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Editor\u2019s Note: This profile is the fifth of six stories about students and alumni leading up to the 10th annual LovEMU Giving Day on April 1. For more information about the day and how to donate, visit love.emu.edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bethany Chupp \u201916, MA \u201918 (counseling)<\/strong>, remembers the exact moment she learned she had landed EMU\u2019s prized four-year, full-tuition Yoder\/Webb Scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While on her way to get pizza with a friend\u2019s family, she received a call from History Professor Mark Metzler Sawin<\/strong>, director of EMU’s Honors program, who told her the good news. \u201cI got off the phone and told them, \u2018I just got a full ride to college,\u2019\u201d recalled Chupp. \u201cThey were like, \u2018Oh my God, well, now it\u2019s a celebration dinner.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was 13 years ago. Today, the Oregon native, equipped with a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology and an MA in counseling from EMU, runs her own private practice, Apricity Counseling<\/a>, as a licensed professional counselor. She credits EMU\u2019s graduate counseling program with helping her reach her goals.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI feel like what it gave me, in terms of my career, was a network and a level of trust, because the program is so respected,\u201d Chupp said. \u201cIf you\u2019re an EMU counseling grad, in this area, at least, it\u2019s what gets you a job, no problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up in a Mennonite family, Chupp said her parents, graduates of Hesston and Goshen colleges, encouraged her to attend a Mennonite school. After visiting various colleges and universities across the U.S., she said EMU just felt different. Its students seemed the kindest, she said, and its campus the most active. The fact that she could earn a college degree without paying a dollar in tuition, thanks to EMU\u2019s generous donors, was just the cherry on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Yoder\/Webb scholarship<\/a> ultimately sealed it,\u201d she said. \u201cHow are you going to say no to that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While at EMU, Chupp studied in the Middle East for her intercultural in 2015 and attended the Y-Serve Civil Rights Tour<\/a> in 2016. \u200bBoth of those experiences wouldn\u2019t have been possible for her without attending EMU, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another unique experience offered at EMU was the closeness she shared with her professors. \u201cMy classes were small enough that we were invited to professors\u2019 homes for dinner, and we called them by their first names,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s not common. That\u2019s something EMU does differently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She continues to stay in touch with many of them. \u201cThey\u2019re not just former professors,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re friends who happened to be my professors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the past five years, Chupp has been actively involved in the local roller derby community. She skates as Peaches n’ Scream for The Hits, a team that competes in Harrisonburg\u2019s Rocktown Rollers league<\/a>. She had attended games as an EMU student but was committed to theater. \u201cPlus, my mom told me I couldn\u2019t join until I was off her health insurance,\u201d she joked. When COVID-19 put an end to her theater shows, she discovered a newfound passion on the roller rink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a very inclusive and welcoming community,\u201d said Chupp. \u201cIt\u2019s a sport where every body type has a place and a purpose. There\u2019s also something cathartic about it in that it\u2019s curated aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chupp has four siblings, including two alumni, Brandon \u201919<\/strong> and Caleb \u201925<\/strong>. They aren\u2019t the only Royals she may have helped recruit to campus. The longtime camp counselor and director spent many summers working at Drift Creek Camp, a Mennonite camp on the coast of Oregon. She said several former campers are now students at EMU. \u201cWhen I came to EMU, I was the first Oregon student in years,\u201d she said. \u201cThere was one senior and then me. And now, there\u2019s a whole posse of them that are here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since graduating from EMU in 2018, Chupp has regularly returned to campus to attend events, meet with friends, and provide services at the counseling center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s rewarding to still be part of the community and care about it,\u201d she said. \u201cI think it\u2019s easy for alumni to dismiss it as something from when they were in college, but I continue to feel invested in EMU\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your support helps students pursue a quality college education without financial barriers. Join us for the 10th annual LovEMU Giving Day and contribute to the scholarships that empower future EMU students. On April 1, let\u2019s show that our generosity knows no bounds\u2026for the record!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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