Emily Selke has been named as one of the three Americans killed when a plane crashed in the southern French Alps on Tuesday

Emily was a 2013 graduate from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she had served as vice president of the school's Zeta chapter of the sorority. 

The university's Gamma Sigma Sigma chapter posted a message on Facebook mourning her death.

'She embodied the spirit of Gamma Sigma Sigma,' the sorority said. 

'As a person and friend, Emily always put others before herself and cared deeply for all those in her life. Emily will be greatly missed by her fellow sisters of Zeta. Please keep Emily, her mother and their family in your thoughts and prayers during this heartbreaking time.'

Drexel University also issued a statement on Wednesday.

'Drexel is deeply saddened to hear about the tragic loss of alumna Emily Selke and her mother. 

'Emily graduated with honors from Drexel in 2013 and was a music industry major in Drexel's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. Our thoughts and prayers are with her familyand friends.

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