1982 Convention

Karen Lawler to Sash Gabbard Letter, June 7, 1984

Karen Fortenberry Lawler, Texas Tech, asks for reassurance that the National Humanities Center is not a think tank for secular humanism. A response from Sarah Vaughn Gabbard, Illinois at Urbana, is also part of the collection.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Karen Lawler to Unknown Letter, c. 1984

This is the second page of correspondence sent by Karen Fortenberry Lawler, Texas Tech, to an unknown recipient. She requests that Tri Delta representatives from the Delta Century Fund Committee meet with executives from the National Humanities Center. Karen adds that it is Tri Delta's right to not support a philosophy and religion that is contrary to their principles.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Kathleen Nye Past President Interview, June 23, 1982

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

Keith and Burleson to Tri Delta Alumnae Chapters Letter With Notes, March 31, 1984

Jerilyn Rice Keith, Southern Methodist, and Debra Dobbins Burleson, Baylor, write to all Tri Delta alumnae chapters voicing their concerns about the Century Fund Committee donating money to the National Humanities Center. Their concerns regard humanism and their Christian beliefs. On the back side is a handwritten note.

Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection

Lou Smith, Executive Secretary, and Eileen Rudolph Editor Photograph, Fall 1982

Collection: Tri Delta Publications

Louise Diamond Smith Oral History Audio, c. 1982

Louise Diamond Smith, University of Texas, speaks to Gloria Hoffman Snyder, University of Texas, about her work as Fraternity Executive Secretary, beginning with the opening of the new Parkway Plaza Executive Office in Arlington, Texas. She describes her duties and explains which aspects of her work she finds most challenging or enjoyable and discusses the increasing importance of computerization to the workplace. Louise closes by sharing her recollections of past presidents and Executive Board members with whom she worked.

Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection

Lucile Foster, Bette Euse, Georgia Buchta, Kathie Nye and Ada Elizabeth Searles Photograph, Fall 1982

Collection: Tri Delta Publications

Marcheta Bowdle Century Fund Presentation Audio, January 1988

Delta Century Fund Chairman Marcheta MacDonald Bowdle, Miami University, gives a slide presentation explaining the creation of the Delta Century Fund at the 1964 Convention and providing a history of its early years. She explains how a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service led to the creation of the Delta Century Fund Library Awards and explains the decision to donate the balance of the fund to the National Humanities Center. The presentation begins with a recording of Delta Beta Chapter at Miami University singing "Tri Delta True."

Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection