Being a member of Gamma Phi Beta means valuing love, labor, learning, and loyalty above all. This senior class, especially, exemplified outstanding loyalty to their chapter as COVID-19 dramatically altered their senior year. In their last year, they connected through virtual sisterhoods, undertook our first ever Zoom recruitment, and experienced their senior celebration event spaced six feet apart in masks. Through it all, our seniors remained amazing role models for the chapter and exemplified genuine sisterhood, regardless. Now, these women move on to become teachers, graduate students, construction design managers, medical students, and more. Gamma Psi has been beyond lucky to be apart of these women's growth and success. Read on to hear about our new alumni and their plans for the future.
Abbie Bennett
Major: Elementary Education
Post-grad plans: Moving to northeast Iowa and hopefully finding a teaching job!
Favorite Gamma Phi memory: Getting to go to Convention in Dallas with the 2017-2018 exec team!
What made your membership so valuable to you? The women and support I’ve had throughout my undergraduate experience.
Allison Eagan
Major: Biology Honors Research
Post-grad plans: Attending Medical School in Missouri
Favorite Gamma Phi Memory: My favorite memory has always been my bid day! Getting to come home to the chapter and be covered in glitter is something I’ll never forget!
What made your membership so valuable to you? I’ve met some of my best friends in the chapter!!
Ashlyn Osborn
Major: Business Management- Business Administration
Post-grad plans: Working at Target Distribution as an Operations Manager
Favorite part about being in Gamma Phi: Being able to go to anywhere and recognize a smiling face
Advice for younger members: Push yourself to go to things, and get involved!
Lindsey Buzynski
Major: Communication and Media/Music
Post-grad plans: I'll be sticking around CF working remotely as a an Account Management Intern at Onimod Global Marketing
Advice for younger members: Take every opportunity to make memories with your sister, especially the non-mandatory events. This can be the sisterhoods or just taking up the opportunity to getting coffee with a sister or taking late night drives to McDonalds (That was my favorite <3).
Favorite memory in Gamma Phi Beta: The late night drives to McDonalds and gathering in the TV room at the house watching the latest episode of the Bachelor and spilling the TEA!
Heather Broom
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Post-grad plans: Work and attend graduate school at UNI to get my masters in Speech-Language Pathology
Favorite Gamma Phi memory: Date nights freshman year
Advice for younger members: Go for a position and stay super involved while you can!!
Catie Jespersen
Major: Marketing and Sales Management; Minor: Spanish
Post-grad plans: Move back to Des Moines and work full time as a partner in my families home construction business, J3 Homes. I will be the design specialist and buyer decision manager.
Favorite Gamma Phi memory: Studying abroad with two of my sisters, Jenae and Kinzie, in France! Ad getting a tattoo with my sisters after deciding to 3 hours before.
Advice for younger members: Put effort into meeting sisters and put yourself out there no
matter how uncomfortable it is because I guarantee you will meet your best friends for life!
Katie Morrissey
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Post-grad plans: Attend graduate school at UNI for my masters in Speech-Language Pathology
Favorite Gamma Phi memory: My favorite memory was living in the house. I became so close with all the house girls and met some of my best friends!
Advice for younger members: My advice for younger members is to go to all the events you can. You are only able to do these events for a limited amount of time--make the best out of the time you have with your sisters!
Alyssa Wade
Major: Accounting and HR
Future plans: I have one more year at UNI, and afterwards, I hope to move to Des Moines and find a job there!
Favorite Gamma Phi memory: The executive retreat with the 2019-2020 team
Advice for younger members: Make the most of your time here, it goes by quicker than you think
Ava Rowe
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Minor: Gerontology; Education Endorsement
Post-grad plans: Attend grad school at UNI for my masters in Speech-Language Pathology
What made Gamma Phi such a worthwhile experience? Having the best family ever! Shoutout to Calena (Mom), Abby Miller (Dottie), and Tempi (Granddottie). I love you all!
Advice for younger members: Your sisters are the best support system. Use them and keep them close, they'll be there when you need them the most, during the good times and the bad.
Megan Holbrook
Major: Family Services
Post-grad plans: Stay in Cedar Falls for a year, and then move to Colorado.
Favorite memory in Gamma Phi: Living in the house!
What made your membership so worth it? The women that I met here have truly changed my life. I would stay four more if I could!
Trinity Kellenberger
Major: Public Relations; Minors: Marketing and Nonprofit Management
Post-grad plans: Move to Boston, MA!
Favorite Gamma Phi memory: Being on the executive term working as the Public Relations VP
Advice for younger members: Get involved and make the most out of your time. It'll go by faster than you think!!
Nicole Alexander
Major: Biology and Nursing
Post-grad plans: Attend nursing school at Allen College
Favorite Gamma Phi memory: My favorite memories by far were from Gamma Phi date nights and formal!
Best part of Gamma Phi Beta membership: All of the close relationships and friendships I made with the amazing people in this chapter
Nicole Miller
Major: Biology and Athletic Training Rehab Studies
Post-grad plans: Attend physical therapy school
Favorite memory: Date nights with my sisters throughout the years
The best apart about being in Gamma Phi Beta: It was so great to always have supporters cheering you on in life!