Lauren Elizabeth
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| Name | Lauren Elizabeth |
| Chapter | Delta Kappa University of North Texas |
| Date Inducted | April 20, 2008 |
| Roll Number | ΔΚ |
| Alumni Chapter/Assoc | |
| Honorary Member | |
| Major | Creative Writing |
| Birthdate | May 12, 1993 |
| Spouse | |
| Nicknames | Little Lauren |
| Awards | |
Lauren Elizabeth (born 12 May 1993) is an Active Member of Delta Kappa Chapter (ΔΚ) at the [www.unt.edu University of North Texas].
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Early Life and Fraternity
Lauren was born in McKinney, Texas, but lived most of her younger years in Denton, her current home. She has one younger brother, Ross, born March 3, 1997.
From an early age, Lauren always loved creative writing, art, and learning. After her younger brother was born, she began developing her drawing style with her newfound free time. She began kindergarten at Argyle Elementary School, where she soon discovered her interest in writing short plays, poetry, and short stories. Throughout her elementary education, she explored both of these interests. But she found that she was becoming bored with elementary level work. So after fourth grade, she left public school and transferred to a local private school, where she remained through seventh grade.
In seventh grade, she took the SAT through Duke TIP. Several months later, at the end of the school year, she decided to leave that private school and again transferred, but this time to a prep school near Dallas. In doing so, she skipped eighth grade and began nineth grade at the age of 13.
By this time, Lauren had stopped writing plays and showed interest in writing her first book. She achieved that goal in December of 2006, with her short novel for older children entitled Like a Rose. For a few months during that same year, her parents attempted to homeschool her, but Lauren discovered that she had become too accustomed to being around people, and returned to private school to complete nineth grade there.
It was hardly before the end of that school year when Lauren and her parents began to discuss the possibility of taking a few classes at the University of North Texas the following semester. Lauren again took the SAT and was accepted into the Honors' College shortly after her fourteenth birthday. During that same summer, she wrote her first complete novel, The Phantom's Lullaby. Lauren began her first semester at UNT in the fall taking 11 hours, planning to major in English with a focus in Creative Writing.
After one successful semester, Lauren decided that she wanted to be more involved on campus, and in February of 2008, she received an email from the Honors' College about a national co-ed honor fraternity called Phi Sigma Pi. With her parents' permission, she rushed with them and was initiated soon after. Her two Bigs were Jessica Parker and Katherine Emery. Finding many great friends there who did not judge her based on her age, Lauren stayed with Phi Sigma Pi. She was inducted on April 20, 2008.
Collegiate Years at Delta Kappa
Lauren's first semester as a Brother was Fall of 2008. During that semester, she served as Chair of the Service Committee, and helped organize Turkey Hunt (a canned food drive), Boo Bash (a children's Halloween Festival), and a School Supply Drive to benefit Teach for America.
This semester (Spring 2009), she is again the Service Committee Chair and looks forward to a number of upcoming events her committee has organized. She also serves as a member on the Rules and Standards Committee. In her free time, she works towards finishing her high school credits so that she can officially get her diploma, and writes her latest novel, Butterfly.
Alumni Years to Present
Lauren is still an Active Member. She plans to graduate in 2011.
National Involvement
None currently.
Bigs and Littles
Lauren's Big Brothers are Jessica Parker and Katherine Emery, who are now Chapter President and Chapter Treasurer, respectively.
Lauren has one Little Brother, Brandon Griffin.
Further Resources
- web page?
Other Interesting Facts
- Lauren was the youngest person (14) to be accepted into UNT's Honors' College at the beginning of her college career, and thus far, no one younger has joined.
- She has not yet graduated high school (but plans to after Spring of 2009, when she will already have completed almost half of her college education).
- Lauren has never missed a Chapter meeting, excepting one excused absence when she was unaware of the meeting.
- She has never been late to or missed a class since she began college.
- She published her first book (The Phantom's Lullaby) on November 20, 2008.
- She wants to learn six foreign languages (Spanish, French, German, Latin, Japanese, and Chinese) and ASL. She is not sure by when she plans to achieve this goal.
- After Lauren graduates, she plans to go on to get her Ph.D. in Creative Writing.
