“You can afford to take your time. What you can’t afford to do is waste it.”

Line Number: #81

Big Sister: Noelle Ham *Gleam*

Little Sister: Patricia Reyes *Gorgeous*

Ethnicity: Filipina

Class: Class of 2015

Birthday: 4/10

Positions held in Kappa:

Academic chair (Fall 2012)

MGC Representative (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)

Treasurer (Fall 2013 - Spring 2014)

Rush Chair (Fall 2013)

Become Strongher Finance Director (Fall 2013 - Spring 2014)

National Convention / 10 Year Banquet Committee (Spring 14)

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." — Neale Donald Walsch

Line Number: #82

Big Sister: Marie Bernardo *Alsace* (Eta Chapter at Rutgers University)

Little Sister: None

Ethnicity: Latinx (Cuban)

Class: Class of 2015

Major: Advertising

Minor: Family, Youth and Community Sciences

Birthday: 8/18

Positions held in Kappa:

Co-Program Educator (Spring 2015)

Alumnae Relations Chair (Spring 2015)

Sister Events Chair (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)

Become StrongHer Executive Director (2014-2015)

Become StrongHer Co-Director (2013-2014)

Become StrongHer Multimedia Director (2013-2014)

Secretary (2013-2014)

Fundraising Chair (Spring 2013)

Publicity Chair (Fall 2012)

Community Service Chair (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)

About Me:

• I pursued an M.S. in Higher Education from Florida State University because my experiences in KPL made me realize I enjoy working in a college setting, helping students (especially first-generation college students) thrive and succeed!

• Currently, I work as an undergraduate student recruiter at UIUC

• Most of my time is spent nurturing and cuddling my two dogs: Charley (4) & Milo (2)

• I'm obsessed with binge-watching TV; right now I'm watching Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ -- it's the most wholesome show ever!

Why Kappa Phi Lambda?

Back then, the "why" was: I wanted a sisterhood where I could be myself. Looking back, the network and professional development opportunities were definitely a great outcome, too! As a first-generation college graduate and immigrant, many of the travel opportunities I experienced were thanks to KPL -- and I met some really cool people along the way!

Other Achievements:

I included some of these in the "positions held". Definitely proud of participating in the 2014 Convention Committee. :) Not KPL-related, but I was an MFOS-recipient and was on a full scholarship at UF. My senior year, during the MGC Banquet, we won an educational program award for the 2014 Become Strong(her), so that was something to be proud of -- additionally, the year I was director (spring 2015) was the first time we had Panhellenic sorority attendance at the event, so that rocked! We also had our first keynote: our very own alum, the amazing amazing Victoria Chan (now Victoria Chan-Frazier) from Syracuse. I was also probably one of the FEW sisters if not only sister to be a Resident Assistant (RA) between Fall 2012 and Spring 2014. I also studied abroad in Summer 2014. I was involved with the Filipino Student Association on the multimedia committee and helped make some cool videos. I also served with Sparks Magazine on their multimedia committee for a bit. I also was lucky enough to attend the 2013 Gatorship.

Line Number: #83

Big Sister: Liz Lian *Alette*

Little Sister: None

Ethnicity: Filipina

Major: Nutrition Sciences

Class: Class of 2012

Birthday: 10/23

Positions held in Kappa:

Recruitment Chair (Fall 2012)

“Be good. Do good”

Line Number: #84

Big Sister: Arielle Gabarda *Devastate*

Little Sister: Jonessa-Rose Cortes *Virtuosa* and Pagou Vue *Vista* (University of South Florida Chapter)

Ethnicity: Dominican/Guatemalan

Class: Class of 2014

Birthday: 11/4

Positions held in Kappa:

Performance Chair (Fall 2013, Spring 2014)

Philanthropy Chair (Fall 2012)

MGC Rep (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)

About Me:

My biggest life aspiration is to live a happy and fulfilled life. Fun fact about me is I studied French for 12 years.

Why KPL?

KPL was my home away from home. The sisterhood (that continues way beyond college), and memories bring me back to some of the best years of my life.