Class of 2023
Dear Chi Omega 2023 Seniors,
As another academic year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you who are graduating from college and moving on to the next chapter in your lives. You have been an integral part of our community, and your contributions to Chi Omega will not be forgotten.
We are all inspired by your dedication, passion, and hard work during your time in our sorority. From organizing philanthropic events to participating in leadership roles and living out our values of high character, academic excellence, personal development, service, and friendship, you have demonstrated the true spirit of Chi Omega. Your enthusiasm and commitment to making a difference in our community have left a lasting impact, and we are grateful for everything you have done.
As you move forward into the next chapter of your lives, we want to wish you all the best in your future endeavors. May you find success, happiness, and fulfillment in all that you do. Remember that you will always have a home in Chi Omega, and we will continue to support you in all your endeavors.
We all are so very blessed to be able to be part of something that is greater than ourselves. Being a Chi O, means to be part of a community that is greater than any individual member and committing to a set of shared values and principles.
Pledging to a sisterhood like ours is a commitment for life to not only your sisters but also yourself. It is a pledge to forever strive to be your best and embrace your strengths and weaknesses. Our mission is to demonstrate kindness and seek goodness in people as well as to uplift and empower women. Our sisterhood is a connection that can withstand the test of time and distance.
We are excited for what the future holds for each of our seniors. You have have an impressive list of accomplishments during your time in college, and we know that you will continue to achieve great things in the years to come.
Once again, congratulations on your graduation! You have made us proud, and we will miss you dearly.
Sincerely,
XO
Our Seniors
Our Seniors
Camryn Anonson
Degree: Marketing & Professional Sales
Olivia Ballagh
Degree: Psychology with minors in Human Development and Family Studies and Linguistics
Blair Bell
Degree: Kinesiology
Brooklynn Berg
Holly Bethel
Degree: Elementary Education
Future plans: I will be a 1st grade teacher at a Catholic school this fall!
Favorite Chi O Memory: Homecoming and Greek Week!
Emma DeBold
Degree: Advertising with a minor in Learning & Leadership Sciences; General Business
Future plans: Starting my advertising career as a project coordinator at Flynn Wright Ad Agency in Des Moines, IA.
Favorite Chi O Memory: Getting ready all together in the house with music playing.
Grace Doolittle
Degree: Elementary Education
Future plans: I'm heading back home to Kansas City to student teach. I'll eventually apply for jobs in the area and hope for a Kindergarten or 1st grade class! I'll also be teaching at my dance studio at home.
Favorite Chi O Memory: My favorite memory from Chi Omega was getting my big and little. These 2 girls became some of my closest friends here at Iowa State. My big made ISU feel like home, and my little and I just clicked. We were lucky enough to share dance team and Chi O together, which made our bond so much closer. I would not have had the same college experience without these 2!
Shannon Dougherty
Degree: Kinesiology and Health with a minor in General Business
Grace Fangman
Degree: Finance
Future plans: Working in Chicago for JLL, a commercial real estate firm, as an associate broker
Favorite Chi O Memory: Living in the five Amman and winning homecoming!
Olivia Finn
Degree: Communication Studies
Emma Gamache
Degree: Marketing
Lindsey Golwitzer
Degree: Journalism and Mass Communications, Spanish and General Business
Gracie Greiner
Degree: Animal Science
Emily Jennings
Degree: Marketing & Management
Future plans: I will be moving to West Des Moines with my boyfriend (Braden) to pursue a job as an Internal Sales Specialist for Athene (funny enough, a retirement investment company, lol). I was fortunate to have an internship with them this past summer, so I am excited to continue working full-time for them!
Favorite Chi O Memory: I have so many favorite memories in Chi O:) To name a few fun ones would be living in the five man and pushing all our beds together to watch a movie and have a "sleepover," making it YLH finals freshman year, polar bear plunge, getting a little, all of the patio and roof hangouts, and many rollerblade outings to Ada Hayden!
Lilly Kinley
Degree: Finance and Sales Certificate
Future plans: Next year I am working for an insurance broker in West Des Moines. I hope to join a church and become involved with some sort of college ministry there!
Favorite Chi O Memory: I have two! One is living in the 5 man. I don't think I have ever laughed more in a one semester than I did with those girls! To this day, I feel like I can bring anything to them either bad or good news, they will support me no matter what! My second one is leading connection group with so many chi os involved. It is the room I feel most accepted and loved in and am so thankful to have gotten to know younger girls because of it!
Emerson Latham
Degree: Journalism with a minor in Apparel Merchandising and Design
Reed Linse
Degree: Interior Design
Mara Pospisal
Degree: Communication Studies
Future plans: Working at Insight Global at their Houston office
Favorite Chi O Memory: the chi o swimming pool & recruitment ‘22!!
Sydney Rebelsky
Degree: Advertising
Hannah Sand
Degree: Marketing with a minor in Advertising
Future plans: Work as a marketing project coordinator for Hy-Vee corporate office in Des Moines.
Favorite Chi O Memory: Living in the big brick mansion with my best friends!
Megan Sawyer
Degree: Architecture
Ashley Schildroth
Degree: Finance & Supply Chain Management
Future plans: I plan to move back home for a few months before I start my full-time role in the Finance Leadership Development Rotation Program for Raytheon Technologies in July. I will then move in with Nathan wherever he is placed (his location is tbd and my job is remote) after we get married in August!
Favorite Chi O Memory: Goofing off in the 5-man! It was COVID semester, so we spent way too much time together making really weird jokes and doing who knows what. This picture is from Greek Week when we dressed up as Tiger King for the Polar Plunge. #rawr
Abby Tonder
Degree: Elementary Education
Future plans: I accepted a position in West Des Moines at Crossroads Park Elementary where I will be teaching 5th grade.
Favorite Chi O Memory: I have so many amazing memories while being a part of Chi Omega! Some of my favorites would have to be living in a house with the the #9man! Being the only pledge class living in the house during covid, made our pledge class so close! I also had such a fun experience with my exec team this past year, I couldn't have done it without them!
Katie Uitenbroek
Degree: Elementary Education
Faye Witkowski
Degree: Athletic Training
Meredith Wood
Degree: Event Management with a minor in Advertising
Future plans: I am currently pursuing a career in the events industry. I am keeping myself busy throughout my job search with two part time jobs this summer!
Favorite Chi O Memory: My favorite Chi O memory is my senior year pref night. Recruitment has been my favorite week of the year for the last 4 years, so my last pref night was really emotional. All of us seniors sat in the carnation room for hours talking about the things we loved about every women in our pledge class. It is so special to look back on all the relationships we have created here. <3
Makendri Zieser
Degree: Psychology, Sociology, and Criminal Justice