic VP of Finance Panhellenic
Development "My time as the VPF was Delegate
a pleasure. I was able to
"Being able to serve as reduce dues by more "I had such a great time
the VPAD during a global than half, and I was able in my role as Panhellenic
pandemic was to work closely with other Delegate. Despite the
simultaneously the most officers to work on pandemic, both CPC and
strange and most budgeting. GMA were so tenacious
rewarding experience I about listening to
have ever had. I was able The fall semester was a organizations and
to grant grace to every good success, and I am keeping everything
sister on study hours and even more excited for organized. There was a
let them focus on their what’s to come in the lot of virtual support
families. Instead of next year as I continue a between councils,
having sisters report their second term as VPF." furthering our Greek
academics to me, I Unity on campus."
figured it was better that - Hailie McManus
they do their work for - Isabella Valentino
and by themselves, so
that if focus needed to be
shifted from academics
to family, they could do
so with privacy.
Both the spring 2020 and
fall 2020 semesters went
well for those on study
hours, and I have faith
and confidence in Miss
Julia Wilson to be the
VPAD that Gamma Phi
needs!"

- Emily Nix

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Updates from the Officers

New Member
Educators
"This fall semester we
welcomed our Fall 2020
new member class all
virtually. We channeled
our creativity into not
only finding different
ways to teach our new
members about AOII, but
also to help them bond
with all of our sisters.
The whole new member
process really tested our
technology skills, but I
believe we did a great job
welcoming them into our
chapter, as one of our Fall
new members already
has a cabinet position.
We look forward to
getting an even bigger
Spring 2021 new member
class and helping our
organization grow with
strong and dedicated
young women."

- Anna Kelly &
Meagan Gonzalez

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Updates from the Officers

Philanthropy
Chairman

"The Fall semester was
extremely successful! Our
chapter hosted a
blanket/towel drive for
the Associated Humane
Society, a local animal
shelter. With enough
collections to fill three
cars, AHS was so grateful!

Additionally, our annual feedback. We exceeded VP of
Strike Out Arthritis event our fundraising goal, Communication
was adapted to be fully collecting $1,260 for the
safe in the midst of the Arthritis Foundation. "Some notable efforts
pandemic, and so that I am so proud of this this semester include our
anyone could participate, chapter for making Blue Week Instagram
whether they were in philanthropy a priority stories campaign that
Greek Life or not. during these chaotic lead up to our Strike Out
The event was one of the times; every woman in Arthritis event, featuring
only philanthropy events this organization facts, trivia, throwback
that could be hosted recognizes that there are photos, and other
safely this semester, and still so many people who interactive elements. We
we are very proud to be need our help, pandemic also highlighted the four
known as a group of or not. I could not be fall graduates with their
dedicated women more grateful to serve own feed posts and
wanting to serve our alongside such selfless Instagram stories so
communities! About 25 women!" sisters could share a
teams registered to play favorite memory about
the virtual scavenger - Amanda Szeles the graduating sister."
hunt, and the teams gave
extremely positive - Madison Vance

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Updates from the Officers

Directors of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion VP of Education
The highlight
"The Fall semester was sensitive to different educational activity that
the first time there was a opinions and viewpoints. our sisters attended was
diversity and inclusion Over the summer, we a panel on launching
director position, and we also raised $662 for the your career during the
accomplished so much! Black Visions Collective. pandemic. What was so
In addition to leading an We are so grateful that great about it was that
educational chapter on we had the opportunity one of the panelists was
privilege, we connected to make an impact on Gamma Phi alumna
with other sororities and our chapter, Greek Life, Samantha Voltmer. It
fraternities, including and Seton Hall, and we was great to support her
CPC, IFC, NPHC, and can’t wait to see what the while also learning
multicultural future holds for diversity important career advice
organizations. We were and inclusion in the that could help us in the
able to collaborate in a Greek community." future."
way that created
progress while being - Georgia Cummings - Lynn Tecza
& Kacie Wright

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Chapter Advisor Update

Chapter Advisor Update
"Gamma Phi has had a
great semester during
these virtual times and
our women continue to
inspire ambition in all
that they do.

Our advisers Cynthia, scholarship Want to get involved?
Adrianna, & Nida are for Leadership Academy. If you're interested in
frontline workers, and I As VPCD, Christine
want to acknowledge Connelly held numerous mentoring any of our
them and express our sisterhood events and members,
appreciation for them on our Faculty Adviser, providing
behalf of the chapter. Ghana, held a sisterhood professional/personal
The highlights of the at her house for LC development talks to
semester include our officers. the chapter,
philanthropy chair, As VP of Communication, or joining the Alumni
Amanda, holding a Strike Madison Vance kept all Advisory Council
Out Arthritis scavenger social medical platforms please reach out to
hunt along with getting vibrant and engaging. Alyssa at AlyssaGMorgan
our members more Follow us on Instagram @gmail.com.
involved with our local (@aoiisetonhall) and on
philanthropy, AHS Facebook to stay up to
Newark. date with the Chapter."
As Chapter President,
Kelcey Sheeley checked - Alyssa Morgan
in with members by
doing wellness checks.
Efforts like these, aimed
to support our sisters
during a pandemic,
earned our chapter a

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Meet the New Members

Gamma Phi was thrilled to welcome these four incredible women into our
sisterhood as the Fall 2020 New Member Class.

Cristina Morelli

From Roseland, NJ, Cristina
studies elementary and special
education, speech pathology and
social and behavioral sciences.

Amina Tokakova

From Fairlawn, NJ, Amina studies
diplomacy, economics and Middle
Eastern studies.

Olivia Scro

From Fairlawn, NJ, Olivia studies
marketing.

Kerry Ryan

From Middlesex, NJ, Kerry studies
criminal justice and history.

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Congratulations to the Fall Grads

Annika Springsteel Dear Fall Grads,
Congratulation on your
Annika graduated with degrees in graduation! We
Diplomacy and International Relations. commend you on your
She also earned minors in Political hard work and dedication
Science and Russian. to your studies. You will
continue to inspire us as
Brianna McCoy you enter the next
chapter of your life.
Brianna graduated with a bachelors Whether you have
in Business Administration with a entered the working
concentration in Management. world, are pursuing
graduate studies or have
Tiana Lohmiller opted for a different
route forward, know that
Tiana graduated with a B.S. in Gamma Phi will always
International Relations and Diplomacy be here for you. Your time
and minors in Asian Studies and as a collegiate will
Economics. continue to influence the
sisters you knew, and
GAMMA PHI | SETON HALL UNIVERSITY your legacy will continue
to inspire the chapter
and the generations of
women who join our
sisterhood in times to
come. May your future be
ever so bright.

ALAM,
Madison Vance
Alumni Relations Chair

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Election Update

Gamma Phi held a virtual election in November and elected the following women
to lead our chapter for the coming year.

Chapter President Chapter Secretary Service Chairman
Christine Connelly Julia Skerratt Emily Smith
Keeper of the Ritual
VP of Administration Kaitlyn Doyle Events Chairman
Erin Kane Kelly Barba
Philanthropy Chairman
VP of Standards Amanda Szeles Fundraising Chairman
Mackenzie Puckett Kerry Ryan
Social Chairman
VP of Finance Isabella Valentino Chapter Advisor
Hailie McManus Alyssa Morgan
Director of Diversity,
VP of Education Equity & Inclusion Spring Election Officers
Sara Otremsky Sophia Dinman
VP of Membership
VP of Chapter Alumni Relations Recruitment
Development Chairman Carsen Essing
Kaylee Qualteria Madison Vance
VP of Membership
VP of Communication Activities Chairman Recruitment Elect
Montana Bottino Alexa Defuria Ashley Bernhammer

VP of Academic Property Manager New Member Educators
Development Zoe Greene Anna Kelly
Julia Wilson Meagan Gonzales
Marketing Chair
Panhellenic Delegates Jacqueline Gascon
Julianna Koetter
Micheala Leary

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incredible women.

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