Kinney, a 2017 graduate of St. Edmond, is currently in the midst of serving as the ISU Collegiate Panhellenic Council Vice President of Philanthropy and Community Service. Her term runs from January through December.

A fellow former Gael, Maddie McCarville, helped get Kinney on the fast track to her current role as she prepares for her junior year as a Cyclone majoring in public relations with a minor in business and event management.

“When I first came to Iowa State, I went through recruitment to join a sorority. Maddie at the time served on the council as one of the two VPs of recruitment,” Kinney said. “Seeing her serve in that role really opened my eyes to the opportunities I had to grow as a leader and sparked my desire to serve on the council. Through attending St. Edmond, I developed an appreciation and love for serving those around me and making a difference in the lives of others.

“My freshman year at ISU, I was selected to be on the Emerging Fraternal Leadership Council, a council made up of 22 new members to the Sorority and Fraternity Community, and was elected to serve as the VP of Philanthropy. I found out that I could make a difference on a large scale at ISU and from the beginning of my spring semester freshman year, I knew that serving on the Collegiate Panhellenic Council as the VP of Philanthropy and Service was my goal.”

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Page Kinney, a 2017 graduate of St. Edmond, will begin her junior year at Iowa State University in the fall. Kinney is serving as the ISU Collegiate Panhellenic Council Vice President of Philanthropy and Community Service through December.

Kinney submitted the necessary papers and was one of two women selected to interview for the position. She made her pitch in front of five women from each of the 17 chapters and was voted into her role, which oversees those chapters of philanthropy and community service chairs.

She helps facilitate roundtable discussions, meets 1-on-1 with chairs and also is a source for information throughout the year. Kinney sits on a committee at Iowa State that makes sure events are held to the highest of standards and regulations and also oversees and helps direct the Circle of Sisterhood, which is an organization that raises money and builds schools in third world countries for girls and women to be given opportunities at educating themselves.

“I have two amazing co-directors and 20 incredible committee members that help plan fundraisers and educate women on what we do,” she said. “When I started my term, I set the goal that 80 percent of the chapters would increase their money raised for their philanthropic organizations either in the spring or the fall semester than they have in previous years.

“I also have the goal of sending ISU women on a school build for Circle of Sisterhood within the next five years, starting this with fundraising in the fall.”

Through her work on the council, Kinney has made new friendships with the 10-woman executive team “who inspire and push me to do better every day.”

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Page Kinney, a St. Edmond graduate, center, is the ISU Collegiate Panhellenic Council Vice President of Philanthropy and Community Service. Here she poses with Meghan Wolbach and Kathryn Cocagne who serve as co-directors for the Circle of Sisterhood with Kinney. The words displayed, “A Voice,” “Opportunity” and “Empower,” are what education means to them.

“I’ve also gotten very close with council leadership for the other three councils at ISU,” she added. “I have gotten to know the chapter’s philanthropy and service chairs who have amazing ideas and goals that I love seeing them achieve. This past spring, I had one philanthropy chair have roughly a 60 percent increase in her chapter’s donation to their philanthropic organization.

“It’s incredible to be a part of these women accomplishing their goals and doing more good. I have also gotten to know the staff members in the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Engagement a lot better and will continue to use their wisdom after my term is done.”

Kinney, who is also involved in Dance Marathon, Fraternal Values Society, Sorority and Fraternity Community Ambassadors and her own sorority, was part of everything from sports to musicals while at St. Edmond.

“I know that without the opportunities that I received at St. Edmond, I wouldn’t be as successful at Iowa State as I have been,” Kinney said. “From Mrs. (Sarah) Cosgrove preparing me for difficult college classes to being able to be a leader through sports, music, clubs, and other activities, I would not have been able to balance academics, leadership and a social life like I do with the school.

“My experience in high school from going to show choir before school to basketball and musical practices after and balancing college classes in between has helped make me successful in and outside of my position on CPC. In high school, I represented SEHS at National Council on Youth Leadership for the area. I was selected to represent the area at Town Meeting on Tomorrow. At this, I learned that I have leadership potential, and that started me down the path I am on now.”