Macy Boyett

By Casey Yetter

Macy Boyett, sophomore at Stephen F Austin, is from the small town of Lake Jackson, Texas. All through school, Macy went to a private Christian school until she was a senior. Before transferring school systems, Macy participated in track and field and cheerleading. As a senior in a much larger public school, Macy thought it would be hard to jump in to those activities.

After graduation all of Macy’s friends decided to go to college together at the University of Texas in San Antonio, but she decided she didn’t want to know anyone where she went. “I just wanted to be around different people than I grew up with, so I chose Stephen F Austin,” Macy said.

She has two sisters, one of which is thinking about coming to Stephen F Austin after graduation later this year. Her older sister, Leah, was married about a year ago and is about to have her first baby girl.

When Macy got to Stephen F Austin she decided to rush the Tri-Delta sorority to meet new people. She liked their philanthropy, St.Jude’s children’s hospital, and she got along with those girls better than the other sororities on campus. This year she is living in the Tri-Delta house and finds that there is always something to do so she has little free time.

 When Macy was a freshman at Stephen F Austin she was majoring in education, but after she looked in to career options she thought the best thing for her would be to change majors to journalism with and emphasis in public relations and a minor in marketing. When asked whether or not she had done any internships she said, “My dad has actually gotten me an opportunity to work for Farouk Shami this summer,” the owner of hair and spa product companies including Chi.

Her father is a marketer for a Houston based business, ADP. Her mother works at the private school she attended before college. In high school, Macy was a lifeguard at a local swimming pool. She said that it was really scary being responsible for people’s lives if they drown.

Currently Macy’s short-term goal is to graduate with a degree in Journalism and find a job so she could stay in Texas. In five years she hopes to be starting a family and have a stable job.