Monthly Archives: February 2011
I don’t speak Latin
Sui generis amicae usque ad aras
If you are anything like the current Sigma Delt sisterhood, you will have absolutely no idea what this means. Latin is, as we all know, so passé. Our disgust with our motto only grew when our Classics majors concluded that “aras” meant “altar of death/marriage” — two concepts most Sigma Delts don’t want to be reminded of on a regular basis.
Upon further research, though, we’ve found that our motto is actually pretty cool. But, it should be read with some sort of punctuation in the middle (something like: “Sui generis; amicae usque ad aras”).
Sui generis + Amicae usque ad aras = One of a kind; friends ’til the end.
So, our motto reflects pretty neatly a lot of what Sigma Delt prides itself on as an organization: acceptance of all sisters as individuals, and the creation of lasting friendships.
I guess it’ll do.
We’re Sassy: The Sisterhood and Scholarship Supper (S.A.S.S.)
Sigma Delt (fondly known as Sigma Delta Sorority for All Kinds) prides itself on its efforts to allow every sister to be an active member of the house, regardless of her financial circumstances. This year, Treasurer Katie Gandy ’11 has spearheaded an effort to expand Sigma Delt’s scholarship fundraising with a termly event called the Sisterhood and Scholarship Supper (S.A.S.S.). SASS is a potluck event: sisters bring food to Sigma Delt and invite their friends over to eat, where they are asked to donate a few dollars each to Sigma Delt’s scholarship fund in exchange for a scrumptious home-cooked alternative to Food Court. This fall, SASS raised over $300 for in-house scholarships, and we hope that future proceeds will allow us to expand and increase our scholarship program to cover every sister who needs it.
We’re all gettin’ some S.A.S.S.
We Crush Rush (Again)
This was just too easy. In October 2010, Sigma Delt welcomed its amazing, fabulous, awesome and all-around baller Fall Pledges:
Ashley Afranie-Sakyi, Ali Procopio, Allie Bosch, Bailey Hoar, Becky Niemic, Blaine Johnson, Caitlin Ardrey, Caroline Liegey, Cecilia Dalle Ore, Christina Danosi, Corey Schafer, Emma Vance, Erin Klein, Hannah Giorgis, Heather Beatty, Jenna Hobeika, Jill Lyon, Julia Szafman, Karla Verkouw, Karoline Walter, Kate Burns, Kate O’Brien, Katie Adams, Kim Mendez, Laura McFeely, Luisa Sperry, Maddie Lesser, Maggie Conners, Meeta Prakash, Nora Hodgson, Olivia Martin, Rachel Abendroth, Reagan Fischer, Sam McPherson, Sara Marcus, Sara Medina-DeVilliers, Sara Stone, Sarah Rutter, Sharon Zhang, Tanisha Panditharatne, Thea Stutsman, and Whitney FitzPatrick.
Fall pledges - decked out in their Pledge shirts, fanny packs and wristbands - meet in the Sister's Room for Pledge Meetings
Here’s to the pledges, we love you, we love you!
10Xtravaganza: Highlights from Summer 2010
Sigma Delt’s class of 2012 made sure to live it up during summer term 2010. Here’s to the 10X executive board for leading the house smoothly through a raucous and outrageous sophomore summer!
President: Dani Levin
Treasurer: Elizabeth Kamai
Sisterhood Chair: Sarah Streeter
House Manager: Alyson Pickett
Social Chairs: Hannah Jeton & Corinne Rotter
Philanthropy Chair: Claire Dugan
Scholarship Chair: Tatiana Cooke
Programming Chair: Sarah Bourne
President Dani Levin (right) and Social Chair Corrinne Rotter show some Sigma Delta lovin'
How did the ’12s describe the 10Xperience?
Alyson Pickett: “Bonding and memory generation catalyzed by extreme heat”
Heather Roland: “Sophomore summer was the time when I truly understood why I love Sigma Delt so much. It showed me how strong our sisterhood is, and helped me understand how much this house means to me.”
Tatiana Cooke: “Beautiful, sunny, and filled with fun.”
Anne Rosenblum: “The experience of living in the house and spending so much time bonding and hanging out with my Sigma Delt class was definitely one of the best parts of my sophomore summer.”
12's rock nautical get-ups for Pirate Meetings: Arrrgh!
Stephanie Wolf '12 carves her name into the basement wall, continuing a longstanding Sigma Delt tradition.
The ’12s kicked ass academically, earning the highest cumulative GPA of any sorority on campus, and one of the highest GPA’s of any Greek Letter organization at Dartmouth. They also managed to spruce up the house: Sigma Delt got a face-lift in the form of a nice new paint-job, and the Mamas and Papas of Sigma Delta were generous enough to donate some new speakers for the house over Parents’ Weekend…just in time for the annual Heaven & Hell party.