Fraternities + Sororities

Delta Delta Delta

Tri Delta is a collegiate women's fraternity in both the United States and Canada. There are a total of 138 chapters and more than 186,000 collegiate members. The purpose of Delta Delta Delta is to establish a perpetual bond of friendship among its members, to develop a stronger and more womanly character, to broaden the intellectual life and to assist its members in every possible way.

Quick Facts

Tri Delta was the first sorority to:

• Be founded as a national organization with complete plans for governmental structure and expansion.
• Regularly publish its quarterly magazine, The Trident, published continuously since 1891.
• Plan and perfect an alumnae system.
• Pioneer chapter visitation in 1905, appointing an officer to visit all chapters.
• Publish a book-length history: A Detailed Record of Delta Delta Delta, 1888-1907.
• Hold a national Leadership Conference.
• Finance proper housing for collegiate chapters and has a large investment in houses, lodges and suites.
• Concentrate its national philanthropic efforts on higher education through the Founders' Anniversary Fellowships, the Zoe Gore Perrin Scholarships and the endowment of the National Humanities Center.
• Adopt a central accounting system for its collegiate chapters.

Philanthropy

The chosen philanthropy of Delta Delta Delta is child cancer research. In 1999, our organization partnered with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to further our philanthropic goals. St. Jude, located in Memphis, TN, provides groundbreaking research in various child cancers while also caring for a number of children diagnosed with one of these diseases. No family pays for anything for the duration of their stay at St. Jude. This includes transportation to and from the hospital, temporary housing, all treatment, and anything else the family needs.

• In 2005, Tri Delta raised $1 million dollars that endowed St. Jude's Teen Room.
• In 2006, Tri Delta took on a second commitment to raise $10 million in 10 years to name the Patient Care Floor which we met in just four years.
• In 2010, Tri Delta chapters nationwide committed to raise $15 million in 5 years for St. Jude to name the Specialty Clinic and met that in just 3.5 years.
• Since 1999, Tri Delta has raised over $30 million dollars for St. Jude.
• Now, Tri Delta has committed to raising $60 million in 10 years to name Tri Delta Place, the short-term patient housing facility at St. Jude.

Our chapter holds several events each year in order to raise money: Sincerely Yours letters, Relay for Life teams, Smooch the Pooch, and our kickball tournament, Triple Play. Last year, our chapter raised $34,000 for St. Jude, the second largest contributor of our size! This year, we have been challenged to raise $40,000. Our service to our philanthropy also extends beyond Wofford College. Several of our sisters have visited and volunteered at St. Jude.

For more information about Tri Delta's partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as well as our other philanthropy efforts, please visit Delta Delta Delta's philanthropy page.

Learn more at the Delta Delta Delta national website.