Tri Sigma News

Tri Sigma won six national marketing awards during the Fraternity Communications Association's recent annual recognition banquet. Each year, hundreds of communications and marketing professionals from fraternal organizations, professional membership groups, and honor societies gather for FCA's annual conference. One highlight of the event is the awards banquet, where the industry’s best work is honored. Tri Sigma is pleased to announce its Marketing and Communications Team ha

Tri Sigma has received the Campus Prevention Network Seal of Prevention for the second year in a row. Presented by  Vector Solutions , the CPN Seal of Prevention represents the highest standard for online prevention education with a rigorous set of criteria to ensure measurable impact is made across the critical areas of sexual assault, alcohol and drug misuse, mental health, and diversity and inclusion. Tri Sigma is committed to promoting a safe environment and educating stu

Tri Sigma National Sorority is pleased to announce the chartering of its Birmingham Alumnae Chapter. Though officially approved by Executive Council this summer, an event was held October 22 at Huffman Baptist Church in Huffman, Alabama, to celebrate the official signing of the chapter’s charter. National Vice President Veronica Atkins Seymour represented the national organization at the event. “Tri Sigma is excited and committed to officially be part of the Birmingham and su

The Tri Sigma Foundation is pleased to announce Shelly Brajkovich Bateman, Beta Epsilon–Western Illinois University, has been named its Executive Director. She will lead the Foundation’s mission of funding an exceptional Tri Sigma member experience through leadership development and programming, scholarships to offset the rising cost of higher education, grants for cutting-edge children’s therapy, and partnership with the March of Dimes.  Shelly brings with her more than 20

Thanks to generous donors, the Tri Sigma Foundation provided 35 scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year.

Tri Sigma’s 2022–25 Executive Council was installed at its 46th National Convention, on June 25, at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia. More than 400 collegiate and alumnae members were in attendance.

It is with tremendous sorrow we report the passing of past Executive Council Member Marilynn Schmitt Kinsella, Alpha Xi–University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She entered Omega Chapter on February 28, 2022, at the age of 92. Initiated in the spring of 1947 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Marilynn later earned a graduate degree from the University of Iowa. She served Tri Sigma as National Music Director from 1953-54, National Vice President from 1954–62 and Toastmistre

The Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Awards & Recognition Committee recently presented their 2021 individual awards. Past Executive Council Member Allison Swick-Duttine, Psi–Marshall University, received the Dr. Robert H. Shaffer Award . AFA shared: “Allison Swick-Duttine has spent her career providing support for fraternities and sororities on an inter/national and local level. She serves as the director of fraternity/sorority life and organization development a

Tri Sigma is proud to recognize exceptional members and chapters during the 2020 calendar year as a part of its annual awards program.

Past National President Laura Ward Sweet, Alpha Sigma–University of Southern Mississippi, will serve once again on the 2021-2023 National Panhellenic Conference ‘ s Board of Directors. Laura has served for many years through her service to Tri Sigma as second alternate delegate (‘91-’95) and Tri Sigma Executive Council National Panhellenic Conference Delegate (‘95-’04), NPC delegate (‘10-’19) which also held Executive Council ex-officio member 2016-2019. Her service on the N