Air Force Reserve, is the executive officer with the Corps of Cadets. A shared bond continues to bring these women together, as cadets of yesterday and today answer a common call. 15, 2014, and all corps alumnae are invited to attend. The fourth annual Women of the VTCC event is set for Feb. These events include a Rape Aggression Defense program led by the Virginia Tech Police Department and the Mentors in Violence Prevention programs coordinated by the Women's Center. In addition to attending the annual breakfast, current female cadets take part in training courses, awareness programs, and networking events throughout the year. As much as I thought it was going to be only a monologue, the dialogue between the on the panel and the cadets both during and after the event continues to be eye-opening and refreshing." As an alumna, I also learned a lot from the experience. "I thought this was such a great idea in terms of bonding the women of the VTCC, both past and present, and bringing about such a sense of belonging. Vanessa Rigoroso (international studies '06) attended the event as a way to give back, but she also found herself benefiting from the experience.
"It really helped me to hear from women who did the same things that I am going through right now and to see them as my role models," said sophomore meteorology major Wendy Zehner, a cadet and Naval ROTC member. A highlight for many cadets was the opportunity to personally connect with those women who paved the way for their experiences at Virginia Tech. Marine Corps, she served both on active duty and then in the reserves while balancing a civilian career.Īfter breakfast, cadets attending the event split into career group sessions, during which the visiting alumnae shared their experiences and gave advice on military and civilian careers and family life. Freshman cadets have a much easier time keeping their grades up than their non-cadet counterparts.
Vamoms description above is very accurate. The first is the emphasis on academics for freshmen cadets. Based on my research so far, Virginia Tech and the Corps of Cadets seems very appealing. Keynote speaker Denise Greenfield (international studies '88), a retired Marine lieutenant colonel, was the first female to hold the position of regimental commander, the highest-ranking cadet in the corps. There are two extremely valuable things the Corps offers in my opinion. In February, the third annual Women of the VTCC event was held. Together with today's female cadets, they are the Women of the VTCC. Carrie Cox Alumnae and current cadets gathered for the third annual Women of the VTCC event.įrom the members of the first classes to permit women in the 1970s to the most-recent graduates, alumnae of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) return to campus with a desire to serve, to remember, and to share. CORPS OF CADETS A Shared Call Women of the VTCC by Maj.
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