DFE

Delta Phi Epsilon Professional Foreign Service Sorority

Recruitment 2013

Handbook to Delta Phi Epsilon Sisters

JENNA CONSIGLI 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Middle East Studies Minor: Semitic Languages Hometown: Milford, MA Fact: I love running.

KELSEY GANN 2013 President Major: International Affairs & Political Science Concentration: International Politics Hometown: Lakewood, WA Fact: I am the only sister from Washington State in the sorority.

Jocelyn Jezierny 2013 Recruitment Chair Major: International Affairs Concentration: Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems Minor: Psychology Hometown: Woodbridge, CT Fact: I ate ox at Oktoberfest, and loved it.

Kyle Mackie 2013 Major: International Affairs & Geography Concentration: Contemporary Cultures & Societies, Asia Hometown: Cooperstown, NY Fact: I have studied abroad in India, Germany, and Scotland.

XIMENA MARQUEZ 2013 Alternative Greek Council Liaison Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Development Minor: History Hometown: Colonia, Uruguay & Miami, FL Fact: I speak four languages and have three citizenships (American, Uruguayan, and Italian).

ERICA OBERSI 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Development Minor: Journalism Hometown: Willemstad, Curacao Fact: I spend way too much of my time on social media. I am also gluten intolerant.

Epsilon Class

ERIN OGUNKEYE 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Politics Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Fact: I would like to work in the field of immigration for the European Union.

SARAH RAWSON 2013 Professional Chair Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Development Minor: Sociocultural Anthropology Hometown: Warwick, NY Fact: Last year, I studied abroad in Uganda in the Fall and France in the Spring.

JESS SEMAN 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Conflict & Security Minor: History Hometown: Blairstown, NJ Fact: I will be commissioning in the United States Army as a Signal Corps Officer in May.

ANNIE SHAPIRO 2013 Major: International Affairs & History Concentration: Conflict & Security and Middle East Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Fact: I would really like a cheetah as a pet.

JENNY SUZDAK 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Middle East Hometown: Baltimore, MD Fact: While studying abroad in Cairo last year, I was the proud owner of a duck and two turtles.

DENISE TUGADE 2013 Parliamentarian Major: International Affairs Concentration: Conflict & Security, Europe & Eurasia Minor: Russian Language & Culture Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Fact: I’ve seen my favorite band 23 times in concert.

Zeta Class

FARIMA ALIDADI 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Latin America & Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems Minor: Spanish Hometown: White Plains, NY Fact: I spent last summer in Peru and climbed Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu, which was one of my life goals.

CAMILLE ASHRAF 2013 Major: Economics Minor: Middle Eastern Studies Hometown: Sugar Land, TX Fact: I have an ever-growing infatuation with British history and dramas (Downton Abbey)!

OLIVIA BEE 2014 Major: Middle East Studies Minor: Religion & Arabic Hometown: Wallingford, CT Fact: I lived in a convent in Jerusalem for a week during my semester abroad in Jordan.

ABBY CASEY 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Conflict & Security, Middle East Studies Hometown: Newburyport, MA Fact: I’ve performed in 8 plays at GW.

ELLEN CHRISTIANSEN 2014 Networking Chair Major: International Affairs & Geography Concentration: Conflict Resolution Hometown: Gates Mills, OH Fact: I am an avid runner and can’t wait to run the Nike women’s half marathon in April with some of my sisters!

KRISTY DELGADO 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Development and Global Public Health Hometown: Bronx, NY Fact: I smuggled snapping turtles from El Salvador in my hair at the age of 9.

JANA EVERETT 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Conflict & Security Minor: Peace Studies Hometown: Norfolk. VA Fact: My favorite part of every day is nannying a 6-year-old named Lola.

KEILA FRANKS 2014 Secretary Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Politics & Asia Minor: Religion Hometown: Nashville, TN Fact: I am a practicing Buddhist and have been for about six years.

JANIE IMMANUEL 2014 Sisterhood Activities Chair Major: International Affairs & Economics Concentration: International Politics Minor: Statistics Hometown: Hicksville, NY Fact: My favorite city in the world is Granada, but it’s partially because I felt like Jasmine when I visited La Alhambra, one of my childhood heroes.

ALISON INCEU 2014 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Development Minor: Sociocultural Anthropology & Spanish Language and Literature Hometown: Cluj-Napoca, Romania/Albany, NY Fact: Alison voted for the first time as an American citizen while studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina!

ABBY KAMP 2013 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Politics & Latin American Studies Minor: Spanish Hometown: North Haven, CT Fact: I have been skydiving twice, once with Carly!

ELISE KEARNEY 2014 Alternative Greek Week Representative Major: Psychology Concentration: Cognitive Neuroscience Minor: Italian Literature Hometown: Wantagh, NY Fact: I am obsessed with all things sharks, Italian, and medicine!

CAITLIN KELIHER 2014 Treasurer Majors: Economics and Chinese Hometown: Norwell, MA Fact: A wild water buffalo attacked me last summer while I was hiking through Sapa Valley in northern Vietnam.

MADDIE LIVINGSTON 2014 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Economics Minor: Business Hometown: West Hartford, CT Fact: I won the Deloitte Nordic Corporate Social Responsibility Case Competition while studying in Copenhagen, Denmark.

CARLY NUTTALL 2013 Vice-President Major: International Affairs Concentration: Conflict & Security Minor: Criminal Justice Hometown: Plymouth, MA Fact: I went skydiving with Abby Kamp!

EDEN SADOVE 2014 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Economics & Middle East Studies Hometown: Born in the USA but raised in Israel Fact: I served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Liaison Unit to the Jordanian Armed Forces.

CAROLYN SCHOEN 2014 **Abroad Major: International Affairs Concentration: Conflict Resolution Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Fact: When I was little, my favorite sandwich was peanut butter and mayo.

ERICA SOULTANIAN 2014 **Abroad Major: International Affairs & Economics Concentration: International Economics Minor: History & Spanish Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Fact: I studied abroad in Costa Rica and Chile last semester, and am studying at Oxford this semester.

Eta Class

OLIVIA BECKER 2015 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Middle East Minor: Arabic Hometown: Arlington, MA Fact: If I could have one superpower, it would be to speak any and all languages.

JENNIFER CHUANG 2014 Publicity Chair Major: International Affairs & Economics Concentration: International Economics Minor: Geography Hometown: Lexington, MA Fact: I was interviewed by Fox News, and that clip eventually made it onto The Colbert Report.

ELYSSA GREENBERG 2015 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Development & Global Public Health Minor: Sociocultural Anthropology Hometown: Medford, NJ Fact: I’ve pet the President's dog - the First Puppy, if you will.

MADDIE HERR 2015 Alumnae Liaison Major: International Affairs & History Concentration: Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Fact: I love Lady Gaga.

ERIN HUNZEKER 2015 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Security Policy Minor: Naval Science & Chinese Hometown: San Diego, CA Fact: I have a Jack Russell Terrier named Ruby.

ROHITA JAVANGULA 2015 Community Service Chair Major: International Affairs Concentration: African Studies Hometown: Columbus, OH Fact: This past summer I worked for a NGO in Ghana and now I’m pretty sure I want to live in Africa!

ELENA KIM 2014 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Middle East Studies Minor: Religion Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Fact: My favorite Stallone movie is Rambo IV. I enjoy days that are hot, wars that are cold, and a cigar on Sunday.

ERICA KLIMENT 2015 Historian Major: International Affairs Concentration: European & Eurasian Studies and Latin American Studies Hometown: Easton, PA Fact: I once ate breakfast in the smallest country in the world.

RACHEL LANDAU 2015 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Global Health Minor: Chinese Language & Women’s Studies Hometown: Westport, CT Fact: I am an EMT-Basic.

LIZ NELSON 2015 Major: International Affairs & Economics Concentration: International Economics Hometown: Ithaca, NY Fact: I have played flute for over 10 years, and currently performs with the Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, and occasionally CBrass.

MADISON NOBLE 2014 **Abroad Major: International Affairs Concentration: Middle East Minor: Arabic Hometown: New Orleans, LA Fact: I’ve ridden a horse through Petra, Indiana Jones-style.

SARAH SAWYER 2015 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Global Public Health Minor: German Language and Literature Hometown: Woodside, California Fact: I took a gap year after high school and traveled to 14 countries in Europe and Asia.

LINNEA TURCO 2014 **Abroad Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Politics Hometown: Bloomington, Illinois Fact: I think I am related to the Habsburg monarch, King Philip IV of Spain.

HAILEY PULMAN 2015 Major: International Affairs & Political Science Concentration: Global Public Health Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Fact: Last summer, I traveled through the UK and Ireland with two friends.

AVANI SINGH 2015 Major: International Affairs Concentration: International Development Hometown: Rutherford, NJ Fact: When I was learning Spanish, I thought the word for “embarrassed” was “embarazada” so I went around telling everyone in Nicaragua I was “embarazada,” which actually means “pregnant.”

JACKIE WHITTAKER 2015 Fundraising Chair Major: Middle East Studies & International Affairs Concentration: International Economics Minor: Arabic Hometown: Acton, MA Fact: Passionate about cooking (and then eating), running, and Yemen.

KATIE WYNNE 2015 Major: International Affairs Concentration: Contemporary Cultures & Societies Minor: Women’s Studies Hometown: Davis/Berkeley, CA Fact: I was once traded from one congressman to another for a bag of peanuts.

Delta Phi Epsilon Eta Chapter

Alumnae

ALPHA CLASS: Alessandra Allen, ’09 Samantha Austin, ’09 Rebecca Barloon, ’08 Theresa Bitterman, ’08 Maia E. Blume, ’08 Emily Broyles, ’08 Margaret Chamberlin, ’08 Angela Chang, ’08 Christina Colaizzo, ’08 Christina Dunsmore, ‘08 Cathleen Doyle, ’08 Lauren Drew, ’08 Gina M. Fernandes, ’08 Grace Galvin, ’09 Eleanor Grewal, ’08 Melissa Hooper, ‘08 Adriana Ingenito, ‘08 Megan Johncox, ‘09 Maeve O’Neill, ‘09 Veronika Penciakova, ‘09 Stephanie Petrew, ‘08 Diana Pierzchala, ‘08 Colleen Praxmarer, ‘08 Gillian Robinson, ‘08 Krysta Sadowski, ‘08 Disha Shah, ‘08 Elizabeth S. Shovers, ‘08 Jane Zamarripa, ‘09

BETA CLASS: Allison Blajda, ‘09 Alison Brazaitis, ‘09 Marcie Wells Brimer, ‘09 Amy Cook, ‘09 Alison Dieringer, ‘10 Heather Hwalek, ‘10 Caitlin Katsiaficas, ‘09 Yesha Malik, ‘10 Jacqueline Marks, ‘09 Alison Meuse, ‘09 Janelle Moser, ‘10 Alyssa Pardo, ‘09 Jennifer Pike, ‘09 Jessica Thompson, ‘10 Megan Trevino, ‘09 Claire (Carpenter) Van Horn, ‘09 Maria-Cristina Ventresca, ‘09 Radhika Vora, ‘10

GAMMA CLASS: Julie Bailey, ‘11 Sophia Carter, ‘11 Alison Chatfield, ‘10 Greta Erickson, ‘11 Noura Ismail, ‘11 Irina Karmanova, ‘10 Darcy Milburn, ‘11 Amanda Ussak, ‘10 Orah Lisa (Weiss) Prince, ‘10

DELTA CLASS: Elizabeth Bastias ‘12 Maggie Christenson ‘12 Caitlan Dowling ‘12 Rachel Forst ‘12 Rory Gerberg, ‘11 Elyse Inguanti ‘12 Boseul Jeong, ‘11 Chelsea Millar ‘12 Emma Morse, ‘11 Kelsey O’Neal ‘12 Rupalee Rashatwar ‘12 Angela Woodhead ‘12 Marcia Zelman, ‘11

EPSILON CLASS: Lauren Jacobson ‘12 Marisa Westbrook ‘13 Jessica Zayas ‘13

Welcome to

Rush 2013!

Delta Phi Epsilon is a community of women with different backgrounds, interests, and goals. Through professional development

and personal growth, our sisterhood promotes participation and leadership of women in Foreign Service. Together we serve the

community, explore world cultures, and build professional and social relationships. We share ideas and experiences in order to understand

and stimulate unique, yet great, minds.

ZETA CLASS: Alexa Woods ‘13