Let's Talk Tri Delta

Ginger Hicks Smith, Emory , lifelong Tri Delta volunteer and leader, gives a historical perspective of major challenges in our history. Turning back the pages of Tri Delta’s archives, Ginger focuses on three time periods that impacted our organization – World War I, The Great Depression and World War II. Each situation provided Tri Delta opportunities for growth, passionately serve others and supp...

In the circumstances of COVID-19, Tri Delta witnessed more than 18,000 of our collegiate members return to their permanent homes and adapt to live as remote students. Our guest on this episode of “3 For You” is collegiate member Geya Bhimanapalli, Temple , who provides her best tips for making this transition.  She discusses creating and following a schedule to not become overwhelmed. Also, she ta...

 In these uncertain times, many may face feelings of anxiety and even panic. Dr. Nothando Swan , Toronto , is a family physician with a passion for self-care and productivity as a means to keep your calm. She discusses identifying triggers, how they affect you and what your role in them. It’s important to root firmly in your support systems and understand who’s on your team – without taking on oth...

Our “3 For You” 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 profess...

 In this episode of our “3 For You” Series, we take a deeper look at assessing your personal finances during the pandemic. Tri Delta’s CEO Karen White has a conversation with Janet Miller, Toledo , a Chartered Financial Analyst and Secretary/Treasurer of Tri Delta’s Foundation . They discuss how to maintain your emotions and plan for short and long-term financial needs. These helpful tips provide...

 This episode in our “3 For You” series features Tri Delta alumna Kristin Schell, Texas , founder of The Turquoise Table . As someone on a mission to love her neighbors, Kristin offers great insight on building community in a time of social distancing. She looks at  the difference between loneliness and isolation, and the concept of hospitality as love of a stranger. Even in self-isolation, there...

This episode of our “3 For You” series focuses on navigating the unknowns in our everyday lives as we face new challenges. Stacy Nadeau offers her best three tips for simple, yet meaningful ways to approach making healthy choices, structure and alleviating unnecessary pressures. She offers great reminders on ways to be creative with self-care and self-kindness. Her encouraging words remind us that...

Tri Delta CEO Karen Hughes White brings our first “3 For You” series as we enter a new world in our lives when it comes to work, relationships, children and much more. Our guest this week, Laura Ann Elpers Pierce, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and registered play therapist. Laura Ann provides helpful hints on how we approach our children in determining new routines in our daily lives...

So you work remotely now – now what? In the next installment of our “3 For You” series, we take a look at what this means to work in a new remote environment. Tri Delta coworkers and colleagues Mindy Tucker and Erika Beatty discuss the important aspects of creating a balanced and healthy remote work lifestyle. Erika shares three best practices of working in schedule blocks, communications and conn...

Hillary Husband was just 14 when she started her fight against cancer. Starting at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital , she was introduced to their mission to “Find Cures. Save Children.” But she also got a glimpse of Tri Delta , our passion for serving others and our efforts toward changing the way the world treats and defeats childhood cancer.  Later, Hillary joined our sisterhood and now see...

Host and Vice President of Marketing and Communications Mindy Tucker talks with Dr. Mari Ann Callais about the importance of Ritual in fraternal organizations. Mari Ann has worked in higher education for more than 25 years and, throughout her impressive career, has presented more than 600 workshops and keynotes on fraternity and sorority leadership, team building and values. They discuss how Ritua...

Tri Delta CEO Karen Hughes White is joined by alumna Heidi Guest , Senior Director, On-Air Media and Leadership Development for philosophy . They discuss first jobs from college to career and powerful lessons learned. Heidi is an advocate of identifying strengths to perform with excellence, rather than focusing on weaknesses. The blueprint for excellence is already in you, enabling you to lead fro...

CEO Karen White visits with Tri Delta alumna and author Marilyn O’Hearne . A Master Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation, Marilyn has been helping leaders and coaches achieve breakthrough results since 1998 in more than 40 countries. Her experiences provide insights into the concept of cultural intelligence (CQ) - an awareness of the culture around us. They discuss renewing pass...

Kicking off the year focusing on “your best you,” host and Tri Delta CEO Karen Hughes White visits with alumna Vivien Jennings, owner of Rainy Day Books in Kansas City, who was integral in helping launch Tri Delta’s LEADDD Reads events. Vivien’s love of reading from an early age opened doors for her, from her education to being a successful business owner for more than 40 years. Creativity and inn...

Stacy Nadeau was a college student when she was thrust into the limelight as a model for Dove’s Real Beauty campaign . Displayed in Times Square and around the world in just her underwear, Stacy soon became a top speaker on healthy body image. She shares her story and helps discover ways to approach the holiday season with the stressors that come along with it. From removing food labels to identif...

LEADDD is Tri Delta's premier leadership and professional development series, created by women, for women. Host and CEO Karen Hughes White interviews three dynamic panelists from Lunch & LEADDD Denver : Alexandra Weissner, Brittany Morris Saunders and Alison Griffin. These Distinguished Deltas bring empowering stories of careers shaped through the power of networking and mentorship. Conversations...

Tri Delta’s CEO Karen White, Georgia , interviews Fraternity President Kimberlee Di Fede Sullivan, Pepperdine , about her journey as a Tri Delta and her career as a physical therapist and business owner. We get a behind the scenes look at Kimberlee’s career transitions and how she believes Tri Delta’s  Life After College Series helps our collegiate members in their first career steps. Kimberlee is...

Jenny Marrs joins host Mindy Tucker during her recent visit to Tri Delta’s Executive Office. They dive into Jenny’s new show on HGTV,  Fixer to Fabulous , showcasing Jenny and her husband Dave restoring historic homes in Northwest Arkansas. She also shares about juggling the public nature of the show and her young family, her journey to adoption in Africa and her family’s charitable efforts there....

Host Mindy Tucker welcomes senior student affairs administrator Dr. Brit Katz and Executive Board Director Megan James to discuss the current college students, members of Generation Z . They discuss how this newest generation differs from Millennials and Gen X, and what are the most important topics of this newest group. The landscape and demographic of higher education is changing quickly, and we...

Host Karen White welcomes CEO of the American Association of University Women , Kim Churches. They discuss topics facing women in the workplace such as the gender pay gap, public policy and empowering women through mentorship and sponsorship. Tri Delta’s Life After College Series prepares our women for life after college through education, networking and empowerment. Learn about how we are boldly...

Host Mindy Tucker welcomes Tri Delta’s Past President and President-Elect of the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee Phyllis Durbin Grissom. They take a look at some of the hot topics and issues facing sororities and fraternities within higher education today and how Tri Delta plays a role in advocacy at all levels. Our second guest, Emily Varady, a recent graduate from Arkansas who...

Host and VP of Marketing and Communications Mindy Tucker discusses the premier leadership and development experience, LEADDD , and gets some great advice and wisdom from two LEADDD speakers. Our first guest, author, speaker and leadership expert AmyK Hutchens gives insight to tough conversations described in her book “The Secrets that Leaders Keep.” She is followed by Tri Delta Executive Board Dir...

Past Fraternity President and current Foundation Trustee Michelle Popp Shimberg discusses mentoring with Purpose , seeking out mentoring relationships and how those relationships can benefit each of us. Tri Delta alumna and volunteer Heather Woodall serves as Assistant Director of Career Services at Mississippi State University . Heather joins the conversation with real-life tips and examples of d...

Host and Tri Delta CEO Karen Hughes White welcomes social innovator Ross Szabo , CEO of the Human Power Project and author of the book and award-winning mental health curriculum, Behind Happy Faces. With 25% of today’s students entering college with a diagnosed mental illness, Tri Delta will be offering Behind Happy Faces to all 141 of our collegiate chapters beginning Fall 2019. This is the resul...

Let's Talk Tri Delta will take a deeper dive into some of the most powerful stories from our award-winning magazine, The Trident , and some of the most challenging issues facing today's woman. From our earliest days as an organization founded by women, for women, Tri Delta has understood our role as convener, facilitator and thought-leader. Join us as we engage in meaningful conversations on today...