Rachael Shaffer
Rachael Shaffer (born 5 April 1990) is an Active Member of Gamma Pi Chapter (ΓΠ 252) at Towson University. Rachael was born in Mountain View, California, but moved to Syracuse, New York and then Cherry Hill, New Jersey shortly thereafter. Around the age of two, her family settled in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, where she has lived ever since. Rachael is an only child.
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Early Fraternity Life and Career
Rachael Shaffer decided to attend Towson University for the Fall 2008 semester after graduating from Lenape High School in Medford, New Jersey in June of 2008. In the spring of 2009 - the second semester of her freshman year - she decided to rush and subsequently join the Phi Sigma Pi initiation program as one of eight members of the Alpha Alpha class, five of which were inducted as Brothers on May 2, 2009.
Rachael is currently a junior at Towson, majoring in Family Studies and Community Development - Services to Children and Youth. She hopes to begin graduate school at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ for the Fall 2012 semester to pursue a Master's Degree in Applied Behavior Analysis.
Collegiate Years at Gamma Pi Chapter
Positions
- Co-Public Relations Chair with Carolyn Lampf, Fall 2009.
- Public Relations Chair, Spring 2010.
- Co-Inter-Chapter Relations Chair with Jacob Covert, Fall 2010.
- Co-Regional Delegate with Jacob Covert, Fall 2010.
- Vice President, Fall 2010-present.
Awards
- Most Positive Brother: Fall 2009.
- PSP Pride: Spring 2010 & Fall 2010.
National Involvement
- 2010 Alpha Eta Kick the Silence - University of Delaware
- 2010 National Convention - Harrisburg, PA
- 2010 Alpha Eta Hope Bowl - University of Delaware
- 2011 Capital Region Conference - University of Maryland
Bigs and Littles
Rachael is a member of the Stanley Hanley Family. Her big brother is Brenda Santosus, who became an alumna in May 2009. Rachael's "adopted" big brother is Melissa Novak, an alumna as of May 2010 and a member of Gamma Pi Chapter's Negligent Big Family.
Rachael has two little brothers:
- Rossanne Pailthorp, active.
- Tori Maciejak, active.
Further Resources
- Facebook -- Rachael Erika Shaffer
- Twitter -- @rachaelerika
- Blogs -- http://rachaelerika.tumblr.com, http://myjourneytheclimb.blogspot.com/, http://rachaelerika.blogspot.com/
- Poetry -- http://www.fictionpress.com/~passions
Other Interesting Facts
- Rachael loves to travel and has been to over 20 US states and territories, 8 European countries, Israel, Canada, Mexico, and multiple Caribbean islands. She met Brittany Spector on her trip to Israel and convinced her to rush Phi Sigma Pi!
- Rachael loves Phi Sigma Pi so much, she named her iPod Sophia!