SORORITY PLEDGES ANNOUNCED AT UNK

Erin Christensen
assistant director of Greek Affairs, 308.865.8057 or christenseef@unk.edu

Sororities on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus have pledged more than 120 young women from 51 Nebraska communities and 10 states this fall, according to Erin Christensen, UNK assistant director of Greek Affairs.

The sororities – Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi and Gamma Phi Beta – all met their quota of 40 pledges this year.

“All of the women who went through preference on Wednesday received a bid,” Christensen said.

Recruitment took place earlier this month. The first two days, prospective pledges visited each of the three chapters for one hour. On  Formal Day, pledges met with only two of the three chapters. The final day, pledges received bids from the chapters and spent the day with their individual sororities.

Courtney Smejdir of Lincoln and Katie Elder of Paxton lead formal recruitment this year.

Pledges for each sorority are listed below, alphabetically by hometown:

Alpha Omicron Pi 
Beatrice        Kendle Burow
Beatrice        Kya Campbell
Beatrice        Kendra Dittbrenner
Blue Hill        Megan Woeste
Columbus        Alise Perault
Crete                Kara Siedhoff
Geneva        Abigail Carroll
Geneva        Ashley        Whitley
Gothenburg        Janae        Wiggins
Grand Island        Allison        Rodriguez
Grand Island        Amanda Galusha
Gretna                Chelsea Schaffer
Harvard        Traysea Gilmore
Harvard        Ashleigh Smith
Hastings        Shayna Eckhardt
Holdrege        Laura        Gustafson
Kearney        Jaci Heineman
Kearney        Serena Hogg
Kearney        Christine Khayat
Kearney        Deitra        Ludowese
Kearney        Mariah Taubenheim
Lincoln        Allyson Koziol
Lincoln        Karstin Ptaschek
Lincoln        Maddie Schuster
Lincoln        Kaitlyn        Smejdir
Minden         Cassie Warnell
Norfolk        Briana        Adams
North Platte        Brogen Hohnholt
Odell                Vanessa McMurray
Odell                Jana Zarybnicky
Omaha        Clara Allen
Omaha        Kaylee Asche
Omaha        Sarah Vandeventer
Oxford                Morgan Ransdell
Papillion        Taylor        Dietz
Papillion        Kamber Durham
Ravenna        Hunter        Hillje
Schuyler        Kelsey        Knutson
Shelby                Brenna Ingalls
Valentine        Kenzie Leonard

Iowa 
Clarinda – Rachael Nordhues

Alpha Phi
Atkinson        Chelsea Thurlow
Auburn        Rachel Henry
Cairo                Hanna        Hulme
Columbus        Malia Arlt
Columbus        Emily Olsufka
Diller                Natalie Duerksen
Elkhorn        Sara Ritzdorf
Fairbury        Paige Pfingsten
Fairbury        Sydney Schroeder
Fremont        Jena Hallstrom
Fremont        Victoria Kremlacek
Fremont        Katie Reese
Fremont        Amelia Wagner
Gretna                Kelsie        Troudt
Hartington        Shanna Leise
Kearney        Ashton Jackson
Kearney        Tessa        Mannlein
Kearney        MacKenzie Mathews
Kearney        Meggie Jo “MJ” Tinkham
Kimball        Hannah Stull
Lincoln        Sara Johnson
Minden        Morgan Kristensen
Morrill                Alecia        Snygg
Nelson        Natasha Wehrman
Odell                Ashley        Arntt
Omaha        Amanda Klein
Omaha        Katie Liberty
Omaha        Kayla McMahon
Omaha        Melissa Valentino
Omaha        Carly Wollman
O’Neill                Heidi Hostert
Palmyra        Ashley        Vlcek
Plattsmouth        Megan Null
Randolph        Hannah Backer
Red Cloud        Shelby Peters
Seward        Chesany Eberle
Yutan                Mary Greblunas

Colorado 
Fort Lupton – Aryn Nash

Missouri 
Greenwood – Jourdan Mercurio

Oklahoma 
Alva – Mallory Fiebig

Gamma Phi Beta 
Aurora                 Jessica Vettel
Beatrice         Megan Fullmer
Beatrice        Kelsie        Post
Central City        Jessica Anderson
Central City        Carly Luebbe
Fremont        Laura Spale
Grand Island        Jenna        McCray
Hastings        Aarika Lomax
Herman        Shelby         Cameron
Hershey        Laura        Steffes
Holdrege        Courtney Fegter
Kearney        Adrienne Applegate
Kearney        Britt Forbes
Kearney        Sara Liess
Kearney        Kristina Redwine
Kearney        Connor Schulte
Kearney        Darien         Sklenar
Kearney        Amy Sullivan
Lincoln        Ivy Claypool
Loomis        Amber Collin
Malcolm        Paige        Bice
McCook        Jaci Saalfeld
Morrill                Kori Dietz
Morrill                Dani Perry
North Bend        Emma Bosco
North Platte        Alexis        Erickson
North Platte        Ashlyn        Torres
Ogallala        Emily Folk
Ogallala        Alli Reimers
Omaha        Haley Allen
Omaha        Kaitlyn Taylor
Omaha        Katie Zuehlke
Papillion        Alexa Haave
Seward        Liz Damman

OUT-OF-STATE 

Colorado 
Denver – Marina Hayden

Kansas 
Agra – Karly Koerner

Louisiana
Lake Charles – Jenna Webb

Missouri 
Nelson – Alex Sprigg

South Dakota 
Aberdeen – Bisi Oyinlade
Lakeview – Haley Gunnink

Texas 
Plano – Bryce Anne Bell