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Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Helen Russell Notesteen, University of Minnesota, speaks to Jean Hunt Gaines, University of California, Los Angeles, to share recollections of her time as president and her experiences in service to Tri Delta as Province Deputy and Fraternity Collegiate Secretary. She reflects fondly on Tri Deltas who served with her on the Executive Board, discusses their work to implement changes required by amendments made to the Tri Delta Constitution, and describes her efforts on extension and the improvement of new member education. Helen concludes by discussing her time as adviser for Phi Beta Chapter at the University of Arizona and her efforts to create a library of books by Tri Delta authors.
Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection
Kathleen Davis Nye, University of Iowa, speaks to Margaret Paddock Haller, Cornell University, about her Tri Delta career, beginning with her time as traveling secretary from 1943-1945, including a time she traveled on a troop train during World War II, then later serving as fraternity chairman of academic standards, district president of Indiana, and fraternity collegiate vice president before becoming president from 1968-1972. She discusses the expansion of career opportunities for women, shares her recollections of serving under President Susan White Perry, Vanderbilt University, and the decision to close Alpha Upsilon Chapter at Colby College, as well as the Executive Board's reaction to the recruitment of the first African American member by Delta Upsilon Chapter at Ohio Wesleyan University. Kathleen also speaks fondly of the Tri Deltas who served with her on Executive Board during her presidency, discusses the challenges of recruitment, membership selection, and discrimination in the 1960s, recounts the move of the Tri Delta Executive Office to Arlington, Texas, and recalls the 1970 Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Margaret Paddock Haller, Cornell University, speaks to Virginia Nicholas Provost, College of William & Mary, about her service to Tri Delta as an adviser to Alpha Tau Chapter at Carnegie Mellon University, as district president from 1944-1948, as fraternity director from 1948-1956, as fraternity collegiate vice president from 1956-1958, and president from 1958-1962. She praises the Tri Deltas who served under her on the Executive Board and describes their accomplishments, including overseeing the expansion of the Executive Board following amendments to the Tri Delta Constitution, the trademarking of Tri Delta insignia, and the restoration of the field secretary program. Margaret closes with discussion of the impact of student protests in the 1960s on Tri Delta and her ongoing services to the Fraternity after the end of her term as president, especially as chairman of the Archives Committee.
Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection
Rosemary Underdahl Mueller, University of Minnesota writes to Theta Chapter at the University of Minnesota to thank them.
Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection
Rosemary Underdahl Mueller, University of Minnesota, writes to Theta Chapter at the University of Minnesota to send over study snacks from the Minneapolis/St. Paul Alumnae Chapter.
Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection
Mary Kay Paup Baker, University of California, Los Angeles, discusses her service to Tri Deltas as district president, fraternity associate director of collegiate programs from 1966-1968, fraternity collegiate vice president from 1968-1972 and president from 1972-1976, her recollections of student protest and campus upheaval during her time in leadership, and initiatives she oversaw to improve training for new members, chapter officers, and chapter advisers. Mary Kay goes on to recall how much she enjoyed visiting collegiate chapters while she served in leadership, consider improvements made to Tri Delta's financial policies under her leadership, and describe her involvement in moving the Executive Office to Texas. She finishes by sharing memories of other past presidents and discussing her experiences in the Side Board, an organization for former Executive Board members.
Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection
Marylee Trigg Strange, University of Oklahoma, writes to Normita Ellis Error, Oregon State University, to provide an update on her life and family and reflect on the value of lifelong membership in Tri Delta.
Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
President Ernestine Block Grigsby, University of Colorado Boulder, reports to the 1938 Convention on the work of the Executive Board and Directors for the previous two years.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection