From the CEO
Dear Sisters, As we prepare to celebrate 133 years of Tri Delta this month, it’s important to reflect on our past and understand how it connects to our present and helps shape our future. In this year’s Founders’ Day Proclamation on p. 6, Fraternity President Megan Shaw James, Millsaps, does just that, as she shares her thoughts on the importance of maintaining a growth mindset—in the spirit of our Founders—as we face today’s challenges.
In our Ritual, we learn that “growth or development is the central thought around which Tri Delta is planned.” As you'll read throughout this issue of The Trident, Tri Delta has been committed to our members’ personal and professional growth and development from the organization’s earliest days. Beginning on p. 62, read about: • Fraternity President (1919-25) Hortense Imboden Hudson, Baker, the driving force behind Tri Delta’s early “vocational guidance” initiatives; • Vocational Advisor Marjorie Wilson, St. Lawrence, appointed by Tri Delta’s National Council in 1920 to provide career counseling to our collegiate members; and • The 1937 “I Want to Be ...” Trident feature that explored career opportunities for women and continued for more than 20 years.
Fast-forward to 2021—a time at which women, and particularly women of color, have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic—and you’ll understand Tri Delta’s ongoing commitment to our members’ growth and development as volunteers, professionals, leaders and catalysts for change. From: • Helping our collegiate members translate their Tri Delta experience into high-demand, transferrable skills through the Life After College program;
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• To teaching collegians and alumnae how to negotiate competitive salaries and benefits through the AAUW Start Smart and Work Smart workshops; • To offering online, on-demand professional development opportunities via LEADDDer.org, Tri Delta is committed to helping our members better their best at every stage and phase of life.
I’d like to personally invite you to join us for our newest opportunity, the LEADDD Keynote Series. Join us on the third “Tri Delta Tuesday” of each month for dynamic speakers and powerful conversations designed to inspire and empower. Best of all, it’s completely free! See p. 42 for details and join us for our next LEADDD Keynote on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
Finally, save the date for our in-person LEADDD conference and networking event on Friday, June 24, 2022, immediately preceding Tri Delta’s 60th Biennial Convention. Read more about the events to be held in sunny San DDDiego on p. 10. Hope to see you there! Delta Love,
Karen Hughes White, Georgia CEO
