Katie Bergin (bottom right) with sisters from Phi-Oklahoma at Alpha Phi's 2024 Convention in Palm Springs, California. Top, from left to right: Dana Ford Schmukal, Haley Mitchell Wallace, Sarah Jensen Schettler, Emily Dunford Barron, Morgan McCoy and Taryn Wilson (2024 Chapter President of Phi-Oklahoma). Bottom left: Billie Coskey Battiato.
KATIE BERGIN (Gamma Eta-North Texas) International Governor (Phi-Oklahoma; 2022-present), Team Arkansas (2024-present) and 1872 Properties Board Member (2024-present) Upon joining Alpha Phi’s Gamma Eta Chapter at the University of North Texas and taking on leadership roles with the Fraternity like chapter president and vice president of membership recruitment, Katie Bergin recognized that there were opportunities for improvement in many areas of the Gamma Eta Chapter, particularly membership experience and campus involvement. “With the support of local volunteers, ELCs, and a new group of eager members, we were able to begin a positive turnaround for the chapter in just a few years,” Katie shared. “Our hard work, dedication and genuine love for Alpha Phi positively impacted our ability to build a stronger organization. Upon graduating, I was given the opportunity to join the travelling consultant program, and there was no looking back.” Katie began volunteering with Alpha Phi as an alumnae member shortly after getting off the road as an Educational Leadership Specialist (ELS). (Katie was one of the first members to serve as an ELC and traveled for a total of three years.) In this new role, she had the privilege of supporting some of the chapters she worked with as an ELS, allowing her the opportunity to continue making a direct impact and witnessing the chapters’ successes firsthand.
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“Through volunteering, I have expanded my professional and interpersonal skills, continued to grow as a leader and built a massive professional network from our Alpha Phi community,” Katie expressed. “I owe much of the success in my own career to the projects I’ve led and supported with Alpha Phi. The impact that volunteering
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