Meet the Writers of Sisterhood Redefined

You've been reading their posts for two months now! It's time to meet the faces behind the names! 

Here are Sisterhood Redefined's official new writers:

Alexis Rae

Alexis is member of Alpha Sigma Alpha - Theta Beta Chapter at Roanoke College. She graduated in May 2014 with a degree in English and is currently working and saving money so that she can apply to graduate school in the next few years. During her active years with her sisterhood she served as Social Chairwoman as well as being a member of various committees such as: ritual, scholarship, and bi-law committees. The thing she loved most about her sisterhood and still loves to this day is that they are a chapter that is made up of very different women with different interests, majors, and skills. However, you could always tell when we they together as a group that they combined to make the perfect mixture of sisterhood. She still lives in the area and continues to support her chapter and sorority in a alumnae capacity. 

Amanda Gerow

Amanda is a sister of Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of West Florida. She is a junior Journalism major with a minor in Political Science. One day she hopes to write something cool enough to be featured on the side of a Chipotle cup. When she is not working, doing something with Alpha Gam, or in class you can find her walking her dachshund somewhere in downtown Pensacola or pouring glitter onto a new craft (she paints a pretty rad cooler). She thinks Diet Coke is a necessity and tells herself everyday that if people loved each other the way she loves pizza the world would be a better place. 

Brittany Yopp

Nikki is a Sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she pursues a degree in English while working on prerequisites for Physical Therapy. She hopes to join the military one day to serve our wounded soldiers and help them perform daily tasks through physical therapy. Nikki loves working with animals and hopes to be able to foster puppies in the next few years! She is a sister of Sigma Sigma Sigma. Her favorite aspect of being a sorority woman is recruitment because she loves knowing that women are finding their home in Greek Life! Whenever Nikki has free time she's usually practicing yoga or reading a good book to escape from everyday stresses.

Cara Castillo

Cara is a senior at the University of Michigan-Dearborn where she is a member of Phi Mu Fraternity. Having recently finished her term as Vice President, she spends her newly-found free time working toward publishing her first novel and writing her history senior thesis. A fan of music festivals, Qdoba, and all things Lilly Pulitzer, one of her favorite parts of Greek Life is dancing with her sisters in the Mock Rock competition at the end of Greek Week (five-peat champs!). Cara is also known to be the mushiest, most sentimental member of her chapter, earning herself the nickname "Cry Phi". And yes, she sobbed at the end of "Tangled". 

Christina Daraphon

Christina is a 20 year old living in Southern California. She is a third year English major at University of California, Riverside and a proud member of Pi Beta Phi. She spends her time staying involved with Habitat for Humanity and Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Fraternity. In her free time she enjoys reading, netflix, chocolate, make up, and doing anything with her three littles. She has been to concerts every year for five years! Fun fact: She touched the lead singers of Bastille's hand and arm and it was magical. After college, she hopes to work for a publishing company and end up as an editor.

Kendall Reynolds

Kendall is a sophomore at California State University Chico studying Public Relations Journalism with an emphasis in Gender and Sexuality Studies. She keeps herself busy by representing her beautiful sisters in Alpha Gamma Delta on the Panhellenic Council as the VP of Community Service and Philanthropy. Be warned, she will clog your feed with hashtags and shared links bandwagoning every societal issue. Real Housewife memes tend to explain her emotions best while texting. She is a strong believer in the accuracy of buzzfeed in relation to her life and her following to follower ratios on social media. So make sure to follower her on Instagram (thats_so_kendall) then her Pinterest and Twitter (kendall_rose_).

Lauren Tank

Lauren is a recent graduate of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where she studied Advertising in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She is a devoted member of Delta Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta, where she has served as Technology Coordinator. She currently resides in the Great Kingdom of Cheese, a.k.a. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (PACKER FANS REPRESENT) In her spare time, she enjoys graphic design, playing with cats, and going on whirlwind adventures with her ragtag team of diabolical accomplices. FUN FACTS: Lauren once wrote a stage play that was performed by real actors, she has rappelled upside-down off the top of a tall tower, and she can speak Spanish with a Russian accent. Writing is one of Lauren’s greatest talents and hobbies, so she is excited to share her love of sorority life with Panhel sisters across the globe. She hopes to help foster a spirit of sisterhood across all Panhellenic sororities and promote Greek life among non-members to encourage recruitment. To see more of her work, please visit www.laurentank.com. 

Of course we can't forget our previous writers: 

Beth Jenkins // Co-Founder

Beth is a sophomore at Georgia Southern University. She spends her time split between the biology and psychology departments as she pursues her undergrad degree in both subjects. She spends her free time working and volunteering with children with special needs. She has learned the importance of philanthropy through her sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta, in which she now holds alumnae status. When Beth has free time she likes to practice yoga or work on jewelry projects for her business A Southern Memory. You can often find her wandering aimlessly through the rows of Hobby Lobby or scouring Pinterest (@wanderinforever) searching for project ideas.

Laurencia Porter

Laurencia is a dedicated member of Alpha Sigma Tau at Radford University in Virginia. She has an eye for fashion and loves to create fun outfits. Laurencia loves to hang out with her big and her sisters in her free time. 

Melissa Marlin 

Melissa a senior at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA. But more importantly she is a member of the Delta Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta! When she isn't watching Dance Moms with her sisters in the living room or going on Michael's binges during Big Appreciation Week, you can find her on the water with her rowing team. Between sorority life, rowing, and studying for her math and economics double major it's a wonder she gets any sleep...and most of the time she doesn't get nearly enough. She is so excited to be a part of Sisterhood Redefined, even if it will cut into her precious sleep time.

Sonia Wade // Co-Founder

Sonia is a junior at Georgia Southern University where she studies Marketing, Economics and Spanish. She is a social media junkie so follow her on Twitter and Pinterest (@soniawade623) for constant entertainment. Sonia woks hard to do a little bit of everything in her sorority, Delta Phi Epsilon so is always a little busy and really uses music as her outlet - her tastes are quite eccentric though.   If you don't see her with paint on her legs (she loves painting coolers) or coffee in her hands (she's surpassed the Starbucks Gold Membership and has a Starbucks black card), alert the media!