2025 Sorority President Spotlights
Maya Dickerson - News and Opinion Editior
Lily Fleming - Kappa Kappa Gamma
Who is on your executive board and what are their positions?
President: Lily Fleming, VP Internal Affairs: Sydney Barton, Academic Excellence Director: Karla Ramirez, VP External Affairs: Danielle Johnson, Events Director: Alayna McKinley, Philanthropy Director: Ella D'Incognito, Panhel Delegate: Mallie Rodeffer, Risk Prevention Director: Taydyn West, VP Operations: Molly Shook, Administration Director: Hannah McGhee, VP Membership: Ana Garcia, Recruitment Coordinator: Reese Hicks, VP Member Development: Lauren Millhiser, New Member Experience Director: Alayna Earle, DEI Director: Oniza Royeen, VP Finance: Emma Ferry, VP Standards: Shelby Covey
What made you want to apply for president of your sorority?
“During my time in Kappa, I have felt tremendous growth in my leadership skills and being given a VP position my freshman year, I felt the support from my sisters in ways I have never felt before. I had been going back and forth if I wanted to apply for president this term or the next, but ultimately the support from all of my sisters and best friends made me realize that I wanted to this term. I wanted to become president to not only grow my leadership skills to another level but be that leader that the younger members can look up to.”
What are you looking forward to this year?
“I am looking forward to leading the exec board this year. I have already seen so much growth in the exec board's leadership skills. I am looking forward to collaborating with other sororities and fraternity chapters as well.”
What are some goals you have for yourself, your team, and your sorority?
“The goals I have for myself are to focus on my academics and set aside time to separate my social life from my Kappa position. A goal I have for the exec board is to create clear communication between the whole board. For the sorority goals, I want to continue to keep a positive chapter culture as well as grow our sisterhood even more.”
What are some plans you have to collaborate with other groups on campus or to be more present on campus?
“As of right now, we are having a programming night for our chapter led by our VP Member Development, Lauren Millhiser, about women empowerment with a speaker from Professor Jen Braun. This will allow us to hear from a professor on campus as well as an amazing person for this topic. Since our philanthropy is mental health based, I want to collaborate with the mental health services on campus, whether that be for a program for our chapter or an event. As many of our sisters tutor at the Jamieson Community Center, we proposed an idea to fill the little free libraries around Monmouth. This will allow us to give back to the community of Monmouth as they have provided us with so much.”
Cassandra Nolasco - Alpha Xi Delta
Who is on your executive board and what are their positions?
Chapter President: Cassandra Nolasco, Chapter Life Vice President: Kamea Graham, Membership Vice President: Natalia Godina, Communications Vice President: Emily Leshin, Member Development Vice President: Kelsey Moersfelder, Philanthropy Vice President: Jennifer Ruscitti, and Finance and Operations Vice President: Natalie Morrow.
What made you want to apply for president of your sorority?
“I have always been an active member of my chapter, and I knew from the beginning that I wanted to be as involved as possible. The positions I've served over these past few years have allowed me to understand my chapter on a deeper level. I was highly motivated to give my sisters the opportunities and experiences they deserve, and I knew I could do so much more while being the President. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity and have no plans to let my sisters down.”
What are you looking forward to this year?
“I am looking forward to planning and scheduling events for our chapter, especially so the seniors can have an awesome last semester here. They've served our chapter for so long and I am excited to give back to them in this way.”
What are some goals you have for yourself, your team, and your sorority?
“During our first executive board meeting, we came up with a list of goals we wanted to set for ourselves and the entire team as a whole. These goals include: accountability, ensuring we all complete our tasks, and acknowledging that there is always room for improvement; communication, making sure that our individual teams are all on the same page, and that the entire chapter receives the relevant information. And collaboration, recognizing that we have each other for a reason—to rely on each other when things become difficult.”
What are some plans you have to collaborate with other groups on campus or to be more present on campus?
“We love to support other organizations on campus by attending as many events as we can. Something we implemented last year and are trying to bring back is sister groups, where we put members into groups of people they may not spend as much time with and encourage them to attend campus events with these groups. We also encourage each other to support each other's accomplishments, whether that be a science seminar presentation, an orchestra concert, or a swim meet, just to name a few. The floor at chapter is always open for people to extend invitations to on-campus events so that we can support the community in any way we can.
I cannot wait to see what this year brings for the FSL community. I am looking forward to seeing what the future holds for each chapter”
Maya Dickerson - Pi Beta Phi
Who is on your executive board and what are their positions?
Chapter President: Maya Dickerson, Vice President of Operations: Carina Engst, Vice President of Risk Management: Dawsyn Wilson, Vice President of Finance and Housing: Sydney Burge, Vice President of Member Experience: Isabel McDermott, Vice President of Recruitment: Lizzie Durfee, Vice President of Community Relations: Savannah Powers, Vice President of Inclusion: Bronte De Zwart, Director of Social Events: Ruby Dickerson, Director of New Member Experience: Annalyn Lovell, Director of Fraternity Heritage: Paige Luntsford, Director of Member Conduct: Mikaela Avery, Director of Leadership: Grasyn Schmidt.
What made you want to apply for president of your sorority?
“I applied for Chapter President to make a difference in Pi Beta Phi. I have always been passionate about our values and philanthropy and decided this could be a platform I could use to promote them further. I also want to create an inclusive and supportive environment, where all sisters feel comfortable and empowered by one another.”
What are you looking forward to this year?
“I am looking forward to going back to the roots of Pi Beta Phi. Our executive board is working together to strengthen our connections with one another and encourage sisterhood. I am also looking forward to working with all of the other Greek organizations on campus to collaborate on ideas and programs.”
What are some goals you have for yourself, your team, and your sorority?
“Our executive board has several goals to foster an environment where members feel supported. At our first formal executive board meeting, we planned goal words which we plan to check on every week and make sure we are meeting them. Our chapter is going to develop our participation and attendance at events. We are going to ensure we are engaged in the Panhellenic community. On a personal level, I have goals to stay organized, plan ahead, and delegate tasks when needed.”
What are some plans you have to collaborate with other groups on campus? Or to be more present on campus?
“We have several exchanges with other chapters on campus planned. We are doing a stress-reducing yoga night with Zeta Beta Tau and a Galentine’s Day craft night with Kappa Kappa Gamma. Our Director of Social Events is working on reaching out to other chapters to connect with more organizations this year. Our Vice President of Community Relations is increasing our campus presence this year by advertising for events in advance. She also plans on pairing with other organizations for philanthropic and service opportunities.”