The blog of the Kappa Alpha Theta chapter at Belmont University
BY CALISTA GINN I committed to Belmont before I ever stepped foot on campus. Yes, I know, friends and sisters, that was a crazypants decision, and I still don’t know how my parents were cool with it, but it had everything to do with timing. With the whirlwind end of my senior year dragging me …
BY KATIE McADAMS Theta’s have been a part of my Belmont story starting on move in day, and I cannot begin to describe the impact that these women have had on my life. Moving in, I met my outstanding RA, Angela. She was the first face of Belmont and Theta that I encountered and has …
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BY SAMANTHA SANSONE I have been very fortunate in that I’ve experienced a lot during my four years at Belmont. While not all of these experiences were positive, each one helped me grow and change in a way I could have never imagined. Joining the Eta Phi chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta at Belmont University …
BY ASHLEY FORCHÉ I really didn’t want to go to college. I was very overloaded in high school and became pretty burned out. I moved away from home at the end of my junior year to dance with Nashville Ballet and was living the dream! However, my smart and forward thinking parents urged me to …
BY MARY KATE CARRAGHER This past fall semester I had the amazing opportunity to do the Belmont East Internship Program. I was nervous and excited as I set out for this new life changing adventure that was ahead of me. When it came to picking a roommate I did not know many people, but I …
BY MADI SHULTZ For 21 years of my life, my daily planner was synonymous with who people knew to be Madi Shultz. Amidst over-committing and obsessing about color-coding systems, I derived a lot of who I was from my planner. My planner said, “I’m organized.” It screamed, “I got this.” It stood for achievement and …
BY HAMILTON SPARKS Hello! Wow, hi. My name is Hamilton Sparks and I am so proud to be a Theta! I want to tell you a little about my journey in becoming a Theta and the excitement it brings to my life every single day. I come from Southern California, so moving to Nashville was …
BY KAYLA GUGLIELMO When talking with my friends about college during our senior year of high school, we all discussed going through recruitment and joining a sorority. It was something that I wasn’t against, but I also was not dead set on joining a sorority; I didn’t find it necessary. That was until I moved …
BY ALLI HOFFER Pref night, bid day, socials, kite sister dates—there are so many different ways new members meet that special girl they so desperately want as their big. Sometimes there’s even that moment where you both really connect on something and you just KNOW you’re putting her at the very top of your list. …
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Caroline Connors is a Nursing major from Arlington, Virginia. During her time in Theta, she served as Recruitment Director, Management (2015-2016). Finding Theta: I went Theta because I already felt like the Theta women in our room knew who I was, even though I had just met them. I remember thinking that I wanted to …
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