Ernestine Block Grigsby, University of Colorado Boulder, shares her recollections of Tri Delta Founder Sarah Ida Shaw Martin, Boston University. Ernestine discusses what little is known about Ida's marriage and personal life, the illness she experienced towards the end of her life, and the role she played in the writing of ritual and constitutions and bylaws for many fraternities and sororities as well as the sorority handbook. She also notes Ida's fondness for emeralds, fine jewelry, and pretty clothing and recalls Ida's lifelong attachment to Tri Delta and recounts her attendance at Ida's funeral.
January 1984
00:15:44
