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Kelli Flynn ’13

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Purdue chapter.

Name:  Kelli Flynn
Year:  Junior
Age: 20
Hometown: Grant Park, IL
Activities: Kappa Kappa Gamma, PUDM, PFA, Women in Leadership, BGR Team Leader, CSR Career Fair Host, FIT Culinary Club and NYC Cares
Interests: Spending time with friends, shopping, playing soccer, working out, traveling, going out, finding new and exciting places, watching anything girlie, such as: Sex and the City, Gossip Girl or the Hills, and reading magazines and books.  
Relationship status: Single

Her Campus: What three words would your friends use to describe you?
Kelli Flynn: Genuine, caring and driven.

HC: How does it feel to be Purdue’s Campus Cutie while you’re spending the year studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology?
KF: Exciting! I feel like it’s a way to connect with the things happening at Purdue.

HC: What do you love most about studying at FIT in New York City?
KF: Being in the city. I absolutely love New York because of the energy and the spontaneity of it. It can be overwhelming at times, but it’s a great learning experience.
 
HC: Do you have an internship? If so, where are you interning?
KF: Yes, I am interning with Alice + Olivia in the International Sales department—it’s so much fun!
 
HC: What do you miss most about being at Purdue University?
KF: My friends and the college campus feel. Going to school in the city definitely has a lot of benefits, especially for a fashion major, but it’s definitely a different dynamic than attending school in a small town like West Lafayette. And I miss all of my best friends a lot.  
 
HC: What do you like to do in your free time in the Big Apple?
KF: Explore the city! On the weekends, my friends and I will explore new places to go shopping, go to museums, go clubbing, and my personal favorite: brunch on Sundays.
 
HC: If you had to recommend one NYC activity or place to go for fellow Boilermaker collegiettes™, what would it be?
KF: Ahhh, there are so many fun things to do in New York, it’s hard to pick just one! I would recommend seeing the play, “Sleep No More.” I saw it one of the first weekends I was here and it was such a unique, amazing experience. Also, if the weather is nice, I would recommend spending an afternoon in Central Park—it’s one of my favorite places to be. 

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Leta is a senior at Purdue University studying Retail Management with a Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Leta is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha and is obsessed with her sisters. An avid shopper and fashionista, Leta spends her time working as an Assistant Manager at Twenty Ten Boutique on Purdue's campus while managing their social media campaigns. Leta started writing for Her Campus Purdue in April of 2011. It was because of her extreme enthusiasm and passion for Her Campus that she was promoted to Purdue University's Campus Correspondent in January of 2012.
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Amanda Norell is a junior at Purdue University where she is working toward a communication degree, supplemented by an art and design minor. A true Midwesterner, Amanda was born in Chicago and raised in northern Indiana, just minutes from the Michigan border. In addition to being Purdue's Campus Correspondent, Amanda is also a junior board member on Liberal Arts Student Council, a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, and has both edited and written for The Exponent, Purdue's independent daily student newspaper.  She has held internships in both event planning and career development, and has her sights set on becoming an event and wedding planner after graduation. She cannot get enough of campus in the fall, crepes from Greyhouse, Urban Outfitters, and simply lovin' life.