1982 Convention

Carolyn Pressley to Sara Gabbard and Lou Smith Memo, August 30, 1981

In this memo, Delta Century Fund committee member Carolyn Mullenax Pressley, University of Tulsa, provides an update on the Fund recipient options the Committee is currently researching.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Come to Convention

Collection: Tri Delta Publications

Come to Convention

Collection: Tri Delta Publications

Convention Music Directors List, 1934-1984

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Cover, Winter 1982

Collection: Tri Delta Publications

Delta Century Fund - Summary, July 1980

This information sheet, written by Delta Century Fund committee member Sammy Moore, features a history of how the Fund was formed and summaries of the Fund discussions that happened at each Convention since its formation.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Century Fund Scrapbook, Page 16

This scrapbook page features a telegram, newspaper clipping, and three photographs from the 1985 National Humanities Center Tri Delta Garden Dedication.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Century Fund Scrapbook, Page 52

This scrapbook page features a clipping from The Trident about the decision to award the Delta Century Fund to the National Humanities Center. Also attached to the page is a copy of the National Humanities Center's original Delta Century Fund proposal.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Century Fund Scrapbook, Page 53

Attached to this scrapbook page is the 1978-1980 National Humanities Center Report which was included in the 1982 Convention packet.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Century Fund Scrapbook, Page 54

This scrapbook page features a photograph of the National Humanities Center and a description of how the Center was presented as a Delta Century Fund candidate at the 1982 Convention.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Century Fund Scrapbook, Page 55

This scrapbook page features the Delta Century Fund resolution amendment that allows funds for the Tri Delta garden to be used "as necessary." Also attached to the page is a pamphlet featuring the original Delta Century Fund resolution.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Century Fund Scrapbook, Page 59

This scrapbook page features a memo sent to all collegiate and alumnae chapters explaining the process of choosing a Delta Century Fund recipient and the role their convention delegates will play in that decision.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Delta Delta 100 Brochure, c. 1988

This pamphlet provides an overview of the Delta Century Fund, created for Tri Delta's centennial, and how the Fund is being used at the National Humanities Center.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Delta Delta Margaret Haller Album, Page 16

This scrapbook page features two photographs of Margaret Paddock Haller, Cornell University, attending the 1982 Convention in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Delta Delta Delta Margaret Haller Album, Page 19

This scrapbook page features five photographs of Margaret Paddock Haller, Cornell University, attending conventions and visiting the Tri Delta Executive Office in Arlington, Texas.

Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection

Dorothy Roeske and Frankie Wilson Oral History Interview, June 23, 1982

Dorothy Gaines Roeske, University of Illinois at Urbana, and Frances Gore Wilson, University of Colorado Boulder, speak to Margaret Paddock Haller, Cornell University, during the 1982 Convention in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Dottie and Frankie describe their own experiences in service to Tri Delta and share memories of other Tri Deltas in leadership, particularly Zoe Gore Perrin, University of Colorado Boulder. They also discuss Tri Delta's philanthropy history, especially the origins of the Service Project Scholarships during World War II.

Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection

Ellie Anstaett to Tri Delta Letter, November 16, 1985

Eleanor Heuser Anstaett, Miami, writes to the Tri Delta leadership about her disappointment in the manner in which certain influential members have forced through the Delta Century Fund money. She also would like to know how the National Humanities Center was chosen for this designation and that she will never give another penny to the Fraternity. A response from Marcheta MacDonald Bowdle, Miami, is also available.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Foster, Eeuse, Buchta, Nye, and Searles During the 1982 Convention Photograph, June 20-25, 1982

From left to right, Lucile Parsons Foster, Florida State University, Bette McGillivray Euse, University of Minnesota, Georgia Gerlinger Buchta, Northwestern University, Kathleen Davis Nye, University of Iowa, and Ada Davies Searles, Goucher College, pose for a photograph during the 1982 Convention in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Frederick Edwords to National Humanities Center Letter, May 24, 1984

Frederick Edwords, the National Administrator for the American Humanist Association, writes to a representative of the National Humanities Center notifying them that they received a letter accusing Tri Delta of secular humanism. Edwords has also enclosed educational material and suggests that the two organizations learn more about each other.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Golden Circle Members Posed for Photograph, Fall 1982

Collection: Tri Delta Publications