Author: Malia Morris The Year After If you told 18 year old Malia the life she is living today, she would be over the moon. Last year, in May of 2025, I graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Apparel Merchandising and the time in between then and now has been everything I could have hoped for. In the months leading up to my graduation, the only thing on my mind was where my first job might be. I knew I wanted to get my head start in retail, and ideally somewhere that...

Author: Ally Haisch Hey everyone! My name is Ally Haisch and I’m an alumna of WSU Alpha Chi. (Psst - Ally is also a Young Alum Member of Sigma Psi Sigma!) I graduated in May 2025 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Certificate in Business Behavioral Research in Marketing. The Next Step WSU and Alpha Chi prepared me incredibly well for life after college, academically, professionally, and socially. But I would be lying if I said I didn’t have a mini existential crisis...

Author: Emma Underwood That Crazy First Year This past year, following my graduation from Washington State University, has been full of ups, downs, and everything in between. But I can say humbly that I was one of the lucky ones when it came to post-grad. I Choose Me Being in the news industry, I was told my first job would take me far away from loved ones, but I was lucky enough to receive a shocking amount of interest from employers, which gave me the opportunity to choose from many states...