Women's basketball players and stilettos

The University of Oklahoma's Panhellenic council met last week and they had a guest appearance by the women's head basketball coach Sherri Coale.

Coale spoke at the meeting to inform the female members of panhellenic greek organizations about the importance of networking and building connections to make sure you have a job once you graduate college. The program she presented is called Sooner Stilettos.

This program is designed to help female students at OU gain access to job opportunities and mentors through shadowing other females who have the career they would like to pursue. Coale, herself, was a member of Sooner Stilettos, as well as some of her previous and current players. Coale says this is a "classy program for classy women." She explained female basketball players are just like regular girls and they are no different from anyone else.

Coale talked about her experience with Sooner Stilettos and how she was able to develop a very close relationship with her mentor, who before meeting Sherri, knew nothing about women's basketball. Coale said that before her mentor passed away, she attended every single home basketball game. Coale also talked about how many of the women who were members of Sooner Stilettos have gone on to open their own businesses and some have even become millionaires.

With membership into this program, you get opportunities to attend exclusive
events with the Sooner women's basketball team. You also get the chance to network with people you might not otherwise have even known. This program gave girls another perspective into the women's basketball team and especially Sherri Coale.

Taken By: Siobhan Weathers

Taken By: Siobhan Weathers