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Alumnae News Atlanta, GA Local alumnae and the Epsilon Theta collegians gathered for Founders Day 2011 to celebrate the awarding of two Golden Violets, as well as an award for their Chapter Advisory Board. At a separate event, CAB members Monica Cusick, Epsilon Lambda, Merrill Gibson, Epsilon Theta, and Chris Quackenbush, Delta Upsilon, represented the alumnae at the annual luncheon of the Atlanta Alumnae Panhellenic Association (AAPA). They proudly watched outstanding Epsilon Theta member Sarah Daniels receive an AAPA scholarship. The AAPA annually awards two scholarships each for undergraduate and graduate studies to outstanding NPC Greek Women, and two scholarships to graduating high school seniors who plan to attend universities with NPC sororities. Cincinnati and Dayton, OH Members of both chapters gathered for Founders Day 2011 to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Dayton chapter. Several Golden Violets were in attendance. Members of these two groups look forward to their annual reunion and celebration of longtime Sisterhood.
Eastern North Carolina alumnae help with the needs of the Ronald McDonald House in Greenville, NC.
Eastern North Carolina, NC This newly chartered chapter has been busy during the past year. Members have been collecting can tabs for the Ronald McDonald House in Greenville, NC. The tabs are turned in to a local recycling facility for money towards the home. The Sigma alumnae were able to take a tour of the home and meet with
some of the family members who need to use the facility while their children were being treated at Pitt Memorial Hospital.
Charter members of the First State (Delaware) Alumnae Chapter celebrate receiving their charter from Megan Brandt Gonzalez, Alumnae Chapter Coordinator (back row, center).
First State, De Another new alumnae chapter made its first Founders Day a special one. Their guest speaker was Christine Barabasz, Communication and Foundation Relations chairman for the fund for Children’s Health for the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE. Alumnae from various collegiate chapters made plans to attend a formal affair at the hospital during the summer. In June 2013, alumnae will participate in the opening of the newest Children’s Hospital facility in Orlando, FL, during Tri Sigma’s next National Convention. Fort Wayne, IN Since there are no active collegiate chapters of Tri Sigma in the state of Indiana, the Fort Wayne Alumnae Chapter has been reaching ”across the border” to the women of Defiance College in Defiance, OH. A strong relationship has developed between the Eta Iota chapter and Fort Wayne alumnae. The two groups have been meeting together for several years to celebrate Founders Day. The Eta Iota women all received a gift bag full of goodies to help them with their finals week. Each collegiate woman also receives a goody bag to share with a non-Sigma friend, to promote lasting friendships that may grow into Sisterhood for new Tri Sigma women.
T h e T r i a n g l e | Fall 2011
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