January 12, 2012

Interested in Joining a Sorority?

If you are interested in learning more about Delta Delta Delta and attending our event, click here to fill out an intake form. Please specify which date you would like to attend. We can accommodate requests to meet on other days.

For more information, check out our Facebook page. If you have any questions, please email us at recruitment@trideltauoft.ca.

We look forward to meeting you!




Left: Fall 2011: Our newest members after Bid Day. Right: The collegiate chapter.

November 26, 2011

Initiation - Fall 2011


On November 25th we held our Fall Initiation where we welcomed our 10 new members into full membership. The pledge class selected Shannon McKechnie to represent their new member education period experiences and reflect on initiation.

Here is what she had to say:

"Sorority. By definition, a sorority is a social organization for female university students. To many people outside of this life, this may be all they see, but in actuality, a sorority is much, much more. I have come to learn that sorority women are diverse, motivated, loyal, and selfless amongst many other wonderful things. The women I have met excel academically, as well as dedicate their time to important philanthropy. My pledge class sisters and I have just completed our first stage of life as a TriDelta sister, having been through the recruitment process, pledged our commitment and learned our history. Our initiation marks our transition into sisterhood, the heart of sorority life.

Each house I visited during recruitment had an amazing sense of sisterhood, which was very inspiring. However, by the end of this process the decision was clear for ten of us: Delta Delta Delta. The new member period has been an amazing time of discovery and growth for each of us. We learnt what it means to be a TriDelta sister, but also special qualities about ourselves that will help enrich our experience. Each of our Big Sisters, as well as the rest of the chapter has been there for us answering questions and providing guidance whenever it was needed. It is so comforting to know that healthy, confident, intelligent women are there to support you! This is such an important part of sisterhood that I will forever cherish. The first ritual ceremony we participated in was pledging. This ceremony was very special as it was our official promise to the sorority to honour the ideals of the organization. I think my pledge class sisters and I immediately bonded after this first ritual experience because it is something that was new for all of us. Being able to have each new experience with these girls has been a privilege. Our New Member Educator taught us of our history, our philanthropic dedication and how to make the most of our experiences in chapter. A very important aspect of our organization is our philanthropy: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, and locally, the Hospital for Sick Children. These amazing, large scale partners help motivate us to continue to give back in any way possible. I sincerely feel that each time we met for new member classes my confidence in TriDelta was reaffirmed: Every sister in our chapter exemplifies our purpose, and this has been incredibly motivating. The history and impact of TriDelta as an organization has humbled me in so many ways. 

As my sisters and I initiated, I was thinking of the future. Initiation was our first official step into an amazing sisterhood built by the 'Delta Love' in our chapter. I look forward to sharing my university years and beyond with my sisters! TriDelta will give us a unique university experience that we will carry for the rest of our lives as we fulfill each step of TriDelta membership. To me, TriDelta means being loyal and honest to both yourself and sisters, giving selflessly, learning from your mistakes and growing as a person. If my older sisters are any indication of the kind of woman I can be through this experience, then I am confident I made the right decision in joining not only this amazing organization, but sorority life in general. I am proud to be a Delta Delta Delta!"

Shannon McKechnie
Fall 2011


 Our New Member Educator, Catherine Young, organized a retreat for the new members November 18th.

November 23, 2011

Founder's Day

Every year the women of Delta Delta Delta across Canada and the United States commemorate the very special founding of our sorority that took place on Thanksgiving Eve of 1888.  Canada Alpha collegians and alumnae celebrated Founder’s Day this year on November 23rd at the University of Toronto’s Hart House.

This year marked my third Founder’s Day as a collegian and every year I am still amazed by the remarkable array of women that have dedicated themselves to upholding the values and principles that our founders, Sarah Ida Shaw and Eleanor Dorcas Pond, placed upon Tridelta those many years ago.  As I sat and ate my delicious three-course meal I was surrounded by women of all generations, that I am proud to call my sisters.  Moments like this reaffirm the truly special and unique bonds of Tridelta sisterhood.

Founder’s Day is an event that I believe is especially wonderful because of the large numbers of alumnae that attend year after year.  I think it exemplifies how the bonds of sisterhood go far beyond one’s time in chapter and extends into a sister’s future.  Whether you are an active member or not, it is our time in Delta Delta Delta that binds us all.  Founder’s Day is a time where members reflect on what it means to be a member and a time to be very proud of all that has been accomplished by our sisters in the past and present, and anticipate the great things that are to come.

“When you are by yourself you can do great things, but as a group of women you can do amazing things”
 – Jackye Brown Clark, Fraternity President

Asia Pineau
Continuing Education Chair

Collegiate Chapter

Bottom left: Angie Celebre, recipient of Psi Psi Psi's 2011 Award of Excellence

November 22, 2011

Officer Recognition - October 2011


Our chapter's Officers' Training Council would like to recognize two outstanding members for their exemplary work throughout the month of October 2011. 

Natalie Addai, Risk Management Chair, did a great job creating an interactive Powerpoint workshop!
Laura Boles, Member Development Chair, co-ordinated a successful Fat Talk Free Week!
Thanks Laura & Natalie!

Thank you ladies for your dedication.


Ksenija Stupar
VP Administration

October 13, 2011

Spaghetti Night

Update: Thank you to everyone who came out to support us.
With your help we raised over $1300 for SickKids and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Hungry? Stop by for dinner on Monday, October 24th. You can eat all the pasta you'd like while supporting pediatric oncology research. Now isn't that a forkful.

Delta Delta Delta has been involved with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital since 1999. Since then, millions of dollars have been raised allowing for the creation of the Tri Delta patient care floor. Our most recent achievement is accomplishing our 10 million dollars in 10 years goal - 6 years ahead of schedule! Our next goal is 15 million dollars in 5 years. All proceeds support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Hospital for Sick Children.

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