Kappa Psi - Beta Psi Chapter

Congratulations to our Brother of the Month for March—Chinh Kieu, DPH-2! Chinh completed her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Denison University. In her free time, she loves to travel; she is looking forward to getting on a plane and flying somewhere new once it is safe to do so. Chinh attended multiple rush events, and she felt very welcomed by the Brothers of Kappa Psi, which is why she decided to join. She feels like Kappa Psi makes it super easy to make friends and to get involved outside the classroom. A piece of advice Chinh would give to another pharmacy student is: “Join KΨ! I definitely received a lot of help and support from our brothers and they are such a great resource if you ever need an advice on classes or anything pharmacy related!”

If you are looking for a new takeout place to try, Chinh recommends Saigon Noodles on Odana Road!

A new type of post to this page is… brother of the month! For October, our chapter nominated Lexi Plourde, DPh-3. Lexi went to UW-Madison for her undergraduate education. During her free time, Lexi enjoys drawing and watercolor painting, walking around town and hiking at state parks, learning new songs on her guitar, and playing video games. Lexi joined Kappa Psi to make new friends in pharmacy school and to increase her involvement in the Madison community and pharmacy community. A piece of advice Lexi would give another student is: “Never shy away from new opportunities during pharmacy school. You never know what you will enjoy until you get the chance to experience it for yourself, so place yourself in a variety of classes and experiential sites where you can try them out in a low stakes environment.”

For the brother of the week we have... Miranda Rang, DPh-3!

“Over the summer I've been working as an intern, which takes up a majority of my time. When I've been able to, I have been going home to work on my newly acquired project car, a 1967 Chevy Impala, and to see my family. This fall, I'm looking forward to going seeing the last seven episodes of Supernatural. I am also excited to make a trip to an apple orchard to get fresh cider and apple doughnuts. My hobbies include reading, watching TV, riding my ATV, and trying new recipes.”

Starting up again after quite a while is brother of the week!
For this week we get to know Kelly Vanderloop, DPh-4

“This summer I have been spending time at APPEs. I got to see long term care pharmacy as well as specialty. I am very excited about my picks so far as they are entirely different from what I have experienced working so far. This fall, I’m looking forward to being able to spend time with my family and take part in yearly traditions once more. For example, I am excited to pick apples with my mom or help make candy after thanksgiving. I get to help with our family garden and hopefully I will eventually get to do things like that with friends once COVID dies down. I like to knit and paint for my hobbies, and I’m looking into trying embroidery too. I like to do these while watching youtube or whatever show I like at the moment as well as playing video games and reading.”