“Harvard can be a place where the extracurricular involvement is a wonderful addition to an amzing education,” she adds. “I think people here forget that this place is unlike anywhere else, that people at other schools aren’t as committed to their activities and studies at the same level.”
In the end, this year’s gift drive was the most successful since 1996. Ever energetic, Stoeckel says that she so enjoyed interacting with people through the senior gift drive that she would now consider a career in development.
As witnessed by her presence and her dedication to Harvard, her personality has helped to build building school spirit.
“I can be reserved,” Stoeckel laughs. “I just don’t enjoy it as much.”
—Staff writer Maria S. Pedroza can be reached at mpedroza@fas.harvard.edu.