Jessica Marini

Jessica Marini
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Name	Jessica Marini
Chapter	Alpha Iota Montclair State University
Date Inducted	April 14, 2002
Roll Number	ΑΙ 281
Alumni Chapter/Assoc	NYMAAC
Honorary Member
Major	Mathematics
Birthdate	March 22, 1983
Spouse
Nicknames	J-Groove
Awards

Jessica Marini (born 22 March 1983) is an Alumna of Alpha Iota Chapter (ΑΙ 281) at Montclair State University. She currently is an member of NYMAAC and is pursuing her doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Jessica enrolled at Montclair State University in the Fall of 2001 after graduating from Clifton High School in Clifton, NJ. As a freshman she was interested in remaining active in community service, meeting new people, and becoming active in a student group on campus, specifically a Greek organization. She attended Rush, Spring 2002 and was hooked from the start. She pledged during the Spring 2002 semester as a member of the Omega class and was inducted as a Brother of the Alpha Iota chapter on April 14, 2002.

Collegiate Years at Alpha Iota Chapter

As an undergraduate, Jessica served different positions within the Alpha Iota chapter. In the Spring of 2002, she was elected as the Scholarship Chair for the 2002-2003 school year. As chair of this committee she created many interesting and intellectually stimulating activities and helped to bring extra scholarship into each Brother's life. In the Spring of 2003 she was also elected to serve as Webmaster for the remainder of the 2002-2003 school year. In the Spring of 2003, Jessica was elected as President of the Alpha Iota chapter and served in this position until October 2003 when she became ill and had to step down from her position.

As an undergraduate, Jessica played an active roll in the Initiation committee as well as the Inter-chapter Relations Committee. Some of the highlights of Jessica's time as an undergraduate Brother of Phi Sigma Pi were meeting her best friend, traveling to Regional Events and Conventions, and interacting with Brothers from around the country.

Alumni Years to Present

After graduating from Montclair State University in May 2006, Jessica started her masters in Statistics at Columbia University in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences while working part-time at Montclair State University. She completed her masters degree in May 2008. In the Fall of 2008 she will start work on her Ph.D. at Teachers College, Columbia University in the department of Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics. Jessica also tries to remain an active alumni member and is a member of NYMAAC and the National Alumni Association. She also attends events that the Alpha Iota chapter holds.

National Involvement

• National Commitees
• Roadtrips
• etc.

Bigs and Littles

Jessica's Big Brother is Jennifer Paredes, who is now an Alumna.

Jessica has 1 Little Brother:

• Dana Mannine, Alumna

Academic Degrees

• Clifton High School Class of 2001
• Montclair State University Class of 2006, Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Mathematics with a minor in Physics.
• Columbia University, GSAS Class of 2008, Masters of Arts, Statistics
• Teachers College, Columbia University, Ph.D. candidate (present)

Other Interesting Facts

• Jessica attended every Rush event in the Spring of 2002
• Jessica met her best friend in the Omega class
• Jessica was 6th in her High School class of 600 students
• Jessica was salutatorian of her 8th grade class at Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Clifton, NJ
• Jessica is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and served as a Resident EMT at Montclair State University.