Valerie Giapoutzis

Name: Valerie Giapoutzis
Hometown: Astoria, Queens, NY
Class Year: 2014
Relationship Status: Single

On-Campus Activities: Resident Assistant at Barnard, VP Membership of Delta Gamma
Off-Campus Activities: Occasional babysitter
Top 3 goals for spring break: 1. Have the best time ever with all my friends in CABO, Mexico. 2. Get an early start on tanning. Hopefully it’s even. 3. Make sure I have an internship or job secured for the summer.
Cartoon character you most aspire to be: SpongeBob SquarePants. Love his swag.
Celebrity you’d marry, celebrity you’d date, celebrity you’d ditch: Marry Lil’ Wayne, Date Chris Brown, Ditch Kanye.
Favorite outfit to wear out: I really love hot pink. Some people are convinced that’s all I own. I have this cute hot pink dress I got from H&M that was super inexpensive.
The qualities (in either boys or girls) you find most important: Humor, sincerity, and loyalty.
Weirdest thing a guy has told you: That he has never seen anyone with such amazing ankles. My ankles are not that cute.
Cat or dogs and why? Dogs! I really want a Yorkshire terrier or white German shepherd (I know they’re different). Cats kind of creep me out.
Columbia event you’re most excited for this term: Bacchanal! It’s the best part of the spring semester and is the equivalent of Homecoming in the fall semester.
First kiss: It was in a bush. Super awkward and really don’t want to think about it because it still makes me uncomfortable.
The thing you miss most about your hometown: All of the amazing restaurants! Sometimes I’ll go home for a day just to eat out with my parents and friends from home.
Sport you most enjoy watching and why? Basketball! I am a huge Knicks fan and used to play basketball for about nine years (no one believes me because I’m so small!)
One talent you wish you possessed? I wish I could sing! It’s so embarrassing when I’m singing with a group for fun because I mess up the flow.
If you could change one thing about Columbia, what would it be? I wish people would be more laid back! I would love to have more exciting activities to do!