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Chapter News

Dear Sisters, is exemplified by our fabulous members! to share their favorite memories and talk
Our chapter just concluded a very about the importance of sisterhood. There
The Phi Eta successful ‘Sincerely Yours’ letter writing are not enough words to express our love
Chapter of campaign and we are so excited about and thanks for the tremendous support our
Delta Delta our upcoming philanthropy event, ‘Triple chapter receives from our local alumnae
Delta at Texas Tech Play’, both events which support St. Jude chapter and house corporation! As is the
University is rapidly Children’s Research Hospital. We can’t common thread, “it’s not just 4 years of
increasing every wait to see how much our chapter will be sorority friends, but rather a lifetime of
year. With Phi Eta’s raising and contributing to the $60 Million long-lasting and loving friendships!” The
history, dating from in 10 Years campaign! As our chapter doors at Phi Eta are always open and
1953, our alumnae have continued to flourish grows stronger, so does our sisterhood. should you ever find yourself close by,
and share in the outstanding accomplishments We loved having the opportunity to host please let me know! We would love for
of our local chapter. Our current chapter is a Body Image 3D facilitator who met with you to visit!
home to 229 unique, strong and wonderful our sophomore members to express the Delta Love,
young women who actively participate importance of loving one another, healthy
in the community, campus activities and living, sisterhood and so much more. We Mason Sieling
organizations such as Student Government have also had the privilege of hearing from Collegiate Chapter President
Association, President’s Select, Mortar Board, various local Phi Eta alumnae that have
Ambassadors from various departments and visited our chapter meetings each week
numerous honor societies.
We were excited to have over 60 girls eligible
to participate in our academic banquet last
week. These members had all attained a GPA
of 3.5 and higher! With recruitment
approaching, it is always our
goal to recruit the best and
brightest women with every
upcoming pledge class.
The strength of our chapter

Chapter Spotlight: sisters were extremely welcoming inclined to study and do assignments
and I could instantly tell that I would from within the lodge.
Katelin Escueta fit in there.
What made you volunteer to be the
What has been your favorite Undergraduate Committee Chair?
experience as a Phi Eta?
I believe having a new lodge is very
Editor’s Note: Representing the chapter I would say Bid Day, every year, is important and I can see all of the
as Spotlight is Katelin Escueta. Born one of my favorite experiences. Bid benefits that Phi Eta, current and
in Honolulu, Hawaii, Katelin and her Day is very sentimental, especially alumnae, will receive from it.
family moved to Austin, TX in 2005. for the seniors since it’s their last Bid I personally felt the need to step up and
Katelin is currently in her third year at Day, and of course getting an entire make sure that we are all doing as much
Texas Tech, majoring in Finance, and new group of girls that are joining. as possible to ensure that we are getting
is scheduled to graduate May 2017. As It’s a very nice time to have everyone the lodge that we all know we deserve.
an active chapter member, she served as come together.

Treasurer and is currently in charge of the What do you enjoy mostly about
Collegiate Pledge Committee. Katelin is the Lodge?
also heavily involved on campus, serving

as a member of the Women in Business I appreciate the lodge for providing
Organization and several honor societies a comforting atmosphere that helped
including Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda me bond with my pledge class. I also
Delta, and Phi Eta Sigma. Outside of love the fact that the lodge is a place
class and campus involvement, Katelin where we can ALL get together and
enjoys running, hiking, and playing sand just be sisters. We’d like to get to the
volleyball. point where we could study there

What made you decide to join Tri more; however, since we have so
Delta at Texas Tech? many issues with our internet, it forces
us to go to the library. Personally,
During rush, there was a really the majority of my assignments
different type of energy every day are online, so if the lodge’s internet
when I went to the Tri Delt lodge. The was a bit more reliable, I’d be more
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