My name is Rose Gillis, and I am so excited to serve as the 2024 Beta Zeta Chapter President! I joined Sigma Alpha in the Spring of 2022 thanks to one very pushy RA. I have served in multiple leadership roles during my time in Sigma Alpha including secretary and philanthropy chair. I love getting my hands dirty during a good service project and dressing for success for professional development. I absolutely love my sisters in agriculture!

Outside of Sigma Alpha, I enjoy curling up with a good book or playing with my dogs back home. I grew up on my family’s beef farm and have shown beef steers all throughout my life, so my agricultural roots run deep. I am an Agricultural Education major. I am involved in Agricultural Education Society and Alpha Tau Alpha. After college, I plan to become an agricultural education teacher and FFA advisor, where I will push students out of their comfort zones every day and share my passion for agriculture with them!

My name is Gina Sokup, and I am super excited to serve as the 2024 Beta Zeta Chapter Vice President. I joined Sigma Alpha in the Fall of 2022. I have held the office of Recruitment Director as well as attended many Sigma Alpha events. I love all the connections that I have formed as well as the ability to grow as a leader and a professional. I enjoy how passionate sisters are about agriculture and being professional.

Outside of Sigma Alpha, I am currently studying Agricultural Education with a minor in Horticulture at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. In my free time you can find me in a greenhouse. I found my passion for agriculture through FFA in middle school as well as classes in high school. After college, I plan to become an agricultural educator and FFA advisor, and share my passion for the field of agriculture with future students.

My name is Katie Zimmer, and I am honored to serve as the 2024 Beta Zeta Chapter Secretary. I joined Sigma Alpha in the Fall of 2020 during the thick of COVID-19. Despite being online I grew a love for the organization and have experienced events in many different formats. I have served in a variety of leadership roles including Vice President, Philanthropy Chair, Chaplain, and Scholarship Chair. I enjoy helping our sisters find their passions and their place as professional women in agriculture. 

At UW-River Falls I am currently studying Agricultural Education and Agricultural Business. Growing up on my family’s dairy farm which transitioned into a beef, swine, and chicken hobby farm gave me a diverse background in agriculture that I want to continue to stay involved in. Other organizations I am involved in on campus include Ag Ed Society, Alpha Tau Alpha, Collegiate Farm Bureau, NAMA, and Student Government Association. I am also currently serving on the Agriculture Future of America Student Advisory Team. After college, I am excited to share my love for agriculture as an agricultural educator, helping to develop the next generation of leaders in the agricultural industry.

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My name is Brooke Calteaux, and I am beyond excited to serve as the 2024 Beta Zeta Chapter Membership Director. I just joined Sigma Alpha in the Fall of 2023. Even though I am new to this organization I have gained many friendships as well as relationships within the agriculture industry. I am also serving as Reporter. I have enjoyed learning and getting involved in Sigma Alpha I have found my place with other women who are passionate professional women in agriculture. 

At the University of Wisconsin- River Falls I am currently studying Agricultural Education with a minor in Agricultural Business. I grew up on a Red Angus Cow/Calf Operation just outside of Winona, MN. I show Red Angus Cow/Calf Pairs, heifers, and bulls on the national scale. On campus, I am also involved in Ag Ed Society and the Honors Program. After college, I look forward to educating the next generation as an agriculture educator and FFA advisor! I can't wait to share my passion with students about agriculture!

My name is Sam Stephens, and I am thrilled to serve as the 2024 Beta Zeta Chapter Recruitment Director. I joined Sigma Alpha in the Fall of 2023, which was my sophomore year of college. I haven't been in the sorority very long but with the time I have been in it, I have been able to meet a bunch of new people and learn more about the agriculture industry that I am so passionate about. I am passionate about the special relationships that I am making and being able to have fun while gaining professionalism. 

Outside of Sigma Alpha, I am studying Agricultural Marketing Communication with an Agricultural Business minor. I gained my love for agriculture through FFA in high school and surrounding myself with people of similar interest. On campus I am heavily involved in the Student Support Services TRIO program, which helps me share my other passion of advocating for first generation and low income college students. After college I am not completely sure what I want to do but I think it will definitely involve either teaching the younger generation about agriculture or helping bring awareness online.