Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Meet our seniors- Sophie, Katelyn, Taylor, Emily, and Betsy




Sophie Jernigan is a biological sciences major from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She joined Tri Delta as a member of PC 12. Sophie has served as a member of the Gamma Phi Beta honor society, Golden Key honor society, Signage and Wayfinding University committee, and the 2012 SGA Cabinet. Sophie is also a Luckyday scholar. Her favorite Tri Delta memory was visiting St. Jude's. After graduation this May, Sophie will attend the University of Mississippi Medical Center's School of Health Related Professions to get her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.







Katelyn Knight is a speech pathology and audiology major. She joined Tri Delta as a member of PC 13. Katelyn has served Southern Miss as a member of NSSHLA and captain of the Dixie Darlings. We will miss cheering her on every Saturday in the Rock! Katelyn's favorite Tri Delta memory is dancing in skit. After graduation, she plans to move home to work in the school system before attending graduate school.











Taylor Lewis is a sales and marketing major. She joined Tri Delta as a member of PC 12. Taylor is a member of the American Marketing Association. She also has served as our beloved Chuck the Chicken's mom for the past year. Taylor's favorite Tri Delta memory is being named as Chuck's "mom". She said, "I was so shocked when he was passed down to me my junior year." After graduation, Taylor will return to her hometown of Fairhope, Alabama to intern over the summer with a public relations firm.








Emily McDermott is an exercise science major. She joined Tri Delta as a member of PC 12. Through out her four years at Southern Miss, she's been involved with the College Republicans Association, Catholic Student Association, Exercise Science Club, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Emily's favorite Tri Delta memory was pulling a Halloween prank on another member.
"By far, my favorite memory in Tri Delta was during my sophomore year living in Hillcrest when Betsy, Courtney, Elise, and I pulled the Halloween prank on Becca Hebert. We got Elise to hide in the closet and then told Becca we were going to surprise Elise when she walked in the door. Little did Becca know, Elise was right behind her the whole time and she was clueless. After a few minutes of watching Becca sing Phantom of the Opera and cracking up laughing, Elise popped out from behind the closet curtain and Becca went flying into the air screaming and crying. We sent the video to Ellen DeGeneres in hopes of making the video go viral."
After graduation this May, Emily will be working for Memorial Hospital in Gulfport. She will begin applying for PT school and one day opening her own orthopedic and sports medicine clinic on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.



Betsy Mercier is an elementary education major from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She joined Tri Delta as a member of PC 12. In Tri Delta, Betsy has served as the assistant of Activities Chair, Licensing Chairman, and Philanthropy Chairman. She even won the NATIONAL award for Philanthropy Chairman of the Year for Tri Delta! At Southern Miss, Betsy has served as a member of Southern Style 2015, EMSA, College Republicans, Catholic Student Association, Luckyday Scholar, various honor socieites, and in the Student Government Association in the Senate and Philanthropy Commission branches. Betsy's favorite Tri Delta memories were anything to do with philanthropy and raising money for St. Jude's- especially Tri Hop 2015, a philanthropy event she created! After she graduates in May, Betsy has a couple of job opportunities that she is deciding on.

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