Sigma Kappa Alumna Spotlight: Rachel Welland

I attended the University of Kansas and joined Sigma Kappa my freshman year.  I really liked the idea of finding a special place where I belonged and was accepted, and Sigma Kappa did it for me!  I lived in the SK house my sophomore, junior, and senior year and loved it - it was extremely close to campus, fun to be around my sisters all the time, and had a great chef.  My senior year I was honored to have been voted Senior of the Year for our chapter, as well as Appointed Officer of the Year for KU Panhellenic (I was Greek Environmental Board Co-Chair).  I made lifelong friends in SK and am still in touch with many of them today.

I have met other SKs in random places, which I love.  The summer before my senior year of college, I interned at an architecture and interior design firm in Atlanta and one of the interior designers was a SK!  Now I work as a professional Wedding Coordinator in San Diego and a few years ago I randomly found out that one of my clients (brides) was a SK along with all of her bridesmaids -- I discovered it on her wedding day when they were all wearing SK shirts while getting their hair and makeup done!  In recent years, I became a mom, joined a mom group, and found out that one of the other moms is a SK.  So cool!!!

College: University of Kansas Chapter: Xi
Pledge Year: 1998
Current location: San Diego (Bay Park neighborhood)
Fun fact: I have been walking in the Alzheimer's Association Walk and fundraising for it for 12 years, since I moved to San Diego in 2002!
Business: Bliss Events, Wedding & Event Coordination
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