Name: Haley Cahill
Celeb status: Her Campus App State Campus Correspondent
Hometown: Lewisburg, West Virginia
Major: Journalism
Minor: Apparel design and merchandising
Year: Senior
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, health & fitness, nutrition, writing, traveling, dance and exercise.
Q: How did you get involved with Her Campus?
A: “My freshman year I was actually at a staff meeting for The Appalachian and I was an intern lifestyles reporter. Her Campus was having its launch party. So after our meeting was over I wandered over there. I didn’t really find out anything about Her Campus itself, but I ended up winning a door prize and then that kind of sparked my interest with it. So I started trolling on the site and reading all the articles and quickly realized it was the exact kind of writing that I wanted to do. I basically harassed the campus correspondent at the time with emails and resumés and writing samples and applications until she finally broke down and let me join the team! And that was spring semester of my freshman year and since then I have been a staff writer. Last year I was the VP of editorial content and then became the CC this year. It’s definitely something that has been kind of a staple in my college time.”
Q: What are the most valuable lessons you’ve learned while being involved with Her Campus?
A: “Definitely time management. As a staff writer I had to find time during the week to go to meetings and brainstorm ideas and then write and submit the content. Now, as the CC, it is a whole other ball game. I sort through what everybody has written and edit it, whether it is at 5:00 p.m. or 3:00 a.m. I schedule when content is going to be published and I create a content calendar. I run our staff meetings and correspond with national Her Campus staff. I post content to our social media sites and I also work on planning promotional events. Basically I am managing everybody while still trying to give a lot of freedom.”
Q: What is your dream job?
A: “To be a writer for Shape magazine. I’ve been reading it since I was interested in magazines, my mom has always been a subscriber. I have full intentions of sending them a million resumés by the time graduation rolls around. I’d be happy with any job where I could work with people though, particularly a job that combines health and fitness with communications.”
Q: What other activities are you involved with on campus?
A: “I am in Alpha Omicron Pi. I have two leadership positions within that. I am our sorority’s magazine correspondent, which actually gave me a cool opportunity this summer. I got to intern at our international headquarters near Nashville and got to work with girls all over the country. I am also our Panhellenic delegate, I would equate it to the SGA of Greek life. I have been a part of Appalachian Fashion Group every year except this year, I just didn’t have the time. I was an RA my sophomore year. I always volunteer at Open House, I’m a big supporter of that.”
Q: What’s the best part about being a sister of Alpha Omicron Pi?
A: “I’m involved with things and I’ve met a ton of great girls. AOII completed what was lacking from what I wanted from a college experience. Joining was a good decision for me and I will always be appreciative of that.”
Q: What’s your best memory from being a student here at ASU?
A: “One time I had to fill in for someone competing in Sigma Nu’s White Rose Pageant. I only had a couple hours to find outfits for it and come up with a talent. Turns out, I was actually going to their Formal a couple weeks later, so I had painted a cooler. So for my talent, I got up on stage and very sarcastically demonstrated how to properly paint a cooler. It was pretty funny and the brothers gave me a standing ovation at the end, which was cool. The whole thing was a hot mess, and I was super underprepared, but in hindsight it was fun and good for some laughs.”
Q: What will you miss the most when you graduate?
A: “I’ll miss my friends and some professors, and definitely my sorority, but honestly I think I’ll miss the beauty of Boone the most. I want to move to a city, so I won’t really have easy access to scenic overlooks or beautiful mountains in the fall. I take for granted that I can drive 10 miles up the road to the Parkway and have all these breath-taking views at my fingertips that I won’t get to enjoy so much a year from now. Cities are great, but they certainly don’t compare to the mountains in the fall or after a fresh snowfall.”