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Elizabeth Robb Friel, Transylvania University, stands outside a house. Elizabeth served as Fraternity Marshal from 1922-1931 and Fraternity Secretary from 1931-1934.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
Elizabeth Tumbleson Leutscher, Goucher College, served as Grand President from 1904-1906.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
Elizabeth Tumbleson Leutscher, Goucher College, served as Grand President from 1904-1906.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
Elizabeth Goode McVay, University of Kentucky, poses for a portrait. Elizabeth served as Fraternity Alumnae Vice President from 1960-1964.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
Elizabeth Goode McVay, University of Kentucky, poses for a portrait. Elizabeth served as Fraternity Alumnae Vice President from 1960-1964.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
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
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Collection: Tri Delta Publications
Past President Ernestine Block Grigsby, University of Colorado Boulder, is pictured here when she was chair of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
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, (left) and President Margaret Paddock Haller, Cornell University pose together during the 1959 Leadership School in Madison, Wisconsin.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
Past Fraternity Presidents Ernestine Block Grigsby, University of Colorado Boulder, and Margaret Paddock Haller, Cornell University, talk while wearing convention robes. This photograph was featured in The Trident.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive Collection
Ernestine Block Grigsby, University of Colorado Boulder, left, and Marie Weigt Fletcher, Cornell University, stand for a photograph during the 1950 Convention in Mackinac Island, Michigan.
Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook 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
Ernestine Block Grigsby, University of Colorado Boulder, speaks from a podium. This photograph was published in an unidentified issue of The Trident.
Collection: Tri Delta Archive 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
Collection: Tri Delta Scrapbook Collection