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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
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Elizabeth Parmelee Rose, Northwestern University, shares her recollections of her mother, Amy Olgen Parmelee, Northwestern University. Elizabeth begins by recounting her mother's ancestors in Germany and the United States, Amy's academic achievements and her experiences in Upsilon Chapter at Northwestern University, her early work as secretary for the YWCA and a chapter adviser, and her marriage; she also shares stories about Tri Deltas who worked with her mother, including R. Louise Fitch, Knox College, and Fay Martin Slover, Randolph-Macon College. Elizabeth later shares her memories of her childhood, attending the 1925 Convention in Glacier National Park with her mother, Amy's work on The Trident and later career as Dean of Women at Colorado State University, and her own experiences in college and the workforce, as well as some of the family's travel and business endeavors, and concludes by discussing Amy's health issues near the end of her life.
Collection: Tri Delta Audiovisual Collection
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
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
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications