In a New York state of mind.

It is a summer in the city for several members of Mu Chapter. Through various programs these girls are living and interning in New York City. Though they don't all live together, weekend outings and after work happy hours have helped these members bring a little bit of their Mizzou and DG life with them to the Big Apple. Read below to check out where they are working (and who to network with to get a job next year) as well as hear about their experience so far "in their own words!"

Amanda Klohmann

(Pledge Class 2007/Chapter President)

Intern at Sports Illustrated Kids

"I love working at SI Kids. I commute from my apartment at Columbia University to Rockefeller Center each morning and feel like a true New Yorker. Working with SI Kids has been great because it is a fun environment and part of Time Inc. which has 115 magazines (perfect for post-graduation job hunt connections). So far I do a lot of archiving, mail, and fact-checking work but I have been able to do some great interviews and write blog posts. I have interviewed John Wall, the NBA's first round draft pick, World Cup organizers, and one of the best goalies in the NHL, Martin Brodeur! I am excited to see my work in print next month. For a sports nerd, this is a dream come true!"

Morgan Mitchell

(Pledge Class 2007)

Intern at space150

"I am working at space150 (http://space150.com/) in the New York (Brooklyn) office. This advertising agency focuses on digital work and keeps me very busy. A few of our big clients are American Express and Forever 21. I am helping on the account side for the American Express mobile team. (Basically helping out where i can with the different smart-phone apps and mobile websites my company creates for American Express) SO COOL! I am learning a lot and loving my work. I am also doing the Mizzou Journalism NYC Program too where I am taking classes and receiving credit. I am really enjoying life in the concrete jungle and would recommend doing a summer internship here to anyone. "

Paige Codilis

(Pledge Class 2009)

Intern with designer Wes Gordon

"I work 5 days a week doing all kinds of things. I pretty much run around the city all day! I organize and get clothes ready for photo shoots and magazines. I am helping Wes launch his fall line that will be in major department stores all around the world. I also am helping him create his spring line by picking out colors and patterns. I design trend boards and fabric boards."

Alli Bailes

(Pledge Class 2006/recent alum)

Intern at AOL

"I'm interning on the global brand marketing team at AOL. We are responsible for coordinating marketing efforts for the company as a whole, both in the US and globally. Since AOL is currently in the process of rebranding their company as more than the dial-up Internet of the past, I'm working with the team that is coordinating this rebranding effort. I work on planning events and initiatives to promote AOL and all of their content platforms. Other than work, New York has been amazing and is defintely a city that everyone should experience at least once in their lives."

Lorrin Lynn

(Pledge Class 2006/recent alum)

Intern with KPMG LLP

"I am working in the Audit Metro practice of the firm, which means I am auditing non-financial service clients such as construction, manufacturing, health care, retail, food and consumer products, etc. At my internship, I am treated as a first year associate staff so I am getting to participate in actual audits and getting to performing testwork for the audits. I am living in SoHo, which has lots of shopping, restuarants, and bars. I am enjoying every minute in the city so far and hopefully will receive a full-time offer at the end of my internship and return to NYC and KPMG after graduation."

Summer Lovin'

For most of us, summertime means sunshine, bronzed tans, outdoor concerts and sleeping in.  Unfortunately for us DGs, it also means knowing that our sisters may be a little too far down I-70 for comfort. And for those three months, the distance is unbearable...which is why many of us choose to bridge the gaps :)

Here are some (more) pictures of our lovely ladies who are enjoying the break together!

Have a happy (and safe!) 4th of July!

Meet the Seniors: Mamie Van Emon

Mamie Van Emon

Hometown: Chesterfield, Missouri

Major: Nursing

Dream Job: Nurse anesthetist and traveling to underprivileged countries to provide medical care

Past DG Involvement

Skit

New Member Mentor

Spirit Crew

DG Sports: flag football, soccer & basketball

Other Group Affiliations

Student Nursing Association

Veritas

Fellowship of Christian Nurses

Worked at Sunrise Assisted Living Facility w/ dementia patients

Describe yourself before college

Dependent, smart, outgoing, impatient, immature

Describe yourself now

Confident, honest, reliable, independent, intelligent

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Sophomore year
Class/Teacher: Nursing Methods I and II with Nicole Bartow

Experience Outside of DG: Traveling to Nicaragua for medical mission trips

DG Lunch: Chicken tenders & mac and cheese

DG Dessert: I love, love, love the chocolate chunk cookies!!
Location within DG: Annex basement!
DG Fling Performance: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!

DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde
Spring Break Experience: PCB, FL!

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) Imagine you didn't have DG in your life.. describe your personality/life.
"I would probably not know nearly as many people, nor have hardly any of the experiences, both learning and fun, that I have had because of DG. I would probably be too shy to want to be involved in anything, so I would just sit at home and hope that I meet people at school or that my roommates would want to hang out."

2) What about DG will you miss the most?
"I will miss all of the advice that I could get from all of the sisters that I had never had in my life until college! And I will definitely miss the trips, sharing closets, helping with hair and makeup, and all of the stories."

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"After all we have been through, good and bad, I can truly say that I would not be who I am today without each and every one of you. I have been blessed to know you, and am privileged to have gotten the opportunity to spend time with all of you these past four years. Thank you all for being there for me through thick & thin, and forgiving me when I failed to reach expectations. I do not know what I would have done without you all. Stay in contact, and don't forget about me as you travel and get jobs! I love you all!!! ITB."

Meet the Seniors: Lorrin Lynn

Lorrin Lynn

Hometown: Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Major: Accountancy

Dream Job: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Neiman Marcus Group

Twitter: @LorrinAlicia

Past DG Involvement

Director of Points (2007)
Dancer, Homecoming (06, 07, 08)
Dancer, Greek Week (07, 08, 10)
Dancer, RAMS (07, 08)
Dancer, Recruitment (08, 09)
Dance Director, Homecoming (07, 08)
Dance Director, Greek Week (08, 10)
Dance Director, RAMS (08)
Dance Director, Recruitment (08, 09)

"I danced... a lot."

Other Group Affiliations

MU Golden Girls
Beta Alpha Psi - Accounting Fraternity, VP of Professional Activities (2009)
Homecoming/Greek Week "Production" Dance

FAST FAVORITES
Year in College: Sophomore year, because nothing beats living in DG!
Class/Teacher: Religion and Human Sexuality

Experience Outside of DG: Working at Kanakuk Kamps for two summers

DG Lunch: Chicken Tenders & Mac N' Cheeeese!!!

DG Dinner: Anything that involves bosco sticks
Location within DG: Room 19 for life!
DG Fling Performance: Greek Week '08 with KA

DG RAMS Performance: Legally Blonde, duh.
Spring Break Experience: PCB freshman year, Vegas 2010

QUICK QUESTIONS
1) Imagine you didn't have DG in your life.. describe your personality/life.
"I would have not had even half of the wonderful experiences that I have had because of DG. Unfortunately, I would probably be about 10 lbs skinner because I'd still be doing Golden Girls, but I would take DG to 10 lbs any day."

2) What about DG will you miss the most?
"Besides Pinafore and Lucinda, I will definitely miss my wonderful pledge class the most."

TO THE 2006 PLEDGE CLASS
"I love you all and am so happy we are still here, four years later and for always RMD." 

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!"