JULY 2022

LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Tri Delta Sisters,

I am so happy to be able to serve as your president for the next two years. I hope you had a wonderful 4^th of July holiday.

Sandra and I just returned from the Tri Delta National Convention. We have shared some of the things we learned in this newsletter.

Please go to and invite your Tri Delta sisters to go to dallasdeltas.com to join the Dallas Tri Delta Alumnae Group. We are excited to announce the Refer-a-Delta program. The details are below.

The executive office has so much to offer. You can update your information at tridelta.org. This will allow your pledge sisters to find you and make it much easier on our membership team when we pay your national dues.

Here are a few more sites from the executive office at tridelta.org.

Check out this website to take a peek into our history: tridelta.historyit.com
You can sign up for the monthly behind-the-scenes newsletter here: tridelta.typeform.com/to/thcgElZn

Please follow us on social media!

Facebook: facebook.com/dallasdeltas/
Instagram: instagram.com/dallasdeltas/

Delta Love,

Patti Ellis Winstanley (Mississippi)

2022-2024 President, Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Tri Delta

dallasdeltas.president@gmail.com

NEWS

We were thrilled to win one of five of the 2022 Eleanor Dorcas Pond Awards for providing an exceptional and rewarding membership experience and demonstrating a steadfast commitment to Tri Delta’s Purpose. Congratulations to Sandra K. Standefer (Texas), 2020-2022 Dallas Alumnae Chapter President, and the entire 2020-2022 Board and Committee Chairs.

Congratulations also to the North Dallas Alumnae Chapter on winning the 2022 Excellence in Member Experience award and to our Northeast Tarrant County AC sisters for receiving an Excellence in Innovation honorable mention. The DFW metroplex was well represented during awards season!

It's Time to Renew Your Membership

Our annual membership drive is underway. Help us reach our goal of 500 members!

We are excited to introduce our Refer-A-Delta Program. Do you know any Deltas that have recently relocated to the Dallas area? Sisters who are Dallas locals, but aren't yet involved with our alumnae chapter? We want to include all local Deltas in our alumnae community!

Members who Refer-A-Delta will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 NorthPark Gold Gift Card. Each referral is a separate entry. Drawing will take place at our fall Deltas only event!

There are two ways to Refer-A-Delta:

Send an email to dallasdeltas.welcome@gmail.com with the name and contact info (if you have it) of the sister you are referring. Our welcoming committee will take it from there!
Reach out to the sister yourself! Just email us the name of the sister(s) you reached out to and we will include you in the drawing.

Benefits of dues paid membership include:

Invitations to all our fun events and special interest group programs
Invitations to dues paid members only events in the fall and spring
Access to the online member directory
Access to the SMU babysitter/petsitter list
Ability to register legacies and submit references
Ability to nominate sisters for alumnae chapter awards
The option to serve as a chapter officer and/or on the Cookies & Castles committee
The joy of sisterhood and community

Our 2022-2023 calendar year begins June 1, 2022 and ends May 31, 2023. The deadline to register as a member is October 15. If you have any questions, please reach out to dallasdeltas.membership@gmail.com.

Renew or Join Today!

EVENTS

We want to hear from you as we plan our events for the 2022-2023 year. If you have any questions, please reach out to Laurel Looney at dallasdeltas.programs@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you!

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MOVIE WATCHERS

Saturday, July 30

We are going to see Where the Crawdads Sing! Time will be decided closer to the date.

💌 RSVP to Frances

COOKIES & CASTLES

We are halfway through the year so it’s time to start thinking about Cookies & Castles! This holiday event is the Dallas Alumnae Chapter’s annual philanthropy benefiting Scottish Rite for Children and there are many ways for all Dallas Tri Delta’s to be involved and show support for the gingerbread extravaganza.

Like and share our posts on Facebook and Instagram!
Help Cookies & Castles collect raffle items. Do you own a business that would like to contribute an item or service, have a favorite restaurant you frequent that loves to give back to the community, or perhaps you have gift cards collecting dust? Cookies & Castles would love items and ideas from all Dallas Tri Delta’s. Share those here or email us at gingerbread@cookiesandcastles.com.
Get involved by volunteering. Show your interest here and we will reach out later this fall.
Display a Cookies & Castles yard sign in your yard. Share your address here and we will make sure you have one in your yard in November. We want a sign on every block of Dallas!
Save large clear plastic snack containers for Cookies & Castles to clean and reuse. Pretzel containers from Costco are a great example of the type of container needed.
Email Ashley Lewis and Casey Thompson at gingerbread@cookiesandcastles.com with any ideas, thoughts, or other ways to support Cookies & Castles.

SMU UPDATE

Theta Kappa House Corporation is busy with summer maintenance for the chapter house. Painting, repairs, kitchen updating, and landscape maintenance are all in the works so the house will be in perfect shape when the actives return on August 17 for the fall semester. The next House Corporation meeting is scheduled for July 12. There is an open position on the board for Kitchen Maintenance. Interested alumnae can contact Nancy Anderson at smutrideltahc@gmail.com.

Calling All Deltas

We are looking for DDD-owned stores, restaurants and services for our programs for 2022-2023. Please email us if you are interested in hosting an event.

Email dallasdeltas.programs@gmail.com

Alumnae Chapter Award Nominations

Each year the Dallas Alumnae Chapter recognizes alumnae who have made notable contributions to the Fraternity, the Alumnae Chapter, and the Dallas community. Individuals chosen to receive awards are honored at our annual Founders’ Day Celebration. All dues-paying members are invited and encouraged to participate in the nomination process.

More details on the criteria for each award are provided on the nomination forms, located on the Deltas Only portion of our website.

Pearl Spirit Award: Recognizes and fosters a young alumna who has already proven that her dedication and devotion to Tri Delta will only continue to grow.

Pansy Spirit Award: Recognizes a member for extraordinary loyalty and service to Tri Delta and the Dallas Alumnae Chapter.

Pine Tree Community Spirit Award: Recognizes outstanding contributions to the Dallas community by a Tri Delta alumna.

For consideration in 2022, nominations are due by midnight, September 9, 2022.

Submit to dallasdeltas.awards@gmail.com

Navigating Grief and Shock: Tri Delta Is Here for You With SOAR

The recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, have left many of us feeling many emotions including grief, shock and anger. Tri Delta is here for you and we wanted to remind you of the support offered through SOAR, our member assistance program. For mental health and crisis support, please visit the online portal or call 855-786-0276. Resources for coping, grief and talking to children about traumatic events are located on the AllOne Health blog .

SISTERHOOD SNAPSHOTS

Patti Winstanley (Mississippi) and Sandra Standefer (Texas) attended the Tri Delta Conference in San Diego in June. It is exciting to be a part of such a wonderful, talented group of diverse women.

A highlight of the weekend: hearing from Sara Blakely (Florida State), owner of Spanx, and about another dozen amazingly strong women like Sallie Krawcheck (North Carolina) and Amy K Hutchens (California-San Diego).

They had a little fun too at the San Diego Zoo, a city tour by trolley, and drinks at the Hotel Del Coronado, complete with pansies!