FROM the PRESIDENT OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA FALL 2023 | VOLUME 119
By now, many of you know of the difficult decision Executive Council made to sell the Walton House and the adjacent administrative offices in Woodstock and relocate our national headquarters to Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
EDITOR/DESIGNER Jennifer Freeman Thompson CONTRIBUTORS Jennifer Kuhn Call, Epsilon Xi Taylor Carey, Epsilon Sigma Meagan Earls, Psi Sarah Irvin, Gamma Rho Sierra Lykins, Eta Kappa COPY EDITORS Margaret Fields, Alpha Upsilon Hannah Laux Questions, feedback, and story ideas may be sent to 0 marketing@trisigma.org. Send name or address changes and Omega Chapter notices to 0 sigma@trisigma.org. Collegiate and alumnae chapter reports should be submitted 0 here by July 1. The Triangle is published annually and is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference Communicators and Fraternity Communications Association.
TRI SIGMA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS 207 North Muhlenberg St. Woodstock, VA 22664-1424 p 540.459.4212 | f 540.459.2361 sigma@trisigma.org | trisigma.org NATIONAL PRESIDENT Joyce Newcom O’Daniel, Alpha Chi NATIONAL TREASURER Bonnie L. Rainey, Alpha Sigma NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Crystal Jones, Zeta Pi Kara Miller McCarty, Epsilon Delta Lauren Moran, Gamma Rho Veronica Atkins Seymour, Eta Omicron PANHELLENIC DELEGATE Linda Manley-Kuitu, Epsilon Rho EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jenna Martin Pendry
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Change isn't always easy, even when we know it is the right thing to do. Though the decision came after much research, review, discussion (and more research, review, and discussion), it was a decision we knew would come with many feelings and emotions—including our own. But we aren't called to lead with just our feelings and emotions; we are called to lead Sigma boldly toward the future. The sorority landscape is changing every day—and we must not only adapt, but move Ever Forward. Tri Sigma's vision calls us to provide exceptional experiences that will empower women to change the world. Throughout the pages of this issue, you'll see some ways we are doing just that. Learn more about the work being done to support our strategic plan on pages 6-7. I hope you'll also read how three of our members are personifying our philanthropic focus of Sigma Serves Children in their daily lives on page 10 and the first-person look into today's collegiate experience written by a recent graduate on page 14. I'd also like to congratulate our most recent scholarship recipients listed on page 40 and thank the Foundation and its donors for the financial gifts that make opportunities like this possible. I've never been prouder to be a Tri Sigma, and hope this issue will inspire or reignite your own Sigma pride. The work of our volunteers, staff, and collegiate and alumnae leaders can only go so far without steadfast alumnae. Whether it is engaging with our social media, keeping your contact info current in Sigma Connect, attending local or national events, paying alumnae dues, or filling out Introduction Forms for potential new members in your community—we need your help ensuring Tri Sigma continues to thrive for the next 125 years. In our bonds,
Joyce Newcom O’Daniel National President
