Katelyn Keese Interns at Make-A-Wish Foundation

Katelyn Keese rose quickly in the ranks after joining Chi Omega at the University of South Carolina and beginning her work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Chi Omega and the Make-A-Wish Foundation established a partnership in which the fraternity feeds into their charity by providing volunteers and opportunities for fund raising. Katelyn Keese was thrilled when she found out she was chosen to be an intern one summer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation directly in their headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

Being an intern is usually not too glamorous but Katelyn Keese was really excited to add another chapter to her experiences. Upon arriving at the Make-A-Wish Foundation, she was greeted with open arms as a member of Chi Omega. Some of the other interns did not seem to like her too much for this but once they got to know her, they could not help but appreciate her work ethic and energy. Katelyn Keese was immediately assigned to their Finance department where she made copies and ran around for some executives.

It was not challenging work for sure but she was getting bits and pieces of how things work in such an organization as she listened to the Make-A-Wish employee’s talk. She was picking up on things quickly and was being given more responsibility. Before long, Katelyn Keese was putting together spreadsheets and assisting some of the financial planners and analysts. The experience was proving to be incredibly rewarding as she learned how the money brought into the foundation really benefitted the cause. 

After the internship was over and Katelyn Keese returned to University of South Carolina, she had a new sense of purpose in everything she touched. She now participated in Chi Omega with even more rigor as she understood and appreciated how things really worked between the foundation and the sorority.