Elaina Sutton
Status: Conditional
Previous Office: President, Fall 2006-Spring 2007; Sisterhood Chair, Fall 2005-Spring 2006
Instrument: Tuba, Voice
Major:
Area Music Education
Initiation: Beta Theta, Fall 2003
High School, Hometown: Winamac Community High School, Winamac, IN

Big Sisters: Sarah Campbell, Stacie Kapciak
Big Brother: Andrea Parrott
Little Sister: Brett Caragher
Little Brother: Austin Byl, Becca Combs-Cawley,
Randa Mason

Birthday: March 28, 1985
Hobbies: shopping at Goodwill, loving
Gandhi (her guinea pig), watching "Hamtaro," wasting time on the Internet, hanging out with friends, music
Favorite Color: Purple
Fun Fact: Elaina loves grammar in ways that she thinks George W. Bush would find appalling. She loves ellipses as well.

Why did you join Tau Beta Sigma?
"I joined Tau Beta Sigma because I wanted to devote a portion of my otherwise free time to doing something worthwhile, i.e. service to the band, as opposed to wasting all of my free time. Now I waste only the remaining portions of my free time."

What is your favorite part of being a sister in Epsilon?
"My favorite part of being a sister is the ... sisterhood .... (I'm so eloquent!) It is great to know that there are so many people that love you, and if you need them, they are there for you."

What are your favorite Tau Beta Sigma activities?
"My favorite activities are Joint and Separate Retreats. It is great to get to know brothers and sisters that you hadn't really talked to before."

Which of the "Five Qualities" is most important to you?
"'Recognition and development of your intellectual potential' is my favorite of the five qualities because I think it is very important for everyone to use the intellect they have been given. Some people are not given very much intelligence."

Which of the "Eight Essential Factors" is most important to you?
"'A truthfulness and honesty which instills a sense of trust in others' is my favorite of the eight essential factors. I think that anything a person says or believes is wasted if the person is not honest."

The best thing about band is ...
"that it's the one place where I can be considered 'cool.' Not to mention the insane amount of hotness that emanates from those people who direct us ...."