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Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts, both West Georgia , serve as co-CEO of Creatively Classic Activities and Books, LCC, the Atlanta-based consumer products and entertainment company that launched Elf on the Shelf. Their successes came from creativity and determination, despite being told “no” often in their journey. In collaboration with their mother, they created something magical that has now been s...

As our sisterhood knows, kindness has been at the root of Tri Delta from her very beginning in 1888. Sarah Ida Shaw knew it all along, when she and Eleanor Dorcas Pond sought to found a society that should be “kind alike to all.” Tri Delta alumna Wendy Sullivan, California/Los Angeles, created a movement which all started by trying to get her nieces and nephews to be nice to each other.  By focusi...

This episode of our Life After College series takes a look at best practices for jumpstarting your career or making a professional shift. We are joined by Tri Delta alumna Courtney Condon, Millikin , Regional Sales Manager at LinkedIn, who offers her practical advice. She discusses the importance of re-evaluating industries and assessing the skills and talents that may fit into the industries that...

Career help is here! ATHENA Award winner Linda Waters, Vermont , created her company stemming from connecting with other moms in job transitions. Linda has a passion for helping people of any age develop the confidence they need to successfully step out of their comfort zone, embrace change and achieve success. As life evolves, so do we – and it’s important to prepare to pivot when our professiona...

Our Life After College series continues as we are joined by messaging expert Liz Navarro, Pepperdine . Liz is a strategist, public speaking professor and copywriter who professionals activate new opportunities through their communications platforms. She discusses identifying your value add through your skills and talents and offers tips of how to create a clear and compelling career story of your...

Do you know that people’s first impressions of you come within the first seven seconds of meeting? That’s a lot in a short period of time! Business etiquette is a life skill that never goes out of style. Tri Delta alumna Lynn Teel, Texas Christian , is a proven Etiquette & Protocol Consultant with extensive experience in life skills training, business relationship development and providing transfo...

Sabur Woldu, Texas/Dallas , served as collegiate chapter president of Epsilon Theta and a member of Tri Delta’s Collegiate Advisory Panel. She’ll soon begin her work as a new chapter development consultant! Sabur believes in the transformative power of leadership she has learned through Tri Delta, which has allowed her to succeed in change management. Through her work with CAP, she was able to ope...

Senior Sam Wakitsch, Southeast Missouri , went from looking forward to the culmination of her year to back home living in the basement. This was a big, unexpected adjustment that all collegians had to manage difficult transitions going back home. But that doesn’t mean the Tri Delta experience is over! Her 3 For You include tips for her fellow senior sisters as they navigate the end of their colleg...

London Moore, Oklahoma , is Tri Delta’s 2020 Sarah Ida Shaw Award Winner. On this episode, she reflects on her journey in Tri Delta and the hard work and support of others helped her be a better leader. As a leader in Theta Gamma Chapter, she found herself inheriting a legacy of leadership from generations of women whose footsteps she followed in. She discusses challenges and roadblocks she faced...

Have you reminded yourself that you’re doing great? Inspired by her Tri Delta sisters and Brene Brown, Allison Peschel, Millikin , wrote an article to moms out there who are making it all happen from their homes amid isolation. She stresses the importance of not finding “balance,” but more knowing your limits and focusing on what you can control in your life. As the mom of a 3-year-old, Allison ha...

 AmyK Hutchens brings over 19 years’ experience in training, coaching and consulting. She’s the best-selling author of GET IT: Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want.” Powerful conversations happen one at a time and engaging in these conversations allows us to honor the worth of our own voice. AmyK shares how we can express feelings without absolutes, leverage control in times of uncer...

The uncertainties we are experiencing today are stressful. But as we are taking a break from what is familiar, we are able to do some reflection. We know what an audit is, but have you ever applied it to your life? Krystal Clark, Maryland , helps identify ways to do some life improvements with self-compassion (empathy + action). In this episode of 3 For You she walks us through conducting a Life A...

Do you know that people’s first impressions of you come within the first seven seconds of meeting? That’s a lot in a short period of time! Business etiquette is a life skill that never goes out of style. Tri Delta alumna Lynn Tate Teel, Texas Christian , is a proven Etiquette & Protocol Consultant with extensive experience in life skills training, business relationship development and providing tr...

This episode of the podcast takes a glimpse at what it’s like to send your student to college. Tri Delta alumna and volunteer Dana Bekurs, Louisiana/Lafayette , has over 25 years of higher education experience, specifically with first-year students and parents.  She offers a look at parents of college students today and what to expect and plan for when a student begins collegiate life. This first...

Everyone has a relationship with food that is often tied to our emotions. Tri Delta alumna Sloane Elizabeth , Vanderbilt , authored the book “Kale and Kravings : Nourishing Dorm Room Recipes and Wellness Practices for Students” as an undergrad. Through her work as an online holistic wellness coach, Sloane helps women let go of restrictions and diet culture in order to find lasting food freedom. Sl...

Experiencing this pandemic with a partner may be providing new challenges within a relationship. This new daily life will be hard for individuals in healthy, positive relationships and potentially exacerbate existing negative issues. EO staff member and licensed therapist Liz Crawley offers productive and practical tips on how to survive COVID-19 as a couple. Recognize what you can control and pay...

May is Mental Health Month and Tri Delta is committed to providing relevant content on this important topic to our members. What we are all experiencing with COVID-19 is trauma, plain and simple. Kristi Horner, Denison , is the Founder and Executive Director of Courage to Caregivers, whose mission is providing self-care to the caregiver. Courage to Caregivers sees itself as the “oxygen mask” in gi...

These days, our roots, nails and regular maintenance routines have all been upended. You can accept these areas of your life without feeling guilty and just showing up where you are! Self-care and beauty guru Stacy Nadeau, Creighton , joins us once again to encourage us to make new agreements with ourselves about what “beauty” will look like now.  It’s ok to care about how you look and your routin...

Tri Delta alumna Dr. Linda Wise McNay, Transylvania, has been a career fundraiser and is dedicated to raising the next generation of philanthropists. Inspired by her young nieces, Linda created an inventive way to teach the basics of raising money to little ones. She is the co-author of “ The Adventures of Phil An Thropy .” She helps begin this discussion by providing a definition of philanthropy...

What’s happening in the world with COVID-19 is far from normal. There is no “new normal.” This is just temporary; it’s just unfamiliar and unusual. Dr. Sarah Burgamy, Dartmouth , speaks about this shared experience we are all dealing with and how to accept and adjust to new circumstances. She takes a look at grief vs. incomplete loss and compares this experience to other major events in our lives....

This episode of 3 For You features dynamic Tri Delta alumna Tycely Williams, Wake Forest , providing powerful thoughts on giving back to our communities and seeing the “noble benefit” of our investments. Having been raised by educators, she believes every opportunity can be a teachable moment. With the courage to activate and share our talents, we can all blaze our own trails. By determining what...

This episode of our “3 For You” series takes a look at best practices for jumpstarting your career or making a professional shift. We are joined by Tri Delta alumna Courtney Condon, Millikin , Regional Sales Manager at LinkedIn, who offers her practical advice. She discusses the importance of re-evaluating industries and assessing the skills and talents that may fit into the industries that are hi...

We’re up to date on all the instructions and guidelines about how to keep yourself healthy in the immediate future, but in this episode, we are going to expand on maintaining health in three areas. Nurse and Tri Delta alumna Fiona Byrne, Vermont , provides insight on ways to keep yourself, your family and your community healthy and well. These practical tips serve as a great reminder of taking car...

We are not homeschooling, virtual learning or distance learning. We are crisis learning. Sarah Torretta-Trout, Southeast Missouri , has been teaching middle school for 17 years and is the mother of a toddler. In this episode of “3 For You,” Sarah provides great perspective on what actually is happening in the education world and how parents can adapt the best they can. She offers advice on structu...

Author Alison Hillhouse, Virginia , was inspired by her mother (and Tri Delta sister from Missouri!) on how to engage with her children using FaceTime. Her book, “ Virtual Grandma ” shares great ways to connect, keep attention and be creative in building those bonds. She discusses preschooler passion points, creating movement to maintain interest and determining the best times for virtual engageme...