Zoe Spangler

Zoe Spangler
Name	Zoe Spangler
Chapter	Delta Kappa University of North Texas
Date Inducted	Spring 2010
Roll Number	220
Alumni Chapter/Assoc
Honorary Member
Major	Radio, Television, and Film/Political Science
Birthdate	5/21/1989
Spouse
Nicknames	Umlaut, ZoZo, Onii-chan, "that chick with the headphones"
Awards	Best Committee (Fall '10), Best Committee Chair (Fall '10), Most Creative (Fall '10), Bionic Woman (Sp '11)

Zoe Spangler (born 21 May, 1989) is an active Collegiate Member of Delta Kappa Chapter (#220) at University of North Texas.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

Zoe originally attended Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio for her first two of years college, but it became apparent during her freshman year that to achieve her dream of working within the animation industry, that she would have to move to an area with a larger media market. After some research, she decided to transfer to a college in Texas, as it would be a more inexpensive option (rather than California or New York) with the same amount of opportunity. The story of how she ended up at UNT is an involved and enthralling tale, but luckily for you, this web page is like a Bag of Holding, so there is infinite space to write the whooole thing.

How Zoe Spangler arrived at University of North Texas

When Zoe finally broke the news to her parents that she wanted to transfer, she had just started her sophomore year in college. During the Thanksgiving break, she and her father hopped on a plane to explore some Universities in the Dallas area. After touring multiple campuses, nothing resonated with her. She would speak to different advisers and directors, but none of them understood what exactly she was looking for. After conversing with a confused advisor at a Dallas university, she suggested that Zoe should check out the University of North Texas, as they are a well known liberal arts college, and could possibly have a major that pertained to her area of interest. So the two of them jumped into their rental car and speedily drove...right into Texas traffic. One agonizing hour later, they finally arrived at their destination.

With impeccable timing that could only be described as pure luck, they were able to fasten themselves to a tour of the campus that was just about to start. Little did she know, that by joining that particular tour at that specific moment, that her life was going to be dramatically altered...forever. Haha! The writer of this article is just buttering your bread, but there were several odd, circumstantial and fortuitous events that happened on that tour that have yet to be explained by rational and logical reasoning (you had to be there). But anyway, these vague occurrences that this writer is alluding to did influence Zoe to transfer to UNT (not to mention they had a nationally recognized media/broadcasting program) in the Fall of 2009.

How Zoe Spangler Joined Phi Sigma Pi

During her first semester at UNT, it became abundantly clear that the friends that Zoe was making did not place school as a high priority on their list of "Things They Want to Succeed At." They were good people, but it was evident that they were either going to be dropping out at the end of the school year or be weeping over their GPAs when it came out below a 1.5. Feeling the need to be surrounded by more ambition, Zoe set out to find others that shared a similar disposition as herself. During this time, she was an active volunteer on campus, and got heavily involved with the Center of Leadership and Service. Within the Center, she ended up being one of the founding members of LEAD League, an organization that develops educational activities with the purpose of enhancing team building and leadership skills. At the beginning of the Spring Semester, LEAD League facilitates a leadership retreat for freshman and sophomores called Emerging Leaders Summit, where those identified with leadership potential can network with other students and be initiated within the UNT community by providing them with opportunities to get more involved on campus. It was here that she met Lauren Puls, as she was participating in the retreat and was assigned to the group that Zoe was leading. Acting with modern day etiquette, she friend requested Zoe on Facebook.

When the Summit concluded, Zoe had her ear to the ground to listen for abounding herds of organizations, for the hunt had begun, and recruiting season was in full swing. She was interested in joining a fraternity, as her sister, Hannah Spangler, was apart of one and she remembered all the interesting events and opportunities it provided her and Zoe desired a similar experience. The reconnaissance began at the usual congregation of packs of organizations: the water hole (AKA, the University Union). It was here she was able to observe several species of Warbling Silverbills, Capuchin Monkeys, some Vampire Bats with the usual grazers. She skulked outside where some organizations were nestled among some tables, throwing out some sweet nectar to trap strays into their Rush Advisor's contact sheet. It was here were she saw a possible candidate, a Fraternity that seemed similar to the one her sister was involved with. She grabbed a rush week schedule and left satisfied. Later, Zoe was comparing the rush week events to her current agenda, and found that the majority of the events clashed with previously scheduled obligations. Irritated, she logged on the Internet to e-mail the Advisor her issue, but as if it's an unwritten law of the Net--she checked her Facebook page before being able to conduct productive activity on the Net. Whilst perusing, she noticed on her news feed that Lauren Puls, the young woman she had just recently met at the retreat, was attending an event. Upon further examination, she saw that she was planning on going to a Phi Sigma Pi rush event in the upcoming week. Clicking on the organization's rush week page, she saw that the majority of the events lined up perfectly with her availability. It was then she realized that this was the organization that her sister had joined! Energized, she messaged Lauren asking if she could come with her to the event she just joined, and Lauren cheerfully agreed to the company. After a welcoming series of rush events, Zoe was enthralled to receive a bid and become a member of the Upsilon Initiate Class of Delta Kappa Chapter on February 14, 2010 before being inducted into the Fraternity as a Brother on April 25, 2010.

Collegiate Years at Delta Kappa Chapter

Leadership Positions Held

• Alumni Relations Committee Chair (Fall 2010 - Spring 2011)
• Fundraising Committee (Fall 2010)
• Initiate Advisor (Spring 2011 - Spring 2012)
• Technology Committee (Fall 2011)
• Alumni Relations Committee (Spring 2012)

Legacy of Programming

During her time as Initiate Advisor of the Delta Kappa chapter, Zoe put her LEAD League training to use and her love for all things theatrical to implement an interactive, creative program that would teach the Initiates, as well as provide an opportunity for the active Brothers to become more collaborative in the Initiate Program.

Regional Involvement

• Attended Delta Psi's Boat Party in Spring 2010
• Attended the Lonestar Region Conference in San Antonio, TX, in Spring 2011

Bigs and Littles

Zoe Spangler's Big Brother is Marjolyn Varano.

Because she was an Initiate Advisor for 3 semesters, Zoe has not been able to have any littles in her time in Phi Sigma Pi.

Extended Family:

Marjolyn has 2 other Little Brothers:

• Nick Overbeck, Alumni, graduated Spring 2011 (Inducted: Spring 2009)
• Gonzalo Maturino, Alumni, graduated Fall 2010 (Inducted: Fall 2009)
  • Robert Maynard, Gonzalo Maturino's little.
    • Elisabeth Garlington, Robert Maynard's little, Alumni, graduated Spring 2012 (Inducted: Spring 2011).

Further Resources

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Other Interesting Facts

• Zoe is an avid disciple of Andrew Hussie, and attempts to spread the word of His greatness to all.