Page 3 - Tri Delta Times - Spring 2017

C e NEWS

D a Si er , successful 'Sincerely Yours' letter writing campaign that
supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. We can't
The Phi Eta Chapter of Delta Delta Delta at Texas Tech wait to see how much our chapter will raise and
University is rapidly growing and spreading our contribute to the $60 Million in 10 Years campaign.
sisterhood every year. As Texas Tech has begun to grow
signi?cantly, so have our new member classes. With Phi As our chapter grows stronger, so does our sisterhood.
Eta’s history, dating back to 1953, our alumnae have We loved having the opportunity to host a Body Image
continued to be involved and help support the outstand- 3D facilitator who met with our sophomore members to
ing accomplishments of our local chapter. express the importance of loving one another, healthy
living, sisterhood, and so much more. Also, our President,
Our current chapter is home to 226 unique, strong, and Vice President of Membership, Philanthropy Chair, and
wonderful young women who actively participate in the Academic Chair were fortunate to attend the National
community, campus activities, and organizations such as Collegiate Leadership Conference.
Student Government Association, President’s Select,
Mortar Board, Ambassadors from various departments, Our bonding events are also something that our chapter
and numerous honor societies. As well as staying loves to host. It gives us an opportunity to bond with
involved, our members have continued to make more of our sisters and get to know a face that we
academics a priority with their busy schedules. We were haven’t yet met. These “Delta’s Only” events are held
excited to have more than 55 girls eligible to participate once a month. The 2016 pledge class had a ?eld day
in our academic banquet. These members all attained a where they split up into groups by color and played
GPA of 3.5 or higher. competitive games at the local Tech Terrace Park.

Another exciting event that Phi Eta was able to There are not enough words to express our love and
participate in was our groundbreaking for our new lodge. thanks for the tremendous support our chapter receives
For many of our girls, it was a very emotional experience from our local alumnae chapter and house corporation.
seeing our lodge go because of the many memories that It seems that we all share the same sentiment, ‘it's not
were made there, and for many of us, it was home away just 4 years of sorority friends but rather a lifetime of
from home. The new lodge will bring new memories that long-lasting and loving friendships’. The doors at Phi Eta
we will be able to cherish forever. are always open, and should you ever ?nd yourself close
by, we would love for you to visit! I
With recruitment approaching, it is always our goal to
recruit the best and brightest women with every DELTA LOVE,
upcoming pledge class. The 2017 spring semester has
been a hectic one full of events, but our members and HK
chapter o?cers are excited about the remaining few
weeks and upcoming events such as formal and our Phi Eta Collegiate Chapter President
annual Triple Play. Our chapter just concluded a very

than myself is so rewarding. Marlo Thomas and we were there. It C e SPOTLIGHT, ’
the CEO of St. Jude came up to us to thank us for was a great place
all we do as a sorority to help the kids, and that to study, share
was just crazy! Like they’re so important there but
they felt the need to come up to us and say thank laughs and maybe
you. So cool.
even a few tears. It brought me some of my best important to support the campaign because of
3. What do you enjoy most about the chapter
lodge? The think I enjoyed most about our lodge friends and sweetest memories and for that I am everything that our old lodge brought me. Like I
(R.I.P.) was the community that took place while
forever thankful! said, the lodge is a place to have community and

grow closer to one another. Tri Delta has given me

4. Why do you feel that it is important to support so much, it is the least I can do to give back to

the Our Lodge, Our Legacy campaign? I feel it is have an even better lodge. I

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