Page 2 - Tri Delta Traveler - Fall 2014

Letter from Being a Tri Delta has provided our chapter while upholding the me a home where I can values of Tri Delta. Sarah Ida confdently be myself amongst Shaw stressed the importance of the President a talented and diverse group of building a strong inner self, and women who inspire me every I believe her words embody my ___________________________ day. Sharing sisterhood with goals as president: to provide our this remarkable group has truly chapter the opportunity for each y name is Kaitlyn enriched my college experience. member to develop both character M Hittelman, and I am Our members’ dedication to and long lasting friendships. honored to serve as Teta Xi’s their passions has created a President for 2014. Our chapter well-rounded environment I had no idea being a member of is proud to be a leader on campus, at Teta Xi that consistently Tri Delta would provide me with a top fundraising chapter for provides new opportunities for so many amazing opportunities, St. Jude Children’s Research each of us academically and memories, and relationships, but Hospital, and we continue to excel philanthropically and encourages now I couldn’t imagine college academically while having a great all of us to contribute to USC without it! Tri Delta is more than time doing it all! We are thrilled through campus involvement. just a four year experience; it is a with our wonderful new member lifelong friendship and legacy that class and expect great things from I am privileged to work closely with I will steadfastly hold dear to my them in the future. each ofcer to further the goals of heart long after graduation. Recruitment Update heta Xi is proud to welcome 73 new members into Since Bid Night, our chapter has planned an exciting array Tour chapter. USC’s 2014 Panhellenic Recruitment of events for our new members. Our frst activity was numbers were at an all-time high this year, with over Game Day: new members were given game-day shirts and 1,100 girls attending formal recruitment. Twenty- three fanny packs to decorate at the house. After our tailgate, our of our new members are from California (with seven members walked together to the Coliseum to watch USC from Southern California). We have new members win over Fresno State. Our second activity occurred the from twenty-two diferent states, plus four international next week at our Dolphin Sister reveal. At the house, new members from Germany, Tailand, Japan and St. Tomas, members broke a piñata to fnd candy with their name and Virgin Islands. Our new members represent all years of their Dolphin Sister’s name on it. Tey were then given enrollment and have a variety of majors, which contribute instructions as to where to fnd their Dolphin Sister. Once to the diversity and well-roundedness of our chapter. everyone found their new sister, we all enjoyed food and refreshments at a festa-themed dinner. On Bid night, all 73 new members made the traditional run from USC’s campus to the house where they were met Te entire chapter was most excited for “Big and Little” by the entire chapter. Te Bid Night theme was “Under reveal. Tis year’s reveal took place on September 20th at the Sea with Tri Delta”, including dolphin and trident Disneyland, which was a surprise for the new members! decorations, balloons, and gifts for our new members. Our After the initial reveal at the house, all sisters spent the day celebration included a photo booth, music, food truck, and at the Happiest Place on Earth! Our beautiful initiation arcade games for the girls to have their frst experience ceremony was conducted on October 11th. with their Pearl Sisters. 2