Summer sun and baseball fun!

Even though we are spread out across the country this summer, the ladies of Mu Chapter make sure to find ways to stay in touch. Stalk a few girls' facebooks and you can see our chapter has a few favorite summer activities.

Visit a St. Louis Cardinals or Kansas City Royals game and you are sure to find some DG sisters in the stands. Catching a baseball game is the perfect thing to do on a gorgeous sunny day.

Jill Baker (09), Ashley Schindler (09), Megan Marzano (09), and Jacquelyn Parker (09) cheer on the Cards in St. Louis.

Looking for a mini vacation not too far from home? Then Mu Chapter has an idea for you. Each summer the 2006 Pledge Class took a float trip and, as seniors, they tried to inspire this year's freshman pledge class to take up the tradition. So early this summer members of the 2009 Pledge Class explored Missouri's rivers for a weekend of floating and camping.

Members of the 2009 pledge class 'throw it up' during a day of floating and camping.

DG house construction.

At Mu Chapter it doesn't matter if you are an alum or a new member - there is always one love we all share, the love of our beautiful chapter house! It may be old, but there is no other house on campus that competes with it. This summer the house and annex will be going through the first of a series of updates to install a fire sprinkler system to bring it up to code and make it safer for future generations.

And there is good news to report! The sprinkler system being installed in the annex is running ahead of schedule. There are still some finishing touches to be made, but the City of Columbia has given the project the 'a-okay.'

We have to give a huge THANK YOU to Mu's House Corporation: Merrill Horner, Lindsay Holland, Danielle Hohmeier, Karen Coker, Karla Diaz, Katie Lampitt, and its fantastic president, Kathy Cox (If we are missing a member please comment below). This project is a huge undertaking and the group is leading Mu Chapter through it amazingly, without them this project would be daunting. Check out some of the pictures of the installed sprinklers in the annex below.

Alum competing to be first MTVTJ

Want to be the first ever MTVTJ (MTV twitter jockey, for those of you needing to get "in" on the lingo) - well guess what - alum Danielle Hohmeier just might be!

Since graduating in 2009 Danielle has been an active blogger and social media expert. She currently works for Atomic Dust as the online account coordinator and also blogs consistently keeping an entertainment blog and as a contributer to Girls Guide to the Galaxy. Not only has she been making her mark on social media and online journalism, but she has also been an amazingly active Delta Gamma alumni member. Danielle, who was Mu Chapter President, VP Social Standards, Director of Alumni Relations AND Mu’s Centennial collegiate organizer, is currently a member of Mu House Corporation, a decade chair for the Mu Chapter Lectureship in Values and Ethics, and was volunteer coordinator for this year's Delta Gamma 5k run in St. Louis.

Right now everyone is talking about the MTVTJ contest. Don't believe me, check out what Perez Hilton wrote and this article in the New York Times if you must!

If Danielle wins she will receive a $100,000 salary, a one-year contract with MTV in New York, exclusive access to events and celebrities, and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become a new MTV personality!

Want to help her? First, check out her profile (http://tj.mtv.com/2010/06/09/tj-bio-danielle) and keep checking back to the MTVTJ website and MTVTJ twitter feed (@MTVTJ). Of course you can also keep checking back to this blog for updates or even follow Danielle on twitter (@daniellesmyname) where she will keep you posted on the contest’s progress.

Way to be a DG Danielle, MU Chapter is here to help!

Meet the Seniors: Jessica Park

Jessica Park

Hometown: Hannibal, Missouri

Major: Hotel & Restaurant Management, specializing in Event Management

Dream Job: Putting on corporate events around the world

Past DG Involvement

Director of Sportswear

Other Group Affiliations

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Hospitality Law, teaching assistant

Meeting Professionals International (MPI), member

Missouri Student Unions, special events coordinator

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Junior
Class: Hospitality Law

Experience Outside of DG: Big Brothers Big Sisters

DG Lunch: Taco Bar

DG Dessert: Chocolate Sludge!
Location within DG: Portico

DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde
Spring Break Experience: Playa del Carmen, 2009

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) What about DG will you miss the most?

"My RMD sisters!"

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"I hope we RMD until we're 80!"

Meet the Seniors: Pollie Rigg

Pollie Rigg

Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri

Major: Textile & Apparel Marketing

Dream Job: Professional Dancer

Past DG Involvement

Director of Spirit (2008-2009)

Homecoming Dance Director (2009)

RAMS Dancer (2008)

Greek Week Dancer (2008-2010)

Homecoming Dancer (2009-2010)

Recruitment Dancer (2009)

Other Group Affiliations

National Collegiate Scholars, affiliate

Tiger Spirit, sales associate

Describe yourself before college

Reserved, laid back, conservative, athletic, dependent

Describe yourself now

Outgoing, open-minded, creative, independent, easy going

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Senior
Class/Teacher: Marketing with Joel Poor

Experience Outside of DG: Studying abroad in May in El Salvador!

DG Lunch: Toasted Ravioli!

DG Dessert: Strawberry Shortcake
Location within DG: Annex
DG Fling Performance: Homecoming 2009 - we were nominated for "Best Choreography"!

DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde, 2008
Spring Break Experience: Palm Desert, California with my family

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) Imagine you didn't have DG in your life.. describe your personality/life.
"I wouldn't have met so many great people and been able to share some amazing experiences with them. I have become so much more outgoing than I was in high school just from meeting these girls in DG. I definitely wouldn't be as busy, and I think I would be somewhat bored to be honest! I'm so glad DG is in my life."

2) What about DG will you miss the most?
"I will miss all of my amazing friends that I have made over the years, dancing for Greek Week and Homecoming, the Annex... really, there are so many things I could list."

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"As a transfer student, I was a little bit hesitant to live in the house right away not knowing anyone, but you all took me in with open arms, and I'm so thankful for that. It was such an easy transition and I'm going to miss each and every one of you so much. ITB!"

Meet the Seniors: Lindsey Haupt

Lindsey Haupt

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

Major: Business Marketing

Dream Job: Sales Representative for Golf Clothes

Past DG Involvement

RAMS decorations & apparel, and starred as "FedEx Man" in Legally Blonde :)

Greek Week Service Liaison

Recruitment Decorator of the 3rd floor

Other Group Affiliations

University of Missouri Women's Golf

First Girl's Kanakuk Golf Counselor, Summer 2008

Gateway PGA Rules Official

Describe yourself before college

Sheltered, naive, loving, fun, young

Describe yourself now

Open, strong, bold, compassionate, responsible

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Sophomore (living in-house, of course!)
Class: Sports Psychology

Experience Outside of DG: Traveling to London to see one of my best friends

DG Lunch: Chicken Fingers & Mac n' Cheese

DG Dessert: Rice Krispies
Location within DG: 2nd floor, left end of the hall/ 3rd floor, top of the stairs
DG Fling Performance: Greek Week 2009 - Shrek

DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde 2008

Spring Break Experience: Winter Break 2010 - Keystone... snowboarding with all of the girls!

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) Imagine you didn't have DG in your life.. describe your personality/life.
"I would be a dork with no life, friends, or happiness."

2) What about DG will you miss the most?
"The girls. They have been my everything outside of golf!"

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"Thank you to everyone who has:

- let me borrow your clothes;
- listened to me cry;

- gone out on random nights with me;

- lived with me :)

- & most importantly, changed my life for the better! 
Love you all more than you know!"

Meet the Seniors: Laura Schneider

Laura Schneider

Hometown: Blue Springs, Missouri

Major: Strategic Communications Journalism

Dream Job: Working with a proactive team of people...preferably in warm weather

Links/Twitter: Google profile, LinkedIn Profile, Facebook / @laurarowschneid

Past DG Involvement

Director of Anchor Splash

Lectureship Committee

Homecoming Liaison

Greek Week Liaison

Float Director

Dg Flag Football & Basketball

Other Group Affiliations

TA, University of Missouri

AdConnection Intern, London, England

Pure, New Media Associate

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: All - I wouldn't take one of the back.
Class/Teacher: Media Planning, Dr. Frisby

Experience Outside of DG: Family changes, Studying abroad in London for three months and traveling to nine+ countries

DG Lunch: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
DG Dessert: Peanut Butter Cookies
Location within DG: Room #1
DG Fling Performance: DG Float, DG/DU Homecoming 2007
DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) Imagine you didn't have DG in your life.. describe your personality/life.
"I can't even imagine..."

2) What about DG will you miss the most?
"Always feeling welcome wherever you go on campus."

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"Thanks for being there with Natalie, and don't forget about me wherever I live! ITB."

Meet the Seniors: Madison Marcolla

Madison Marcolla

Hometown: Chillicothe, Missouri

Major: Radio-Television (Broadcast) Journalism

Minor: Business, Political Science

Dream Job: Legal Analyst for major broadcast corporation such as NBC or CNN

Website/Twitter: MadisonMarcolla.com / @MadMarcolla

Other Group Affiliations

KOMU Television Reporter/Anchor 2008-2010

"Today Show" Intern Summer 2009

University of Missouri Women's Golf Team 2006-2010

Student Athlete Advisory Committee 2007-2010 (Vice President 2009-2010)

Griffith's Leadership Society for Women 2007-2010

John Wooden Citizen Cup Semifinalist 2009

Chick-Fil-A Community of Champions Community Service Award Winner 2009

National Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar 2008

Missouri Women's Golf Performance Athlete of the Year 2007-2008

Total Person Program Award for Academic Excellence 2007-2008

Academic All-Big 12 First Team Member 2007-2009

Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll 2006-2009

Children's Hospital Pediatric Playroom Volunteer Fall 2009

Birdies for the Cure Fall 2009

FAST FAVORITES
Class: Dr. Rachel Harper, Honors College Humanities sequence

Experience Outside of DG: Being on the Women's Golf Team

DG Lunch: Chicken Strips
DG Dinner: Chinese
Location within DG: ANNEX
DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) What about DG will you miss the most?

"The constant camaraderie from always having a sister to hang out with."

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"I have loved becoming not only your friend, but also your sister, these past few years. I sincerely hope that we all stay in touch as our lives continue outside of Delta Gamma, and I wish everyone the best as we pursue our dreams. ITB!"

Meet the Seniors: Brittany Parker

Brittany Parker

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

Major: Psychology

Minor: Business, Sociology

Dream Job: High School guidance counselor in the Rockwood school district

Past DG Involvement

Freshman year: Homecoming Fling dancer, Greek Week Fling dancer, Director of Social Awareness

Sophomore year: Homecoming/RAMS/Greek Week Fling dance director, dancer

Junior year: Homecoming Fling dancer, Greek Week Fling dancer

Senior year: Recruitment party day chair, Homecoming Fling dancer, Greek Week director/dancer

Other Group Affiliations

Worked at Pacific Beach tanning salon

Research Assistant in the Personality Lab for Dr. Laura King

Avid gym "goer"

Describe yourself before college

Involved, caring, young, clueless, weird

Describe yourself now

Motivated, caring, approachable, mature...and let's be honest, I'm still weird.

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Socially...freshman year (no worries); school wise... senior (I'm in classes that actually interest me and I enjoy.)
Class: Social Psychology

DG Lunch: Taco Bar
DG Dinner: DG's dinner rolls!! And all of the desserts... I looooveeee dessert.
Location within DG: "The Office", aka, the smallest 3-man room in the whole house, but also the best.
DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde
Spring Break Experience: Panama City Beach '07 - I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with Mono the DAY before we left...so I didn't get to go. But seriously, probably Playa Del Carmen junior year, but senior spring break in Las Vegas will top them all!

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) Imagine you didn't have DG in your life.. describe your personality/life.
"If I weren't in DG, I don't know who I would be hanging out with or what I would be doing with my life. I probably wouldn't have danced every again after graduating high school, and wouldn't have made some of the best friends that I didn't even know could exist. My dorm situation wasn't the best freshman year, and if it weren't for DG, I would have never even met most of these girls. Also, I have always been a weird girl, (in a good way of course), but I definitely would be much more normal now if I didn't hang out with these women all throughout college. I wouldn't have brought out my true self and that part of me probably would have vanished. (So, yeah, I am thanking all of you who helped me keep this great attribute! Haha.)

2) What about DG will you miss the most?
"I will miss living so close to everyone!!! I'll miss seeing DG letters everywhere I go, too. I seriously cannot walk three steps without seeing someone representing DG on their clothing... I'll miss that."

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"I love every single one of you, and I thank you for making my life so much more meaningful. Thanks for being great friends and true sisters! ITB, pledge class '06... RMD!!!!!"

Meet the Seniors: Lindsay Short

Lindsay Short

Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri

Major: Cross-Categorical Special Education K-12

Dream Job: Singer :)

Past DG Involvement

Spirit Director (2007-08)

RAMS Liasion (2007-08)

RAMS Rock It, lip-syncer and dancer

Other Group Affiliations

Missouri State Teachers Association

Volunteer at Therapeutic Riding Center

Special Olympics Volunteer

Volunteer at multiple elementary schools working with special education students

Student teacher at Two-Mile Prairie Elementary (2009-10)

Jump Start Tutor working one-on-one with a preschool student to improve language and literacy skills

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Sophomore
Class &/or Teacher: All of my teaching experiences!
Experience Outside of DG: Volunteering at multiple elementary schools working with special needs students, being a student teacher this year, working at the Therapeutic Riding Center and my volunteer work with the Adventure Club
DG Lunch: Toasted Rav!!
DG Dinner: Spicy Chicken, and when "Mom" would buy cookie cake!!
Location within DG: Annex living room
DG Fling performance: Freshman year homecoming. I had never experienced something like that before, it was incredible and a lot of fun!

DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde...so much fun!Spring Break Experience: Traveling to South Carolina this year with Ms. Eliza Murphy

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) Imagine you didn't have DG in your life.. describe your personality/life.
"I have a feeling I would be very bored, and wouldn't know what to do without the wonderful friendships and people I have come to know through DG. I would still be stuck in "high school" and not creating new experiences for myself and driving myself to succeed."
2) What about DG will you miss the most?
"I will miss everything. I think the thing I will miss the most is always having someone around and someone there for you - someone to hang out with or go out with. The friendships that I have made... I will cherish and keep them forever!"

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"I am really glad I have gotten to meet each and every one of you. You all are amazing girls and unique in each of your own ways. We all have so much to offer, and I wish you all the best of luck in all aspects of life! I will cherish the memories we have made, and will miss being DG Pledge Class 06 very much!!"

Meet the Seniors: Molly Hofman

Molly Hofman

Hometown: St. Charles, Missouri

Major: Accountancy

Dream Job: Environmental Corporate Lawyer

Twitter: @MollyHofman

Past DG Involvement

Panhellenic Association Delegate (2007)

New Member Mentor (2007)

Homecoming Liasion (2007)

Director of Philanthropy (2008)

Other Group Affiliations

Beta Alpha Psi Honors Accounting Fraternity

Describe yourself before college

Shy, hard-headed, brainy, unfocused

Describe yourself now

Independent, kind, fun-loving, intelligent

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Junior
Teacher: Accounting 8450 with Ken Shaw
Experience Outside of DG: Summer in CoMo, 2009
DG Lunch: Tacos!
DG Dessert: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Location within DG: Portico

DG Fling Performance: Shrek Greek Week 2009
DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) Imagine you didn't have DG in your life.. describe your personality/life.
"I think I would be very lonely and far less confident in who I am. College would have been so different without DG - definitely not as good. I'm sure I would have studied too much and partied too little; DG helped even me out and create a good balance in my life. I am so blessed to be a DG sister."
2) What about DG will you miss the most?
"Everything, but mostly the ability to call on any one of the girls when I need them and know that they are right around the corner, and always willing to help."

Meet the Seniors: Colleen Murphy

Colleen Murphy

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

Major: Finance & Banking, Real Estate

Twitter: @CMMurph

Past DG Involvement

Director of New Members (2009)

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Senior
Teacher: Joe Hegger
DG Lunch: Chicken Fingers & Mac'n'Cheese
Location within DG: Basement
DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde
Spring Break Experience: Panama City Beach, FL

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) What about DG will you miss the most?
"Having a home away from home at the DG house and all of my beautiful sisters!"

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"I want to thank you girls for making my college experience so great! I couldn't imagine my life without DG and all of you, and I will always cherish our memories together! I'm going to miss you all. RMD."

Meet the Seniors: Megan Buckley

Megan Buckley

Hometown: Quincy, IL

Major: Hotel & Restaurant Management 

Dream Job: Nutritionist or Dietitian

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Sophomore
DG Lunch: Mac & Cheese and Chicken Tenders
DG Dessert: Cookie Cake
Location within DG: Annex

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) What about DG will you miss the most?
"All of my friends that I have made and the memories together."

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"I love you guys, and I am going to miss you so much!! Good luck with the job search!"