Tri Delta Pansy Post for September

Please pay your dues by October 1st to be included in our directory.

What are the perks of membership? Glad you asked! You receive access to our special interest groups, fall and spring events, ability to nominate sisters for awards and recognition, access to our directory of Dallas Delta Sisters, invitations to Founder's Day and an exclusive "dues paying only event". Your money also goes to support our chapter and Executive Office.

PLEASE JOIN NOW / RENEW

Letter from President

Happy September!

Welcome to our 2020-2021 year full of fun events. Our Program Team has been hard at work planning a wide variety of things to do. We have a new special interest group this year - Deltas Around Dallas. These are monthly events that I know you will enjoy - from Wine & Cheese tasting - to - Makeover tips - to - a Floral Design event just in time for Thanksgiving plus many many more! Our traditional Fall Fiesta will be in October - virtually this time. See the details for this fun evening. Founders Day will be celebrated in November as a virtual event - joining our sisters around the globe. Stay tuned for more details on this. Please ask your DDD friends to join us!

Delta Love,

Sandra K. Standefer

Dallas Alumnae Chapter President

dallasdeltas.president@gmail.com

Fall Fiesta

Traveling less? Missing cultural events? We are here for you! Save the date and mark your calendar for our Fall Fiesta the evening of October 13th at 6:30pm. Join us from the comfort of your couch or patio - or perhaps gather with a few sisters appropriately distanced as one of our own, gallery owner and philanthropist Hannah Blanton

(A Tri Delta Sister) treats us to a virtual sneak peak and artist profile “live” from Sozo Art Gallery in Charlotte, North Carolina. Refreshments will be available for contactless delivery from Dallas pop up Ritas & Queso! Advance reservations will be required for the Zoom event and food and beverage delivery. Stay tuned for details and payment information! For more information please email dallasdeltas.programs@gmail.com

Cookies & Castles

Bring Cookies & Castles Home for the Holidays this year!

Cookies & Castles

Now shopping at Kroger and Tom Thumb helps Cookies & Castles!

Chapter Award Nominations

Nomination deadline is midnight on Friday, September 11.

The Welcome Committee

If you have a DDD that you would like the Welcome Committee to reach out to

please send us her email. We would love to have her join our Alumnae group!

dallasdeltas.welcome@gmail.com

Survey Results

Thank you for answering the survey to help us better plan our Fall Events! We hope to see YOU soon. If you have any additional ideas for our events, please email dallasdeltas.programs@gmail.com

Join our Houston sisters September 9 and September 30 for two of their events

“The Current Real Estate Outlook”

“Tips and Tricks for Packing for a Three-Week Trip in a Carry On Bag”

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Theta Kappa House Corp

Welcome Tammy Clark, Theta Kappa's

New House Director

And

Two Theta Kappas receive National

Tri Delta Scholarships!

Dallas Delta Doings

Recruitment Sept 2020

Greek life is alive and well and while recruitment is looking different this year, chapters are excited to welcome their new members!!! As many of you know, recruitment has been held virtually on college campuses this fall. What does this look like? It includes chapter and potential new member videos and zoom parties, including pref and even Bid Day!!! Congratulations to recruitment teams, active members and advisors for their hard work to make this happen !

Recruitment results were strong overall with most universities seeing high numbers of potential new members and high pledge rates.

Most importantly, collegiate women are able and excited to participate in greek life as part of their college experience.

Tri Delta welcomes hundreds of new members and more to come as some schools are still in fall recruitment. Below, Welcome Home our new members from Dallas!!!

Delta Love, Kristie Staffieri

University of Texas new members from Ursuline Bethany Roberts, Lexi Lewis and Jessica Harrison

University of Texas new members throwing some Deltas!

Texas A&M new member Mary Pat Green with Tri Delta mom Jennifer and Tri Delta alumnae sister Claire

University of Arkansas new member Caroline Barfoot with Tri Delta

mom Renee

University of Arkansas new member Rebecca Gill with

mom Mary and Tri Delta alumnae sister Rachel Gill

Spotlight

Natalie Beattie

Natalie Beattie, VP of Communications and Special Interest group lead for Deltas Walking. I am a Native Texan and transplanted Fort Worthian to Dallasite for the past 17 years. Keeping my house clean and organized after daily husband and son tornados is how I spend most of my time. Before Covid-19 I worked as a nurse at Baylor Uptown in the Recovery Department. I enjoyed being active in book clubs and wine and dine. My favorite workout is Pilates and I look forward to the day I can go back to my favorite studio. I love long bike rides along the Trinity Trails in Ft. Worth or through Fair Park. If there was any era I could visit it would be the Art Nouveau/ Art Deco era for its fashion, jewelry and art.

My husband Evan is a workaholic with a passion for architecture. It comes in handy when building a new house. He likes to stand in the middle of roads when on vacation, stare up at buildings with his camera in hand and have me divert cars from hitting him. He does take great photos so I only complain half the time.

My son Pierce loves bright colors, light sabers, any type of ball, sweet candies and wishes he could be a puppy. Covid-19 has been most tough on my son. When young kids need peer interaction for their development and I can see the sadness in my son’s face because we can’t socialize the way we use to, it hurts. But my son has also been the most resilient. He wakes up happy to see us each day, full of energy and smiles. Each day is a day to start over and have the best day possible. Sometime he tells me he had a fabulous day and I’m thankful for those.

Movie Watchers

Join us September 9th at 7pm for a discussion of Radioactive starring Rosamund Pike. Please watch the movie before the meeting. Don't miss Rosamund Pike

in the incredible, true-story of Marie Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work that changed the world.

The video is available to stream on Amazon Prime.

For more information contact Frances Tubb at dallasdeltas.moviewatchers@gmail.com or

214-789-1089

Book Club

Please join us this fall for fun evenings of lively discussion.

First Fall meeting will be:

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Time 6:30-8:00

Email Patrice Shelby by September 21 for

the zoom link dallasdeltas.bookclub@gmail.com

You do not have to read the book to attend.

Lunch Bunch

September Event

Sandwich Lunch Bunch

Thursday, September 17

11:30 - 1

A ZOOM get-together

Bring your favorite sandwich to our ZOOM Lunch Bunch

ZOOM link will be emailed the day before

Contact Jana Boswell for more information.

214-244-6506

dallasdeltas.lunchbunch@gmail.com

October Event

Lecture & Lunch -- Virtually of Course!

Thursday, October 8 @ 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

— Don’t Let Your Body Outlive Your Mind —

Lunch Bunch Presentation 11:30 am-12 noon

“Dementia Defense: 6 Key Lifestyle Essentials to Retain Your Brain”

Dementia prevention should start in your 20s, 30s

and 40s — but it’s never too late to start.

Bring your favorite salad and join us via Zoom

to learn how. Plenty of time to socialize, too!

Guest Speaker

Allison Knox Blankenship, MA, NBC-HWC, FMCHC, is a fellow Dallas Delta (Bucknell ’77) and is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach specializing in brain health and dementia/Alzheimer’s risk reduction. She earned her Master’s at UT Southwestern Medical School and is also a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, an Apollo-approved ReCODE Practitioner (Bredesen Protocol) and a Certified Gluten Practitioner.

Email dallasdeltas.lunchbunch@gmail.com by October 6 to register. Zoom link will be sent the day before.