Kind Alike to All

Stars & Crescent Society

The 206 members of this year’s Stars & Crescent Society invested in our sisterhood with a generous donation of $1,000 or more to the 2020-21 Annual Fund of Tri Delta’s Foundation, to provide the transformational programming, scholarships and emergency financial assistance that empower our sisters for a lifetime. Tri Delta would like to recognize these members with a heartfelt thank you! We are sisters helping sisters!

Mary Estelle Kanning Amberg, Minnesota Carolyn McIntyre Andersen, Iowa State Barbie Anderson-Gonzalez, Puget Sound Foundation Anonymous Donors Laurie Dionne Babcock, Maine Susan Pound Bagby, Texas Donna Kirkconnell Bailey, Florida State Judith Barth, Cornell Joyce Bartlomain, California/Irvine Lori Sims Baxter, Auburn Susan Wells Beard, Kentucky Marilyn Biggerstaff, Baker Hayden Haddad Bishop, Ball State Jenny Parrish Black, South Florida Tracie Pendleton Blaser, Tennessee Crystal White Blaylock, Cal State/Long Beach Sandy Bossert Boyles, Georgia Diane Thompson Brewer, Kansas Bobbe Chaback Bridge, Washington Erin Brinkman, Mississippi State Barbara Peterson Bull, Colorado State Beth Burkes, Wake Forest Kim David Campbell, Oklahoma Harryette Campbell, Missouri Vicki Vinson Cantwell, Texas Christian The David & Stephanie Carmany Family Foundation Dr. Susan Chambers, Southern Methodist Anna B. Chambers Lynne Noetzel Charbonneau, Georgia Mary Gross Cherry, Louisiana/Lafayette Bette Carlson Chwalisz, Illinois State Laura Hamilton Cole, Valparaiso Marianne Cooley, Oklahoma State Stacey Dickenson Cox, Southern Methodist Kappi Kalberer Craddock, Mississippi Betty Jane Benson Creelman, Rhode Island Susan Light Crenshaw, Texas Christian Dallas AC Cookies & Castles Joanne Stevens Dalton, New Mexico LuAnn Riegl Daniel, Villanova Lisa Noe Deane, Louisiana State Ann Dettwiler, Butler Lisa Diskin, Toledo Jill Fischer Dominguez, Florida State Cathy Groh Donnellan, Florida Lori Hammons Doran, Oklahoma Karen Cato Doran, Duke Julie Coffman Doss, Texas A&M Steph Caron Drewnowski, Washington State Nancy McKinley East, Kentucky Sharon Carroll Eklund, Northwestern Jana Blythe Elkins, Kansas State Normita Ellis Error, Oregon State Kay Cleveland Evans, Southern Mississippi Diane Harwich Falconer, California/Berkeley Lisa Farrell, Arizona State Jane Davis Ferger, Denison Marcia Rodwell Ficeli, Iowa Agnes Sapa Foos, Cal State/Northridge Kristi Smith Francis, Southern Methodist Trebie Perry Francisco, Texas Joan Faessel Gardner, Southern California Cathleen Garman, Wisconsin Sally Marshall Gepp, Texas Betty Stevenson Gibson, Idaho Julia Cobey Gluck, Maryland Katy Englehart Goodwin, Denison Janice Kamps Greenwald, Coe Nancy McDonald Griggs, Florida State Emily Bourne Grigsby, Vanderbilt Janet Lillegren Gustafson, Wisconsin Susan Foster Haigler, Alabama Debbie Batson Haile, Florida State Barbara Bjorn Hamor, Ohio State Dottie Wilkinson Hankins, Auburn Kimberly & Chris Hansen Meade Hartfield, Mississippi State Lisa Lalande Heath, Louisiana State Carol Knoche Helmus, Millikin Kelly Spicer Hernandez, Texas/Arlington Julie Johnson Hight, Northern Arizona Tina Boettcher Hollingsworth Bullitt, Southwestern Natalie Pohl Horlock, Texas Tech Kristi Anderson Horner, Denison Col. Patricia Fagan Huber, Nevada Rachel Huenefeld, Louisiana State Nicole Hughes, Washington State Chrys Grafrath Hyde, Coe Elizabeth Roob Ireland, Wisconsin Joyce Taylor Jackson, Butler Rebecca Jackson, Stephen F. Austin Mary Anne Coleman Jackson-Trumbull,

Florida State Elise Crotty James, Iowa Megan Shaw James, Millsaps Janie Hicks Jeter, Emory Leah Clelland Jochim, Ottawa Deborah Johnson, Nevada Dr. Levester Johnson Clare Tarver Jones, Emory Joan Kalmanek, Illinois Susan Cory Kase, William & Mary Jenny Wight Keil, Michigan Suzy Keller, California/Los Angeles Kendra Scott LLC Ashley Crabtree Kozel, Southern Methodist Mona Breed Kozlevcar, Emory Dawnell Dean Lamb, Washington Shay McFarland Lamelas, Florida State Kim Lampman, Oklahoma State Anne Pryser Leary, Southern Methodist Kristin Lee, Iowa Kristine Kaufman Lewis, Wake Forest Mary Ann Shriner Lillie, Iowa State Sandy Beach Lin, Toledo The Betty R. Lindner Foundation Allison Clyde Lodovic, Oklahoma Julie Ray Lopez, Illinois Mary White Lott, Oklahoma State Karen Franta Love, Southwestern Eileen Murtagh Lueder, Adelphi Lynch Creek Farm Wendy Miles Malaspina, Clemson Sue Malmberg, Simpson Rachel Leimbach Maus, Illinois Regina Stamm Miano, Brenau Milly Bland Miller, Maryland Janet Timmerman Miller, Toledo Maribess Lehmann Miller, Texas Christian Mary Bauer Mims, Adelphi Stephanie McLemore Morris, Arkansas Helen Fortino Morse, Wichita State Sally Estill Muhlbach, Texas Christian Lee Lewis Munson, Louisiana State Linda Stinnett Musfeldt, Jacksonville Carolyn Meek Nelson, Arkansas Jenni Stork Oaks, Baylor Jeanette Bohall O'Connor, Jacksonville Mary Kay Linzell Palmer, Ohio State Janice Parker, Boston Karen Metzger Parry, Colorado Diane Petersen, MD, Ohio Wesleyan Carolyn Liska Pierce, Minnesota Robbie Robertson Pinkerton, Southern Mississippi Amy Shaffer Putnam, New Mexico Colleen McKim Ragland, Northern Arizona Lillian Rydel Reed, Simpson Kathleen Jones Reid, Charleston Nancy Reisher, Colorado Gaby Jackson Renstrom, California/Davis Jan Erni Richeson, Kansas State Marcia Rinkel, Kansas State Kristen Busby Roberts, Southern Methodist Kari Dunham Rosson, Oregon State Katherine Bush Ruberton, Missouri Janet Hansen Schilling, Nebraska Nathalie Podrabsky Schmicker, Wisconsin William & Natalie Schmicker Connie Huber Schmidt, Toledo Loretta Lisowski Scutta, West Virginia Jamie Fritch Seedig, Texas A&M Linda Whitbeck Sharp, Washington State Barbara Brewer Sheldon, Southwestern Michelle Popp Shimberg, Florida Nancy Quinn Shovlain, Wyoming Jeanne Wilkinson Shuler, William & Mary Nancy Mueller Sims, Illinois Laura Smith, Missouri Linda Becker Smith, Rhodes Ginger Hicks Smith, Emory Jean Smith Snodgrass, Southern Methodist Sandie Wood Spain, Mississippi Pamela Williams Stearns, California/Los Angeles Mary Martha Gibson Stinnett, Southern Methodist Faye Alexander Stockard, Alabama Sharon Snider Stupp, Millikin Amanda Williams Subjinski, Texas/Arlington Scott & Michele Sullivan Pamela Berra Swafford, Knox Tina Neinstedt Sweet, Utah Anne Zweifel Taylor, Knox Nancy Moore Taylor, Toledo Susanne Richardson Teel, Baker Courtney Pike Templin, Spring Hill Heidi E. Tester, Michigan State Barbara Derr Thomas, Texas A&M Joyce Neaderhiser Thompson, Kansas Betti Belardi Tiner, Texas Tech Leslie Campbell Tubbs, Washington Jody Turin, Michigan Susan Sharp Vaughan, Oklahoma Nina Vitagliano, New Mexico Dr. Nancy Guinn Vitola, Texas April Mathis Voris, Alabama Susanne Wasson, Oklahoma State Rebecca Wynn Weiler, Rhodes Cathy Miller Wells, Transylvania Karen Hughes White, Georgia Lora Snow White, Puget Sound Rise LeBlanc Wilson, Cornell Lois Nichols Wilson, Arkansas Christine Caputo Winn, Furman Mary Ann Heyser Wright, William & Mary Katie Wharton Wylie, Colorado Gwenn Smith Wynn, Auburn Amy Zimmer, Southern Methodist Marlene Jackson Zoffel, Washington

Celebrate World Kindness Day with Tri Delta’s Day of Giving

his year, Tri Delta’s Foundation has assisted more than three times the number of sisters than last year—and donations made during Tri Delta’s Day of Giving 2020 helped make that possible. We were able to say yes to our sisters because YOU said yes!

That’s why we’re hoping Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, will be a day unlike any other as we head into World Kindness Day. As an organization founded to be kind alike to all, it is the perfect time for Tri Delta’s Day of Giving! Celebrate with us—and share the joy that comes from sisters helping sisters.

Tri Delta’s Foundation is the only organization that connects our nearly 250,000 members with ways to empower collegiate and alumnae women through transformational programs, scholarships and emergency financial support.

Investing in the Next Generation of Women

By donating to Tri Delta’s Day of Giving, you’re investing in the next generation of women— the next generation of Tri Deltas. Tri Delta’s Foundation provides opportunities for continuous growth and development for all Tri Delta members, including direct support for chapters through our mental health program, Behind Happy Faces; our Life After College Series; and important programming focused on healthy body image, sexual assault and campus safety awareness. Kennedy Nicholas, Millsaps, joined Tri Delta in fall 2020. As a new member, she participated in Tri Delta’s Not Anymore Program, which features modules on consent, sexual assault, dating violence, bystander behavior and healthy relationships. “The things [Tri Delta] provided me, the tools, leadership and encouragement, are things I never expected before,” Kennedy shared with fellow Millsaps sisters at a virtual Sisterhood Session. “These are tools we aren’t really given in high school and in school, and to show that they cared about us enough to provide something like this. … It’s so helpful.”

GIVING DAY OF TRI DELTA Sisters Helping Sisters Sisters around the world are still facing devastating personal losses related to COVID-19, natural disasters, illness and more. Tri Delta’s Foundation provides emergency sup11.12.21 | TRIDELTA.ORG/DAYOFGIVING port for those sisters in need: members facing an unforeseen crisis such as a critical medical situation, job loss or life-changing event or elderly members with no support system. The COVID-19 pandemic hit one collegiate member’s family especially hard. Her father had to take a large pay cut due to the pandemic, and her own paid internship fell through. She was struggling to pay rent and knew her father wasn’t in a situation to be able to help. But with the support of her sisters, she was able to apply for a Collegiate Crescent Fund grant and received enough to pay her rent for the summer. “It means so much to have so many sisters willing to support me,” she said. Similar versions of this story have played out in the lives of many collegians who will never forget that Tri Delta was there for them when they needed it the most. Let’s come together to assist our members in every possible way through Tri Delta’s Foundation. Mark your calendar for Friday, Nov. 12, Tri Delta’s Day of Giving—kindness in action. Visit tridelta.org/dayofgiving for more information and to donate on Day of Giving!

Providing Need- and Merit-Based Scholarships

This year, Tri Delta’s Foundation awarded 173 need- and meritbased scholarships totaling more than $440,000 to undergraduate and graduate Tri Deltas. Our scholarship recipients are majoring in everything from accounting to business, medicine, agriculture and education.

Anjaliya Sonnilal, Ottawa, was one of the 2021-2022 scholarship recipients. She’s a rising senior double majoring in chemical engineering and biochemistry. Even with a heavy academic course load, she still finds time to be a leader in her chapter.

“I’m so grateful,” she said when she found out she had been awarded a scholarship. “It’s really inspiring to me because Tri Delta means the world to me. I’ve recently just been slated into the position of president for my chapter. … To be able to have this, to be able to share it with my chapter, to just push for growth is something I’m so lucky to have. I’m just so thankful.”

Planned Giving for Tri Delta's Future

Carol Martello Lidiak, Pittsburgh Heritage Society Member

town. The family didn’t have much, but Carol says, “We had what we needed, and life was pretty simple.” The first in her family to attend college, she thought she would attend a small school. But when the University of Pittsburgh offered her a full-tuition scholarship, she couldn’t turn it down.

After receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology and a master’s degree in information science, Carol worked for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center lab system for more than 30 years.

As an alumna, she has remained involved in Tri Delta through the Pittsburgh South Suburban Alumnae Chapter and as a volunteer. Now retired, she and her husband have found time for golf, travel and volunteering for the horticulture department at Phipps Conservatory.

“Tri Delta is still a part of me,” she says. “Our little alumnae lunch bunch was sidelined by COVID, but we hope to resume shortly. The alumnae experience is a beautiful thing proving that Tri Delta is forever!”

As someone who has experienced the lifetime sisterhood Tri Delta offers, Carol is also committed to ensuring that experience is available for future generations of sisters. Here’s what she shared about the importance of giving back through Tri Delta’s Foundation and the Heritage Society.

s the pandemic took hold, Carol Martello Lidiak, Pittsburgh, and her husband began to “put things in order.” They sold their home and moved into a continuing care community. As they thought more about their estate plans, they decided to name contingent beneficiaries for investments—including Tri Delta’s Foundation.

Carol joined Tri Delta in 1965 at the University of Pittsburgh. She had grown up in a small Western Pennsylvania

Why do you support Tri Delta’s Foundation?

The Foundation is a part of our legacy. It’s all about sisters helping sisters through one’s entire life span.

Why is planned giving important to you?

Naming contingent beneficiaries for our investments will provide seamless transfers of monies while avoiding probate. As I had mentioned, I was fortunate to receive funding for my tuition. Now I am in a position to pay this forward and assist others.

In what ways has Tri Delta impacted your life?

Tri Delta gave me more than my “book education.” I became a part of the university community, took on leadership roles within the chapter, and learned to balance my life so that it included fun and sisterhood. I have lifetime friends from my chapter. Volunteering for the Fraternity was a wonderful experience that broadened my insight into what our organization can accomplish.

How do you hope to have an impact on your sisters through giving to Tri Delta’s Foundation?

I named the Foundation as a beneficiary, earmarking the donation for the Crescent Fund. As we baby boomers are aging, I felt that someone might benefit from my donation. I also thought of those who have been impacted by more and more frequent environmental disasters and need assistance.

Members who designate Tri Delta’s Foundation in their wills or estate plans are recognized as members of our Heritage Society. For information on giving to Tri Delta through your will or estate plan, please contact Tawnya Braeutigam at 817.471.1908 or tbraeutigam@trideltaeo.org.

Tri Delta's Heritage Society

Almost 200 generous members have remembered Tri Delta in their wills or estate plans. They are recognized as members of our prestigious Heritage Society, sustaining our sisterhood for generations to come. Join us in celebrating these loyal and steadfast sisters.

Elizabeth Gowans Ahrens, Michigan State Jennifer Daniels Amarnick, Jacksonville Mary Estelle Kanning Amberg, Minnesota Gail Anderson, Iowa State Marilyn Muldoon Arendt, New Mexico Gael Salter Baggett, Louisiana State Dorothy Coseboom Baker, Maryland Evalyn Torppa Baker, Idaho Roxanne Barnes, Southwestern Judith Barth, Cornell Erika Loen Beatty, Minnesota Maureen Laffey Bills, Cornell Bethany Blakey, Pittsburgh Crystal White Blaylock, Cal State/Long Beach Mary Gray Bolin, Louisiana State Debra Cikanek Borgeson, Illinois State Lynne Cellio Brown, Transylvania Annabelle Bugg, Kentucky Susan Butler Burdick, Florida State Beth Burkes, Wake Forest Tori Campbell, Wyoming Jeanne Carlson, Oregon Barbara Schutt Castano, Texas/Arlington Camille Clark, Michigan State Marilyn Kotter Clauder, Nevada Laura Hamilton Cole, Valparaiso Gayle Knight Colman, Auburn Marlene Lindell Cowan, Kansas State Stacey Dickenson Cox, Southern Methodist Michelle Cox, Kentucky Joanne Stevens Dalton, New Mexico LuAnn Riegl Daniel, Villanova Kelly Hyde Delattre, Florida State Athina Eslick Dever, Butler Nancy Devine, Minnesota Lisa Diskin, Toledo Isabelle Maye Donahey, Ohio State Lori Hammons Doran, Oklahoma Karen Cato Doran, Duke Diana Druley, Texas/El Paso Vivian Wilkinson Dunnaway, Arkansas Susan Pert Earley, Cincinnati Carolyn Mullenax Edwards, Tulsa Sharon Stelzer Ernst, Ohio State Molly Maloney Evangelisti, Nevada Roberta Messic Faigle, Syracuse Judy Mathes Faletti, Georgia Patricia Reynolds Farber, Cal State/Long Beach Jan Griffin Farrington, Mississippi Katy Feinberg, Ohio Wesleyan Georgianna Schuyler Fernandes, Cornell Adelaide Gonzalez Few, Randolph-Macon Angela Ficht, Cal State/Long Beach Diane McCarthy Fitzgerald, Arizona Agnes Sapa Foos, Cal State/Northridge Leslie Eisen Fort, Colorado State Heidi Frank, Arizona State Judi Johnson Freeman, Cal State/Northridge Ellen Quarterman Friedman, Pacific Jan Purdy Futhey, Ohio Wesleyan Polly McWherter Gast, Ohio State Mary Bayless Greenlee, Denison Nancy McDonald Griggs, Florida State Barbara Bock Guerra, Florida Tricia Halamandaris, California/Berkeley Susanna Currie Harper, Texas Nini Richardson Hart, Pacific Kat Hedrick, Emory Carol Knoche Helmus, Millikin Debbie Wahl Hembree, Georgia Pam Herring Hicks, Franklin Barbara Snyder Hinds, Texas Tamara Marinkovic Hines, Southern Methodist Kailey Holt, Idaho Cornelia Hoppe, Oregon Cora Peters Horger, Cal State/Long Beach Paula White Huffman, Pennsylvania State Nicole Hughes, Washington State Andi Hughes, Vanderbilt Debbie Drommerhausen Hutchings, Arizona State Chrys Grafrath Hyde, Coe Michelle Montalbano Ison, Wisconsin Rebecca Jackson, Stephen F. Austin Geneva Jahnke, New Mexico Jeanne Jamell, Arkansas Deborah Johnson, Nevada Darlene Dahl Jones, Washington Jennifer Ritter Kelly, Cornell Ellen Guion Kempner, Mississippi State Sandra Williams Krieger, Mississippi Marian Hummel Kurz, Miami/Ohio SueBeth Crockett Lain, Texas Tech Dawnell Dean Lamb, Washington Neilanne Parker Lange, Louisiana State Carol Martello Lidiak, Pittsburgh Mary Ann Shriner Lillie, Iowa State Mary White Lott, Oklahoma State Kelly Clarkson Loy, Oklahoma State Amie Young Lundquist, Maine Kelly Silata Maida, Texas Sue Malmberg, Simpson Carol Malouf, Southern California Mary Lynn Manning, Kansas State Deborah Daley Martin, Iowa Kathy Salisbury Massie, Minnesota Rhone Moore McCall, Southern Methodist Judith Nelson McCracken, Coe April Shannon McDonald, Florida Ann Marie Johnson McGee, Idaho Michele Stephens McGeeney, Texas Tech Kathryn Miller McKee, Kansas State Linda Wolf McLinden, Pittsburgh Mary Haley McWhorter, Tennessee Anne Parsons Michael, Minnesota Meredith Nye Moran, Kentucky Sharon Francis Nelson, Southern California Yvonne Gardner Newhouse, Ohio State Ginny Nicklas, Michigan Sara Bosi Nieto, Southern California Sherry Shrout Norton, West Virginia Linda Glascock O'Bryant, Missouri Tracy Schening Olinger, Iowa State Mary Kay Linzell Palmer, Ohio State Karen Metzger Parry, Colorado Diane Sharbo Paul, Iowa State Peggy Marshall Payne, Miami/Ohio Mary Hall Pickard, Butler Debbie Lawton Pickens, Florida State Judith McCutcheon Pownall, Toronto Penny Purviance, Mount Union Kathy Ragan, Wyoming Becky Haas Ramsey, Syracuse Kim Newsom Ray, Oklahoma Cathleen Snider Raymer, Texas Christian Eve Woods Riley, Southern Methodist Marcia Rinkel, Kansas State Jane Chaffee Ripp, Wisconsin Jean Wiggin Roach, Texas Christian Christie Kokel Rodriguez, Millsaps Patricia Arthur Rouse, Colorado State Susan Abrahamson Routh, North Carolina Brooke Pearson Sanders, Arkansas J Kim Scholes, Tennessee Katherine Schultz, Oregon State Janet Schockey Schwarzentraub, Illinois State Jeri Sedlar, Michigan State Kelly Shacklett, California/Los Angeles Kate Davis Shasha, Wake Forest Sonja Wilkes Sheffield, Southern Mississippi Michelle Popp Shimberg, Florida Laura Simic, Oregon Ginger Hicks Smith, Emory Laura Smith, Missouri Arden Smith, Rhodes Lynn Zoll Smith, Michigan State Robyn Rever Smith, Mississippi State Sandie Wood Spain, Mississippi Dawn Sparling, Iowa Kathy Hamilton Steinwedell, William & Mary Jo-Anne Stenger, Florida Jackie Thurber Stenger, Puget Sound Laura Stenovec, Denver Judy Hutchison Stevenson, Florida Mary Martha Gibson Stinnett, Southern Methodist Christine Wilson Strom, Ohio State Margaret Sulkowski, Pennsylvania State Kimberlee Di Fede Sullivan, Pepperdine Ann Michele Shaffer Sweeney, Richmond Shirley Shull Tart, Texas Joyce McEwen Therkildsen, Iowa State Donna Burger Thoelecke, Colorado State Barbara Derr Thomas, Texas A&M Janet Tomlinson, Beloit Laura Shapiro Torrey, Florida Brenda Hester Towe, Oklahoma State Donna Maloy Tuscana, Texas/Arlington Sally Ulrich, Butler Joyce Krogen Ursin, Wisconsin Linda Vedane, Simpson Charlene Rulifson Voge, Pennsylvania State Nancie Clouser Waldron, Miami/Ohio Barbara Walters, Stetson Dr. Virginia Ward, Clemson Elizabeth Ware, Idaho Sally Watkins Ware, Louisiana/Lafayette Ann Clark Webb, Georgia Nancy Minert Weed, Simpson Rebecca Wynn Weiler, Rhodes Elizabeth Hankins Wendorff, Baker Karen Hughes White, Georgia Dr. Linda Garrett Whitson, Duke Karen Williams, Virginia Tech Kathy Kruger WilsonBall State Rise LeBlanc Wilson, Cornell Peggy White Woods, Louisiana State Mary Ann Heyser Wright, William & Mary Lois Cone Wtulich, Syracuse Karla Yale, Northwestern Amy Zimmer, Southern Methodist

Walking, Running and Rallying to Defeat Childhood Cancer

On Sept. 25, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Tri Deltas laced up their walking shoes to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during the virtual St. Jude Walk/Run. And Team Tri Delta once again surpassed its Walk/Run goal of $150,000!

s Tri Delta enters the final stretch toward meeting our latest $60 million pledge to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, this year’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month was focused on helping us cross the fundraising finish line and supporting the kids of St. Jude.

In 2014, Tri Delta made one of the largest pledges at the time to St. Jude, committing to raise $60 million over 10 years. In true Tri Delta fashion, we are poised to meet that goal two years early by July 2022!

No More Chemo, No More Cancer

To kick off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and to gear up for the St. Jude Walk/Run, St. Jude hosted a virtual No More Cancer Rally for Greek organizations across the country.

When a St. Jude patient finishes chemotherapy, family, friends and the care team come together to celebrate with a No More Chemo Party. Through a St. Jude No More Cancer Rally, our members were also able to celebrate and—most important—raise money to make milestones like this possible!

Tri Deltas came together with other fraternities and sororities, including Tau Kappa Epsilon (Teke) and members of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, who are partners in raising funds for St. Jude, for the two rally events held on Aug. 31 and Sept. 2.

The rally included a series of challenges for attendees to help jumpstart their fundraising for the St. Jude Walk/Run. Participants posted to social media, texted, called and sent emails to friends and family asking for support for St. Jude.

Lacing Up Our Walking Shoes

Each year the St. Jude Walk/Run is one of Tri Delta’s biggest fundraisers. Last year was the first time St. Jude held its Walk/Run virtually, and despite the challenges of the pandemic Team Tri Delta ended up on top as the Walk/Run’s number one fundraiser.

This year, the St. Jude Walk/Run was once again held virtually on Saturday, Sept. 25, and Team Tri Delta set a goal of raising $150,000, which we again exceeded!

While the official event was virtual, alumnae chapters across the country hosted their own individual COVID-safe walks for members, meeting up at local parks, nature preserves and other scenic outdoor venues.

The San Diego Alumnae Chapter planned a course around Mission Bay for their walk and raised $2,221, making them the #4 fundraising team in San Diego! In addition to the online fundraising, the alumnae group held a Chipotle fundraiser where proceeds from sales went to the overall fundraising total.

The Southern Nevada Alumnae Chapter chose Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve as the location for their 3-mile walk, while the Phoenix Valley Alumnae Chapter met up at Steele Indian School Park for a group walk, followed by brunch at Windsor.

Tri Delta Executive Office staff also got in on the fun, with staff members meeting up for a walk in Addison Circle Park, just down the street from Executive Office in Dallas, Texas.

Tri Delta alumnae across Colorado came together to fundraise virtually, and to walk locally in person. In Denver, six Tri Deltas and one Chi Omega daughter

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enjoyed a walk around Wash Park. The group saw other St. Jude supporters, including “Women at Amazon” who handed out snacks and water to park visitors—one was even a Tri Delta from Mississippi State!

“We look forward to next year's walk where we can include more members and be part of the St. Jude education and festivities,” said Tori Campbell, Wyoming. The Denver Alumnae Chapter has a longtime commitment to childhood cancer research, including their ongoing donations to their endowment at Children's Hospital Colorado.

The Fort Collins Alumnae Chapter also participated in the St. Jude Walk/Run as part of the Tri Delta Alumnae of Colorado team. “Initially we'd hoped to walk with other Colorado alumnae chapters as a team in Denver, but being virtual we opted for local chapter walks,” said Alumnae Chapter President Heidi Early, Knox. Fort Collins alumnae—along with a couple of furry friends!— walked at the local City Park and then enjoyed brunch at a local outdoor patio restaurant. Together, the Tri Delta Alumnae of Colorado team raised $1,150.

Members of the Washington, D.C. Metro Alumnae Chapter also enjoyed a brunch with their walk. D.C. alumnae met up for a walking tour of Capitol Hill followed by a light brunch at Alumnae Chapter President Meghan Holland’s, Wofford, house. The chapter raised more than $4,000 for the Walk/Run!

“This is one of my favorite events of the year,” shared Meghan. “It was a beautiful day and a great way to spend a morning … with sisters and supporting the sweet kids at St. Jude.” “This is one of my favorite events of the year,” shared Meghan. “It was a beautiful day and a great way to spend a morning … with sisters and supporting the sweet kids at St. Jude.”

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