Special Announcement

Today's post is one of my very favorites we have ever posted for you all. Thank you to the inspiring Lauren Stitzlein for writing this post and sharing with all of the Delta Diaries readers some VERY exciting news, not only  for her but the Alpha Lambda chapter as a whole. We are so proud of you and it is such an honor to call you our sister, Lauren. Enjoy! 

          "When I shared the news with some of the women who have gone before me, most of them said the same adage after their congratulations:

“You’re in for the ride of your life.”

            The news? I found out last week that I’ll have the chance to work with these five women from around the country on Tri Delta’s Chapter Services Team as a Field Consultant (FC) for the 2013-2014 school year!

            I applied for the job because every past and present FC I met (including Alpha Lambda’s Anna Dilworth, who served in 2011-2012) were so inspiring and encouraged so much positive change in our chapter. Wanderlust also contributed.

            The application process started months ago with a paper application. From there I was granted a phone interview, and then I was invited to travel to our Executive Office in Dallas, TX with the final 15 candidates for in person interviews and other activities to simulate parts of the job.

            FCs travel to various chapters in the country or move to a certain university to assist with the opening of a new chapter, and are there to offer consultation and advice to the members of that chapter so they can live our purpose to the fullest in every area of chapter of life—recruitment, socials, sisterhood building, leadership, philanthropy, etc.

           

           Even without a single frequent flyer mile tracked I’ve already learned three amazing things from this process:

1)   The enormity of Tri Delta as a Fraternity—At the interviews in Dallas, I got to meet women from as nearby as UGA and as far away as California. Looking ahead, the six of us have 138 chapters to visit in a year!

2)   The power of our common values, experiences and sisterhood—I was nervous that there may have been sense of competition or rivalry at the interviews in Dallas because we were all vying for the same job. That fear was dispelled as soon as we all met each other. Every woman there was utterly amazing, and we became friends in just a weekend as we shared what Tri Delta means to us, our favorite parts of our ritual/values and funny stories from our chapters.

3)   Tri Delta is so much more than four years in college—The six of us will spend a year travelling for the Fraternity, it’s not a stretch to say that everyone who applied will volunteer with a chapter as an Alumna Advisor or in another way at some point, and I’ll be working with our Chapter Service Team who are serving Tri Delta full time. It’s going to be a lifetime commitment, and a sweet one at that.

           

            I am thankful and thrilled. Coming to college, I didn’t even think I would get involved in sorority life until a couple of my friends in Tri Delta, Lindsey and Michelle, put me up to going through recruitment as a sophomore, and now...this?

            So lesson #4 would be: Membership in Tri Delta (specifically Alpha Lambda) can change you for the better and provide unbelievable opportunities. It’s actually been the ride of my life since fall 2010, and I’m eager to see where the wave goes in the next year!