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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
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Ernestine Block Grigsby, University of Colorado Boulder, gives a speech discussing Tri Delta then and now during the 1978 Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, after a brief introduction that includes discussion of Tri Delta heritage jewelry. Ernestine discusses the Founding of Tri Delta, early efforts at extension and recruitment, and the creation of The Trident and the Endowment Fund. She closes by discussing her time serving as National Panhellenic Conference delegate, some of Tri Delta's early conventions, the evolution of Tri Delta's housing policy, and the impact of ongoing social and cultural change on Tri Delta.
Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection
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.
Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection
Past President Ernestine Block Grigsby, University of Colorado Boulder, first speaks about recruitment and chapter life during her collegiate years, including a visit from R. Louise Fitch, Knox College, World War I, and the Spanish flu pandemic. She then discusses her experiences visiting chapters as a deputy of Theta Province, attending her first Tri Delta Convention in 1922, and developing the National Panhellenic Conference. Ernestine also relates stories about Founder Sarah Ida Shaw Martin, Boston University, and the early days of Tri Delta and shares memories of attending Sarah's funeral.
Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection
Estelle Trueblood, Simpson College, shares that she will not be attending the 1938 Tri Delta Convention with Helen Gerry Jones, Boston University.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
Esther Rose Angell, University of Vermont, writes to Executive Secretary E.W. Jones to send a sketch of Sarah Ida Shaw Martin, Boston University, drawn by her daughter. Enclosed with the letter is a response from Jones and the sketch.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive 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