Sunday, August 30, 2009
Get to Know a Delta!
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
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Get to Know an ABROAD Delta!
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
Friday, August 21, 2009
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
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
A Note from the VP of Recruitment!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
DDD Family of the Week
We are a diverse group of girls from all over, and we really enjoy spending time together and doing family activities. Katherine DiGiovanni is a sophomore from Boston, Massachusetts. She is a Biology major who is currently at home for the summer working at a hospital. Michaela Lynch is a junior English major from Bronxville, New York. She is participating in European Studies this coming semester, and will be traveling to England, Greece, Italy, and Turkey! My name is Alison Jones, and I am a senior English major from Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I am spending my summer taking classes to get ahead for next year. Jamie Glancy is from Little Rock, Arkansas. She graduated from Rhodes in May, and has just started medical school in Little Rock! This picture was taken at a family dinner we had before one of our formals. We spend a lot of time together, but family dinners are one of our favorite ways to hang out and catch up after a busy week! Since Jamie graduated and Michaela is abroad for the semester, Katherine and I will be the only ones at Rhodes in the fall, but we are SO excited to welcome another girl into our family! I can’t wait for school to start, and I am looking forward to being the head of our family and enjoying another year filled with fun memories with my Delta sisters!
Delta love,
Alison Jones
Monday, August 17, 2009
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Friday, August 14, 2009
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ps. I can’t wait to meet my little!!!!!
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Tri Delta has given me the opportunity to volunteer around Memphis, help the children at St. Jude, and have amazing sisters for life. If you are worried about time commitments or balancing school with activities this fall, do not worry any longer! It can be done, especially at Rhodes. We alllll do a lot outside of Tri Delt! I play field hockey and tutor at a local middle school, and I STILL get to do sisterhood and philanthropy events with Tri Delt! You cannot go wrong with any sorority at Rhodes, but we LOVEE our baby deltas!! So, get excited for recruitment, and I cannot wait to meet all of you!
Delta LOVE,
Charlie
P.S. This is me in Vinci, Italy this summer where I found three Deltas in a brick wall. As you can see, Tri Delta is famous all over the world!
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Caroline
Thursday, August 13, 2009
A Note from the VP of Recruitment!
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
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Other than hanging out down in F-J (which is Frazier-Jelke, the underground science building, for you non-nerds), I also spend time as the Kinney community service coordinator for the hospitals and healthcare area. I love meeting new people and helping them get plugged into volunteer opportunities around Memphis, like the TARGET HOUSE and ST. JUDE, which just happen to be DDD’s national philanthropy. I love going to the Target House with my tri-delta sisters and hanging with the young patients. We do crafts and decorate cookies and, sometimes, airplane contests (despite what Meredith Bond said a few posts below, she did NOT win that contest…)!
I can’t wait to be reunited with all my sistas and meet the new kids, too! À bientôt!
Dl,
Nina
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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Get to Know the Philanthropy Chair!
I just recently attended the St. Jude Collegiate Seminar where I interacted with representatives from Tri Delta Chapters all over the nation as well as come into contact with patients from St. Jude. I have learned so much from that experience and can’t wait to get started with this semester! Tri Delta has pledged 10 in 10 (to donate $10 million in ten years, beginning in 2006) but we have already reached 8 million so the updated goal is 10 BY 10 ($10 million by 2010)! I can’t wait to get the baby deltas on board to help out our chapter!!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
DDD Family of the Week
Get to Know the Academic Development Chair!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
A Note from the VP of Recruitment!
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
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My summer hasn’t been filled with exotic trips unless you count the many trips I’ve taken to the Loyola Library this summer (woohoo!). I am currently studying for the MCAT which I take at the end of August. Wish me Luck!
Anne
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Delta in Research!
This summer, Hunter Utkov- a rising senior Tri Delta- was invited to present her chemistry research at the International congresses for Quantum Chemistry which was held in Helsinki Finland this summer. Her research is based upon the modification of stain drugs in order to improve their binding energy with the residues in the active site. By working with HMG-CoA and current statin drugs, she modified the molecule by adding functional groups and then calculating their dipoles and binding efficacy with Tyr479, a residue found in the active site. So basically, the whole idea of this research is to improve the efficiency that the molecule binds with its active site- meaning the synthesis of cholesterol is inhibited better.
Hunter also presented her research in Utah this past semester. Her research paper is soon going to be published in a science journal!
***DELTA SNAPS TO HUNTER AND HER AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!***
Get to Know the Social Chair!
The rest of the the summer I am going to be at my family's cabin in Canada and then returning back to Memphis and moving into a house with 4 other Delta sisters which I CANNOT wait for. I am also the Social Chair for Tri Delta so I will be busy planning all the fun social events this fall!!I'm looking forward to meeting all the freshman and potential new Deltas this fall and hope you all are having a great summer!
Delta love & more,
Lauren
Monday, August 3, 2009
Deltas do Memphis...
There are Tri Deltas taking over campus! You will find Meredith Bond in the Alumni Office, Mathilde Semmes in Career Services, Kelly Kreigshauser with Campus Safety, and that’s just to name a few! Both Meredith and Mathilde have served on panels for the summer orientations, and are always around campus helping set up events. Kelly was working at Campus Safety through mid-July when she left for a semester in Australia!
Many of our Deltas are also spending their summer being care takers of local community member’s children and family. Kelly McClenathan spends her time taking care of an elderly blind man that needs daily assistance, in addition to nannying his grandchildren. Mallory Westmoreland and Meredith Bond spend their weeks with babies and children, taking care of them and giving them special attention. Almost ALL of the other Deltas spend one or two nights a week watching children of the Rhodes community! Other jobs of summer Deltas include Elizabeth Summit at Muddy’s Bake Shop, which is the BEST bakery in Memphis that was opened by a Tri Delta alumna last February!
Deltas are everywhere this summer!
Get to Know the New Member Educator!
I am a very outgoing person that loves Rhodes, loves Tri-Delta, and has an inappropriate love for both hot sauce and West Virginia University football! The lessons that I have learned from Tri-Delta and my fellow sisters are things that I can’t put into words, and I am so excited for others to see that!
West Virginian and Delta Love,
Meredith
Get to Know a Delta
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Deltas do Memphis...
Other Deltas are spending their summers working for non-profit associations like Youth Villages, where our Delta Laura Deines is a role model for young children and teens in the area that need a positive figure in their lives, or the Exceptional Foundation of West Tennessee, where Meredith Martin helps special needs adults live and adjust to their community. Jennifer Whatley, is interning at the Wolf River Conservancy, which is a non-profit landtrust working to preserve the Wolf River in Memphis.
Amanda Law is a Rhodes Summer Service Fellow and working for a non-profit organization called BRIDGES in Memphis, and in June, she was a facilitator for the Bridge Builders Junior Conferences. These are six day experiences for juniors in high school from all around the city that lay aside individual, social, economic and cultural differences to work for the benefit of all. Participants build the skills necessary to improve their self-confidence, strengthen their relationships, succeed in school and take action to build a healthy community. In July, she is working at BRIDGES's office developing a youth program called the Bridge Builders College Corps. It is an opportunity for college students to receive quality leadership training and to access meaningful volunteer experiences with middle and high school youth in the Greater Memphis community.
These Deltas are taking their summer to better the greater Memphis community. Service is an essential part of the Rhodes experience, and we could not be more proud of them!
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Hey guys! My name is Lindsey Beste, and I’m a rising Sophomore! I’m from Minnesota the state of 10,000 lakes and really thick accents (I get made fun of a lot because of it). This summer has been fantastic! I’ve been able to relax and go on adventures with my home friends. Unlike my Tri Delta sisters I haven’t done anything too exciting or note worthy this summer. However, I have been testing my domestic skills and I’ve made a couple dresses and lots of goodies for my Tri Delta sisters!
DL
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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Deltas do Memphis...
These Deltas are all rising seniors and business adminstration majors working hard in Memphis this summer!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Get to Know the NEWEST Addition to Delta Psi!
Get to Know the Asst Music Chair!
Anne
Monday, July 27, 2009
Get to Know the Asst New Member Educator!
Virginia
Get to Know the Chapter Correspondent!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Get to Know a Delta
Hey!! My name is Lizzie Steen, and I am a rising sophomore in Tri-Delta from Fort Worth, Texas. Personally, this summer has just flown by! Right after school ended, my older sister and I spent two weeks in Spain vacationing, travelling through Barcelona, Granada, Sevilla, and Madrid! Spanish culture is so incredible!
And…since I absolutely LOVE Rhodes, I am also living in Memphis with another Tri-Delt for the summer as a fellow in the Rhodes Institute for Regional Studies. As one of Rhodes' Fellowship Programs, this program encourages students to gain an understanding of the Mid-South Region. Currently, I am researching Clinton's public policy at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas. My research is on the EPA's Brownfields Redevelopment Program and how it has economically and environmentally affected sustainable development in Memphis! Essentially, I get to meet with local developers and learn about the beneficial effects of going green! The program culminates with the presentation of my research before Rhodes’ faculty in August, and the production of a very, very long paper…
Summer has been great, but I miss everyone! Can't wait to meet the new freshman during recruitment!!
Friday, July 10, 2009
Get to Know the VP of Chapter Development!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Get to Know a Delta
Delta Love and Mine,
Jennifer
Congrats to our Honor Roll and Dean's List Deltas!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Get to Know the Membership Development Chairman!
Get to Know the Secretary!
Meet Lauren!
My name is Lauren Schully, and I am a rising Sophomore at Rhodes and the current secretary for our amazing Tri Delta chapter! I am from New Orleans, Louisiana and I am currently working at my high school's preschool camp. I also just got back from a two week vacation with my family in Europe. We went to Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Great Britain. We were moving around constantly but France was really exciting because French is hopefully going to be my minor at Rhodes. As far as majors go, I am not exactly sure what I want to major in, but I am interested in the sciences. This picture is a picture of me (on the right) and my big sis in Tri Delta, Caroline James, who I miss so much! This summer is flying by, and I am so ready to go back to Rhodes and see all of my sisters, and I can't wait to meet all of the new Freshman!!
Delta Love,
Lauren
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Get to Know the Music Chairman!
My name is Carsen Bahn and I am a rising junior at Rhodes and the Music Chair of Tri Delta. I am currently traveling Europe with Lauren McDermott, another Tri Delt and some friends from school. We just completed a Spanish Maymester in Bilbao, Spain. It was an amazing month with new foods (paella!), awkward, communication difficulties with our host families, futbol, and Basque culture.
After Rome, Lauren and I are traveling to Florence, Munich, and Amsterdam. We are representing the United States well by taking lots of pictures and getting lost a lot. If you have any questions on being the ultimate tourists, Lauren and I can tell you everything you know.
After Europe, I return to my hometown, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. I am majoring in biology and pre-dentistry so I am shadowing a few dentists in different specialties for the summer.
On July 12, I am flying to Wyoming where I am backpacking for a month in the Absaroka Valley. I am really counting on seeing a bear. My time in Wyoming is also part of some of the environmental research I am doing with Dr. Cappellato in the fall.
When I get back in mid-August it will be time to move to Memphis! I am living with four other Tri Delts (shout out to Emily, Lauren, Ellie and Lucy) in an amazing house next to the Brooks Museum. I am so excited to decorate my room and cook in my own house. I am loving Summer 09 but I can’t wait to return to Rhodes to start recruitment and meet all the new, amazing Freshman girls! And I know all the rising sophomores can’t wait to start recruitment music workshops. ;)
Delta Love and Mine,
Carsen
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Get to Know the President!
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Get to Know the VP Administration!
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Deltas at St. Jude!
Senior sisters Mathilde Semmes and Alison Jones go swimming with the DDD Dolphins on the Tri Delta Patient Care Floor in the Chile's Care center! Tri Delta symbols, like the dolphin, cover the Tri Delta Patient Care Floor in our colors, blue and yellow!