Spring 2009 VPM: Kat Lynch Membership Chairs: Jason Jarret, Andrew Hurley Samantha Avis  Senior Westfield, NJ UCMB Big Sister: Kurt Dietrich Little Sister: Connor Daniel Sullivan President School: Sam is currently a senior Geoscience major at the University of Connecticut. As of now she will graduate in May, 2012. Band: Sam started playing piano and violin in 3rd grade. She played in her high school orchestra for four years. Sam was in colorguard in her high school marching band for two years and was drum major for two years. She started in colorguard for her first year in the UCMB and has now switched to the alto sax section and is serving her second year as section leader. Sorority: Sam went through Spring 2009 with the class of Beta Upsilon, of the Gamma Kappa chapter of Tau Beta Sigma. She is currently serving as the chapter President, and is a proud member of the Turtle family. Cain Hanke  Senior Celina, TX UCMB Big Sister: Ryan Brady School: Cain is currently an 8th semester Biology major. She is Graduating in May 2012. Band: Cain is a flute player through and through. She's been actively involved in her marching band program since she started her freshman year in high school and continues to be involved all the way through her years in the UCMB. She is known for her huge amount of school spirit! Go Celina!! Sorority: Cain went through in Spring 2009 with the awesome Beta Upsilon Class. She served a year as corresponding secretary and always can be found with a smile on her face. Ethan Hiscock  Senior Shelton, CT UCMB, Concert Band Big Sister: Matthew Albert Little Sister: Jerry Medina AML Vice President of Service School: Ethan or "Edgie" as his friends call him is an 8th semester Psychology major. He plans on graduating in May 2013. Band: Ethan has been on the bass line since he arrived in Storrs. Starting on top bass and moving to second this year. He was actively involved in drum line throughout his high school years and continues to tech drum lines around the CT area in the fall season. Sorority: Ethan was initiated into Tau Beta Sigma in Spring 2009 with Beta Upsilon. He is currently in his second consecutive term as VPS. Joshua Murphy  Senior Newington, CT UCMB, Pep Band Big Sister: Kait Moss Webmaster School: Josh is a 8th semester music major. Band: Josh is currently serving his second year as section leader for the tuba section. Sorority: Josh became a sister of Tau Beta Sigma in the Spring of 2009 with the class of Beta Upsilon. Josh has served as Gamma Kappa's Corresponding Secretary as well as the NED Secretary. This year he will be serving as Gamma Kappa's webmaster. Caitlin Penepent  Senior Middletown, CT UCMB Big Sister: Julie Dick School: Caitlin is a 7th semester Anthropology Major with a minor in Religion. If she's not in class or studying, you can find Caitlin in the Drama building dancing, dancing, dancing (which is her other love aside from band!). :) Band: Caitlin is a proud member of the Horn section. She converted from flute before her first semester at Uconn and has spent her 2 seasons so far in the UCMB soaking up the knowledge about the horn! Sorority: Caitlin is a member of the Beta Upsilon class of the Gamma Kappa chapter of Tau Beta Sigma and has been a sister since Spring 2009. She is a proud member of the Duck family :) Lauren Saalmuller (Conditional)  Senior Little Sister: Jen Beaty School: Lauren is currently a Senior English Major and Music Minor. She hopes to graduate in 2012 where she is determined to defy the notion of living in a box and reciting poetry on the street as her main source of income. Band: Lauren has been involved with band since she was in the womb. She started French horn in 5th grade and has been playing ever since. She has been involved with too many ensembles to list. Though a horn and mellophone player at heart, Lauren plays several brass instruments and rings English handbells as well. Sorority: Lauren is a member of the Beta Upsilon, Spring 2009 class. She is proud to be a part of the fantastic Cookie Monster Family. Not only does she adore her family, she is also given an excuse to eat thousands of cookies as often as she wants. But most importantly, she loves being a sister of Tau Beta Sigma. Ashley Saylor  Senior Big Sister: Dennis O'Flaherty Little Sister: Alison Agvent Recording Secretary School: Ash is a senior horticultural major. After college, she plans to work in a greenhouse somewhere growing plants and constantly being covered in dirt. Band: Ash began her musical career with the clarinet in 4th grade, in a school that used a solfege scale system (do, re mi). After moving to a new school, she had to re-learn how to read music, this time with the A-G scale. She marched with her clarinet for one year in high school, and then after breaking too many reeds, switched to mellophone, where she has been ever since. She is currently in the horn section in the UCMB. Sorority: Ash joined the Sisterhood with the amazing twelve person class of Beta Oops in Spring 2009. She is a member of the Irish family, and looks forward to many wonderful years with Gamma Kappa. Little Sister: Sean Leitch School: Angie is an 8th semester Senior at the University of Connecticut. I am double majoring in Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies. She is curently interested in pursuing a career in Social Work or Social Services. Band: After playing soccer for 11 years as a goal keeper, one day in my Junior year of high school she decided to put all of that behind me and picked up a flag for the first time. From then on she fell in love with spinning, dancing, and performace through musical expression. She has had two years of basic spinning experience in a newly formed high school winterguard, before arriving at UConn. Thus she had no previous band knowledge or experience coming into the UCMB, but my section and the UCMB whipped me into shape. She went from goofy awkward guard member, to still goofy but much less awkward and experienced guard member. Sorority: I joined the Sisterhood with the Beta Upsilon class in Spring 2009. I am a proud member of the Cool Family and the newly formed Tye Dye Family! |