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Ashley Cray Sieczkowski<\/h2>\n\t\t
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Ashely Cray Sieczkowski with her family in 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cMy name is Ashley Cray, and I had a CASA volunteer. By the time I was 6 years old, I had grown accustomed to the foster care system. I had been diagnosed with fetal alcohol effects and failure to thrive. I had been exposed to alcohol, drugs, abuse and neglect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beginning with these words, Ashley Cray Sieczkowski<\/strong> addressed Kappa Alpha Theta\u2019s 2012 Grand Convention, leaving no one in the audience of more than 800 unmoved. She says the speech\u2014and, indeed, the entire convention\u2014was an emotional experience for her as well. \u201cNothing could have prepared me for how fulfilled my heart would feel in that moment,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI felt so incredibly supported by, and connected to, my fellow Thetas. The entire weekend will stay with me forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Ashley, her experiences in Theta and with the CASA program are inextricably intertwined. It is because of her CASA volunteer, she says, that she was adopted into a loving and nurturing family. And that family connection led her to the Beta Mu Chapter at the University of Nevada. \u201cMy Granny was a Theta, and when I found out their national philanthropy is National CASA\/GAL, I knew it was meant to be. I\u2019m blessed I was able to impact the women in my chapter by sharing my hardships and showing I was able to overcome them, thanks to the woman who took time out of her personal life to advocate for mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining Theta and spreading my CASA story has been such a rewarding experience,\u201d Ashley says. \u201cI am proof that my history didn\u2019t have to dictate my future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI find that the CASA mission resonates with Thetas because we have an actual chance to make an actual difference.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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