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Alumnae News
ΔΔΔ Alumnae Spotlight:
Lara Woodham
Editor’s Note: For this edition of
the newsletter, we are shining the
Spotlight on Sister Lara Woodham
’88. As a native of Lubbock, Texas,
Lara graduated from Texas Tech
University in December of 1993 with
a degree in Human Sciences with a
specialization in Early Childhood
Development. Lara pledged to the
Phi Eta Chapter of Delta Delta
Delta, in the fall of 1988, as a second
generation Texas Tech Tri Delta. She
has remained active in the alumnae
chapter and served several years as
the Alumnae Reference Chairperson
and the Chapter Financial Advisor.
She is currently serving on the House
Corporation Board as Treasurer.
Lara has worked in the property
management industry in Lubbock for
over 28 years. She is the Vice President
Pictured left to right: Paige Carlisle Kerr, Lucy Sullivan Nichols, In the Bonds, ΔΔΔ
Cyndy Woodward Barton, Laurie Gonz Lovett, Donna Adams
Hurley, and Betsy Douglas Simons.
Use of The size and safety concerns of the
the Lodge current lodge were the impetus for the
“Our Lodge/Our Legacy” Campaign.
The size of the current lodge, especially
the second floor, the main rooms and the
bathrooms, can no longer accommodate the
current undergraduate chapter membership
which has doubled from the membership
when the current lodge was originally built.
Many alumnae are curious about how the
lodge currently is used by undergraduates.
Alumnae remember chapter meetings,
recruitment, and initiation ceremonies,
those activities still go on along with Delta’s
only events, Bible studies and Panhellenic
meetings. The House Corporation was
surprised to learn the lodge has become a
of Hi-Plains Investment, Inc., a friend & a girlfriend. Least of all,
Lubbock based property management I was a student. I barely by the grace
company, and she is CEO of her own of God (& Bill Dean) made my grades
property management consulting to get initiated. After 3 semesters and
firm, CBIC Consulting. She and her a final semester GPA of .08, I flunked
husband, Jeff, have been married for out. Not good, not good at all.
24 years and have 2 children. Their
son, Ryan, is 20 and currently attends How did this affect you?
South Plains College, and is also
working in the property management Well first, my parents were mad.
field. Their daughter, Courtney, is 16 I was not able to participate as a raider
and is completing her junior year at recruiter, I had to get a full time job
Monterey High School. Lara and Jeff (which I was qualified for nothing)
also spend much of their free time as and begin to support myself. None of
athletic booster club organizers at that really bothered my 19-year-old
Monterey, where Courtney is a varsity brain; however, what hurt the most
cheerleader and varsity volleyball and what I couldn’t stand, was not
player. Additionally, Lara and Jeff are being an active member of DDD. No
dedicated supporters of the HeartGift meetings, no mixers, and I couldn’t
Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to even wear letters. That was it! When
providing lifesaving heart surgery to DDD was taken from me, I made a
children from around the world who promise to earn it back. I could stand
lack access to adequate medical care. losing a lot, but not being a Tri Delt
was unacceptable.
How would you describe your
time at Texas Tech? Did Tri Delta help turn things
around?
I had so much fun when I got to Tech!
I was a Tri Delt, a raider recruiter, a I had to sit that spring out, but the
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Tri Delta
Phi Eta Chapter 1975 Texas Tech
Our collegiate Tri Delt days were just the
beginning of our lifelong friendships! We
have been getting together for over thirty
years, and have a stronger sisterhood than
ever! It is great to see our Texas Tech Phi
Eta chapter doing so well, pledging the
brightest and the BEST!
Top row: Laurie Gonz Lovett, Kim Wood Green
Donna Hurley Mary Overton Nolan, Donna Adams Hurley,
Cyndy Woodward Barton Bottom row: Betsy Douglas
Simons, Lucy Sullivan Nichols, Paige Carlisle Kerr.
study center for undergraduates with dozens
of members using the facility as their preferred
study location on any given night of the week.
In order to facilitate these activities, the new 3
lodge has a designated library, five group
study rooms, two individual study rooms and
an online classroom The plans also include up
to date audio visual equipment and adequate
internet to handle such large study groups.
The House Corporation and the Building
Committee have worked diligently with
the architects to provide a home to sustain
sisterhood and enhance the educational and
personal growth of our undergraduates. We
believe this lodge is a worthwhile project to
ask our alumnae to support.