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Oral history conducted for the 100 Years of Coeducation commemoration. Stephanie Chu arrived at William & Mary Law School in 1989, after graduating from Duke University. During her time at the College, she clerked, volunteered with CASA as a special court-appointed advocate, and coordinated and participated in a study abroad program in Madrid. After graduating in 1992, Chu moved to Chicago with her husband and worked with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services. Later, she clerked under the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission in the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. She became Director of Career Services at the Chicago Kent Career Services Offices, later being promoted to Assistant Dean. After working part-time, Chu finally decided to take a position at the Latin School of Chicago. In her interview, Chu says that she decided to apply to William & Mary Law School after spending a weekend with a second-year law student, where she experienced a sense of community and camaraderie she hadn't felt elsewhere. The "close-knit" social network she had in law school provided her with significant opportunities later in her career. The presence professors like Jayne Barnard and Linda Butler inspired her as a woman in her profession, and mentors like Dean Robert Kaplan guided her towards exploring education in the law. She fondly remembers moments of belonging, such as when she met her husband at a hotel bar or watching the law school band perform at Greenleaf. After graduation, she recounts having difficulty finding a long-term job in the Chicago area, where she moved with her husband. This lead her towards working in education. She describes her continual involvement with William & Mary through reunion committee work and mentoring, emphasizing that she remains "so proud" of the College and hopes to only see the power of a William & Mary education grow in the future.