Name: Lauren Miller |
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Brother: Eric Gilliam Big Sister: Christina Papillon Little Brother(s): Alex Smith, Zak Tschiniak Little Sister(s): Jordan Pflum Favorite Quote: "We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us." - Phil 4:13 Favorite Cheese: Brie |
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Name: Alex Smith Office: Vice President of Membership Hometown: Carmel, Indiana Instrument: Percussion Major: Music Performance Year: Junior Initiation Class: Gamma Xi Status: Active E-mail: ajsmith1@butler.edu |
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Brother: Lauren Miller Big Sister: Emily Reeser Little Brother(s): Christina Lear Little Sister(s): Kelcie Yarbor Favorite Quote: "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." Favorite Cheese: Brie |
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Name: Anna Michel Office: Vice President of Programs Hometown: Fort Branch, Indiana Instrument: Clarinet, Color Guard Major: Music Education Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active E-mail: amichel@butler.edu |
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Brother: Val Grudzien Big Sister: Angela Floyd Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Kaylie Cheeseman Favorite Quote: "First, determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then... find the way." - Abraham Lincoln Favorite Cheese: Baby Swiss |
Name: Tim Maurer Office: Treasurer Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan Instrument: Baritone Major: Math Education Year: Junior Initiation Class: Gamma Xi Status: Active E-mail: tjmaurer@butler.edu |
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Brother: Becca Combs-Cawley Big Sister: Doug Gaking Little Brother(s): Austin Byl Little Sister(s): Wil Horton Favorite Quote: "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." - John Kennedy Favorite Cheese: Munster |
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Name: Sondra Jeske Office: Secretary Hometown: Rolling Prairie, Indiana Instrument: Saxophone Major: Music Education Year: Freshman Initiation Class: Gamma Pi Status: Active E-mail: sjeske@butler.edu |
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Brother: Austin Byl Big Sister: Adrianne Henderson Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Be who you are say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss Favorite Cheese: It's impossible to choose |
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Name: Austin Blue Hometown: Elkhart, Indiana Instrument: Bari/Alto saxophone, Bassoon Major: Chemsitry Year: Freshman Initiation Class: Gamma Pi Status: Active Position: Symphonic Band Liaison E-mail: alblue@butler.edu |
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Brother: Danielle Hebel Big Sister: Cassie McDonald Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Heaven's not a place that you go when you die, it's that moment in life when you actually feel alive." The Spill Canvas (from "The Tide") Favorite Cheese: Swiss |
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Courtney Bonfils Hometown: Fishers, Indiana Instrument: Mellophone, Flute Major: Music Education / French Year: Senior Initiation Class: Gamma Nu Status: Conditional E-mail: cbonfils@butler.edu |
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Brother: Laura McIntyre
Big Sister: Stacie McGuire Little Brother(s): Cora Davidson Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "There are times when music isn't just extra, it's absolutely necessary. When the situation is far beyond words, music is the language we can use." - Jaclyn Myers Favorite Cheese: Blue Cheese |
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Austin Byl Hometown: Carmel, Indiana Instrument: Tuba Major: Music Education Year: Junior Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active E-mail: abyl@butler.edu |
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Brother: Tim Maurer Big Sister: Elaina Sutton Little Brother(s): Sondra Jeske Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Yeah, I remember one time when I made a mistake... I thought I was wrong but I wasn't." -Cal Byl Favorite Cheese: 7-10 year aged Wisconsin Extra Sharp Cheddar |
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Lyndley Clarkson Hometown: Griffith, Indiana Instrument: Flute Major: Music Education Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active Position: Webmaster E-mail: lclarkso@butler.edu |
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Brother: Andrew Gillen Big Sister: Justin Brady Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "I know it’s scarier finding your own way than doing what’s expected." Favorite Cheese: Mozarella |
Name: Cora Davidson |
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Brother: Courtney Bonfils |
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Jill Devine Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Instrument: Mellophone Major: Biology Year: Junior Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active Position: Historian E-mail: jcdevine@butler.edu |
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Brother: Di Cox Big Sister: Katie Fodness Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Adam Weaver Favorite Quote: "Not to love is not to live." -William H. Coppedge Favorite Cheese: |
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Name: James Gilkey Hometown: Centerville, Ohio Instrument: Percussion Major: Music Performance Year: Freshman Initiation Class: Gamma Pi Status: Active E-mail: jgilkey@butler.edu |
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Brother: Christina Lear Big Sister: Brett Caragher Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "This too shall pass..." Favorite Cheese: Provalone |
Name: Andrew Gillen Hometown: Fishers, Indiana Instrument: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet Major: Religion Year: Junior Initiation Class: Gamma Xi Status: Active E-mail: agillen@butler.edu |
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Brother: Kobi Walden Big Sister: Tim Slattery Little Brother(s): Lyndley Clarkson Little Sister(s): Anna Fagan Favorite Quote: "Enjoy this day while you have it because you'll never see it again." Favorite Cheese: Colby Jack |
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Name: Bethany Godar Hometown: Marion, Iowa Instrument: Flute Major: Pharmacy Year: Senior Initiation Class: Gamma Nu Status: Active E-mail: bgodar@butler.edu |
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Brother: Sarah Meisinger Big Sister: Kristin Kraus Little Brother(s): Jeremy Bucy Little Sister(s): Brett Reardon Favorite Quote: "After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music." Favorite Cheese: It's impossible to choose... |
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Joanna Golando |
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Brother: Drew Smith Big Sister: Marcy Wilhelm Little Brother(s): Cara Nowling Little Sister(s): Kate Farmer Favorite Quote: "Friends are worth dying for, good friends are worth killing for, Best friends are worth living for." Favorite Cheese: Provolone (except when people say Pro-vo-lone-e) |
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Name: Val Grudzien Hometown: Oswego, Illinois Instrument: Clarinet Major: Public Relations, Spanish Year: Junior Initiation Class: Gamma Xi Status: Active Position: Sergeant-at-Arms E-mail: vgrudzie@butler.edu |
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Brother: Kristi Temple Big Sister: Angela Floyd Little Brother(s): Anna Michel Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you, it's what you leave behind you when you go." Favorite Cheese: Cheddar |
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Nate Hamilton Hometown: Tinley Park, Illinois Instrument: Euphonium Major: Music Education Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active Position: Jazz Band Liaison E-mail: nehamilt@butler.edu |
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Brother: Stephanie Reynolds Big Sister: Marcy Wilhelm Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Paula LeBlanc Favorite Quote: "If I live, I live to the Lord; and if I die, I die to the Lord. So whether I live or die, I belong to the Lord." -Romans 14:8 (paraphrased) Favorite Cheese: |
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Name: Chris Hammer Hometown: Brownsburg, Indiana Instrument: Alto saxophone Major: Music Education Year: Freshman Initiation Class: Gamma Pi Status: Active Position: Athletic Bands Liaison E-mail: @butler.edu |
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Brother: Zak Tschiniak Big Sister: Jay Czys Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "The heart of the melody can never be put down on paper." -Pablo Casals Favorite Cheese: Nacho |
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Danielle Hebel Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Instrument: Clarinet Major: Pharmacy Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active E-mail: dhebel@butler.edu |
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Brother: Nora Phelan Big Sister: Jamie Parvis Little Brother(s): Austin Blue Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Chocolate always loves you back." Favorite Cheese: Cheddar |
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Jeremy Horner |
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Brother: Jon Flodder |
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Julie Ihlenfeldt Hometown: Grayslake, Illinois Instrument: Percussion Major: Media Arts Year: Senior Initiation Class: Gamma Xi Status: Active E-mail: jihlenfe@butler.edu |
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Brother: Brant Sloan Big Sister: Tricia Arturi Little Brother(s): Kathy Niswander Little Sister(s): Michael Tirman Favorite Quote: "Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results." Favorite Cheese: Kraft's Mexican Taco Cheese-Finely Shredded |
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Christina Lear Hometown: Naperville, Illinois Instrument: Clarinet Major: English Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active E-mail: clear@butler.edu |
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Brother: Alex Smith |
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Laurel Lucore Hometown: Fairview, Pennsylvania Instrument: Trumpet Major: Pharmacy Year: Senior Initiation Class: Gamma Nu Status: Active E-mail: llucore@butler.edu |
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Brother: Di Cox Big Sister: Stacie Kapciak Little Brother(s): Stephanie Reynolds Little Sister(s): Cassie McDonald Favorite Quote: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a greater battle." "Look at the nations and watch-and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told." - Habakkuk 1:5 Favorite Cheese: Smoked Gouda |
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Randa Mason Hometown: Sheridan, Indiana Instrument: Tuba Major: Music Education Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active E-mail: rmason@butler.edu |
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Brother: Kobi Walden Big Sister: Elaina Sutton Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Dream as if you'll live forever; live as if you'll die today." -James Dean Favorite Cheese: Grilled Cheese! |
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Kathy Niswander Hometown: Mahomet, Illinois Instrument: Percussion Major: Psychology Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active E-mail: kniswand@butler.edu |
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Brother: Julie Ihlenfeldt Big Sister: Tricia Arturi Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Favorite Cheese: Cheddar |
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Kevin Noble Hometown: Robinson, Illinois Instrument: Percussion Major: Recording Industry Studies Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active E-mail: knoble@butler.edu |
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Brother: Bryan Frauhiger Big Sister: Douglas Gaking Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Love is a religion worth dying for" Favorite Cheese: Cheddar |
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Cara Nowling |
Big Brother: Joanna Golando Big Sister: Ashlee Miller Little Brother(s): Darren Williams Little Sister(s): Jay Czys Favorite Quote: "The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when [you're] uncool." - Lester Bangs, Almost Famous Favorite Cheese: Brie |
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Name: Kimberly Spartz Hometown: Lombard, Illinois Instrument: Flute Major: Exploratory Education Year: Freshman Initiation Class: Gamma Pi Status: Active E-mail: kspartz@butler.edu |
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Brother: Cora Davidson Big Sister: Anna Fagan Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em." -Twelfth Night (II, v, 156-159) Favorite Cheese: Provolone |
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Kristi Temple Hometown: Bloomington, Indiana Instrument: Color Guard Major: Integrated Communications Year: Senior Initiation Class: Gamma Nu Status: Active E-mail: ktemple@butler.edu |
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Brother: Andi Montgomery Big Sister: Kara Green Little Brother(s): Val Grudzien Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it or jump off." Favorite Cheese: Well... I can't eat cheese... but it used to be Brie |
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Zak Tschiniak Hometown: Peru, Indiana Instrument: Trombone, Piano Major: Music Education Year: Sophomore Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active Position: Alumni Relations Officer E-mail: ztschini@butler.edu |
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Brother: Lauren Miller Big Sister: Emily Reeser Little Brother(s): Chris Hammer Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: Favorite Cheese: Cheese |
Name: Zebulon Watkins |
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Brother: Daniel Thompson Big Sister: Kristin Kraus Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either." - Golda Mier Favorite Cheese: Roquefort |
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Darren Williams Hometown: Kokomo, Indiana Instrument: Trombone Major: Music Education Year: Junior Initiation Class: Gamma Omicron Status: Active Status: Wind Ensemble Liaison E-mail: drwillia@butler.edu |
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Brother: Cara Nowling Big Sister: Justin Brady Little Brother(s): Little Sister(s): Favorite Quote: "All we have to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to us." -J.R.R. Tolkien Favorite Cheese: American |
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