New Member Retreat

Last weekend was the New Member Retreat for Tri Delta's fall 2014 pledge class.  The New Member Retreat is always right before Initiation and gives the women an opportunity to get to know each other on an even deeper level.  Today's post is written by the lovely Mary Kate Korpita, the new member educator or "pledge mom" for this new class.  Thank you to all the older girls who helped make this retreat such a success and, most importantly, congratulations to all of our new initiates!

"This past weekend I had the privilege of bringing the new member pledge class on their new member retreat in Salem, South Carolina. After a long summer of planning where to go, we decided on a beautiful house on Lake Keowee. Many of the girls were anxious to go far away with such a large group of girls that they didn’t know very well. It was truly a blessing to be able to witness the growth in these women over just a couple of days. We participated in many activities from making Halloween cards for St. Jude, to creating funky t-shirts while learning the purpose of Tri Delta. It was amazing to see the friendships that began, and the walls that were broken down. Every single girl opened up and allowed for new relationships to blossom. As the New Member Educator, I felt like my job had been accomplished after seeing the amount of love that these girls had to offer to the rest of their pledge class. It is extremely bittersweet that my job as a mentor is officially over, but I returned to Columbia knowing that the next generation of Tri Delta was these women, and I couldn’t have asked for a more qualified group to carry on the true meaning of Tri Delta. They are the most beautiful people inside and out, and I can’t wait to watch them flourish these next four years.

DL and all of mine,
Mary Kate"