Liz Stemm
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| Name | Liz Stemm |
| Chapter | Gamma Epsilon University of Florida |
| Date Inducted | Fall 2003 |
| Roll Number | 447 |
| Alumni Chapter/Assoc | |
| Honorary Member | |
| Major | Journalism and Anthropology |
| Birthdate | 11/25 |
| Spouse | fiance, Jeremy Redding |
| Nicknames | |
| Awards | Best Big, Spring 2004; |
Liz Stemm' (born November 25, 1984) is an Alumni Member of [Gamma Epsilon] (447) at [1].
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Early Fraternity Life and Career
After graduating from Desoto High School in May of 2003, Liz moved to Gainesville to attend the University of Florida in June 2003. Although she made a few friends through dorm life, she missed the large social network of her high school days. During the Fall Semester of her freshman year, she received a letter in the mail advertising rush for Phi Sigma Pi. Many of her friends had chosen to rush social Greek organizations, but she knew it wasn't for her. After reading the Rush letter, Phi Sig seemed to be exactly what Liz was looking for! She went to Rush and was immediately hooked from the amazing people she met during those events. She became an initiate with Gamma Epsilon's Nu class, and was eventually inducted as a brother on November 23, 2003. She spent the next four years as a brother with Phi Sigma Pi, holding several committee chair positions, serving on the chapter's Executive Board and attending as many National Conventions as possible!
Collegiate Years at Sample Chapter
Liz spent her first semester as a brother bouncing from committee to committee, trying to decide where she fit. However, that would be the only semester during her career as a non-leader in the chapter! From that point on, Liz was chosen or elected to serve as:
Info-systems Chair, Fall 2004
Alumni Chair, Spring 2005 (co-chair, Allison Jacobs)
Alumni Chair, Fall 2005 (co-chair, Alex Evans)
Fundraising Chair, Spring 2006
Corresponding Secretary (Fall 2006-Spring 2007)
Alumni Chair (Fall 2007)
Liz felt she had two callings within the fraternity's leadership options: organizing Alumni events and mastering the Form110. Being Alumni Chair was her passion, because she believed in trying to connect the past brothers with the present to create lasting relationships. She created an online Alumni Newsletter to keep former brothers posted on the current events of the chapter and helped start the tradition of Biannual Alumni Weekends. Liz was tapped to serve as Corresponding Secretary due to her journalism background and attention to detail. At the 2007 National Convention, she was proud to witness Gamma Epsilon win an award for Best Initiation Program, due in part to her insistence that the Initiate Advsiors submit a report for the award!
Alumni Years to Present
Since graduation, I have moved from Gainesville, FL to Denver, CO to earn my Master's degree in Museum Studies/Anthropology from the University of Denver. I am in my second year and plan to graduate in August 2010. I have also gotten engaged and will be getting married back in Florida in October 2010!
National Involvement
I attended four National Conventions during my time as a brother: Memphis, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and New Orleans! I had a blast at all of them, but none so memorable as Atlanta! It was a blast!
Bigs and Littles
Big: Brian Perdomo, alumni
Little 1: Danny Payne, resigned
Little 2: Isabel Vazquez-Milan, resigned
Little 3: Liz Zatz, current brother of Gamma Epsilon
I was awarded Best Big in Spring 2004 based on my Big/Little pairing with Danny. Despite this, I had bad luck with my first couple of Littles based on outside influences. However, this all changed when I met Liz! We were destined to be Big and Little, and she has helped our family grow into a thriving bunch of wonderful brothers! We bonded over a love for dance, and I am extremely grateful that I was able to respark my involvement in dance because of my Little!
