Tri Delta Pansy Post

Letter From The President

Happy September!

Our 2021-2022 Dallas Alumnae Chapter Board is hard at work planning the events and programs for the Fall. Please be sure to pay your dues to be included in the due paid member event this Fall.

Not sure how to get involved – please email me. We have so many opportunities from Alumnae events to Collegiate events to House Corporation to Cookies & Castles.

We have the perfect spot for you!

It’s beginning to look like Christmas (okay maybe not since it is still 90+ degrees outside) It is time to support Cookies & Castles. This is OUR philanthropy. Please support Cookies & Castles by being a sponsor. Visit www.cookiesandcastles.com for more information. We would love if every active member was an Elf Sponsor which provides a Scottish Rite Hospital patient’s family a to-go gingerbread house. Bring a smile to these children’s faces this holiday and support OUR philanthropy.

DL,

Sandra K. Standefer

President -Dallas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Delta Delta

dallasdeltas.president@gmail.com

214-497-6683 cell

Making the Most of Your

DDD Membership!

Just like your summer fun and vacation plans this year...it is time to make the most of your DDD membership. It all starts with renewing your DDD membership for the 2021- 2022 year and we hope you will join our group again!

What are the perks of membership? Great question and 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, invitation to Founder’s Day and an exclusive to “dues paying only events.” Your dues also go towards supporting our chapter and Executive Office.

Renewing or joining online is quick and easy to do. Just click on the “Pay Now” button below and fill out the form. If you have any questions, please reach out to dallasdeltas.membership@gmail.com

Pay Now!

Fall 2021 Recruitment

New Members News!

It has been an exciting year on campuses this fall for sorority recruitment! Most universities are seeing record numbers of participants and record breaking pledge class sizes. Young women are interested in greek life and excited to be part of this experience. Recruitment at most schools has been a hybrid of zoom and in person, and most schools have allowed chapters to welcome home their new members in person.

Here is a listing of our new Tri Delta members and a few exciting pics. Thank you to all of you who supported a potential new member by writing a reference or letter of support. While nationally references are no longer required for membership, it does help the chapters in getting information on potential new members and becoming acquainted with them prior to formal recruitment.

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions. Remember there is deferred recruitment in January for several schools so please get me any information on a potential new member if you have not already done so.

Loyally,

Kristie Staffieri, Reference VP

The University of Alabama

Autumn Wilbanks Parish Episcopal School

The University of Arkansas

Sally Jacobs Lake Highlands High School

The University of North Carolina

Sarah Rogers Highland Park High School

The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)

Brittie Barcus Highland Park High School

EMac Gidden The Covenant School

Grace Howell The Covenant School

Texas A&M

Lauren Elms Trinity Christian Academy

Ellie Fenton Highland Park High School

Lilly Fowler Woodrow Wilson HS

Gabby Ross Highland Park High School

Maddy Ross Highland Park High School

Audrey Stone Highland Park High School

Grace Swanner Lake Highlands High School

Claire Tate The Hockaday School

Texas Christian University (TCU)

Carter Ching Highland Park High School

Lauren Cimorelli Highland Park High School

Cameron Clark Highland Park High School

Paige Cotter Trinity Christian Academy

Anna Haggar Highland Park High School

Ella Hattendorf Trinity Christian Academy

Lauren Hickey Highland Park High School

Mae Mae Skipworth Highland Park High School

Kathryn Wilpitz Highland Park High School

The University of Texas at Austin (UT)

Pamela Arias Ursuline Academy

Alexandra Armer Lake Highlands High School

Kathryn Callahan Trinity Christian Academy

Abbey Cornado Trinity Christian Academy

Kate Giebler Ursuline Academy

Abby Ladewig Ursuline Academy

Grace Pulis Woodrow Wilson HS

Hannah Schreiner Woodrow Wilson HS

Sophie Witherspoon Lake Highlands High School

Texas new members Hannah Schreiner and Kathryn Callahan

TCU new members Paige Cotter and Ella Hattendorf with their moms! Paige's mom

Shelly is a Tri Delta and a Dallas alumnae

board member

Ole Miss new members Grace Howell and

EMac Gidden with Dallas actives

Bailey Beaird and Scout Hodges

Texas A&M new members

Gabby and Maddy Ross

Texas A&M new member Audrey Stone

NEWS

SMU Parents Club

The SMU Parents Club is off to a great start for the 2021 School Year and are very excited for the girls that they are attending classes in person! Move in went smoothly and the girls loved their welcome bags from the Dallas Alumnae! We are planning an event for Parents’ Weekend in September and can’t wait to see everyone! Trideltamc@yahoo.com

Tri Delta cups and pins, snacks, and Foxtrot $20 off cards in customized, move-in goodie bags courtesy of Kristin Hall and Jill Magnuson

SMU House Corporation

The SMU House Corporation has been busy all summer getting the house ready for the girls to return to school. There are updated study areas, new bright paint, and every inch has been cleaned with care. It looks amazing. Thanks to the HC Board and to Miss Tammy for all of their hard work.

Click Here to Sign Up

Special Event

Behind the Scenes with Dr. Death podcast star Kay Van Wey

Please join us at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, for a sure-to-be-interesting Zoom meeting. Our special guest will be Kay Van Wey, a Dallas attorney and Tri Delta who had an influential role in the famous Dr. Death case described in the popular Dr. Death Podcast and Documentary. In case you aren’t already aware, you can listen to the Dr. Death Podcast--which can be found on Apple I Tunes, American Greed--or the Documentary on the Peacock Network.

RSVP to dallasdeltas.programs@gmail.com

Cookies & Castles 2021

NEWS

Save the Date!

Cookies & Castles is December 10^th!

Cookies & Castles is coming December 10^th and this year’s committee of fun, energetic elves are hard at work creating an evening “winter wonderland” drive-through experience to pick-up your gingerbread house and host your own gingerbread house decorating celebration. Don’t miss out on this cherished holiday tradition! This is Cookies & Castles-Dallas’ 14^th year and Scottish Rite for Children is celebrating their 100^th birthday and being Boundless. The building will be lit up with beautiful lights, families will be able to safely get their picture taken with Santa, we will have hot chocolate to keep you warm, and so much more. Invitations will go out in early October, but once you get your invitation don’t delay, our popular Dallas Deltas philanthropy sells out quickly. Registration is currently open for our sponsors.

Click here to purchase your sponsor packages

Dallas Cookies and Castles • DEC 10th & 11th • Benefiting the

Scottish Rite Hospital and the Tri Delta Foundation

Sisters in the News

Linda Pitts Custard

Linda Pitts Custard (SMU) and her husband made the largest personal gift in the history of the Meadows Museum to establish the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture.

Read more about their generous gift - https://meadowsmuseumdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Custard-Institute-Announcement-ENG-WEB.pdf

If you have news about a DDD Sister or about yourself, please email dallasdeltas.president@gmail.com. Do you have a new business, service, restaurant or store to promote? We want to hear what our DDD Sisters are up to!

Chapter Award Nominations

While the Chapter Awards took a short hiatus in 2020, we look forward to returning to our in-person presentation in 2021. We always strive to make it a special occasion, one where friends and family can join in the celebration and applaud each recipient’s outstanding contributions and accomplishments. We have recognized 64 Dallas Tri Deltas since the program’s inception in 1980 and look forward to continuing that tradition this fall.

All dues-paying members are invited and encouraged to participate in the Awards nomination process.

You may submit your nomination online or use the relevant downloadable form – all available on our website www.dallasdeltas.com. More details regarding eligibility and criteria for each award are also provided on the website.

Awards

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

Pearl Spirit Award Recognizes and fosters a young alumna member whose already proven dedication and devotion to Tri Delta will only continue to grow from a tiny nucleus into a thing of value and beauty.

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

Please send your confidential nominations to Jill Stephenson at dallasdeltas.awards@gmail.com

Nomination deadline for consideration in 2021: Midnight on Friday, September 10.

Calling all Tri Delta Owned Businesses

We are looking for Tri Delta owned restaurants, business, and services as we plan our Fall events.

Do you own a restaurant, catering business, cooking class?

Do you teach about health and wellness or financial planning or how to organize your photos?

Do you have a floral company or landscape business and want to hold a class?

Do you teach yoga or pilates?

How about an art class or craft class?

Do you lead a wine tasting or beer tasting or whiskey tasting?

Have a store and want us to come shopping?

Please send details to Katie Broussard at dallasdeltas.programs@gmail.com

The Welcome Committee

If you have a DDD that you would like the Welcome Committee to reach out to please send us her email to

dallasdeltas.welcome@gmail.com. We would love to

have her join our Alumnae group!

Send us

your Pics!

We need more photos to use on our website and for social media post.

If you have photos from your DDD gatherings, please send to dallasdeltas.communications@gmail.com

Games Anyone?!

Would you be interested in starting a Special Interest Group for games like Mah-jongg, bunko, bridge and more? If so, please email dallasdeltas.programs@gmail.com

Book Club

The book for September is Vanishing Half

by Brit Bennett.

Tuesday September 21

Sheila Patrick House

6023 Joyce Way, Dallas

6:30-8pm

Future books will be chosen at this meeting

For more information contact Nancy Phillips at dallasdeltas.bookclub@gmail.com

You do not have to read the book to attend.

Deltas Around Dallas

Walton's Garden Center

Sunday, October 10

3 - 4:00pm

$45 per person

RSVPs needed by October 5

As fall approaches with cooler temperatures, Walton’s Garden is offering the opportunity to create a beautiful fall décor that will last all the way through Thanksgiving. Our “Create Your Own Pump-culent” class will allow participants to create a living planter using our in-house pumpkin varieties topped with real succulents! This event will be an hour long and led by a trained Walton’s Garden Associate. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to create your own ‘pump-culent.’ Wine and snacks will be served while you create! Participants should choose their pumpkin color at sign-up --orange or white.