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Alpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesFounder's Day Message and Joyously GiveEpisode released November 14, 2025. In this episode, National President Amber Shaverdi Huston, Eta Eta Chapter, shares a Founder's Day message in celebration of Alpha Sigma Alpha's 124th anniversary. Then she interviews the Foundation Chairman, Nikki Kawalec, ZY, about the annual fundraising campaign, Joyously Give.
2025-11-1424 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesHear from ASA Foundation Scholarship RecipientsEpisode released November 10, 2025. In this episode, guest host Nikki Kawalec, chairman of the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation Board of Trustees, speaks with scholarship recipients. Listen to Yaqeen Bahjat, Theta Gamma Chapter; Kallie Hitzelberger, Beta Sigma Chapter; and Rebecca Hornberger, Beta Sigma Chapter.
2025-11-1019 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesA Conversation with Past National President Kelly McGinnis Beck, EKEpisode released October 17, 2025. In this episode, Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Kelly McGinnis Beck, EK, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 2018-2022.
2025-10-171h 15Alpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesAward-Winning Alumnae ChaptersEpisode released October 3, 2025. In this episode, guest host Nikkia Young, national vice president, speaks with members of a few award-winning alumnae chapters. Listen to Sheri First from the Tampa Bay Alumnae Chapter and this year's Alumnae Crown of Excellence Chapter; Erin Donegan from the Kansas City Alumnae Chapter, which received the service and giving award; and Kelly Beck from the Philly West Suburban Alumnae Chapter, which received the programs award.
2025-10-0349 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesA Conversation with the National Outstanding Advisor Award Recipient Erica Nielsen, Theta Beta ChapterEpisode released October 3, 2025. In this episode, guest host Nikkia Young, national vice president, speaks with Erica Nielsen, Theta Beta Chapter. Erica received the National Advisor Award for her role as recruitment advisor for the Epsilon Gamma Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.
2025-10-0322 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesCrown of Excellence Chapter: Theta Tau Chapter, Capital UniversityEpisode released September 19, 2025. In this episode, guest host Chayna Wilson, national vice president, speaks with members of the award-winning Theta Tau Chapter at Capital University in Columbus, OH. Listen as Abby Williams, Halley Weaver, Jessica Murray and Natalie Suich share special memories of their collegiate experience.
2025-09-1934 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesRecruitment from the Heart: The Collegiate PerspectiveEpisode released August 21, 2025. In this episode, Kat Wolfington Harth interviews three collegiate members who serve as Vice Presidents of Recruitment - Niki Arcila, ΓI, Shae Silve, ΘΩ and Taylor Horton, IK. As sororities across the country participate in recruitment, we dig into what recruitment looks like today, especially for Alpha Sigma Alpha.
2025-08-2147 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesAll About Recruitment with Sarah Johnson Gafron, BΘ, and Alexandria Horton, IHEpisode released July 25, 2025. In this episode, Kat Wolfington Harth interviews two members of headquarters staff - Sarah Johnson Gafron, Beta Theta, and Alexandria Horton, Iota Eta. Sarah and Alex help us understand recruitment better by explaining the many acronyms associated with recruitment, explaining how chapters prepare for and participate in recruitment on their campuses and dispelling some myths.
2025-08-0845 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesServing, Leading and Learning in Hawaii with Emily Just, BN, and Leah Dooley Eickhoff, ABEpisode released July 25, 2025. In this episode, Kat Wolfington Harth interviews Emily Just, Beta Nu, and Leah Dooley Eickhoff, Alpha Beta, about Service Immersion. From 2013 to 2017, Alpha Sigma Alpha collegiate members were selected to travel to Oahu, HI, where they were immersed in the culture while serving the people and the island. Connections to the Ritual and leadership development rounded out a memorable trip with incredible impact.
2025-07-2549 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesLive from LDI 2025Episode released July 11, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth takes us on a whirlwind tour of the Emma Coleman Frost Leadership Development Institute in Kansas City. Hear from a variety of attendees and learn what makes LDI such a special experience for Alpha Sigma Alpha members.
2025-07-1100 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesCarol Vandevoort Goodman, ΔN-B: Be bold. Be authentic. Be happy.Episode released June 27, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Carol Vandevoort Goodman, ΔN-B, about being named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women for the third time, serving on the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation, seeing Snoop Dogg at the Paris Olympics, outrageously fabulous holiday cards and so much more!
2025-06-2741 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesFrom the Archives with Lisa Argento Boyer, EN: A Mother's Story of her Son's TransitionEpisode originally released on June 17, 2021. Re-released on June 12, 2025. In honor of Pride month, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Lisa Argento Boyer, EN, who shares the story of her son’s transition.
2025-06-1358 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesMaria Malayter, XX: How to Love Life and Joyously LiveEpisode released May 30, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Dr. Maria Malayter, Chi Chi, about her journey from a traumatic brain injury through depression and how she learned to undo herself. Maria shares tools and resources to help us all strengthen our mental health and wellness.
2025-05-3046 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesPearls of Wisdom: Advice for GraduatesEpisode released May 16, 2025. It's graduation season and here to impart words of wisdom are members of national council, Foundation trustees, sorority housing corp members and national headquarters staff. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth shares the microphone with some very special guests, including:
Amber Shaverdi Huston, HH
Kim Benson, ΔN-B
Kyrstal Geyer Slivinski, ΓP
Erika Butts, EK
Jess Bridwell Wright, ZΠ
Julie Wiley Ramsey, A
Meredith Anderson Cheryba, EK
Alex Horton, IH
Makenna McLeod, XX
Nikki Kawalec, ZY
Kat Wolfington Harth, EE
Learn about the alumnae experience.
2025-05-1614 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesFrom the Archives with Dr. Julie Connor, ZZ: A Conversation on Mental HealthEpisode originally released on October 5, 2020. Re-released on May 19, 2025. In this episode, Past National President Kelly Beck speaks with Dr. Julie Connor, ZZ, about mental health and ways we can support each other. This episode includes personal stories about agoraphobia, bipolar disorder and anxiety.
Resources referenced in this podcast include:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 and https://988lifeline.org/
International Association for Suicide Prevention www.iasp.info
Crisis Text Line: text 741741 and type "home" to speak with a trained counselor
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): www.samhsa.gov
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): www.nami.org...
2025-05-0259 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesMichelle Rupp, BΛ: The Power of StorytellingEpisode released April 18, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Michelle Rupp, Beta Lambda, about a televised heart surgery, winning an Emmy® award (yes, that Emmy) and how we can harness the power of local media to help us tell our stories.
Connect with Michelle at https://www.memorableresultsmedia.com/
2025-04-1837 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesMakenna McLeod, XX: What we Know about Generation ZEpisode released April 4, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Makenna McLeod, XX, about alumnae initiation and her unique path to finding Alpha Sigma Alpha. Makenna also teaches listeners about the latest research on Generation Z and how the sorority is implementing that information to provide a strong membership experience and grow our chapters.
2025-04-0445 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesBehind the Curtain at a National Council Meeting - Part TwoEpisode released March 24, 2025. In this two-part episode, Alpha Sigma Alpha’s National Council pulls back the curtain on their spring 2025 in-person meeting. Host and national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth shares behind-the-scenes content from the boardroom and beyond.
2025-03-2221 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesBehind the Curtain at a National Council Meeting – Part OneEpisode released March 14, 2025. In this two-part episode, Alpha Sigma Alpha’s National Council pulls back the curtain on their spring 2025 in-person meeting. Host and national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth shares behind-the-scenes content from the boardroom and beyond.
2025-03-1428 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesCrown of Excellence Chapter: Zeta Eta Chapter, Rockhurst UniversityEpisode released February 21, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with members of the award-winning Zeta Eta Chapter at Rockhurst University. Listen as Lauren Good, Sierra Haddock, Kaleigh Isgett and Ella McNeil share special memories of their collegiate experience.
2025-02-2128 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesAubrey Hardy, BΣ: Reflecting on her Collegiate ExperienceEpisode released February 7, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Aubrey Hardy, BΣ, about embracing change, not taking yourself too seriously and a very cool internship opportunity.
2025-02-0733 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesAly Campbell Kowal, ZZ: Evelyn G. Bell Award RecipientEpisode released January 24, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Aly Campbell Kowal, ZZ, who received the Evelyn G. Bell Award during the 2024 National Convention and Leadership Conference.
2025-01-2446 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSherri Rae, ΓΞ: Helen L. Corey Award RecipientEpisode released January 10, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Sherri Rae, ΓΞ, who received the Helen L. Corey Award during the 2024 National Convention and Leadership Conference.
2025-01-1034 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesMini-Episode: Lessons from the SolsticeEpisode released December 21, 2024. In this special episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth celebrates the winter solstice and encourages listeners to take a few minutes to embrace the darkness and the lessons she teaches us. Through the poem Seeing Solstice by Chris Heeter, we learn that “...your desperation to see keeps you from seeing. In this place, you see not with your eyes, but with your being.” Enjoy!
Seeing Solstice by Chris Heeter
2024-12-2104 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSusanne Withsosky Alfonso, NN: Wilma Wilson Sharp Award RecipientEpisode released December 20, 2024. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Susanne Withsosky Alfonso, NN, who received the Wilma Wilson Sharp Award during the 2024 National Convention and Leadership Conference.
2024-12-2032 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesNancy Vetakis Keene, AΓ: Recognition of Eminence Award RecipientEpisode released December 6, 2025. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth speaks with Nancy Vetakis Keene, AΓ, who received the Recognition of Eminence Award during the 2024 National Convention and Leadership Conference.
2024-12-0639 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesMeet Your National Council - Part Two: Amber, Kathy and ChaynaEpisode released November 22, 2024. In this two-part episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth interviews her fellow national council members. Get ready to learn about national president Amber Shaverdi Huston, HH, Kathy Wilson Burke, NN and Chayna Wright, EM.
2024-11-2250 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesMeet Your National Council - Part One: Nicole, Jessica and NikkiaEpisode released November 16, 2024. In this two-part episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth interviews her fellow national council members. Get ready to learn about three of Alpha Sigma Alpha's national vice presidents: Nicole Millar Allbee, ZT, Jessica Bridwell Wright, ZΠ and Nikkia Young, ΘB.
2024-11-1644 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesJoyously Give to Celebrate Our Founders' DayEpisode released November 8, 2024. In this episode, national vice president Kat Wolfington Harth kicks off the newest iteration of Alpha Connect Sisterhood Series with a nod to our Ritual (in anticipation of Founders' Day) and two fabulous guests, Nikki Kawalec, Zeta Upsilon, and Suzanne Haynes Jones, Beta Lambda, who will share insights into the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation and its Joyously Give campaign.
Learn more about Joyously Give
Connect with the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation
2024-11-0834 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSpecial Edition: Past National President, Mary Ann Sidehamer Wenzel, Gamma EtaEpisode released January 28, 2021. On this next episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Mary Ann Sidehamer Wenzel, Gamma Eta, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 1970-1976.
2024-10-1440 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSpecial Edition: Past National President, Rosemary Carucci Goss, Beta PiEpisode released February 11, 2021. On this next episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Rosemary Carruci Goss, Beta Pi, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 1984-1988.
2024-10-141h 07Alpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSpecial Edition: Past National President, Diane Yencic James, HHEpisode released February 25, 2021. On this next episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Diane Yencic James, HH, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 1988-1992.
2024-10-1443 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSpecial Edition: Past National President, Suzanne Kilgannon, BIEpisode released March 11, 2021. On this next episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Suzanne Kilgannon, BI, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 1996-2000.
2024-10-1454 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSpecial Edition: Past National President Marianne Busch Bullock, Beta ThetaEpisode released March 25, 2021. On this next episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Marianne Busch Bullock, Beta Theta, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 2000-2004.
2024-10-1449 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSpecial Edition: Past National President Lori White Scott, EEEpisode released April 8, 2021. On this next episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Lori White Scott, EE, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 2004-2008.
2024-10-1442 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSpecial Edition: Past National President Cindy Kelley, Beta PiEpisode released April 22, 2021. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Cindy Kelley, Beta Pi, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 2008-2012.
2024-10-1431 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSpecial Edition: Past National President Melissa Koch Merriam, EEEpisode released May 6, 2021. Past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Melissa Koch Merriam, EE, who served as Alpha Sigma Alpha's national president from 2014-2018.
2024-10-1430 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesJennifer Wheeler, EK, on living with a rare diseaseEpisode released May 20, 2021. May is Guillain-Barre Syndrome Awareness Month. This week, past national president Kelly. McGinnis Beck chats with her chapter sister, Jennifer Wheeler, EK, on what it’s like to live with this rare disease.
You can learn more about GBS at https://www.gbs-cidp.org/. If you want to connect with Jen, you can reach her via email at jenna7323@gmail.com
2024-10-1441 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesNancy Szalwinski, Beta Delta, and her life as a Foreign Service OfficerEpisode released June 3, 2021. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with Nancy Szalwinski, Beta Delta, on the path that led to her career as a Foreign Service Officer.
If you are interested in learning more about careers representing America, visit https://careers.state.gov/.
2024-10-1459 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesLisa Argento Boyer, EN: A Mother’s Story of her Son’s TransitionEpisode released June 17, 2021. In honor of Pride month, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck speaks with Lisa Argento Boyer, EN, who shares the story of her son’s transition.
2024-10-1456 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesCindy Rhoades Ryan, Delta Iota: Her Life as a Prosecutor and the Role Alpha Sigma Alpha Played in her SuccessEpisode released July 1, 2021. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck is joined by Cindy Rhoades Ryan, Delta Iota, as she shares her story as a prosecutor in the State of Delaware, as well as in the federal government.
She was the first female Chief Counsel at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and is a recipient of Alpha Sigma Alpha’s highest honor, the Recognition of Eminence Award.
2024-10-1453 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesNational Headquarters: Krystal Geyer Slivinski, Gamma Rho, Executive DirectorEpisode released July 2021. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck interviews with Krystal Geyer Slivinski, Gamma Rho, Executive Director.
2024-10-1430 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesA Conversation with Author Denise Swanson Stybr, Gamma LambdaEpisode released December 2, 2021. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with author and Alpha Sigma Alpha Recognition of Eminence Award Winner Denise Swanson Stybr, Gamma Lambda, about her path to becoming a New York Times Best Selling Author.
2024-10-1450 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesBradley Norwood, Theta Gamma, and Her Experience with Egg CryopreservationEpisode released December 16, 2021. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with Bradley Norwood, Theta Gamma, as she shares her experience with egg cryopreservation.
If you want to learn more, you can contact Bradley directly at bradleymnorwood@gmail.com.
2024-10-141h 00Alpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesJennifer Miller Gobrecht, NN, Shares Her Experience Giving Birth Via a Uterus TransplantEpisode released January 13, 2022. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck talks with Jennifer Miller Gobrecht, NN, who was the first woman to give birth via a deceased donor uterus transplant at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia.
To learn more about clinical trials, visit clinicaltrials.gov.
2024-10-1436 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesKaren “Timi” Leota Bressler, Zeta Lambda, Shares Her HELLP and Preeclampsia StoriesEpisode released January 27, 2022. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck talks with Karen “Timi” Leota Bressler, Zeta Lambda, and learns about HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelets) syndrome and preeclampsia, both dangerous conditions that Timi experienced during both of her pregnancies.
To learn more, visit the Preeclampsia Foundation, preeclampsia.org. If you want to connect directly with Timi, email her at asatimi@yahoo.com.
2024-10-1451 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesHillary Sexton, Zeta Omega, on Being a Burn Nurse and a Traveling Nurse During COVIDEpisode released February 10, 2022. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with Hillary Sexton, Zeta Omega, who shares how she became a burn nurse and then turns to her experiences as a traveling nurse during COVID.
2024-10-141h 09Alpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesMarcia Kinbar Goldstein, Delta Tau, on Her Experience as a PharmacistEpisode released February 24, 2022. On this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with Marcia Kinbar Goldstein, Delta Tau, on her experience as a founding member of the chapter and her life as a Pharmacist.
2024-10-1441 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesJanet Crook Conroy, Beta Pi, on being a Flight Attendant and her new role as Regional Coordinator at the Office of Drug Control PolicyOn this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with Janet Crook Conroy, Beta Pi, on her path to becoming a flight attendant and her new role as a regional coordinator at the Office of Drug Control Policy in West Virginia.
2024-10-1449 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesJenn Schimmel, Zeta Delta, Shares her Bone Marrow Transplant StoryOn this episode, Jenn Schimmel, Zeta Delta, talks with past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck about her bone marrow transplant. You can learn more about how to become a donor at bethematch.org.
2024-10-1448 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesSusan Maiolo Angelicola, EM, on Being a Nurse Practitioner and Living with Multiple SclerosisOn this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with Susan Maiolo Angelicola, EM, on her work as a nurse practitioner and what it’s like to live with multiple sclerosis.
2024-10-1449 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesLynne Rachal Chambers, A, on meeting Mary Williamson Hundley, A, and Wilma Wilson Sharp, ZZOn this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with Lynne Rachal Chambers, A, and learns about the time she met founder Mary Williamson Hundley, A, and when she met Wilma Wilson Sharp, ZZ. Lynne also shares some history about Stubbs Hall at Longwood University and her experience as NPC Delegate.
2024-10-1436 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesTraci Trznadel Fraley, EK, Shares Her Son’s Experience Becoming an MLB PlayerOn this episode, past national president Kelly McGinnis Beck chats with chapter sister, Traci Trznadel Fraley, EK, as she shares the journey of her son, Jake Fraley, in becoming a Major League Baseball Player.
2024-10-1444 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesJaecy Bradford, HH, Talks About Voting and Resources To Be Civically EngagedIn this episode, national president Amber Shaverdi Huston chats with chapter sister, Jaecy Bradford, HH, about the importance of being civically engaged, registering to vote, learning more about candidates and our own political biases and more.
2024-10-1451 minAlpha Connect Sisterhood SeriesAreke Latham, HH, Shares Her Experience of Going Through Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer While PregnantIn this episode, national president Amber Shaverdi Huston chats with chapter sister, Areke Latham, HH, about her experience of going through chemotherapy for breast cancer while she was pregnant.
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