Kailee Ann Shearer!!!!
Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga
Year you joined sorority and pledge class: Beta Xi (2006)
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Cultural Anthropology
Discuss your favorite position/involvement you have had in Gamma Phi Beta.
During my second year in the chapter I was elected as our Administrative Vice President. I remained in this office for two years and truly cherish the time I had as a member of the Executive Council. I was able to gain a better understand of how our chapter is run administratively and was able to work with some of our Gamma Phi Beta International leaders.
What are your post-graduation plans?
As of right now, I plan on attending Pharmacy school in Fall of 2011. I’m going to take a few months off from school, head home and spend as much time as I can with my family because I miss them all so much.
What did you expect out of the sorority when you joined? Were all those expectations fulfilled?
I actually was dragged out to recruitment by my two best friends from high school and had no real intention of joining a sorority. I seriously believed all of the stereotypes we are taught growing up were true and I wanted nothing to do with that image. Basically, after the three of us ended up with bids from Gamma Phi, I began to understand how different and unique our chapter truly was. I was expecting to come into this house where there were over 100 girls who were friendly on the outside but catty and manipulative behind you back. After a week of being in Gamma Phi, all of those previously conceived notions were shattered. Our house was filled with girls who were real and who appreciated who I truly was. I never felt judged or that I had to put on a front to fit in. My sisters truly loved me for who I was and didn’t want to change anything about me. In the end, I realized how true and genuine our sisterhood really is and am so glad I ended up joining.
Describe something you will take with you from your undergraduate experience as a Gamma Phi Beta.
One of the many things I will take away from my undergraduate experience as a Gamma Phi is the necessity of time management. Being thrown into the rush of college life can be overwhelming, like it was for me my freshman year, but having the sorority helped anchor me, giving me a foundation to build off of. Gamma Phi helped me develop not only life skills, such as interview techniques or the ability to literally strike up a natural conversation with anyone, but also helped me to develop as a woman in regards to emotional maturity and overall character traits.
What advice would you give to your younger sisters?
The best advice I can give to younger sisters is that you get out of the sorority what you put in. Don’t just go through the motions of being an active member by only attending meeting and the required events; reach out and seriously get involved. Some of the best times I can remember throughout my four years here definitely involve me and my sisters with random late night coffee or ice cream runs, random beach hang outs, participating together in volunteer work and just chilling with each other after meetings or events. Truly cherish those times, they’ll be gone before you realize.
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