USC Kappa Alpha Theta

✩ Exec Spotlight ✩

Meet Cairo Lawrence, our CEO! Cairo is a rising Junior from the Chicago suburbs. She is not only majoring in Public Policy on the Policy Analysis track as an undergraduate, but she is also a graduate student obtaining her Master of Public Policy. Cairo also works for the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. In addition to serving as CEO, Cairo serves as the Lead Ambassador of The Women’s Network at USC. When she has free time, she enjoys going on adventures around Los Angeles and finding new artists to listen to!

Inspired by the courage of healthcare workers during the battle against COVID-19, Emila and Nila Tavangarian have started a non-profit organization called “Feeding the First.” They’ve partnered with restaurants around LA to provide nutritious and balanced meals to the people risking their lives to keep us safe. Their goal is to donate 500 meals a day, check out the link in their bio to learn more about how you can contribute! Theta is so proud of you💛 @ Los Angeles, California

Our April Leading Women of the Month are seniors Claire Monro and Claire Fisher! They’re an iconic duo—inseparable since they met in Switzerland as freshmen—so it’s only fitting that they’ve stuck together during this difficult time. As business majors, they refused to let the last two months of their senior year go to waste, and have used their entrepreneurial mindset to help local businesses in need. They created t-shirt designs to sell through an online fundraising platform, and will soon be selling them at the USC bookstore. All proceeds go directly to helping the businesses that USC students know and love stay open, including El Huero, Caveman Kitchen, and more. Theta is so proud of Claire & Claire for making their final months at USC count, and exhibiting the true spirit of our community: Fighting On. Click the link in their bios to learn more about their inspiring project❤️ @ BLUE HOUSE

Our December Leading Woman of the Month is Jacky Norris! Jacky is a Business Administration major with minor in Communication Design, and spent the past summer working as a product marketing intern at Estée Lauder in New York City. She also spent the last year serving as the COO of Theta! She spends her free time as a mentor with Women and Youth Supporting Each Other (WYSE), where she goes to middle schools in the surrounding area to teach girls about positive body image and healthy relationships. Theta is so proud of you, Jacky! 👼🏼

This Thursday, Kappa Alpha Theta Omicron will be having our annual fall philanthropy event, Theta Late Night. Theta Late Night is an event for all USC students to come to our parking lot for an all-you-can-eat food event with local vendors and food trucks. There will be a wide range of foods available from In N Out, Dominos, a nacho bar, made-to-order donuts as well as giant games for students to come and play! This country-themed event is a great opportunity for the entire USC community to come together for a good cause.

All proceeds will directly go to our philanthropy, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), as well as the Theta Foundation.

If you wish to donate, please see this link to our CrowdChange page can be found here:
https://theta.crowdchange.co/9802

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Congrats to our March Leading Woman of the Month, Shania Goldfein! Shaina is from Atlanta Georgia, and will be graduating this May a full year early with the highest honors! Next year she will be attending the London Business School to earn her bachelors and masters degree within 4 years! Shaina has been awarded 10 USC affiliated scholarships and awards over the past three years. In her free time, Shaina enjoys art, running, yoga, tennis, and writing music. She has completed various service activities including math tutoring through JEP and teaching guitar to high school students with under-funded music programs through SLAM! Shaina worked this last summer in London and is working at a technology start-up this summer in New York City. Congrats Shaina Theta loves you!

It is that time of year again! Kat at Bat is here! During KAT at Bat, our lovely Thetas are captains for fraternities and other student organizations that battle it out in a daylong whiffle ball tournament. We also sell our popular KAT at Bat shirts before and during the event. This weeklong fundraiser is filled with events to get the fraternities excited and ready to battle for the 2019 Kat at Bat champs!

Our chapter holds a strong passion for our philanthropies: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)and Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation. Through CASA, we fund programs that recruit, train and support
volunteers who represent the best interests of children in the foster care system. Our support for the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation helps provide scholarships and leadership education to the bright, young women of Theta. We are able to help these two incredible causes through our annual spring philanthropy event, KAT at Bat!

None of this would be possible without your always-appreciated support. Last year, we raised $26,000,
and with your help, we hope to raise $28,000 at this year’s event! As we get ready for KAT at Bat 2019 on March 23rd, we hope you can help us do our best for the children of CASA and the Theta Foundation.

You can donate online on our CrowdChange page: https://theta.crowdchange.co/7460?fbclid=IwAR1tnBht6IjxcgDV3PTRMvsehkFtHPDgH4sCQfxHxcj8AITe2Hom9qu_7Ws

Last up for our executive board spotlight is our amazing Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Bauserman! Ryan Bauserman is a sophomore from Reno, Nevada. She is majoring in Health and Human Sciences with a minor in Nutrition and Health Promotion. Ryan enjoys hanging out with her friends, trying out new restaurants in the Los Angeles area and traveling. During her breaks from school, Ryan loves spending time with her family, her beloved dogs, and going up to Lake Tahoe. We are so honored and thrilled to have Ryan as our chapter's CEO. She is our fearless leader and we can't wait to see what this year will bring! We love you, Ryan!