Delta Delta at McGill University
The Women of Delta Delta
Name: Amanda Porras
Position: President, House Chairman
Initiation Date: Fall, 2007
Hometown: Flin Flon, MB
Major/Minor(s): Earth, Atmosphere, & Ocean Sciences and Geography
Favorite Quote: "Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." -- Woody Allen
Favorite Things: The good things in life.
Hobbies: Anything that gets me closer to the good things in life.
Future Aspirations: Work for the government.
Kappa Memory: Skating over a new member's hand. I'm sorry.
Position: President, House Chairman
Initiation Date: Fall, 2007
Hometown: Flin Flon, MB
Major/Minor(s): Earth, Atmosphere, & Ocean Sciences and Geography
Favorite Quote: "Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." -- Woody Allen
Favorite Things: The good things in life.
Hobbies: Anything that gets me closer to the good things in life.
Future Aspirations: Work for the government.
Kappa Memory: Skating over a new member's hand. I'm sorry.
Name:Rashida Taylor
Position: Vice-President Standards
Initiation Date: Winter, 2008
Hometown: Bridgetown, Barbados
Major/Minor(s): Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering Minor
Favorite Quote: "Yuh cud hide and buy lan' but yuh cyahn hide and wuk it" - Anything you try to do in secret will eventually come to light.
Favorite Things: my dogs and anything purple
Hobbies: watching tv, hanging out with friends and baking
Future Aspirations: Have my own Environmental Engineering consulting firm or be the chief engineer at an industrial plant
Kappa Memory: Philantropy events when we all come together and do our favourite thing....eat :)
Position: Vice-President Standards
Initiation Date: Winter, 2008
Hometown: Bridgetown, Barbados
Major/Minor(s): Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering Minor
Favorite Quote: "Yuh cud hide and buy lan' but yuh cyahn hide and wuk it" - Anything you try to do in secret will eventually come to light.
Favorite Things: my dogs and anything purple
Hobbies: watching tv, hanging out with friends and baking
Future Aspirations: Have my own Environmental Engineering consulting firm or be the chief engineer at an industrial plant
Kappa Memory: Philantropy events when we all come together and do our favourite thing....eat :)
Name: Ainsley Brown
Position: Vice President Organization
Initiation Date: Fall, 2008
Hometown: Sagamore Beach, MA
Major/Minor: Chemical Engineering
Favorite Quote: "And I'm praying that we will see something there in between then and there that exceeds all we dream"
Favorite things: concerts, red sox, the beach, my ipod
Hobbies: running, skiing, surfing, playing violing and guitar, scrapbooking
future aspirations: go to grad school for biomedical or chemical engineering or go to medical school
Kappa memory: bid night 2008, Kappa on the Cape for province meeting 2009
Position: Vice President Organization
Initiation Date: Fall, 2008
Hometown: Sagamore Beach, MA
Major/Minor: Chemical Engineering
Favorite Quote: "And I'm praying that we will see something there in between then and there that exceeds all we dream"
Favorite things: concerts, red sox, the beach, my ipod
Hobbies: running, skiing, surfing, playing violing and guitar, scrapbooking
future aspirations: go to grad school for biomedical or chemical engineering or go to medical school
Kappa memory: bid night 2008, Kappa on the Cape for province meeting 2009
Name: Emma Petts
Position: Vice President Academic Excellence
Initiation Date: Winter, 2008
Hometown: Dorval
Major/Minor(s):Education
Favorite Quote: It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them
Favorite Things: Kappa
Hobbies: reading hockey
Future Aspirations: Teacher
Kappa Memory: going to province meeting and staying at Louisa's house on the cape
Position: Vice President Academic Excellence
Initiation Date: Winter, 2008
Hometown: Dorval
Major/Minor(s):Education
Favorite Quote: It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them
Favorite Things: Kappa
Hobbies: reading hockey
Future Aspirations: Teacher
Kappa Memory: going to province meeting and staying at Louisa's house on the cape
Name: Isabel Bacalao
Position: Secretary
Initiation Date: Fall 2009
Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela
Major/Minor(s): undeclared
Favorite Quote: "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" - anonymous
Favorite Things: I love spending time with friends, it doesn't matter if we're doing nothing I still have fun. I also love going to the beach, traveling, going out, meeting new people and places, watch a good movie...
Hobbies: horseback riding, reading, eating, (hence) going to the gym and most importantly have fun :)
Future Aspirations: discover what it is that I want to do with my life and then rock at it
Kappa Memory: falling down the stairs going out of my first recruitment week visit, this is when I knew that I wanted to be a Kappa.
Position: Secretary
Initiation Date: Fall 2009
Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela
Major/Minor(s): undeclared
Favorite Quote: "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" - anonymous
Favorite Things: I love spending time with friends, it doesn't matter if we're doing nothing I still have fun. I also love going to the beach, traveling, going out, meeting new people and places, watch a good movie...
Hobbies: horseback riding, reading, eating, (hence) going to the gym and most importantly have fun :)
Future Aspirations: discover what it is that I want to do with my life and then rock at it
Kappa Memory: falling down the stairs going out of my first recruitment week visit, this is when I knew that I wanted to be a Kappa.
Name: Kylie Matheson
Position: Treasurer
Initiation Date: Winter, 2009
Hometown: Glen Rock, NJ
Major/Minor(s): Major: psychology, minors: sociology and english
Favorite Things: friends, family, traveling, new experiences, movies
Hobbies: reading, photography
Future Aspirations: I would like to go to grad school and get a business degree
Kappa Memory: there are so many, but I'd have to say my favorite was the Kappa retreat. It was right after I had joined Kappa and was a great way to get to know everyone.
Position: Treasurer
Initiation Date: Winter, 2009
Hometown: Glen Rock, NJ
Major/Minor(s): Major: psychology, minors: sociology and english
Favorite Things: friends, family, traveling, new experiences, movies
Hobbies: reading, photography
Future Aspirations: I would like to go to grad school and get a business degree
Kappa Memory: there are so many, but I'd have to say my favorite was the Kappa retreat. It was right after I had joined Kappa and was a great way to get to know everyone.
Name: Hubie Yu
Position: Assistant Treasurer
Initiation Date: Fall, 2009
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Program/ Faculty (which ever wording you prefer): Bachelor of Arts & Science
Major: Cognitive Science (neuroscience & philosophy)
Minor: History
Favorite Quote: “Sometimes me think, ‘What is friend?’ And then me think, ‘Friend is who the last chocolate chip cookie is for.’” - Cookie Monster
Favorite Things: Friends, good movies, The Office, Saturday Night Live, dark chocolate, penguins
Hobbies: Playing badminton, photography, procrastination
Future Aspirations: Not sure yet.
Kappa Memory: Receiving my Kappa invitation on Bid Night! :)
Position: Assistant Treasurer
Initiation Date: Fall, 2009
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Program/ Faculty (which ever wording you prefer): Bachelor of Arts & Science
Major: Cognitive Science (neuroscience & philosophy)
Minor: History
Favorite Quote: “Sometimes me think, ‘What is friend?’ And then me think, ‘Friend is who the last chocolate chip cookie is for.’” - Cookie Monster
Favorite Things: Friends, good movies, The Office, Saturday Night Live, dark chocolate, penguins
Hobbies: Playing badminton, photography, procrastination
Future Aspirations: Not sure yet.
Kappa Memory: Receiving my Kappa invitation on Bid Night! :)
Name: Dominique Defour
Position: Registrar
Initiation Date: Fall, 2009
Name: Genevieve Savage
Position: Marshal, Panhellenic Executive
Initiation Date: Fall, 2006
Hometown: Pointe-Claire, QC
Major/Minor(s): Education - Teaching English as a Second Language
Favorite Quote: "These letters don't make me better than you; these letters make me better than I used to be."
Favorite Things: my family & sisters
Hobbies: KKG & Irish Dancing
Future Aspirations: To teach abroad & to open an all-boys school
Kappa Memory: Going to Boston & the little day-to-day things that put a smile on everyone's faces.
Position: Marshal, Panhellenic Executive
Initiation Date: Fall, 2006
Hometown: Pointe-Claire, QC
Major/Minor(s): Education - Teaching English as a Second Language
Favorite Quote: "These letters don't make me better than you; these letters make me better than I used to be."
Favorite Things: my family & sisters
Hobbies: KKG & Irish Dancing
Future Aspirations: To teach abroad & to open an all-boys school
Kappa Memory: Going to Boston & the little day-to-day things that put a smile on everyone's faces.
Name: Jordana Saab-Brault
Position: Education Chairman
Initiation Date: November 14th 2009
Hometown: Toronto Ontario
Major/Minor(s): Undeclared (Most likely history/political science)
Favorite Quote: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Favorite Things: Harry Potter and hanging out with my brother
Hobbies: Reading, Debating
Future Aspirations: Criminal or International Lawyer
Kappa Memory: New Member Retreat
Position: Education Chairman
Initiation Date: November 14th 2009
Hometown: Toronto Ontario
Major/Minor(s): Undeclared (Most likely history/political science)
Favorite Quote: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one...just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Favorite Things: Harry Potter and hanging out with my brother
Hobbies: Reading, Debating
Future Aspirations: Criminal or International Lawyer
Kappa Memory: New Member Retreat
Name: Joanne Toulany
Position: Membership, U2-U3 Standards Member
Initation Date: Fall, 2008
Hometown: Cole Harbour, NS
Major/Minor(s): Sociology, Psychology
Favorite Quote: “When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.” - Kahlil Gibran
Hobbies: Makeup, painting
Future Aspirations: Get my degree, have someone put a ring on it, and start making my seven beautiful baby girls
Kappa Memory: My New Member Social in October 2008!
Position: Membership, U2-U3 Standards Member
Initation Date: Fall, 2008
Hometown: Cole Harbour, NS
Major/Minor(s): Sociology, Psychology
Favorite Quote: “When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.” - Kahlil Gibran
Hobbies: Makeup, painting
Future Aspirations: Get my degree, have someone put a ring on it, and start making my seven beautiful baby girls
Kappa Memory: My New Member Social in October 2008!
Name: Farida Raafat
Position: Public Relations Chairman, Membership Assistant
Initiation Date: Fall, 2008
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
Major/Minor(s): Psychology and political science major. Marketing minor
Favorite Quote: "sometime things all apart so better things can fall together"
Favorite Things: My dog, Sketch book, My blackberry
Hobbies: Sketching, Designing, Sewing, Dancing, and cooking
Future Aspirations: To have my own label
Kappa Memory: Sapphire ball. Getting ready with my sisters and dancing around being silly! Moments like that always reassure me that these are truly my sisters.
Position: Public Relations Chairman, Membership Assistant
Initiation Date: Fall, 2008
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
Major/Minor(s): Psychology and political science major. Marketing minor
Favorite Quote: "sometime things all apart so better things can fall together"
Favorite Things: My dog, Sketch book, My blackberry
Hobbies: Sketching, Designing, Sewing, Dancing, and cooking
Future Aspirations: To have my own label
Kappa Memory: Sapphire ball. Getting ready with my sisters and dancing around being silly! Moments like that always reassure me that these are truly my sisters.
Name: Rachel Thorne
Position: New Member Chairman
Initiation Date: Winter, 2008
Hometown: Sussex, New Brunswick
Major/Minor(s): Anthropology, Psychology, Canadian Studies
Favorite Quote: "Anything you don't know, you can learn. Anything you want to be, you can become."
Favorite Things: My cottage, summer, “Le Petit Prince” (book) and “Wicked” (musicals!), my friends
Hobbies: Sketching and painting, going out with friends, learning to cook and bake
Future Aspirations: To spend my younger years doing research in the field and to eventually settle down as a Prof. at a Canadian university
Kappa Memory: Sitting at the most spectacular table of hilarious ladies at Sapphire Ball '09!
Position: New Member Chairman
Initiation Date: Winter, 2008
Hometown: Sussex, New Brunswick
Major/Minor(s): Anthropology, Psychology, Canadian Studies
Favorite Quote: "Anything you don't know, you can learn. Anything you want to be, you can become."
Favorite Things: My cottage, summer, “Le Petit Prince” (book) and “Wicked” (musicals!), my friends
Hobbies: Sketching and painting, going out with friends, learning to cook and bake
Future Aspirations: To spend my younger years doing research in the field and to eventually settle down as a Prof. at a Canadian university
Kappa Memory: Sitting at the most spectacular table of hilarious ladies at Sapphire Ball '09!
Name:Lucia Shen
Position: Panhellenic Delegate
Initiation Date: Fall, 2009
Hometown:Shanghai, China
Major/Minor(s):Economics and East Asian studies double major
Favorite Quote:don't drink and derive (lol)
Favorite Things:watching movies while cuddling with my friends; sushi!
Hobbies:Photography; travel.
Future Aspirations: The future is open!
Kappa Memory: It was during the recruitment when each of the pledges got one cookie that had her name on it. That was the sweetest thing ever.
Position: Panhellenic Delegate
Initiation Date: Fall, 2009
Hometown:Shanghai, China
Major/Minor(s):Economics and East Asian studies double major
Favorite Quote:don't drink and derive (lol)
Favorite Things:watching movies while cuddling with my friends; sushi!
Hobbies:Photography; travel.
Future Aspirations: The future is open!
Kappa Memory: It was during the recruitment when each of the pledges got one cookie that had her name on it. That was the sweetest thing ever.
Name: Ally Gilmartin
Position: Philanthropy Chairman
Initiation Date: Fall, 2009
Name: Ally Abrami
Position: Risk Management Chairman
Initiation Date: Fall, 2009
Name: Vanessa Robles
Position: Events Chairman
Initiation Date: Winter, 2009
Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Major/Minor(s): Psychology major, International Relations minor
Favorite Quote: "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller
Favorite Things: Shoes, nail polish, sushi
Hobbies: Watching movies, shopping,
Future Aspirations: Lawyer or wedding planner
Kappa Memory: Initiation :)
Position: Events Chairman
Initiation Date: Winter, 2009
Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Major/Minor(s): Psychology major, International Relations minor
Favorite Quote: "Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller
Favorite Things: Shoes, nail polish, sushi
Hobbies: Watching movies, shopping,
Future Aspirations: Lawyer or wedding planner
Kappa Memory: Initiation :)
Name: Amanda Zevnik
Position: U0-U2 Standards Member
Initiation Date: Fall 2009
Name: Louisa Nill
Position: Senior Sister, Member at Large
Initiation Date: November 18th, 2006
Hometown: Boston, MA
Major/Minor(s): World Religions, Education, Spanish
Favorite Quote: "No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up."
Favorite Things: Glee, iTunes, Boston Red Sox
Hobbies: Working out, snowboarding, keepin' it real, watching football.
Future Aspirations: To be a Kappa Leadership Consultant and a high school teacher.
Kappa Memory: Going to the 2006 homecoming football game in the pouring rain and having the announcer thank Kappa Kappa Gamma for supporting the team!
Position: Senior Sister, Member at Large
Initiation Date: November 18th, 2006
Hometown: Boston, MA
Major/Minor(s): World Religions, Education, Spanish
Favorite Quote: "No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up."
Favorite Things: Glee, iTunes, Boston Red Sox
Hobbies: Working out, snowboarding, keepin' it real, watching football.
Future Aspirations: To be a Kappa Leadership Consultant and a high school teacher.
Kappa Memory: Going to the 2006 homecoming football game in the pouring rain and having the announcer thank Kappa Kappa Gamma for supporting the team!
Name: Nicole Simpson
Position: Senior Sister, Member at Large
Initiation Date: November 17, 2007
Hometown: Windsor, ON
Major/Minor(s): Classics and Communications
Favorite Quote: "Keep your face to the sunshine and you'll never see the shadows." Helen Keller
Favorite Things: Kappa, Movies, TV
Hobbies: Watching Movies and TV, Kappa, Cooking and Baking
Future Aspirations: Law School then working in the entertainment industry as a Talent Agent
Kappa Memory: Getting the chapter together at retreat with blankets, s'mores, and other snacks and having good ol' fashioned girl talk
Position: Senior Sister, Member at Large
Initiation Date: November 17, 2007
Hometown: Windsor, ON
Major/Minor(s): Classics and Communications
Favorite Quote: "Keep your face to the sunshine and you'll never see the shadows." Helen Keller
Favorite Things: Kappa, Movies, TV
Hobbies: Watching Movies and TV, Kappa, Cooking and Baking
Future Aspirations: Law School then working in the entertainment industry as a Talent Agent
Kappa Memory: Getting the chapter together at retreat with blankets, s'mores, and other snacks and having good ol' fashioned girl talk
Name: Amy Pigeon
Position: Senior Sister, Member at Large
Initiation Date: Fall, 2008
Name: Jennifer Lozyk
Position: Senior Sister, Member at Large
Name: Kate Lord
Position: Member at Large
Initiation Date: Fall, 2008
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Major/Minor(s): Bachelor of Sciences
Favorite Quote: "Safety first,then teamwork"
Favorite Things: Grocery Shopping, Sweatpants and the Vancouver Canucks.
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Facebook and "Veganizing" things.
Future Aspirations: To pass Organic Chem, then save the world.
Kappa Memory: The table for 18 at Kanda, when the owner told us he'd never seen girls eat that much. I love Kappa.
Position: Member at Large
Initiation Date: Fall, 2008
Hometown: Victoria, BC
Major/Minor(s): Bachelor of Sciences
Favorite Quote: "Safety first,then teamwork"
Favorite Things: Grocery Shopping, Sweatpants and the Vancouver Canucks.
Hobbies: Snowboarding, Facebook and "Veganizing" things.
Future Aspirations: To pass Organic Chem, then save the world.
Kappa Memory: The table for 18 at Kanda, when the owner told us he'd never seen girls eat that much. I love Kappa.
Name: Elizabeth Mace
Position: Member at Large
Initiation Date: Winter, 2008
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Major/Minor(s): Organismal Biology and International Development
Favorite Quote: Go big or go home
Hobbies: Music, martial arts, sailing
Future Aspirations: I'm going to change the world
Kappa Memory: Spaghetti for spelling
Position: Member at Large
Initiation Date: Winter, 2008
Hometown: Oakville, Ontario
Major/Minor(s): Organismal Biology and International Development
Favorite Quote: Go big or go home
Hobbies: Music, martial arts, sailing
Future Aspirations: I'm going to change the world
Kappa Memory: Spaghetti for spelling
Name: Vivian Lau
Position: Member at Large
Initiation Date: Fall, 2009
Name: Kathryn McEvilly
Position: New member
Initiation Date: Fall 2009
Hometown: Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Major/Minor(s): International Management
Favorite Quote: Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever.
Favorite Things: swiss chocolate, cuban cigars, rum and coke
Hobbies: facebooking like it's my job, watching movies, watching boston legal, dancing like a fool, laughing until my body aches
Future Aspirations: Become a corporate lawyer and travel the world
Kappa Memory: Ice skating at the new member social nearly landed me in the hospital. Just kidding, a few falls did take place, though. :-P
Position: New member
Initiation Date: Fall 2009
Hometown: Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Major/Minor(s): International Management
Favorite Quote: Pain heals. Chicks dig scars. Glory lasts forever.
Favorite Things: swiss chocolate, cuban cigars, rum and coke
Hobbies: facebooking like it's my job, watching movies, watching boston legal, dancing like a fool, laughing until my body aches
Future Aspirations: Become a corporate lawyer and travel the world
Kappa Memory: Ice skating at the new member social nearly landed me in the hospital. Just kidding, a few falls did take place, though. :-P