the Alpha Beta Data delta delta delta at cornell university | spring 2013 Tri Delts Embrace Leadership Roles Across Campus Hello, Tri Delta Alumnae! campus. One of our members, Janice Park University. It is a Greetings from Ithaca! Very exciting ’14, has joined the 2013 Panhellenic Coun- very exciting time, things are happening at 118 Tripham- cil as vice president of programming. An- and we hope ev- mer. We are pleased to welcome our new other member, Melissa Lukasiewicz ’14, eryone can join alumnae adviser, Meagan Yee, who has currently serves as the arts and sciences us for our Centen- been extremely helpful this semester. We representative on the Student Assembly. nial Celebration welcomed a beautiful pledge class of 53 Senior Audrey Boochever ’13 has founded in Ithaca on Sep- incredible young women this semester. The a highly successful on-campus farmer’s tember 21, 2013. new members are the life of our organiza- market that operates in the fall and spring. Can’t wait to see tion—always full of enthusiasm and eager to The list of leading Tri Delts goes on and on! you there! accept the honor of collegiate sisterhood. Most importantly, Alpha Beta is celebrat- Our sisters have been very active on ing its centennial this fall. A century ago, Tri Delta Love and Mine, campus, and Tri Deltas consistently find Delta received its charter and joined four Morgan Bookheimer ’13 themselves in positions of leadership across other Panhellenic organizations at Cornell Chapter President Alpha Beta Chapter Celebrates 100 Years in 2013 We mark the 100th year of our Alpha commemorate the many achievements of ated it with all in attendance. Please specify Beta Chapter here at Cornell University this our members over the past 100 years dur- if you wish to submit any material anony- year. Over the past 100 years, our Tri Delta ing our centennial celebration, which coin- mously. Email [email protected] or home has grown from 12 charter members cides with Cornell Homecoming (September send postal mail to: to 204 current and new members. Large 20-21). We welcome all alumnae back to Kelly Armstrong or small, the bonds of sisterhood have con- Ithaca to share this milestone in our chap- Continuing Education Chair stantly held us together. In 1913, 21 women ter’s history with those of us who are here 118 Triphammer Rd. signed the Petition of Sennightly to form a today. Further details will be posted on our Ithaca, NY 14850 chapter of Tri Delta at Cornell. Today, we website, www.cornelltridelta.org. celebrate the actualization of their original We invite all sisters to send stories, memo- Happy Centennial, everyone! goal to create a strong, enduring sisterhood ries, photos, or mementos of any kind from that would continue to bring together great the history of Tri Delta to us. We wish to Delta Love and Mine, women. This September, we will formally share the history of our chapter as you cre- Kelly Armstrong ’13 Calling All Alumnae: Help Us Say Farewell to Our Seniors This year, we are planning a Circle graduation. The ritual is scheduled your memories of collegiate life in Tri Degree Ceremony and Pansy Brunch. for the morning of May 19, 2013, at Delta as theirs comes to a close. You may remember that this ritual is the house, with a celebratory brunch If you are interested, please let us meant to inspire graduating seniors to afterward at Taverna Banfi at the know, and we will be in touch soon with reflect on their time in Tri Delta, and Statler Hotel, where we would love further details. that it is traditionally led by alumnae the pleasure of your company. Please sisters—ideally from the same chapter let us know if you would like to be In the Bonds, where the ritual is taking place. We part of this tradition that we are try- Lizzie Brooks ’14 hope that some local alumnae would ing to renew in our chapter. The se- Alumni Relations Chair like to be involved in this special time niors would be very excited to have Kelly Armstrong ’13 for the seniors as they celebrate their you participate in this ritual and share Continuing Education Chair www.cornelltridelta.org page one Sisterhood Remains Strong ... Even Across the “Pond!” A year ago, I fit my life into two suitcases were always there to save the day. and got on a plane to Vienna, Austria. Al- In February, I was getting frustrated that though my friends and family thought I was I wasn’t fluent in German yet, and I was crazy for choosing to spend six months in a having problems with my less-than-amicable country where I didn’t speak the language roommates. I shared these concerns with and wouldn’t know anyone, it was exactly my best friend and Tri Delta sister Brenna the experience I was looking for. I wanted McPeek ’13, who was studying in London. to throw myself into the deep end and push A week later, she was there to cheer me up the boundaries of my comfort zone. A few and celebrate her 21st birthday. In March, weeks later, I was riding my bike to my in- we had a tea party in London with our ternship at an international animal welfare sisters Abby and Lauren, who were also organization,Vier Pfoten, and stopping by abroad. A week after that, Abby, Brenna, Olivia Molineux ’13 and Brenna McPeek the market to grab groceries and practice and I were dancing to folk music in Dublin’s ’13 enjoy an afternoon in Vienna. my German on my way home. Temple Bar. For their spring break, Sarah I explored new museums, attended a and Rachel flew to Austria from Ithaca to Viennese ball in the Hofburg Palace, took stay with me. I showed them all around Vi- where I was in the world, I could always a ski trip to the Alps, sailed around Croa- enna and took pictures of them forming Del- count on my sisters, whether for a casual tia, and so much more. I was having an tas in front of Austria’s greatest landmarks. Skype session or attending the show of a incredible time, but there were definitely It was so much fun to be able to share lifetime at the Viennese opera. moments when I missed Cornell, my friends, my experience abroad with my best friends, and my family. Luckily, my Tri Delta sisters and it was great to know that no matter Olivia Molineux ’13 Cornell Tour Guide Finds Other Deltas Among the Ranks During my first year at Cornell, you Kennedy ’12 and Kelsey Shultz’s (’12) un- could say I was enamored with college life. usual friendship and individual passions; Discovering the stunning natural beauty of Molly Dinnerstein’s (’11) comfortable and the fall, the buzz of the libraries after din- open presence, and her willingness to be- ner, and the eclectic mix of people finding friend naive freshmen like me; Jess Beidel- their niches made for a very exciting first man’s (’12) sage advice on navigating the semester. Everyone from the elegant social- extracurricular Cornell experience; Jessica ites to the gritty (and usually barefoot) nat- Lopez’s (’12) amazing ability to let loose a uralists had a place on this campus. I saw voice bigger than her body; and most of all, relationships formed between friends with the way Caroline Kebbe’s (‘14) smile catch- similar interests, and naturally, I wanted to es visitors in the Day Hall lobby by surprise. be part of it all. Their roles were (and still are!) ones of inspi- The semester I pledged Tri Delta was ration, guidance, and friendship. the same semester I joined the ranks of We are in the process of hiring a new our campus tour guides. I was happily crop of tour guides, and soon a dozen catapulted into the membership of two new, fresh faces will join Caroline and me very tight ranks of friends, and have only in Day Hall and on the Arts Quad to lead been more and more thankful for my role herds of prospective students through the in both organizations since. melting snow, greening trees, and stoic When I remember the past four semes- buildings. I can only hope that there may ters (and a summer) that I’ve spent with be a few more potential Tri Delts in this Caroline Krebbe ’14 and Rochelle Brahala tour guides, I linger on the friendships I group of new hires! ’14 both serve as Cornell tour guides. developed with other Tri Delta tour guides on staff. In particular, I remember Felicia Rochelle Brahala ’14 Saturday, September 21, 2013 Alpha Beta turns 100! SaveFormal invitationthe toDate follow. page two www.cornelltridelta.org Two Delta Sisters Participate in NYC “Externship” at MizzFIT an A-lister walks into a room in slow motion, looking larger than life as their glossy hair whips back and forth in the style of a Pan- tene commercial? That’s how we felt. We quickly learned that Bianca is a complete sweetheart, however. She welcomed us into her business with open arms and trusted us with real responsibility and hands-on work. On our very first day, we were planning fit- ness classes to review, sitting in on meetings, and recommending layouts for the website. We even helped put together a Valentine’s Day pitch for CBS News. Productivity and caffeine levels were high. Bianca truly made us part of her MizzFIT team. It might have only been for a few days, but we were more than thrilled to run in her shoes.