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University of California, Irvine · Delta Delta Delta · Beta Upsilon

Beyond the Cap and Gown: Deltas Down the Road

College is full of tough challenges that push us many obstacles that were completely new to
Inside this issue:
to grow beyond our comfort zone and forage me. What I didn’t expect, was how my sisters
into the world of the unknown. It is the first would be there to support me and understand
Convention 2
time to explore the world outside of the pa- me. Through the encouragement of my sisters
rental limitations that once defined our experi- I was able to rise above many difficulties and
Study Abroad: Cambridge 3
ences, and discover a world where we must find comfort in my new family. I also learned
be our own guide. invaluable leadership skills as VP Finance that
Our New Financial Advisor 4-5
helped me secure my first post-collegiate job.
Moving to UCI at the age of 18, I felt fearless
Reflections 6
and excited to be on my own and outside of Ten years after graduating, I work in the world
the boundaries of my parents rules. However, of entertainment marketing where my Tri-
Alumnae Updates 7
I quickly learned that the guidance and sup- Delta sisters are still a vital part of my life.
port my parents provided was protecting me Some of my closest friends are still the sisters I
Summer Adventures 8-9
from learning the hard way. In my initial weeks grew up with in the Tri-Delta house. Addition-
at UCI, I decided to rush a sorority because I ally, there is an unspoken bond between other
St. Jude 10
knew it was a great way to meet people and I Tri-Deltas in the workplace and many times it
was excited for the parties. I knew very little has bridged a gap with senior executives.
Interesting Facts: about the Greek system or how it would
-Melinda Cox
shape my life. When I decided to pledge Tri-
 It was said that when Neil Arm- Delta, I did not expect to find a new family Tri Delta, UCI ‘01
strong went to the moon, he left
where I could develop and mature.
both his pledge pin and his
wife’s (who was a Tri Delta). So
we can say Tri Delta was the first During my days in Tri-Delta, I had to overcome
sorority on the moon.

 Venus is the only planet that

rotates clockwise.

 When hippos are upset their

sweat turns red.

 The lion that roars in the MGM

logo is named Volney.

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It was 6.30 am at John Wayne airport on
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010, and a very
sleepy Amanda and an even sleepier Ceyda
were on their way to Texas. Luckily the first
thing we saw when we got off the plane
was McDonalds! Ten chicken McNuggets
later, we finally found our gate, as well as a
Tri Delta sister from Wisconsin. Tri Delta
convention takes places every two years
and this year it was held at the JW Marriott
in Orlando, Florida. The hotel rooms were
really ice and every meal was a banquet.
The first night we came just in time for the
opening dinner; afterwards, Amanda at-
tended a recruitment meet and greet,
whereas I got to meet our executive board.
The convention’s main purpose is to take
care of chapter businesses, such as chang-
ing the national bylaws and appointing a
new Tri Delta Executive team. So I was sent
from our chapter to approve all the
changes. That night we met up with Alum-
nae at the hotel bar and enjoyed some fun
stories about how Tri Delta was “back in
the days.”
While we were voting for the new bylaws I
got to meet Tri Delta presidents from all
the different schools. The UC presidents
were sat next to each other and they are all
really awesome women. After we were
done voting we had a very interesting
lunch: The Women of achievement lunch-
eon. The big “stars” of the night were
Meryl Davis, the 2010 Olympic silver medal-
ist in ice dancing, as well as three other
women who have achieved great successes
in business and law. All four Tri Delta
Tri Delta Convention,
Fr om Ce yda & Ka te
women were awarded the 2010 Woman of
achievement award during the luncheon. It
was especially interesting to listen to Meryl
Davis’ stories, because she is still in college
and her Tri Delta sisters are her major support
during her career.
The third day of Convention was my favorite
day because after going to a president’s
roundtable where other president’s and I got
to exchange helpful tips on how to keep u
girls in check ;) we had the Philanthropy
luncheon. We all felt really proud to hear that
we achieved to raise $10 million dollars in 10
years. I felt even happier when we met Evans,
a ten year old boy, whose mother is a Tri
Delta. He had leukemia and was able to over-
come his disease at St. Jude after three years
of therapy. Amanda, Kate and I even bought
one of the boot table pieces which had a spe-
cial meaning to Evans. Every Wednesday he
had to have his feet inspected and disinfected
by the doctors because feet easily trap bacte-
ria, which is very dangerous for someone with
a weakened immune system. Hence he had to
wear cowboy boots as they are the sturdiest
shoes. Sooo get ready to tell this story during
recruitment when someone asks about the
boots ;)
After the luncheon we had some free time at
the pool, and then it was time to go to Sea
World! Several buses shuttled back and forth
until all Tri Delta’s were safely transported to
Sea World. We ate at the Conference room
and at our entry we received the coolest fan-
thingies that spelled “Tri Delta Convention
2010”, “Sea World, Orlando” and “ I love Tri
Delta” in shining blue letters. Once we sat
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down to eat, one attraction after the other
walked into our dinner room. First, Shamu
came in and we all took pictures with him.
But then a real sea lion was brought in!
While we were taking a picture with him he
sneezed fishy water on me (eww!), but he
was really cool! Later that night, we en-
joyed watching “Shamu Rocks” with 600
fellow Tri Deltas. You can imagine how
many Deltas were on the big screen before
the show started…
The last day ended with the installment of
the new Executive board, a run-through of
initiation to make sure we presidents know
what to do, and learn what has changed. A
couple workshops and banquets later,
Amanda, Kate and I were ready to go
home, but we all left with a special and
proud feeling, because we were Tri Deltas.
- Ceyda
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On my recent trip to Delta Delta Delta’s
Convention in Orlando, Florida I had the
unique opportunity to meet the collegiate
members from other sororities across the
nation. I was so excited to meet everyone
and impressed with the outstanding
achievements of all of the chapters. It
amazes me that our sorority makes such a
difference. I recall one of the speakers, a
fellow collegiate member, who suffered
from a debilitating brain injury and the
death of her father, saying how much Tri
Delta has done for her. Her story was so
inspirational;
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Study Abroad: Destination Cambridge,

After studying abroad at Cambridge Uni-
versity for five weeks, I have come to real-
ize that: 1) I will never learn to appreciate
William Shakespeare no matter how many
plays I read or see, 2) Burritos should not
be taken for granted, & (perhaps my most
important discovery) 3) I am completely
capable of doing things on my own.
Up until this last month, I was the
kind of girl who couldn’t leave a restaurant
table or movie theatre seat to go to the
restroom by myself. Pathetic, I know, but
being by myself , or even making decisions
by myself, has always made me a little nerv-
ous. My trip from LAX to London Heath-
row started off just like my first day of kin-
dergarten- my mom walked me all the way
to my gate, and when she hugged me and
said goodbye, it was all I could do to keep
myself from running after her back to the
car! Somehow, I managed to get myself
onto the plane and into the air without hav-
ing a complete meltdown. After waking up
from my ambien-induced sleep, I found my-
self in an entirely different country with a
“tube” map and two suitcases to lug
around. It took five flights of stairs, three
tube lines, forty dollars, and the help of
three strangers to get me to Notting Hill,
where my friend Sophie was waiting for me.
The time that it took me to get me from the
airport to her house was probably the most
terrifying two hours of my life. I couldn’t get
past the fact that I didn’t know anyone
around me, and didn’t have a cell phone to
get in touch with anyone that could help me.
It may sound dramatic, but it was the first
time in my life that I’ve felt completely
alone. It was because of this that I arrived at
Sophie’s front door feeling prouder of my-
self than ever, a sense that stuck with me
through my entire time in England.
I walked
into town
on my
own
when I
needed
some-
thing. I went by myself to explore churches
in the area when everyone else was in class.
I booked train tickets, bus tickets, airplane
tickets, and hotel rooms when nobody else
could figure things out. I can’t explain how
much of an impact that one-day journey had
on my confidence, and on how much I en-
joyed being in England. I could tell you all
that studying abroad was amazing because
of the history, the pubs, or the people, but
what has really stuck with me since I’ve
been back is everything that I accomplished
on my own.

“Being an Angel fan and sharing that

experience with my sisters was memo-
rable in itself. We had our share of
laughs and we would shout and stand
up whenever we saw a good play!!! :)
Baseball games and sisterhood go to-
gether quite nicely.”

-Adri

“We got to the ball park super early and

took a bunch of pictures outside. One of
the photographers ended up being
from the O.C. Register and we had two
pictures posted online. We ended up
being able to sit right one the field and
got three balls signed by a player!”

-Barbara

“One of the men that worked at An-

gels Stadium came over to us and
asked what school we went to. We
told him UCI and he proceeded to
respond with the fact that his mom
was a tri delta!”

-Erica
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Beta Upsilon, Meet Catherine Griffin
My name is Catherine Johnson
Griffin (’82 Beta Upsilon). I was
delighted to be asked to serve as
Financial Advisor for my chapter
and look forward to getting to
know all of you! I thought it might
be interesting for you to know what
Beta Upsilon was like in those years
before a Chapter House and along
the way, introduce myself to you.
I rushed in the Fall of 1982. Big hair
Catherine and her family
and perms were all the rage as well
as preppy clothes and pink. Since
the Greek system was less than 10
years old at UCI, we tramped hap-
pily through campus attending Rush
Parties at Gateway Commons and in
various rooms around the school.
The weather was hot that year and
each sorority did their best to wel-
come us with cooling refreshments.
Tri Delta made an impression serv-
ing root beer floats! In those days
before Chapter houses, we would
come out of the Student Union
Center after opening up our bids
and were welcomed by our new
sisters wearing their Tri Delta
sweatshirts cheering and rushing
forward to give us hugs.
My Pledge Trainer was Carol Faille.
“I will never forget We all looked up to her and she was
quite a role model. The woman
lived and breathed Tri Delta and she
the night I was
instilled in us a love for our sisters.
It was a common theme of the 4
pinned when years I spent at UCI, that our bond
of sisterhood was special. We had
Michael’s entire to work harder to make time to be
together because we didn’t have a
single place to call “home”. In
fraternity came in, those days we met in Humanities
lecture halls or in the Chemistry
got on one knee and building. And the room would
change every single year so that
serenaded me.” there was never a continuous pres-
ence of “place”. Home was where
our sisters were and the memories
we made together.
We had our Exchanges in different
community center buildings around
Irvine and Newport Beach. The
Greek system was rather small, still
being in its infancy at UCI so we
were able to have an exchange with
each of the six fraternities on cam-
pus. Some sororities chose to limit
their exchanges to those groups
that they felt were fun to be with,
or they would plan an exchange and
have very few girls show up if they
didn’t like the fraternity with whom
they had to have a party. I was
proud of my sisters because we
were all considered to be ladylike
and would never be so rude as to
make another group feel less that
welcome at our parties. We were
well regarded by the others on
campus.
I will never forget SongFest that
year. The Tri Delts were paired with
the Phi Delta Theta and we were
slated to do “The Best Lil’ Whore-
house in Texas”. For some reason
Beth Kovacs had to step in and
become our coordinator; she
pulled me outside the computer
science building for my audition to
be included in the cast. There
among the bushes she asked me to
sing “Happy Birthday”. She smiled
at me when I was done and said
“congratulations, you’re in”. We
went on to win a prize for cos-
tumes…of course we were all
dressed like hookers!
I served Delta Delta Delta as an
Assistant Pledge Trainer, Rush
Chairman, and Chaplain. I am al-
ways amazed when Tri Delts ask me
what a Chaplain was and what I did.
I guess the new office is called “Vice
President of Character Develop-
ment”. I often wonder what Sarah
Ida Shaw would think! Since I was
in charge of Initiation, it was my
responsibility to make sure that all
of the “proper gear” showed up. In
those days we had a small storage
unit were we kept everything…and
I mean EVERYTHING. I will never
forget digging through all of the old
props for Rush, various costumes
and robes looking for the items that
I needed. Later that weekend when
we finally assembled to have Initita-
tion at Suzie Bishop Burkes house in
Woodbridge, we didn’t have all of
the pieces for the ceremony. It was
too late to do anything about it but
to put on our smiles, sing our songs
to our newest sisters and wrap
them in our arms. They probably
never knew that half of the equip-
ment was missing because, as al-
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ways, our Chapter was founded on
the principles of love….the love
that we share for our sisters and
our sorority.
We had to work hard in those days
to spend time together. UCI was
designed as a campus to spread
students out and discourage stu-
dent gatherings. So we worked all
the harder at meeting frequently
and to map out spaces that were
ours. After my first year of living on
campus in the dorms, I moved
down to Balboa Island with a group
of my pledge sisters. I eventually
lived in three different houses on
Balboa Island with other Tri Delta
sisters and have carried with me the
fondest memories of that time in
my life. It was common to have
several houses on Balboa Island
that were rented by other Tri Delts
so no matter where you were on
the island you were always close to
a friend and could pop in for a chat.
One of my room mates that year,
Mary Powers, used to generously
drive me to the campus because I
didn’t have a car of my own. She
had a tiny bright orange Honda with
a manual transmission. She would
drive the 8 miles to campus while
putting on her make up, changing
her clothes, and even putting on
panty hose all while shifting gears! I
was always so amazed at her dex-
terity!
My sophomore year I met the man
who would eventually become my
husband. We met in Spanish class.
I asked him to sit in the empty seat
next to me because I felt sorry for
him. I assumed he was a freshman
because he was wearing a Phikeia
pin (pledge pin for Phi Delta Theta).
So I took pity on this “poor fresh-
man” who looked so lost! He was
older than me and a transfer stu-
dent so we were in the same grade.
Eventually, we became promised,
pinned and finally engaged. I was
one of the few lucky girls who got
to have three candle passings. I will
never forget the night I was pinned
when Michael’s entire fraternity
came in , got down on one knee and
serenaded me! It was quite a thrill!
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So few girls get a chance at even
one candle passing these days; it is
an extra special ceremony that you
get to share with your 100 closest
friends!
By senior year, I wore so many pins
on my dresses that I clanked when I
walked down the halls of the Social
Science building. I was finishing up
my degree in Economics and did my
senior thesis under Professor Bell in
his class “The Economics of Love
and Marriage” Believe it or not,
they even have formulas for that in
the Econ Department! I eventually
had to throw away almost my entire
wardrobe because of all of the pin
holes in my dresses.
Our Advisors too were mindful of
our need to be together and gener-
ously opened their homes to us for
various functions. We all owe a
debt of gratitude to Wendy Schiff
(our AA) and Paige Baker (Rush
Advisor) for hosting rush school,
initiation, and whatever else we
needed at their homes. I will never
forget when I became engaged,
Wendy pulled me aside and gave
me a book on how to have a suc-
cessful marriage…it must have
worked, I have been married for 23
years!
The Alumnae of this area were so
proud of the Chapter at UCI. It was
like their own child that they fought
for and nurtured. They took every
part of it personally and it meant so
much to them that we succeeded.
They mentored us; worked tirelessly
to make sure that we had every
opportunity to shine. We all owe
them such a debt of gratitude.
Every year when I go to the Beverly
Hilton, for the Sleighbell Luncheon,
I sit with these remarkable ladies.
They welcome me with open arms,
kiss my cheek, and tell funny stories
to my daughter about those years.
Another great Tri Delta lady that
needs mentioning is Ann Bishop.
My sophomore year she hosted our
chapter to a tea party at her home
on Linda Isle in Newport Beach to
establish a new Tri Psi Chapter. Just
as she had helped to establish Beta
Upsilon, she opened her heart and
home to help found the Beta Psi
chapter of Psi Psi Psi, the mothers
sorority for the women of Tri Delta,
open to any woman who has a
daughter in Tri Delta. Ann and her
husband had served as ambassa-
dors to a South American country.
She offered us our tea in china cups
and had servants there to assists us.
She herself “poured out” at the end
of the long dining room table in her
home overlooking the water. Years
later, when remembering the event
with Mickie Bratsche, a past Tri Psi
president who attended the party,
she commented on the beautiful
bar that was entirely stocked with
Waterford crystal. Our mothers
sequestered themselves in the
Library to learn their rituals, elect
Dine at Chili's on
September 27
and all profits go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
officers, and be initiated. When the
doors opened and our mothers
walked out and my own mother
was carrying the presidents’ gavel!
It is my hope to reestablish the Beta
Psi Chapter for the benefit of our
girls at UCI. Contrary to popular
belief, the Tri Psi’s don’t involve
themselves in any sort of meddling
with the collegians, instead, they
have fundraisers for scholarships
for them, and bake cookies for
finals week, and generally support
them in any way they can. Tri Psi
National has even contacted me
about hosting their annual conven-
tion in 2012 at UCI. Unlike Tri Delta,
the Tri Psi’s have convention every
year. I think this is because they
enjoy each other’s company so well!
My own mother did not attend
college. The gift of a mother’s
sorority was one she has cherished
for the past 30 years. She has so-
rority sisters that she loves scat-
tered all across the nation and has
served in as national recording
secretary for them.
After graduation from UCI and
marriage to Michael the following
spring, we got busy building a com-
pany and buying our first house.
We have bought and sold a few
companies since then and I am
currently the CFO of The Maturin
Group, Inc., the company I own
with my husband, which owns PRP
(our pallet manufacturing com-
pany) and Blue Lumber Co. We are
currently involved in developing
some vacant land in South Colton
that has kept me busy. I have been
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active in the Colton community,
serving on the Police Activities
League Board. We are also helping
in Mayor Kelly Chastain’s re election
this November…of course, any of
you Political Science Majors who
want some first hand experience on
how it is done are welcome to help!
Honestly, the past nineteen years
have been spent raising Christopher
(19) and Victoria (15). Christopher is
a sophomore at Carleton College,
double majoring in International
Relations and Philosophy. Victoria
is a sophomore at Sage Hill School
and focusing on singing and the
Latin Club.
All in all, my experiences with Tri
Delta have done much to shape the
woman that I have become. It
taught me the value of team work
and coming together to help oth-
ers. I owe so much to the lessons
that I learned in my four years of
college life at UCI. When I first ac-
cepted the position as Financial
Advisor, I met some of the girls at
the Chapter house and was de-
lighted to see for myself that Beta
Upsilon is full of bright, impressive
young women whom I am proud to
call sister. It has been a blessing to
see that Tri Delta is flourishing with
women who are interested in the
traditions of our past and the vision
that Sarah Ida Shaw gave to us all
those years ago in Boston of 1888.
Our world has changed, but our
values and the bonds of sisterhood
have not. For that I am so grateful!
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A glimpse into the past…
Songfest
1983
Body dissatisfaction: expressed by
not only sorority women, but
women of all ages. In fact, accord-
ing to the National Eating Disorders
Association, 46% of 9-11 year-olds are
“sometimes” or “very often” on
diets. And who is it to blame for this
negative way of thought of oneself?
The obvious answer is the media,
and all the grand expectations it
puts on women today. Though you
can’t forget to include the pressures
that stem from everyday life: family,
friends and loved ones.
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This past August, Cameryn and I
attended a body image program
hosted by Delta Delta Delta, at its
executive office in Arlington, Texas.
Here, we were trained on how to
deal with the problem of negative
body image, and we were also given
a chance to face the insecurities we
have about our own bodies. I can
speak for us both when I say that
we didn’t believe that we would
take as much as we did from this
weekend at the Body Image Acad-
emy. It is not often that I describe
something as a life-changing experi-
ence, but this truly was. It is likely
that all of us have experienced a bit
of body dissatisfaction, some of us
more than others. Combating such
a negative view about ourselves and
to each other is not a simple task. It
takes baby steps, gradual realization
to see that, yes, our bodies are truly
beautiful.
I have not come out
of this program feel-
ing like I am a saint,
free from the impurities of the
world. In fact, I am still struggling From San dra
R e f l e c t i o n s Tr a i n i n g
to stray away from this unhealthy
way of thought. I still catch myself
saying negative comments, or even
thinking about my body in a nega-
tive light. It is important that we try
our best to surround each other, as
sisters, with as much love and ap-
preciation as we possibly can.
Through this program, Cameryn and
I really hope you all will hear us out,
and give the Reflections program all
you’ve got. It is something that we
are going to pour our hearts into,
hoping that we can together de-
velop a stronger and more womanly
character in this chapter. Open your
eyes, you are all so beautiful.
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Alumnae Updates:
Ever wonder what some of our now alumnae members are up to? We checked up on a few.
Hi Baby Deltas!
I hope recruitment goes well this year and
you are all enjoying the recently re-
decorated house! Let's see, after I gradu-
ated in June of '09 I moved up to West Hol-
lywood for a year with Kaitlin Dorn and AJ
(Trident Man) to work as a behavioral thera-
pist for children with autism and other de-
velopmental and learning disabilities. While
taking a year off from school, I applied to
graduated programs and got a glimpse of
the Hollywood/L.A. lifestyle. In August I
began my graduate program for School
Psychology at California State University,
Northridge and I am continuing to work as a
behavioral therapist part time. After spend-
ing a year in never-ending Los Angeles traf-
fic, AJ and I decided to make the move back
to the coast. We now live in Santa Monica
with Heather Diamond, just a few blocks
from the beach and third street promenade.
It's been a little scary entering the grown-up
world of financial independence, but I'm
very lucky to have had AJ and tri delta sis-
ters by my side along the way. I love my job
and my master's program, so if any of you
are interested in the field of child psychol-
ogy please don't hesitate to contact me! AJ
is also doing great and has plenty of work in
the film industry right now. For those of you
who remember my pets, Jeffrey the beta
fish is still alive and well and Hef the bunny
is doing fine down at my parents house :)
Wow I can't believe I've already been out of
college for over a year! Your time at UC Ir-
vine goes by in a flash and unfortunately,
after that life only gets harder. If there is
one piece of advice that I have for you, it's
to take advantage of every opportunity you
have to make the most out of your time in
tri delta. Get involved and try to remember
that every one of your sisters has the poten-
tial to make a huge impact on your life.
Delta Love,
Liz Tylor (Beta Beta!! )
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What have I been up to? Well, I finished all
my classes at the end of summer (yay) and
moved back home to Northern California.
Right now, I am searching for a job and just
enjoying time with my family. The job search
is hard as there are not a lot of jobs available
and the ones that are appealing I am either
overqualified for or under qualified for
(frustrating, I know).
Life after college is actually pretty boring and
I miss college every day. I especially miss liv-
ing in the house and going to Monday night
meetings! I'm really excited for recruitment
to come around so I can see our new baby
deltas. I know you girls are going make us
alumnae proud and ROCK recruitment!!
Please post lots of pictures and let me know
how it's going....recruitment has always been
one of my favorite times of the year.
I miss you all! Please keep in touch and keep
me updated =)
Delta Love Always,
Diana
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Since graduating from UCI I have moved to
Los Angeles and starting working at my
mother’s art gallery. It has always been my
dream to work at the gallery and being young
brings a fresh outlook to the company. Be-
fore finishing high school, I had no interest in
going to college and thought going straight
into the work force would be the best deci-
sion. I am glad that I decided to attend col-
lege and especially UCI. I have met life long
friends and have become a member of a so-
rority that contributes to an incredible cause.
Both have taught me many things about my-
self that I will never forget. Although I miss
college life, moving on and taking on more
responsibility has made me appreciate the
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time I spent at UCI much more then I ever
thought.
I enjoy living in Los Angeles and integrating
myself into the artistic community. It is fasci-
nating to discover what this entire city has to
offer from culture, food, people, history, and
so much more. Through my job and friends, I
have had the pleasure in experiencing many
new activities I did not partake in during col-
lege. I have the benefit of attending art exhi-
bitions, furniture shows, and most impor-
tantly going to work in a beautiful environ-
ment each day. It is a bit surreal to think that I
am living the life that I have been dreaming
about since I was a young girl. It is finally here
and I love each minute.
-Chloe
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Hello my lovely Deltas!!!
In case you weren’t lucky enough to know me
when I was still at UCI, I’m Kate Kiely. I was
one of the fantastic Beta Delta babies, an
officer in the chapter (risk manager, and
VPCD!), and a triple threat in Tri Delta flag
football, soccer and softball. After graduating
from UCI in 2009 (I can’t believe it’s been so
long since then!), I moved back to the Bay
Area to look for a job and take some post-
bacc classes. I started working at Notre Dame
de Namur University, a very, very small school
in Belmont, CA, where I work in Student Life
and Leadership. Most of my work is in Stu-
dent Conduct and holding hearings for stu-
dents who have conduct violations- my job is
basically an extension of my time on Stan-
dards as VPCD! I’m also working on a Masters
in Public Administration and studying like
crazy to bring up my GPA for my upcoming
medical school applications, which I start
again next June. Hopefully one day you’ll see
me on the news as one of the best heart sur-
geons in the nation!
I miss all of you guys terribly, and if you’re
ever in the Bay Area, let’s hang out!!!
Delta Love ♥
Kate Kiely
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Summer Adventures,
Fr om Ta nya
I didn’t think studying abroad was
possible as a transfer student. Two quarters
into my education at UCI I met Marylin, a trans-
fer student who studied abroad twice. The
experiences that she shared with me encour-
aged me to look into my options. I decided that
I wanted to study abroad in Europe because of
its history with literature, art, and culture. After
thorough investigation, I decided that I would
take my last two psychology courses to fulfill
major requirements at the University of Sussex
in England during a summer term. I initially fell
in love with the thought of studying in London,
England when I thought about how amazing it
would be to be in a country where there is a
queen, castles, regular tea times, and cute boys
with British accents.
The University of Sussex wasn’t ex-
actly in London, it was in Brighton. Brighton is
like our Newport. A fun beach city always filled
with people. This beach city was different from
what we used to seeing. The Brighton pier had
an arcade, rides, crêpe stands, milkshake
shops, souvenir stores, and random food tents
that sold chow mein, falafel, fries, donuts, and
the traditional fish and chips. The city had three
H&M stores within a couple blocks, a Primark
which is like our Forever 21 but with even more
affordable clothing, and many yummy pastry
shops. The only negative aspect of Brighton
was that just about everything closed by 6pm
and all the pubs closed by midnight, even on
the weekends. The nightlife was very busy.
There were many clubs to choose from to
dance the night away. Although, I thought it
was pretty weird that they loved to play Jour-
ney’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and Katy Perry’s
“California Girls” way too many times. I ob-
served that the men that attended the clubs
didn’t devote their time to getting a girls
attention. Most of them were really into the
music as they were dancing that they were
fine dancing by themselves or with other
male friends the entire time. I thought it was
awesome that they really cared about the
vibe in the music and having a good time
with their friends. England in general loves
to give student discounts, which I LOVED.
The weather was perfect every single day. It
wasn’t too hot and it was never too cold. It
sprinkled occasionally for a couple of min-
utes then the beautiful sun would come out
and shine the rest of the day. The funniest
memory that I have of Brighton/Sussex is
when a seagull attacked me. I had previously
heard of these stories but never thought it
would happen to me. Therefore, here is the
story: I was running late to my first day of
class with my lunch in my hand. I was just
about to take another bite into my sandwich
when a seagull dove into my sandwich,
which made it hit me in the face. It ate my
sandwich and smacked me. I was more in
shock than I was embarrassed but that was-
n’t the case for the girl walking next to me
that witnessed the event. I definitely
laughed about it later when I shared it with
my classmates and discovered that some of
them have too been attacked.
My reaction to my first couple of
times in London was, “this place is so
gloomy.” It was gloomy in the sense that the
scenery (all the architectural buildings) was
all a shade of grey. Although my first impres-
sion wasn’t very colorful, I was still very im-
pressed with the monumental buildings such
Press
as
parliament, big ben, Kensington Palace, and
St. Peter’s cathedral to name a few. Overall,
my favorite things about London were its
fast method of underground transportation,
its posh use of tea with a pastry, and its vari-
ety of beautiful musicals.
I really enjoyed my stay in England.
There is too much to do there that I actually
didn’t get a chance to do everything that I
wanted. Every day during my study abroad
trip was an awesome mini adventure to seek
new experiences. I fell in love and was
quickly addicted to traveling. It sounds crazy
but I want to travel the world and see other
places that this beautiful Earth has. In the
future I want to travel to south of France,
south of Italy, Germany, Greece, Turkey,
Poland, and Russia. I am already planning my
next trip as a graduation present for myself. I
want to travel through Mexico, Central
America and finally ending with South Amer-
ica. I plan to buy a one-way ticket to a desti-
nation and retuning back home when I am
finished going to most countries in these
three areas. In the future, I would love to do
something noble and unselfish like what Tori
Koch is now doing with Peace Corps. This
would be a perfect opportunity to travel
somewhere new and also help those who
are in need. Overall, I wouldn’t change my
study abroad trip for anything in the world.
It was really worth every penny. The friends
that I made and the experiences I had in
these new places were priceless. If I had the
opportunity to study abroad again I would. I
would study in a random country and maybe
for a longer term so I can experience the
culture at a deeper level.
Fall 2010, Issue 1 Page 9

Ciao Deltas,
From Maggie in Italy
I have been living in Rome for almost two weeks school is in a 400 year old building which is obvi-
now and I love it! I am currently taking three ously way cooler than UCI! As much as I wish
weeks of intensive Italian so I have plenty of that I could be moving in to the house with you
time to explore the city and other parts of Italy. I all in a few weeks I am having a blast and we will
have already been to the Colosseum, Forum, the be re-
Vatican, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain and more! united in
Everything is beautiful and I live in a great loca- only a few
tion with many cute restaurants and shops. Ital- short
ian boys are obsessed with California girls and months!
they are crazy! Our

Tri Delta Convention, continued

the Tri Delta foundation
helped her pay for her col-
lege tuition and her chapter
dues. I was so grateful she
had her sorority and all the
members across the nation
to turn to in such a crisis and
such a painful time. People
underestimate the power of
a sisterhood. We are a force
for good for our members
and for others.
I also was lucky enough to
participate in the festivities
regarding our completion of
the “10 by 10” fundraiser for
St. Jude. There wasn’t a dry
eye in the audience as an
alumni member told her
story of St. Jude and the
impact they had on her life.
Her son, Evans, was diag-
nosed with cancer and she
moved to St. Jude as he
bravely fought for his life. A
team of doctors provided
him with excellent care at no
charge and now a little boy
has the opportunity to live
and bring hope to all who
meet him. We met this
young survivor in the pool,
he was splashing around and
as happy as could be. He
later signed boots for us to
bring back to the chapter, a
symbol of how he kicked
cancer.
Convention was an opportu-
nity to learn, and I bring back
with me tons of new knowl-
edge. However, what con-
vention did most for me was
inspire me. I’m absolutely
motivated to be a better
member and a better per-
son. We have such an amaz-
ing opportunity to be a part
of something that is so good
and so real. As a person I
want to do better, and be
better every day. And as a
member I am motivated to
do more and be more within
our chapter. Thank you so
much for this opportunity
Beta Upsilon, I
really appreci-
ate the experi-
ence you have
given me.
- Kate
Page 10
The trip I took to St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee this summer
was absolutely and undeniably one of the most
live-changing experiences I have ever had. I
hate to start this article off super cliché, but
believe me on this one Deltas—I wish everyone
had the chance to take this trip.
My trip started off amazing once I got to LAX
and immediately met Danielle Millhouse, the
philanthropy chairman for Long Beach Tri
Delta, and of course we clicked (as sisters often
do!). Got to fly on legit DELTA AIRLINES just
saying—Needless to say by the time I landed in
Memphis I was so stoked on life.
We were taken to the hotel and given a nice
little dinner where I was able to meet so many
great girls and guys: Tri Deltas, Tau Kappa
Epsilons, and representatives from the Up Till
Dawn program. Knowing everyone was joined
together in this hotel, that everyone had traveled
far and wide, and that everyone had put in the
effort of diligently raising money for St. Jude
was a very humbling experience, and I had
never been more proud to be there representing
Beta Upsilon!
The next day followed with the tour of the hos-
pital. I would first off like to let you girls know
how breath-takingly beautiful the hospital is
both inside and out. . This is in no way shape or
form a place where children go when they find
out they have a life-threatening disease. This is
a place where children go to become better
medically, physically, emotionally, and spiritu-
ally.
We were able to tour the Tri Delta Teen room,
which we sponsored through fundraising events
just like DHOP and Sincerely, Yours! Another
moving aspect of the hospital was the patient
St. Jude,
Fr om Amy
artwork, which I admired so much because it
truly reflected the internal and external strug-
gles that these children were facing while
receiving care at St. Jude. One of my favor-
ites by far was a drawing by a girl named
Summer who had ovarian cancer, and at the
top of the picture was the saying “Fight Like
a Girl: Beat Ovarian Cancer”. Those of you
that know I want to be an OB/GYN Nurse
Practitioner, this definitely made me smile!
Next, we took a trip on over to the Chili’s
Care Center!! And can I please start off by
saying that this is a place anyone would envy
getting to stay in for a long period of time…
regardless of any illness attached. This state
of the art facility is covered in beautiful art-
work, crazy gadgets and toys, and complete
with some of the only in-patient rooms in the
entire hospital. Additionally, this is where
our Tri Delta floor is located! I’m sure
you’ve seen the pictures with the dolphins,
and the stars and crescents on the floor! To-
tally crazy to step into such an amazing hos-
pital and care center, and to see our sorority
covering an entire FLOOR! My heart leaps
out of my chest just thinking about it!
One of my favorite parts of the trip was when
we got to meet and hear the patient speakers.
I was able to hear from a total of 4 individu-
als, all of which had heavily moving stories
of their journey leading up to St. Jude, and
what their lives have been like since leaving
the hospital. But one boy in particular was
HILARIOUS! He was diagnosed with a very
rare brain tumor, pardon me for not remem-
bering the medical name, but rallied through
chemotherapy to rid himself of the tumor and
was able to get out of the hospital in just a
little under a year. But here is the kicker…the
boy is asked to share a special talent and he
gets up and raps Boom Boom Pow by the
Black Eyed Peas. 7-year-old little Pilipino
boy RAPPING Boom Boom Pow and con-
veniently leaving out and slurring out the
profanity. I died of laughter! It was just so
amazing to see a little boy who was once
labeled with a death sentence, who was then
sent to St. Jude is alive and singing the Black
Eyed Peas in a room filled with Tri Delts. I
love it—and we play a part in saving lives
just like his!
The next day
was filled with
workshops at
which I was
able to learn
some great
methods and
The Pansy Press
ideas for this coming fall quarter and for
future philanthropy chairmen. But that was
boring compared to the night that followed…
the Tri Delta Appreciation Dinner!
As you should know, in 2005 Tri Delta
pledged to raised 10 Million Dollars in 10
years, and in doing so pledged the largest
donation by any Greek organization in his-
tory. While we worked hard to reach this
goal, St. Jude and Tri Delta both realized that
we were going to knock this deadline out of
the park—and changed the name to “10 by
10”. If that wasn’t enough, it was announced
at our national convention that we DEMOL-
ISHED our goal by raising a whopping
$10,643,582 dollars in just FOUR YEARS!
Amazing. Every single individual of this
chapter should be so incredibly proud of the
time and effort they put into any philanthropy
event that contributed to raising this amazing
sum of money.
Continuing on with the appreciation dinner,
the most amazing experience I had on this
trip by far was the announcement of our next
goal, and ladies, we are in it to win it! Our
new goal is to raise 15 MILLION IN 5
YEARS! I know it seems like a lot, but I
KNOW we can do this! Everyone is rallying
together to do this, and there is no doubt in
my mind that we will beat the timeline once
again! Take pride in knowing that you are
continuing to have a hand in raising money,
which helps raise money for children’s can-
cer research and other catastrophic diseases,
all by being a part of the amazing organiza-
tion that is Tri Delta.
I feel like I have shared with you enough of
my trip for you to hope-
fully sense my excite-
ment for the upcoming
year. We are an amaz-
ing group of girls—not
just in Irvine, but also
all over the United
States. This is a cause
very few can take credit
to so contributing to the
extent of ten, and soon
to be fifteen million
dollars. Wear
your letters
proud, girlies.
Because these letters are saving the
lives of children on a day-to-day
basis. I have no other word to de-
scribe that feeling other than amaz-
ing.
Fall 2010, Issue 1 Page 11

Some Quick St. Jude Facts

Founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, $1,216,247, which are primarily covered by
St. Jude maintains 60 inpatient beds and treats about 230 public contributions.
patients each day. Since its opening, St. Jude has treated
children from all 50 states and more than 70 foreign St. Jude pioneered a combination of chemother-
countries. apy, radiation and, when necessary, surgery to
treat childhood cancers. The hospital continues
St. Jude treats children without regard to race, religion, to expand the use of bone marrow transplanta-
creed or ability to pay. St. Jude is the only pediatric tion as a treatment for pediatric cancers and
cancer research center where families never pay for genetic diseases.
treatments that are not covered by insurance, and fami-
lies without insurance are never asked to pay. The American Lebanese Syrian Associated
Charities (ALSAC) is the fund-raising arm of
It is the first institution established for the sole purpose St. Jude.
of conducting basic and clinical research into catastro-
phic childhood diseases, mainly cancer. St. Jude is the Since its inception, St. Jude has developed pro-
largest childhood cancer research center in the world in tocols that have
terms of the number of patients enrolled in research brought survival rates
protocols and successfully treated.
for childhood cancers
Research findings and information discovered at St. Jude from less than 20 per-
are freely shared with doctors and scientists all over the cent to more than 70
world. St. Jude also enjoys a worldwide reputation as a percent overall.
teaching facility. The medical and scientific staff pub-
lishes about 450 articles in academic journals each year.

The hospital's daily operating costs are approximately

Recruitment 2009
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of friendship among its members, to develop a stronger and more womanly
character, to broaden the moral and intellectual life, and to assist its mem-
bers in every possible way.

IT SHALL ALSO BE THE PURPOSE OF DELTA DELTA DELTA to promote and

develop mutually beneficial relationships between the Fraternity and the col-
leges and universities where the Fraternity has established chapters, to de-
velop qualities of unselfish leadership among its members, and to encourage
them to assume, with integrity and devotion to moral and democratic princi-
ples, the highest responsibilities of college women.

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