Meet Current Chapter!
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Executive Board
Olivia Boykin
President
Soror Olivia Boykin is a senior from Bowie, Maryland majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society with minors in Spanish and Sociology. In addition to being the 2023-2024 President of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a Tour Guide, Calculus Tutor, head of the MOSAIC Executive Board, on stage with Vitality Dance Company, or as a research intern in the Bohannon Lab in the Department of Anesthesiology at VUMC studying the impact of severe burn injuries on immune function. Last year, Soror Boykin served as the Financial Secretary of Mu Rho. Olivia also serves as the 2024 Collegiate Member of the Southern Region Nominating Committee. A fun fact about Soror Boykin is that she is obsessed with Criminal Minds and Grey’s Anatomy!
Internal Audit Chair
​Makayla Donald
President
Soror Makayla Donald is a senior from Stone Mountain, Georgia majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society with a minor in African-American Diaspora Studies. In addition to being the 2024-2025 President of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus on the Martha Rivers Ingram Commons as the HR of Stambaugh House, volunteer with Vanderbilt Volunteers for Science, and member of the Drinking Water Justice Lab. A fun fact about Soror Donald is that she recently learned how to crochet.
Lyric Jones
Vice President
Soror Lyric Jones is a senior from Indianapolis, Indiana majoring in Sociology, and Medicine, Health, and Society with a minor in Chemistry on the pre-medicine track. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Vice President of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as 2024 Kappa Theta Miss Black and Gold, BCC AmbassaDore, a research assistant in the Vanderbilt Conversation Lab, volunteer for Volunteers for Health and a research assistant in the CHILL lab. A fun fact about Soror Jones is she became a certified community health worker this summer!
Emilia Oyeneho
Treasurer
Soror Emilia Onyeneho is a senior from Lowell, Massachusetts, majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society, and minoring in African American Diaspora Studies on the pre-nursing track. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Treasurer of the Mu Rho chapter, you may see her around campus as a research assistant in the Child Language and Literacy Lab at VUMC or as the college council representative for Moore College. A fun fact about Soror Onyeneho is that she played the viola for six years!
Madison Wise
Financial Secretary
Soror Wise is a senior from Dunwoody, Georgia majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society and minoring in Human and Organizational Development. In additon to being the 2024-2025 Financial Secretary of the Mu Rho chapter, you may see her around campus as Member of Vanderbilt Programming Board’s Homecoming committee or working as a research assistant at the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center. A fun fact about Soror Wise is that she is fluent in Spanish and has been speaking for 10 years.
Nyeshia Wright
Corresponding Secretary
Soror Wright is a senior from Augusta, Georgia majoring in Psychology on a Pre-Law track. In addition, to being the 2024-2025 Corresponding Secretary and Social Action Chair of the Mu Rho chapter, you are sure to see her serving as the Secretary for the Save the Children Action Network club at Vandy, as a team leader for Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science, as the NPHC House Manager, or as a member of Vanderbilt's National Black Law Student Association. Also you can bet to find her in her favorite spot on campus, Central Library. A fun fact about Soror Wright is that she completed her Fall 2023 semester in Paris, France at The American University of Paris! While abroad she visited Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
Courtney Cagnolatti
Recording
Secretary
​Soror Courtney Cagnolatti is a sunior from Mokena, Illinois majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Recording Secretary of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a SyBBuRe research participant studying organ recovery, replacement and regeneration at VUMC, giving tours as a University tour guide, actively helping the BCC as a BCC AmbassaDore, and working with the Center of Student Wellbeing as a Peer Guide. A fun fact about Soror Cagnolatti is that she loves to bake and her dream as a child was to be on MasterChef junior!
Oremeyi Daniyan
Community Service Chair
Soror Daniyan is a senior from Mount Juliet, Tennessee majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society and minoring in Chemistry on a Pre-Med track. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Community-Service Chair of the Mu Rho chapter, you may see her around campus as a stylist and editorial writer for Strike Magazine, as a member of the modeling team for Vandy Vanity or at VUMC in the Penn Lab where she works as a Research Intern doing retinal image analysis and studying opthamalogical diseases. A fun fact about Soror Daniyan is that she has 3 creative writing publications in Prose and Poetry!
Lesleigh Taylor
Parlimentarian
Soror Lesleigh Taylor is a senior from New Orleans, Louisiana double majoring in African American Diaspora Studies and Anthropology. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Parliamentarian of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a research assistant in Vanderbilt's Reproductive Politics Lab studying the contested meaning of abortion, working as the programming and curatorial intern for the Vanderbilt Museum of Art, and leading as the co-founder and editor of We're Still Thinking! Zine. A fun fact about Soror Taylor is that she loves to listen to music and prides herself on her ability to curate the perfect playlist for any mood or situation!
​Jailah Broadway​
Sergeant-At-Arms
Soror Jailah Broadway is a senior from St. Louis, Missouri majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society with a minor in Business. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Sergeant-at-Arms of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a member of Volunteers for Health. A fun fact about Soror Broadway is that she loves Prison Break and Criminal Minds!
Jailah Broadway
Sergeant-At-Arms
Soror Jailah Broadway is a senior from St. Louis, Missouri majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society with a minor in Business. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Sergeant-at-Arms of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a member of Volunteers for Health. A fun fact about Soror Broadway is that she loves Prison Break and Criminal Minds!
Heaven Newson
Sergeant-at-Arms
Soror Newson is a senior from Memphis, Tennessee, majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society. In addition to being the 2023-2023 Sergeant-At-Arms of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus shadowing in the VUMC through the Vanderbilt Pre-medical Society program, a member of the Vanderbilt NAACP Community Service committee, or a model for Vandy Vanity. A fun fact about Soror Newson is that she loves Beyoncé and plans to see her in concert soon!
Courtney
Cagnolatti
Recording Secretary
​Soror Courtney Cagnolatti is a sunior from Mokena, Illinois majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Recording Secretary of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a SyBBuRe research participant studying organ recovery, replacement and regeneration at VUMC, giving tours as a University tour guide, actively helping the BCC as a BCC AmbassaDore, and working with the Center of Student Wellbeing as a Peer Guide. A fun fact about Soror Cagnolatti is that she loves to bake and her dream as a child was to be on MasterChef junior!
Marlyssa Lee​
Chaplain
​Soror Lee is a senior from Centerton, Arkansas double majoring in Child Studies and Molecular and Cellular Biology and minoring in Medicine, Health, and Society on the Pre- Nursing track. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Chaplain of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a BCC AmbassaDore and as an intern at the Glazer Lab is involved in creating and analyzing mutations to assess their impact on the risk of heart arrhythmias in patients. A fun fact about Soror Lee she is continuing her learning of the Korean language.
Jailah Broadway
Sergeant-At-Arms
Soror Jailah Broadway is a senior from St. Louis, Missouri majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society with a minor in Business. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Sergeant-at-Arms of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a member of Volunteers for Health. A fun fact about Soror Broadway is that she loves Prison Break and Criminal Minds!
Heaven Newson
Sergeant-at-Arms
Soror Newson is a senior from Memphis, Tennessee, majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society. In addition to being the 2023-2023 Sergeant-At-Arms of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus shadowing in the VUMC through the Vanderbilt Pre-medical Society program, a member of the Vanderbilt NAACP Community Service committee, or a model for Vandy Vanity. A fun fact about Soror Newson is that she loves Beyoncé and plans to see her in concert soon!
Courtney
Cagnolatti
Recording Secretary
​Soror Courtney Cagnolatti is a sunior from Mokena, Illinois majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Recording Secretary of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a SyBBuRe research participant studying organ recovery, replacement and regeneration at VUMC, giving tours as a University tour guide, actively helping the BCC as a BCC AmbassaDore, and working with the Center of Student Wellbeing as a Peer Guide. A fun fact about Soror Cagnolatti is that she loves to bake and her dream as a child was to be on MasterChef junior!
​Paige Roberson
Internal Audit Chair
Soror Paige Roberson is a senior from Houston, Texas majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology with a minor in Spanish for the Professions. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Internal Audit Chair of the Mu Rho chapter, you may see Paige around campus participating in the Vanderbilt Pre-Medical Society, volunteering with the American Red Cross club, participating in Generation Action, writing for the Vanderbilt Vanguard, and as an intern in the Glazer Lab creating mutations on the gene SCN5A and studying the effects of these mutations on the likelihood of a patient developing a heart arrhythmia. A fun fact about Soror Roberson is that her favorite genre of music is zydeco.
Jailah Broadway
Sergeant-At-Arms
Soror Jailah Broadway is a senior from St. Louis, Missouri majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society with a minor in Business. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Sergeant-at-Arms of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a member of Volunteers for Health. A fun fact about Soror Broadway is that she loves Prison Break and Criminal Minds!
Heaven Newson
Sergeant-at-Arms
Soror Newson is a senior from Memphis, Tennessee, majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society. In addition to being the 2023-2023 Sergeant-At-Arms of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus shadowing in the VUMC through the Vanderbilt Pre-medical Society program, a member of the Vanderbilt NAACP Community Service committee, or a model for Vandy Vanity. A fun fact about Soror Newson is that she loves Beyoncé and plans to see her in concert soon!
Courtney
Cagnolatti
Recording Secretary
​Soror Courtney Cagnolatti is a sunior from Mokena, Illinois majoring in Medicine, Health, and Society. In addition to being the 2024-2025 Recording Secretary of the Mu Rho Chapter, you may see her around campus as a SyBBuRe research participant studying organ recovery, replacement and regeneration at VUMC, giving tours as a University tour guide, actively helping the BCC as a BCC AmbassaDore, and working with the Center of Student Wellbeing as a Peer Guide. A fun fact about Soror Cagnolatti is that she loves to bake and her dream as a child was to be on MasterChef junior!
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