Cristy Vallejos
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| Name | Cristy Vallejos |
| Chapter | Beta Iota The Ohio State University |
| Date Inducted | Winter 2007 |
| Roll Number | ΒΙ 311 |
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| Major | International Studies, Spanish |
| Birthdate | November 18, 1986 |
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Cristy Vallejos (born 18 November 1986) is an Alumni Member of Beta Iota Chapter (ΒΙ 311) at The Ohio State University. She is from Reynoldsburg, Ohio and graduated from Reynoldsburg High School in 2005. She will graduate from The Ohio State University on June 14, 2009.
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Early Fraternity Life and Career
Before joining Phi Sigma Pi, Cristy was interested in Greek life but thought that it just didn't feel like the right fit for her. She received an email from Phi Sigma Pi and went to the rush events. After meeting some of the Brothers she felt like this organization was the organization she was looking for and decided she wanted to get involved. As an Initiate, she was very active, in great part because her Big, Tom Midle, was so outgoing and encouraging. Cristy joined Phi Sigma Pi in Winter 2007 and was inducted along with the other members of the Alpha Gamma class (put your gamma face on!).
After being a Brother for one quarter she decided she wanted to have a leadership role and ran for the position of Awards and Recognition Chair. As the Awards and Recognition Chair for the 2007-2008 school year she was responsible for planning the end of the quarter banquets, and awarding Brothers who went above and beyond in Scholarship, Leadership and Fellowship, as well as Brothers who went to the most Phi Sigma Pi events.
When the Programming Chair for the 2007-2008 year graduated in the Winter of 2008, Cristy ran as the Programming Chair for Spring quarter. As Programming Chair she planned new events that Beta Iota had not done before, and later was reelected to the position for the 2008-2009 school year. She and her committee worked incredibly hard this past year to plan great, unique events, and they were awesome at it! Best committee in the Chapter!!
She attended the 2008 National Convention along with four other Brothers from her Chapter. Her time in Nashville was amazing and it strengthed the love she has for Phi Sigma Pi and has made her want to work harder for the Chapter to gain the national recognition that she knows they deserve.
Collegiate Years at Beta Iota Chapter
When Cristy started college at Ohio State, she was an International Studies major and Spanish minor. However after studying abroad in Spain during the summer of 2007, she decided to make her minor a major. She loves Spanish so much that she is hoping to continue her studies in Spanish after she graduates with a Master's degree, studying Spanish identity and the effects of regionalism and immigration. This fall she will begin her Master's studies in Spanish literature at Indiana University in Bloomington. She will also be teaching fall semester!!
Other organizations that Cristy has been involved in include the Honors & Scholars Overnight Host Program in which prospective students are invited to spend the night with a current student and go to class with them the next day in order to get a better feel for what life is like at Ohio State. Her freshman year she was a host and during her sophomore and junior years she was a coordinator for the organization. She acted as a liaison between prospective students and hosts, matching the prospective students with their hosts and was in charge of making sure the overview program ran smoothly.
In the summer of 2008, Cristy began working two jobs at the university. The first was Telecounseling through the Undergraduate Admissions and First Year Experience program. As a Telecounselor, Cristy communicated with prospective students and made sure they had all the necessary information about Ohio State in order to make an informed decision about their college career. She had to quit Telecounseling because it took time away from her studies and Phi Sigma Pi.
Her second job is at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies where she still works as a student associate. Some of her tasks include answering phones and making copies, but this past summer she was a researcher for the Center's Director, Professor Richard K. Herrmann. She assisted Professor Herrmann with his Political Science 545 class (Foreign Policy Decision Making), and updated his lectures as well as provided necessary information to the teams in his diplomatic simulation.
Bigs and Littles
Cristy's Big is Tom Midle, who was the Technology Consultant of the Chapter in 2007. He graduated Spring of 2007.
Her first Little is Nick Fox who was inducted Winter of 2008 with the Alpha Epsilon class. Her second Little is Allison Barbo, inducted Spring 2008 with the Alpha Zeta class. Her third Little is Dt Huna who was inducted Winter of 2009 with the Alpha Eta class. Her Grandlittles are Wenhao "Tony" Zhou and Jamie Mills, who were inducted Spring of 2009 with the Alpha Theta class.
Cristy is a member of the Droesch Family!! Which is also consequently the best family at Beta Iota.
Other Interesting Facts
- Cristy and fellow Beta Iota Brother Becca Visgaitis have been best friends since they met in fourth grade nearly twelve years ago.
- Cristy is part Chilean! Her dad is from Concepcion, Chile.
