SIGMA DELTA OMEGA
A Sisterhood of Scientists
OFFICERS
Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Academic Outreach
Academic Outreach is Kayla’s first officer position! When asked why she chose her position, Kayla said: “I am passionate about working with children and promoting STEM education, so when I learned that Academic Outreach is a combination of the two, I knew I wanted to run.” When asked what aspect of her position she is most excited about, Kayla said: “I look forward to helping K-12 students extend their learning beyond their science classes and making a difference in someone’s life.” Kayla also stated that she looks forward to planning Discovery Days alongside our Community Outreach chair Haeli.
Kayla Wolf
Academic Success
Academic Success is Lafayette’s first officer position! When asked why she chose her current position, she said: “When I first joined SDO, the teamwork and camaraderie that alchemized academic success in this sisterhood made a lasting impression on me. Throughout organic chemistry, calculus, and microbiology, my sisters shared study strategies and flashcard decks, hosted cram sessions in the library before big exams, and exchanged meticulous class notes to make sure everyone had the resources they needed to thrive. As I approached my second year in SDO, I wanted to become more involved with the academic side of the sisterhood, this time in a leadership role. I look forward to implementing new elements into the position, while honoring long-standing traditions to further encourage academic success for our members. Most of all, I want to create a welcoming environment where my door is always open for members to reach out for support, as no sister should ever feel like she’s alone.” The aspect of her position Lafayette is most excited about is hosting our weekly Sisterhood Study Hour!
Lafayette Chabot
Campus Relations
Campus Relations is Emma's first officer position! When asked why she chose her position, Emma said: “I chose my position because I love being able to connect our sorority to other parts of Greek life, through IM sports or Greek life, we have such an amazing group of people and I would love to share that with the community.” The aspect of her position Emma is most excited about is Greek week! When asked why, Emma said: “It was my favorite event this year and getting to know other sisters and other members of Greek life through things like kickball and dodgeball tournaments was really fun!”
Emma Einstein
Community Outreach
Community Outreach is Haeli’s first officer position! When asked why she chose her position, she said: “I want to help members of SDO complete their community service hours with fun and fulfilling activities.” She continued saying: “I think it’s really important to be involved in the community that we’re a part of at OSU and in Corvallis.” The aspect of her position Haeli is most excited about is planning fun group service activities and helping with AWSEM.
Haeli Rowland
Historian
Historian is Liliana’s first officer position! When asked why she chose her position, Liliana said: “I wanted to be there to capture all of the sorority’s big moments and help our alumnifying members on their journeys beyond SDO!” The aspect of her position Liliana is most excited about is “planning alumnification in the spring! I can’t wait to honor our phoenixes and hopefully help them build a memory they can cherish for years to come.”
Liliana Bratcher
Membership Development
Membership Development is Katya’s first officer position! When asked why she chose her position, she said: “ My first year in the sorority made me fall in love with the community so I wanted to get more involved and closer to the members. I felt like this was a perfect position for me since I am more than excited to help people find a career they like and provide opportunities to get them more involved.” The aspect of her position Katya is most excited about is getting to “ host new and fun events, especially for personal development.” She is “also excited to help members explore future careers and further their interests.”
Katya Karlapati
Merchandise Manager
Before serving as Merchandise Manager, Skyler served as the ‘22-’23 New Member Education chair. When asked why she chose her current position, Skyler said: “I chose to run for Merchandise Manager as I wanted to be able to create SDO merch that members would be able to tie positive memories to like our Recruitment events or our Elements of Elegance dance!” The aspect of her position Skyler is most excited about is “designing the Recruitment merch!!!!”
Skyler Abbas
New Member Education
New Member Education is Ember’s first officer position! When asked why they chose their current position, she said: “ I chose New Member Ed because I love to teach people and I like being involved with the newer classes of SDO. I also wanted to help educate our new members on our policies and values!” When asked what they are most excited about she said: “ I am most excited to work on the Big/Little pairing process! Connecting with my littles has been one of my favorite parts of being in SDO and I am so honored to help with that in future classes.
Ember Hickman-Home
Jackie Ruff
Co-Philanthropy
Daïna Santos
Co-Philantrhopy is Jackie's first officer position! When asked why she chose her position, Jackie said: “I liked helping with the previous philo events this year and wanted to be more involved with them this year.” The aspect of her position Jackie is most excited about is working with her Co-Chair to plan our Annual Trivia Night event in the winter!
Co-Philanthropy is Daïna’s first officer position! When asked why she chose her position, she said: “I chose philanthropy because I love meeting new people and helping in any way I can to better someone else’s life! I also appreciate how big of a part of greek life philanthropy events are and how it brings everyone together to better the community. I love having a co-chair and working as a team to create amazing events.” The aspect of her position Daïna is most excited about is “to meet more of the Greek community through going into their chapters and presenting our internal events, as well as being a point person for events and communication!”
Public Relations
Public Relations is Elana's first officer position! When asked why she chose her position she said: “I love connecting with others through social media and being creative through graphic design! PR was the perfect way to combine these two loves of mine and put that passion towards benefiting SDO.” When asked what aspect of her position she was most excited about, she answered: “I’m super excited to work with a ton of the other officers and collaborate with my sisters on creative projects! I’m also super excited for recruitment and to help SDO by getting the word out about our amazing chapter!”
Elana Crook
Recruitment
Recruitment is Angelica’s first officer position! When asked why she chose her position, she said: “ I chose this position because I love getting to meet new potential members and getting to share our sisterhood. SDO has brought me many new memories and friendships and I want to continue that for others.” The aspect of her position Angelica is most excited about is Fall recruitment!
Angelica Rivera
Clara Boime
Co-Social
Hannah Jadzak
Before serving as Co-Social Chair, Clara served as the ‘22-’23 Merchandise Manager. When asked why she chose her position, Clara said: “I chose to run for Co-Social Chair because I am a very social person and love to include others in fun things I do!” The aspect of her position Clara is most excited about is: “to get to know everyone in the sorority more and to bring people closer together!” She also said she cannot wait to work with her Co-Chair Hannah!
Co-Social is Hannah’s first officer position! When asked why she chose to run for her position, she said: “I chose to run for co-social chair because I knew it would be the best way to get to know the rest of my sorority sisters/siblings and their interests! I was so excited at the prospect of getting to plan events that bring our chapter closer together and that strengthen our sisterhood.” The aspect of her position Hannah is most excited about is “planning next year’s Spring Retreat!” When asked why, she said “I want to make sure our alumnifying members are left with one last great memory before they alumnify from SDO.”
Sorority Affairs
Before serving as our Sorority Affairs officer, Aidyn served as the ‘22-’23 Historian. When asked why she chose her current position, they said: “I want to help foster deeper connections between members as we continue to grow our numbers!” The aspect of their position they are most excited about is “to be able to help welcome the new class and help them feel more comfortable in SDO.”