Spring is here and so is the next installment in the Alumnae Interview Series! While at Michigan Gamma our next interviewee, Missy Kupper, served as Philanthropy Chair and since college has continued to participate in many philanthropy and community events!
Initiation Year: 2000
Offices Held: Philanthropy Chair & Greek Week Chair
Did you live in the house? How many years? Yes- 2 years
What did you enjoy about living in? Having a parking spot when I was on EC :)
Favorite Pi Phi memory? Formals- all of them, with my best friend, Stacey (also in Pi Phi)
What are you up to now? Special Education teacher in FL- still doing philanthropy events with Autism Speaks and taking post grad classes.
How has Pi Phi influenced/affected your post-college life? I made some fantastic friends and helped me to continue on with philanthropy and community involvement.
What do you wish you had known when you were in college? To enjoy every single minute of it! Being an adult and having a "real job" is great but not as fun as college :)
Giving what you know now, what advice would you give to your college-age self? Relax, enjoy and work towards exactly what YOU want to do..... not what anyone else wants.
Do you have any resume pointers or interview skills to share? Confidence, confidence, confidence.... for interviews. For resumes, always go for that experience that is different and sets you apart from your competition... For me, it was working in Bermuda for part of a year.... Not as glamorous as some places, but definitely different.
What is something you wish you were better at? Time management (Sometimes I get distracted :))
Do you have a personal motto? Work smarter, not harder.
Do you have a favorite quote? "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are"
Favorite TV Show and or Movie? Gossip Girl, The Voice and any Spartan sports!!
What is something on your bucket list? Half marathon-- hoping to do the Disney one next year!!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Working as a behavior specialist, married, kids, etc...
What is something people may not know about you? I work with kids with Autism, and they are the light of my life... always rewarding, sometimes difficult, but my favorite group of kids to work with.
Thanks Missy for participating and sharing the great work you do with kids with Autism! Best of luck to you when you participate in the Disney half marathon!
