Jillian Quirante
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| Name | Jillian Quirante |
| Chapter | Epsilon Xi East Tennessee State University |
| Date Inducted | April 21, 2008 |
| Roll Number | ΕΞ 10 |
| Alumni Chapter/Assoc | |
| Honorary Member | |
| Major | Biology, Business Administration (Human Resource Management, Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship) |
| Birthdate | April 15, 1988 |
| Spouse | |
| Nicknames | Jill |
| Awards | Brother of the Semester (Spring 2009, Spring 2010), Alumni of the Semester (Fall 2012, Spring 2013), Chapter Service Key (Fall 2013) |
Jillian Quirante (born 15 April 1988) is an Alumni Member of Epsilon Xi Chapter (ΕΞ 10) at East Tennessee State University and she is an active Brother in the Southern Appalachian Alumni Chapter.
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Early Fraternity Life and Career
Jillian decided to attend East Tennessee State University to pursue toward a career in medicine in 2006 after she graduated from Hume Fogg Academic High School. Jillian heard about Phi Sigma Pi from a letter. She was inducted on April 21, 2008 into the newly chartered Epsilon Xi. Jillian graduated with a bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Humanities on May 8, 2010.
Collegiate Years at Epsilon Xi Chapter
Jillian served on the initiation committee of the colony in the Spring of 2008. She has given back to her chapter by organizing the Epsilon Xi Facebook group, which continued to be used as a resource for initiate classes for several years. She was elected to be the Grand Chapter Delegate held in 2008 National Convention Nashville, TN in August. In the Fall of 2008, Jillian was appointed to be the Public Relations Chairperson for the academic year. As her first semester as PR chair, she began a Yahoo group for the chapter, developed advertising plans for various chapter events, and has jump started a newsletter for the chapter, "Epsilon Xi Times". She hoped to be a great resource for the rest of the Brothers in her chapter and hopes to make Phi Sigma Pi one of the well-known organizations on campus.
In addition to Public Relations, Jillian participated in several of the events planned by various committees of the Epsilon Xi chapter. One specific involvement outside of public relations is with the social committee. Jillian, as well as 3 other Brothers, were the coordinators of the first chapter retreat to be held in February of 2009. Another event that Jillian helped coordinate with the help of another Brother, Elizabeth Huntley, was Relay for Life 2009. This event was a success with the Phi Sigma Pi being the Greek organization to raise the most money as a team with only one group in ETSU Relay history. This was a great accomplishment. Later on in the Spring 2009 semester, Jillian was awarded with the "Brother of the Semester" award by the Scholarship committee.
Unfortunately, Jillian went locally inactive during the Fall of 2009 due to several problems that arose the first few Chapter meetings. Despite her inactivity, she participated in various service and scholarship events.
In the Spring of 2010, Jillian returned as an Active Brother and served on the Risk Management and Chapter Operating Policy committees. She had several plans for the upcoming semester even though she did not hold any positions. Her projects for the spring semester included updating the Wiki for the Chapter and the Brothers in her Chapter, finalizing the first Chapter Operating policy, and assisting the Chapter Operating Policy Committee in making handbooks for the newly created positions for the Brother at Large and Web Administrator for the Chapter.
As an Alumna of the Epsilon Xi Chapter
Shortly after graduating with her bachelor's degree, Jillian decided to begin a new course of study. She was accepted in July of 2010 into the Business Administration Certificate program. She received her certificate in early May 2011 and shortly after she began her studies toward a Master's degree in Business Administration that was obtained on May 11, 2013.
Since 2010, she has remained an active alumni member who regularly participates in Epsilon Xi Chapter meetings and events. She currently holds a position on the Alumni Advisory Council of Epsilon Xi. In the fall of 2013, the Epsilon Xi Chapter bestowed one of the first two Chapter Service Keys to Jillian. It was truly a surprise that the Chapter kept secret for the entire semester!
In the fall of 2011, she, along with the other members of the Alumni Advisory Council of Epsilon Xi, began working on creating a new alumni chapter in the Johnson City area. On July 9, 2012, alumni members of the Epsilon Xi Chapter successfully petitioned National Council for the creation and recognition of the Southern Appalachian Alumni Chapter. Jillian is currently the recruitment coordinator of the Alumni Chapter, which includes maintaining the Chapters wiki and Facebook page. She hopes to actively continue her participation in both the Collegiate and Alumni Chapters.
National Involvement
- 2008 National Convention Epsilon Xi Delegate in Nashville, TN
- 2012 National Convention Attendee in Orlando, FL
- 2013 Bluegrass Region Conference Attendee at Gamma Beta Chapter in Morehead, KY
- 2013 National Convention SAAC Alternate 2 in Philadelphia, PA
- 2013-2014 Dominion Region Regional Volunteer
The Quirante Family
Bigs and Littles
Jillian is a Charter Member of Epsilon Xi; therefore, she does not have a Big Brother.
Jillian has 7 Little Brothers:
- Mary Patrick: Alpha Class, Alumni Member
- Carrie Tipton: Beta Class, Alumni Member
- Emmie McCauley(Adopted): Beta Class, Alumni Member
- Jennie Dean: Epsilon Class, Deactivated Member
- Bonnie Adams: Epsilon Class, Deactivated Member
- Mary Ann Matney: Eta Class, Active Member
- Canaan Pyatte: Eta Class, Active Member
- Ben Daugherty: Mu Class, Honorary Member
Further Resources
Other Interesting Facts
- Jillian's boyfriend, Ryan Alexander was inducted as the president of Alpha class on December 1, 2008.
- Jillian participated in American Medical Student Association, Relay for Life, Preview and Orientation Leader Organization, and other various activities on campus.
- Jillian was part of her National Honor Society her senior year in high school.
- Her favorite television shows are Grey's Anatomy!!!!
