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Alpha Phi International Fraternity launched its
first communications internship program during
winter 2004 to help actively promote our mission of
scholarship, service and sisterhood. Students were
had the opportunity to gain first-hand experience in
magazine publication, marketing/public relations and
event planning. Since then the Fraternity has
offered the same opportunity to other collegians
majoring in communications, public relations or a
related discipline.
For information on the internship application
requirements and process, click
here.
Here are their stories.
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Winter
2004-Spring 2005 |
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Name |
Baylee Simon |
| Chapter |
Northwestern (B) |
| Major |
Magazine Journalism with a minor in
Spanish |
| Year of
Graduation |
2007 |
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describe your internship experience in three
words, and then elaborate on your answer. |
Interesting. Fun. Rewarding.
The work I did while at A Phi gave me a
great introduction into the public relations
business. Not only did I get to take care of
certain pages in the Quarterly
magazine, like the marriage and birth
updates, which were really fun, but I also
put together a final project that was a PR
proposal of how I would publicize a mock
philanthropy event held by my chapter.
Everyone in the office was really friendly
and I really felt like I was a part of the
Quarterly team. I also got to
interview an Alpha Phi member who
participated on CBS's reality program,
Survivor, and wrote and article about her. |
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| What did
you expect to get out of your internship
with Alpha Phi? Did you achieve that goal? |
I expected to get more
experience in the PR/Journalism field out of
my internship with Alpha Phi and I
definitely achieved that. I definitely think
that my time spent working at Alpha Phi
helped me prepare for future internships,
like the one I'm currently doing now. |
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| What was
one object that helped you during the course
of the internship or couldn't survive
without? |
Definitely working so close
to my chapter house helped a lot. I could
leave the house five minutes before I had to
be at work and make it there on time. |
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| Where are
you now? |
Right now I'm
in New York City doing an editorial
internship with Sales an Marketing
Management magazine, a trade magazine for
those in the sales management area
(marketing, advertising). I love it! I'm one
of seven people who put out the magazine, so
I'm getting a lot of writing and editing
experience. Last summer I did an editorial
internship at Playboy magazine. This coming June I plan to
begin graduate school at the Medill School
of Journalism at Northwestern University. I
plan to finish my master's classes this
March and graduate in June 2007 with a
bachelor's and master's in journalism. |
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Summer 2005 |
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Name |
Nora Lynn Gardner
(right in picture) |
| Chapter |
Northwestern (B) |
| Major |
Journalism and International Studies |
| Year of
Graduation |
2006 |
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| Please
describe your internship experience in three
words, and then elaborate on your answer. |
Learn. Connect.
Contribute. During my three months with
Alpha Phi International I not only learned
about the communications and marketing
responsibilities of our organization, |
but I
connected with Alpha Phi as a global network
on a whole new level. I met and worked with
experienced professionals that enable our
sorority to serve its many members. I also
now understand and truly appreciate the
influence that Alpha Phis have on our
country and our world. Lastly, I contributed
to the overall mission of Alpha Phi
International and I truly considered myself
part of the team. I wrote news releases for
the Web site, worked in database management,
and even developed a communications strategy
for a 5K event. |
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| What did
you expect to get out of your internship
with Alpha Phi? Did you achieve that goal? |
I expected to
get practical, worthwhile experience that
would improve my marketing and
communications skills, and I certainly
achieved that goal. |
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| What was
one object that helped you during the course
of the internship or couldn't survive
without? |
The kitchen is
pretty handy - having the fridge to store
drinks or snacks was fabulous. |
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| Where are
you now? |
I am currently
finishing my undergraduate studies at
Northwestern University in Evanston and will
graduate in June [2006]! |
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Summer-Fall
2005 |
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Name |
Stephanie Nordstrom |
| Chapter |
Pepperdine University (IA) |
| Major |
Public Relations |
| Year of
Graduation |
2006 |
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| Please
describe your internship experience in three
words, and then elaborate on your answer. |
Planning.
Designing. Meeting.
I helped plan and market the Southwest
Region’s Founders’ Day. I helped plan the
event, designed the invitations, and wrote
the follow up release on it. I also got to
meet and coordinate with Alpha Phi alumnae
and with Alpha Phis from other chapters. |
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| What did
you expect to get out of your internship
with Alpha Phi? Did you achieve that goal? |
I expected to
be able to learn while serving the
organization that has
given me so much. I got experience in event
planning while learning
Alpha Phi history and meeting so many
amazing women. |
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| What was
one object that helped you during the course
of the internship or couldn't survive
without? |
My cell phone
was invaluable. I used it to call Kayee,
talk to Lori, and make sure all the chapter
presidents knew what was happening. |
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| Where are
you now? |
I’m finishing
up my time at Pepperdine and then I'll be
traveling as an Educational Leadership
Consultant for Alpha Phi! |
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Winter 2006 |
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Name |
Jaclyn DeMarco |
| Chapter |
Northwestern (B) |
| Major |
Broadcast Journalism |
| Year of
Graduation |
2006 |
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| Please
describe your internship experience in three
words, and then elaborate on your answer. |
Educational.
Enjoyable. Valuable.
I found this internship to be educational
since I learned about many areas from
magazine to public relations. I found it to
be enjoyable because of the relaxed, warm
environment and most importantly, the
ever-helpful, friendly supervisor I had!
Finally, I found it to be valuable because I
learned a lot that I can utilize in my
future. |
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| What did
you expect to get out of your internship
with Alpha Phi? Did you achieve that goal? |
I expected to
learn more about Alpha Phi International in
general as well as aspects of the
communications field and I definitely
achieved that goal.
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| What was
one object that helped you during the course
of the internship or couldn't survive
without? |
Access to
e-mail definitely helped because it allowed
me ways to communicate with contacts and
thus, get my work done! |
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| Where are
you now? |
I am a senior
at Northwestern with one quarter left to go
before graduation! I will be working in the
Public Relations/Marketing field upon
graduation. |
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Internship Description:
The intent of the internship program is to
provide students with the opportunity to gain
professional hands-on communication experience in
the not-for-profit sector. Students will work with the internship
coordinator to develop a curriculum of focus to
develop a working portfolio.
Internships are
based in Evanston, Ill., and are unpaid. Candidates must be able to receive
academic credit.
Completing an internship with Alpha Phi
International, Inc., does not guarantee
employment with the organization.
Requirements:
Ideal candidates should be majoring in
communications, journalism, public relations,
marketing or a related discipline. Must be a
self-starter, have excellent written and oral
communications skills, the ability to manage
multiple projects and work in a team
environment. Knowledge of Associated Press style
highly desirable.
To apply for Alpha Phi's communications
internship program, please forward a cover letter,
resume and two writing samples to the attention of
Christine Spiegel, communications manager, at
quarterly@alphaphi.org or fax to 847.475.6820.
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