Deltas around Campus!

Hello everyone! I was involved in campus programming in high school, but didn't get too involved until college. My freshman year I was elected to Rhodes Activities Board where I learned how to plan and execute programs/concerts for the student body. We put on a plethora of programs, everything from Trivia Games in the Lair to campus wide concerts and carnivals. My sophomore year I was appointed secretary and I absolutely love working on board. I was also appointed President of the students Lecture Board which helps bring speakers and entertainers to campus. We recently brought two speakers from The Onion,and last semester our speakers included a hypnotist, comedian, Holocaust survivor and ghost hunter. I have gained so much from this experience and hope to continue working with these two groups for the rest of my time at Rhodes!

Delta Love,

Marksy Nelson

Get to Know an Athletic Delta!

Hey everyone! My name is Jenny Bitzer, and I am currently a freshman Tri Delta here at Rhodes from Ridgewood, New Jersey. Yes, home of the famous Jersey Shore! It is crazy to think that I have already finished my first semester and that I am getting close to finishing my second! My major isn’t definite yet, but I am most likely going to major in psychology with a minor in education. Outside of being very involved in Tri Delta, I am also a member of the Track & Field team here at Rhodes. I am a sprinter and I love being a part of the track team and spending time with some of my fellow Tri Delts who are also on the team! Being a part of the team has been really great so far and Coach Shankman is an awesome coach, and he and the other assistant coaches really care about all of us and make us work really hard in order to get better!

Being a Tri Delta has really made my college transition and experience amazing. I never realized how many great friends you could make so quickly! My Tri Delta sisters are some of the best friends I could ever ask for and I know that they will always have my back and will always be down to have a great time with me, I don’t know what I would do without them!

Delta Love!

Jenny

Get to Know a Delta!

Meet Kristin Knopf!

Hey Girls!!!
My name is Kristin Knopf and I am a rising sophomore from Charleston, West Virginia. I haven’t decided on a major yet, but I will probably end up in some kind of business major with a possible Spanish minor. I love to travel, so I plan on going abroad at some point, and as of now I’m considering Buenos Aires. After undergrad, I plan on going to some type of graduate school, although I have no idea for what yet… minor details!

This summer, I worked as a customer service representative at my mom’s office, which basically meant that I answered phones and listened to people complain all day long while trying to help any way I could. Oh the stories and things you hear…it was ridiculous but I loved it because it never failed to be interesting to say the least. Besides working, I got to travel some this summer which was wonderful. My family and one of my friends went to the Bahamas two days after I drove back home from Rhodes. Shortly after, my sister and I were fortunate enough to go on a business trip to Boston where we met other kids interested in family business, as well as several family business owners themselves. In June and July I went to Hilton Head to spend a week with each side of my family, and in between, went to Myrtle Beach with my friends for a few days. Apart from allllll that, I’ve just enjoyed getting to spend time with all my family and friends from home, but missing everyone from Rhodes too!

As wonderful and relaxing as this summer has been, I’m excited to be back at Rhodes and see everyone-- especially all my delta sisters!!! I’m looking forward to a good semester and meeting all the freshman and potential baby deltas! This year is going to be so much fun and I can’t wait!

DELTA LOVE,
Kristin

Get to Know an ABROAD Delta!

Meet Kelly Kriegshauser!

G’day mates!
I’m Kelly Kriegshauser, a rising Junior, and you won’t meet me until next semester because I am studying abroad in Sydney, Australia! I absolutely love it over here…way too much fun. Becca Allen, another Junior Delta, is studying in New Zealand and she is coming to visit this week! YOU HAVE TO GO ABROAD.

I am originally from St. Louis, Missouri and I am an English major and an Education minor. I want to be an elementary school teacher or maybe write for a magazine. I am a former field hockey player at Rhodes, so I’m already excited for life at Rhodes without such a huge commitment, but I miss my teammates!

As much fun as I’m having over here, I am still a little bit sad that I’m missing rush and bid day! Get excited! But, I plan on being very involved in DDD when return, so you will meet me then! Meet everyone you can these first few weeks at school, especially the Deltas! I can’t imagine Rhodes without Tri-delt, and the friends I’ve made in it. The tri-delts are the most amazing, fun girls you will meet, I promise! I’m living with 5 other tri-delts in a house when I get back and I can’t wait for it! Also, my tri-delt big and little are two girls I cannot live without! I would have been lost without my Big freshman year..our family is really close I would die without them!

I’m so excited to meet all of you! Have so much fun at Rhodes..I can’t believe I’m already halfway done, so please live it up your freshman year! Rhodes is the best place on earth! I excited for the reunion with all of my DDD sisters, and the new baby deltas!

Delta Love and Cheers,
Kelly Kriegs

European Studies Deltas!

Hello from Oxford!

Delta sisters (pictured L to R) Caroline James, Madeline Patterson, Kristen Jones, and Michaela Lynch are having a blast at Oxford University in England! We are currently studying in England for 6 weeks on the European Studies program through Rhodes. After Oxford, we will split with Caroline and Michaela traveling around Eastern Europe while Kristen and Madeline travel through Western Europe.

Our first stop in Edinburgh, Scotland was a beautiful and since then we've been exploring northern England in places like Durham and York. After arriving here in Oxford we've started classes and finally unpacked. We're excited about our weekend trips to London, Dublin and Barcelona but love the city of Oxford. So far we've seen some Harry Potter film set locations along with Alice and Wonderland inspirations. This picture is from our first High Table dinner where we dress up and are served a 3 course meal in the dining hall by a French chef. We can't wait to meet the baby deltas and see all our delta sisters in January. Missing Rhodes and wish we were there for rush!

Delta Love,

Caroline, Kristen, Madeline and Michaela

Get to Know a Delta

Meet Tiffany Cossich!

Hey yall! My name is Tiffany Cossich, and I’m from New Orleans, Louisiana. I’m a rising sophomore and can’t wait to get back to Rhodes very soon! I’m still deciding on my major, but right now its between Sociology and English. I am going to minor in Spanish. I love traveling, and hopefully I will be going abroad in the near future to Spain.

This summer, I spent most of my time working at a law firm, scanning and shredding documents. It was pretty boring, but I do love shredding paper. Besides that, I visited some of my friends from Rhodes in Boston for the 4th of July. My Delta sister, Molly Leonard, and I had a lot of fun visiting with other friends and sightseeing in the city. I also went on a family trip to the beach in Florida, which was very relaxing. I went to a few concerts in New Orleans and hung out with high school friends.

I’ve had a great summer, but I’m looking forward to an even better fall semester. I’m so excited to meet our new baby Deltas! I hope to volunteer more with St. Jude’s this semester. I love Tri Delta’s participation with their philanthropy and can’t wait to get more involved this year! I’ve missed my Delta sisters soooo much! This is going to be a great year! I can’t wait for recruitment and to get a little!

DL,

Tiffany

A Note from the VP of Recruitment!

Hello there soon-to-be-baby-deltas! I know that you're out there somewhere... and we just cannot WAIT to meet you. I just wanted to let you girls know a little about Recruitment 2009 and what to expect.

First of all, make sure that you have registered for Recruitment by going onto the Rhodes website, clicking on "Campus Life," "Greek Life," and then finally "Sorority Rush Registration." Registration is open until September 2nd, but definitely don't wait that long!

On the date Registration closes (9/2), you will all attend Sorority 101 where you will meet your Gamma Chi (a kind of "Recruitment Counselor") who will tell you what to expect, wear, and do during the four days of Rush Events. Your Gamma Chi is a member of one of the four sororities here on campus but has sworn to silence during Recruitment; her house will remain a mystery until Bid Day!

Secondly, keep an open mind! A benefit of going through Recruitment at Rhodes is that we only have 4 PAN houses to choose from... not dozens like some crazy big schools. You will have quality time at each house to meet the current members and get the feel of the place. The best part is... there is NO WRONG CHOICE! Where you pledge doesn't necessarily determine where your best friends will pledge, and many of my TriDelta sisters have best friends in other sororities or not in sororities at all. The most important thing is that you choose the house where you feel that you fit in, where you feel that YOU will be the perfect addition!

A last thing to remember is that we are JUST as nervous as you are! Try to ask us as many questions as we ask you... we want YOU to want US and the only way you can find that out is by getting to know us! The Recruitment events are designed so that you will be able to talk one-on-one with some different members in each house, at some point you might see some singin' and craziness... and you even get some delicious goodies.

A last, LAST thing that I am going to mention is that you should NOT be freaked out by how excited we are because OH, WE. ARE. EXCITED! You will see DDDs rockin' our Recruitment shirts, sneakin' peeks at you in class (not creepily...!), bein' loud around campus (especially in the library where we love to congregate!), and buzzin' around campus to get everything done for the different events.

Seriously, we DDDs LOVE our baby deltas... our new little sisters... the DDD future! We cannot wait to meet you and hope that you like us as much as we LOVE you!Counting down the days...

Delta Lovin'

Mathilde, VP/Recruitment 2009