Quick Facts
Tri Delta is a collegiate women's fraternity in both the United States and Canada. There are a total of 136 chapters and more than 186,000 collegiate members.
National Fraternity Founded: November 27, 1888 at Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts)
Wofford College's Gamma Psi Chapter Founded: Fall 2000
Philanthropy: Children's Cancer Charities; Partners with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Motto: Let us steadfastly love one another
Colors: Silver, Gold, and Cerulean Blue
Flower: Pansy
Tree: Pine
Jewel: Pearl
Mascot: Dolphin
Patron Greek Divinity: Poseidon |
  
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Purpose: The purpose of Delta Delta Delta shall be to establish a perpetual bond of friendship among its member, to develop a stronger and more womanly character, to broaden the 'intellectual' life, and to assist its members in every possible way.
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
You can find many of our symbols in the Delta Delta Delta Lilly Pulitzer Print, one of four original Greek prints:
