Jillian Ward

Kendal Moore may be a full-fledged Sooner and an OU cheerleader now, but this Rockwall, TX native was raised a Longhorn. “I grew up being a UT fan because my dad was raised in Austin and we went to games often. I fell in love with OU when I came with a friend for a cheerleading audition.'

At least she made the right choice eventually. Kendal is a member of the Large Co-Ed squad and a junior public relations major, which seems fitting since she loves interacting with people. “I had been cheering since I was 10 and to have an opportunity to do what I love in front of 90,000 people every Saturday was exactly what I wanted,” said Kendal.

She spoke about the strenuous try-outs process, claiming it starts with two auditions with the veteran cheerleaders, waiting for an email invitation to tryouts, and then the official 3-day tryout with cuts throughout the weekend. “It was an intense process and I was lucky to make the practice team my first year with around 100 girls trying out,” said Kendal.

Remembering cheering at her first game, Kendal said, “I was so emotional during pregame I can’t even explain that feeling. It was my dream since I was little and I was living it, a moment I will never forget.”

Cheering at the Red River Rivalry was also an unforgettable highlight of Kendal’s career. She claims that the UT cheerleaders were nice girls, but that she hopes that the game will get continued play on the Longhorn Network.

Name: Christopher Fitzer
Year: Senior
Major: Drama with an emphasis in Scenic Design
Relationship Status: Single
Extracurricular Activities: The Student Theatre Initiative, Alpha Psi Omega, Broadway Cares-Equity Fights AIDS
Hobbies/Interests: Art, happy hour, Fridays, Sooner sports, games, theatre
Favorite Book: Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Celebrity Crush: Rachel Weisz
Strangest food ever eaten: Vegemite
Farthest ever traveled: Blue Mountains, Australia
Twitter or Facebook: Both
Favorite thing about OU: Fine arts district
Last movie seen in the theater: Harry Potter #7 Part 2
What kind of milk do you drink? Whatever is available
What will you be doing in 5 years? Working at a regional theatre company in somewhere cool like San Francisco or Boston
Any last thoughts for the Her Campus ladies? “Experience is a touch teacher—she gives you the test first, and the lesson afterwards.”

As the 2011-2012 Gamma Beta Phi President, Caroline Ward is not only a chem-whiz, but she is also dedicated to helping other students maintain good grades and get involved in the community. The Chemistry senior from Arlington, TX, first got involved with Gamma Beta Phi, a service organization requiring a GPA in OU's top 20 percent, at the end of her freshman year. She became a member and acted as chapter secretary before being elected GBP president for the 2011-12 term. "I enjoyed being the secretary, but felt that I could accomplish more with the organization by being president," Caroline said.

Caroline notes that while grades are important, members also volunteer around the Norman and Oklahoma City metro area. She stays busy attending all the GBP service events, as any presient should. Her plans for GBP this year focus on getting the attendance up at service events. "What's the point of being a GBP member if you don't participate? It's a service organization first," she said.

When asked what you do with a chemsitry degree, Caroline laughed and said, "what do you do with a chemistry degree anyway? I went down the pre-med road for a semester or two, then I realized that was not my calling." Caroline recently applied for the national program Teach for America and, if accepted, she hopes to teach math and/or science to inner-city students.