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Founded in 2018 at Moravian University in Pennsylvania, Tri-Alpha currently hosts over 175 chapters across the country, recognizing the academic achievements of college students who are among the first in their family to attend college. Initiates are presented with a membership pin, certificate, and cords to wear at commencement.



The Epsilon Rho chapter of Tri-Alpha was established at ������̳ in 2022. It is intended to draw attention to, and honor, the remarkable success of first-generation undergraduate and graduate students who have achieved distinction in their academic efforts. President John Keenan spoke at the ceremony, highlighting the university’s pride in all the students have accomplished. He touched upon how we are stronger as a community when we come together, share our experiences, support one another, and celebrate our successes.



While being initiated, members pledged to “Accept the responsibility of helping others as you have been helped, or as you perhaps wish you had been helped, to serve as mentors and guides for the next group of students to set foot on a college campus, as the first in their family or circle of friends.”



To learn more on how you can get involved with Tri-Alpha, visit the or email email firstgen@salemstate.edu.



 

2025 Initiates

Eva L. Agosto Baez, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)

Faidat Amisu, Nursing

Lane Anderson, Psychology-BS

Gaelle Aristil, Nursing

Ammarah Aslam, Counseling  (MS)

Johellytz Aviles, English

Kelsi Baquedano, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)

Megan Alyson Barnes, Social Work MSW

Kelly Becerra-Rojas, Social Work MSW

Jennifer Benedict, Business Administration

Laura Berg, Geo-Information Science (MS)

Laila Bile, Nursing

Melissa Brickley, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)

Alyssa Brown, Sport & Movement Science

Ariana Rose Brown, Social Work

Yovana Calderon-Concepcion, Psychology

Ceila Carbone, Biology

Elizabeth Cardaropoli, Public History Certificate

Jazzlyn Casula, Social Work Advanced Standing

Dena M. Chase, Ed Leader - Cert Adv Grad Std

Nhat Quang Che, Occupational Therapy (MS)

Lauren Cimeno, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)

Andrew Da Silva, Psychology

Aiden James DeCaro, Psychology

Marie Christine Denis, Social Work

Dams Garye Desrosiers, Criminal Justice BS-MS

Kadiatou Diallo, Nursing

Mabel Diaz Morla, Psychology

Alexandra Dimitrakopoulos, Ed Leader - Cert Adv Grad Std

John Haley Dowell, English

Kyera Dakota Edeman, Psychology

Kaylee Fahey, Psychology

Alexandra Pierce Ferber, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)

Peyton Florence, Nursing

Darien M. Guthrie, Social Work MSW

Biran Gutierrez, Social Work MSW

Paige Hathaway, Criminal Justice

Jacqueline Hodges, Social Work MSW

Gabriela Mistral Jimenez Villar, Biology

Arlyce Porcher Joseph, Social Work MSW

Ruby Kinnon, Nursing

Erin Rose Kiss, Psychology

Radachel V. Lollie, Nursing

Sophia Helene Krain, Business Administration

Juliana Lara, Social Work

Nicole M. Leboeuf, Social Work MSW

Kaitlyn Rose Legrow, Education

Nicole Lentini, Social Work MSW

Michelle Lesperance, Business Administration

Monique Evelyn da Silva Lima, Industrial/Organizational Psych (MS)

Layah Kranz Lipsker, Counseling  (MS)

Elianny Luciano, Business Administration

Heather Magana, Edu Early Child Combined BS-M. Ed.

Tiesha McCall, Business Administration

Josseline Medrano, Social Work MSW

Monica Melo Ernest, Social Work MSW

Nataly Metellus, Healthcare Studies

Shane Metellus, Social Work

Nicole Miles, Early Child Ed-M. Ed.

Thomas W. Miller, Counseling-MS

Gracelyn Miranda, Criminal Justice, Geological Sciences

Frederick Monroy, Higher Educ Student Affairs

Morelia Morel Diaz, Biology

Michael Morrison, History

Alica W. Moynihan, Nursing

Kayleigh Nagle, History

Jennifer Mary Negron, Social Work MSW

Pamela Ngenyi, Nursing

Leakhana Ngeth, Criminal Justice

Greg O’Connor, Psychology

Luis D. Oliverira, Sport & Movement Science

Kawtar Ould-Sahraouia, Business Administration

David L. Pepple, Geography

Amber Ramirez, Biology

James Rego III, English (MA)

Amber Robertson, Nursing

Jezlyn Victoria Roberts, Psychology

Arielle Romulus, Biology

Andrew Routhier, Fire Science Administration

Tracey Sacco, Early Childhood Ed (M.Ed.)

Arlinda Sherifi, Business Administration

Jorge A. Sierra, Psychology

Alishia Rodrigues Silva, Healthcare Studies

Michael Sivertsen, Behavior Analysis

Angela Lavoie Snyder, Ed Leader - Cert Adv Grad Std

Sophanna Toh, Social Work

Arianna Souza, Social Work Advanced Standing

Woodejerlie Sylvain, Social Work

Iris Szerokman, Art

Alex Tamburrini, English Combined BA-MED, Teacher Education

Kathleen A. Tongo, Occupational Therapy (MS)

Nairobis Torres Rodriguez, Biology

Devyn Verruto, Psychology

Jacklyn Villatoro Callejas, Nursing

Faculty/Staff Initiates 

Claire E. McCarthy, English

Karen P. House, Finance and Facilities

Lorri Krebs, Geography and Sustainability

Pamela Marcey, McKeown School of Education

Tracy Morin, Healthcare Studies

Alumni Initiate

Keyla Eusebio, HESA