Episode 11: lonely campus podcast with Alyssa Sutherland (Part 2) featuring Natalia Pedraza and Nacy Woods

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This episode of the lonely campus podcast was originally recorded back in spring 2022, so we are retrofitting this podcast into lonely campus. However, because the podcast falls squarely under the theme of "inclusion and belonging," we think that this 2 part series is a valuable addition to the lonely campus podcast.
This episode is part 2 of a 2 part series that features Syracuse University undergraduate student Alyssa Sutherland, who is a Biology and Neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences. Back in spring 2022, Alyssa was a first year student who had just completed the Panhellenic rush process. She wanted do this podcast series for two main reasons: create a resource for incoming women of color who might be curious about rushing Panhellenic sororities and start a dialogue to get sororities thinking about how they might become more inclusive.

Part 1 focused on Alyssa's story and her reasons why she wanted to record a podcast on this particular topic. Part 2, also recorded in spring 2022, was produced and hosted by Alyssa herself. In this episode, Alyssa invites two other students to join the conversation. Natalia Pedraza is a undergraduate chemistry major at Syracuse University who, back in spring 2022, had just completed rush. Alyssa and Natalia are joined by Nacy Woods who at that time was the Panhellenic Council's Recruitment Chair. Produced by Alyssa Sutherland. Edited by Amy Messersmith. Transcript available upon request.