Welcome Fall '12 Sweeties!

We are so incredibly excited to introduce our 29 beautiful new sweeties! As always, we met hundreds of great girls throughout the past few weeks, and we want to sincerely thank each and every one of them for all of the time and dedication that they put into our recruitment process this semester. 

Welcome to our sisterhood, Fall '12 sweeties! We can't wait to show you why Texas Sweethearts means so much to us. We're so happy and excited for all of you!

Abby Hanna

Amanda Rogers

Beth Vaca

Emily Blevins

Haley Meadows

Emma Brown

Kaitlyn Sharp

Kathryn Holmes 

Katy Ferrero

Kelly O'Connor

Kimberley Schouest

Lauren Bubak

Lauren Lipinski

Lauren Vasquez

Linda Martinez

Madeline Roemer

Madison Bailey

Mayela Barreda

Morgan Thelen 

Natalie Nooner

Olivia Wheatley

Regan Lewis

Riane Cretney

Sheila Rao

Tori Smith

Valerie Evans

Vanessa Peterson

Victoria Salido

Whitney Berndt

Sweethearts of the Week

Congratulations to our first two Sweethearts of the Week for the Fall 2012 semester! Throughout the past month, Katelyn Knippa and Jackie Ortiz have dedicated so much time and hard work during our recruitment process and through our first few service events. Thank you both so much for all that you do for us - we are so grateful for amazing actives like the two of you!

Katelyn Knippa

Sweetie Class: Fall 2011
Major: Civil Engineering
What do you like most about Sweethearts?
My sweetie sisters are what makes Sweethearts as awesome and special as it is to me.
What is your dream job? 
Right now, I aspire to be an engineering consultant/project manager.
If you could have lunch with anyone (past or present), who would it be?
I would love to meet my grandmother on my mom's side! Ilona Petersen was a chemical engineer who worked for 3M. She was part of a team who re-engineered Scotch tape in order ot keep it from yellowing over time. Unfortunately, I never had the chance to know her, but I've been told time after time that I am so much like her!
What is something that your friends would be surprised to know about you?
My friends would be quite surprised to find out that I am actually a writer at heart! (Although, I may not be any good.) I have quite a few ideas for novels bouncing around in my head... but they're for my eyes only, of course.

Jackie Ortiz

Sweetie Class: Fall 2010
Major: Communication Science Disorders (Speech Language Pathology)
What do you like most about Sweethearts? I love that no matter what people are supporting me and are proud of the things that I am doing! It feels so nice to have that at such a huge school.
What is your favorite memory of Sweethearts? Big/little reveal and being S-dropped!
If you were an ice cream flavor, what would you be and why? Homemade vanilla! You can eat it alone or add all the fixings, and it tastes yummy no matter what :)
If you won the lottery tomorrow, what is the first thing that you would do? Book a flight far away! Anywhere- I would just go!

President's Welcome

Hello! 

My name is Morgan Germany and I am honored to serve as the Fall 2012 president of Texas Sweethearts. As I’m sure most of you all know, recruitment is currently underway, and I know I can speak for all of the actives and officers when I say that we cannot wait to meet you all!

Joining Texas Sweethearts five semesters ago was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Aside from always having study buddies, friends to have fun with, and girls to attend football games with, I also have a family. Texas Sweethearts has really become my home away from home, and I know that I could call any of these girls for any reason!

Our mission statement states that “Texas Sweethearts are a diverse group of young women…”, and we really are just that! We have girls from every major, ethnicity, age, city/state, and everyone has their own hobbies, ideals, and talents. Whether you like to spend your Saturday nights out on the town or crowded in your best friend’s apartment making s’mores and watching Gossip Girl, you are sure to fit in! Hundreds of girls over the years have found their best friends, bridesmaids, sisters, and family in Texas Sweethearts. I hope that you will too!

I look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming recruitment events!


Best,
Morgan Germany
Fall 2012 President

(Please join https://www.facebook.com/groups/454186387940692/ if you are interested in joining Texas Sweethearts!)

Sweet Summertime

After a long year of schoolwork, our actives are travelling the world this summer! From Hong Kong to London to Puerto Rico, there are Texas Sweethearts everywhere. Whether it is vacationing, fulfilling an internship, studying abroad or visiting family, Sweethearts are enjoying summertime outside of Texas in some of the most beautiful and incredible places around the world.

We hope everyone is having a fabulous summer!

Alyssa Gonzalez (Fall '10) in Egypt 

Lisa Kao (Spring '12) at the Great Wall of China

Kaylee & Shelby Wanslow (Fall '11)
representing Sweethearts in Greece

Darcy Dean (Spring '10) in Colmar, France

Riane Yates (Spring '12) in Edinburgh, Scotland

Joelle Cubero (Spring '11) in Puerto Rico

Stephanie Yarborough (Spring '11) in Paris, France

Hiba Tazi (Spring '11) enjoying an internship in Morocco

Goodbye to Spring '12

As final exams winded down and the semester came to an official close, we said goodbye to yet another memorable spring semester. To wrap up the semester, we ended with several fun events including our annual Crush event (hosted with the Texas Spirits this year), several baseball tailgates, Alumni Weekend, Senior Call, Banquet, and Cocktail. 

This semester was also a very special one for our organization as we were voted by the UT community and awarded the UT Most award for 2012 Best Student Organization through the Daily Texan! We are so honored and so proud of all of our amazing and dedicated officers, actives, and sweeties for helping us thrive every semester. 

Spring '11 at Birthday Cocktails

Relay for Life!

Graduating seniors at Senior Call Boat Party on Lake Travis 

Texas Baseball tailgate - Hook 'em!

Crush 2012!

BRAND NEW Texas Sweethearts!

As the semester came to close, we were excited to officially welcome the Spring '12 sweeties into Texas Sweethearts. From sweetie service project to skit night to sweetie tailgate, these girls did everything they could to stay on top of their sweetie semester and worked together to earn their place in our organization. They began their journey at Date Skate as Texas Sweeties and ended it at Cocktail as Texas Sweethearts. We are so proud of all of their hard work and dedication, and we cannot wait to see what they bring to our sisterhood as actives. Thank you to Spring '12 co-membership chairs, Christina Ortiz and Courtney Esmond, for doing an amazing job this semester raising these sweeties and helping them to become Texas Sweethearts!

Date Skate!

Tap-In

Baseball tailgate 

Sweeties at Big/Lil Event at JumpStreet!

Sweetie Service Project with Best Buddies

Sweeties at Spikes Mixer

Skit Night!

CONGRATULATIONS SPRING '12! 

WELCOME TO TEXAS SWEETHEARTS!

Introducing Our Fall '12 Officer Board...

We have officially transitioned our new officers into their respective positions, and we are so excited about Fall 2012! Thank you to Spring '12 President Dani Curcio and the entire Spring '12 Officer Board for all of their hard work and dedication and for providing us with a memorable semester.

Texas Sweethearts Fall 2012 Officer Board

President: Morgan Germany

Vice President: Courtney Esmond

Recruitment: Emily Hopkins

Treasurer: Shohreh Abedinzadeh

Secretary: Mary Hoskison

Relations: Stephanie Jean

Service Co-Chair: Alisha Patel

Service Co-Chair: Sholeh Abedinzadeh

Social Co-Chair: McKenna Conti

Social Co-Chair: Sarah Rose

Spirit: Nikki Faldyn

Creative Director: Joelle Cubero