Sunday, April 22, 2012

Greek Week 2012: Songfest

Like every other year here at CU, one of the largest events for the Greek community is Songfest.  The pinnacle of Greek Week, every team comes together to create a twelve minute dance routine that will top all the rest.  Every year there are new stunts, higher jumps, bigger kicks and more people, this year being no exception.  All of the houses put together amazing routines as the nine teams competed to take Songfest gold and Greek Week overall.

This year Tri Delta, Kappa Sigma and Alpha Sigma Phi (aka Team Weather Channel) took on an amazing routine choreographed by junior Melissa Cooper and freshman Brittany Anderson. These girls did a fantastic job encouraging everyone through our months of practice, practice and more practice.  And boy oh boy, did it pay off. 



The boys also perfected our choreographed moves and we got to see them shake it to Ice, Ice Baby in our weather themed routine.


We even had tons of girls come cheer our team on!  Tri and beat us and see what you get Delt:




With gravity defying hair and some cools costumes we took on songfest full force and surely brought a storm.  Although our team did not end up on the podium for Songfest, we were victorious in Greek Week, claiming our Third Place trophy with pride. 

We cannot wait for Greek Week next year to continue to achieve new heights for our chapter.  Great work to everyone who participated in Greek Week and thank to our CU Panhellenic and IFC for hosting such an exceptional week for our community.

Friday, April 20, 2012

Greek Week 2012: Friend Trivia

Tuesday night's Greek Week event was Friend Trivia. This super fun and unique event pits best friends from all the participating houses against each other as they prove how much they know about each other.  

This year, Juniors Maddy and Molli competed on behalf of our chapter.
They tackled some pretty tough questions such as: What is your partner's favorite home cooked meal? Where did your partner's father go to college? Where does your partner want to get married? and What is your partner's guilty pleasure?

These two even dressed up for the occasion, sporting shirts with a silly picture and some Delta letters:

Although our Greek Week team did not place in the event, we had a blast listening to all the answers from Maddy, Molli and all the other participants.

Great job ladies!

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

CU Miss Greek: Meet our Contestant

Included in Greek Week every year for the last seven years, Sigma Pi has the privilege to throw a pageant for all the sororities to raise money for their philanthropy Clinica Family Health Services (clinica.org). This year Theta Beta was represented by the one and only senior Kara Vosburgh.  With poise, intelligence, chapter and Panhellenic spirit on our side, we were bound to do well.

Last night was the 7th Annual Miss Greek Pageant and the lovely Kara Vosburgh took Second Place!  We couldn't be more proud of here and all of her accomplishments.  Honored to call her our sister, here's a little more about Kara:

Name: Kara Vosburgh
Class: Senior
Hometown: San Jose, California

Major: Political Science and Psychology

Extracurricular Activities: Young Life leader
Sorority Positions Held: Chapter Correspondent, Continuing Education Chair, Member Development Chair, Member of the Standards Board, Internal Vice President of Panhellenic

Kara has been an active member of our chapter over the last four years and also had the privilege of serving on our school's Panhellenic Board.  She is a fabulous representation of what a Tri Delta woman should embody in her everyday life. We are humbled to say that she is our sister and so excited that all of her hard work and dedication for this cause paid off for a second place finish! We all worked hard to help Kara with fundraising efforts, doing fun things like selling custom tee shirts and having a senior garage sale.  

Look! It's Kara on an eagle:

Kara was asked, what does representing Tri Delta for Miss Greek mean to you?
"I am so glad to represent Tri Delta in the CU Miss Greek Pageant and to raise money for a wonderful cause like Clinica Family Health Services, that serves the Boulder/Denver area. The communities I have been in since coming to CU--Tri Delta, the Panhellenic community, and my Young Life community--have served me so well in becoming the woman I am today. Nothing makes me happier than giving back to the places that have given me so much."

Thank you to Kara for all her dedication and a HUGE thank you to everyone who donated on her behalf.  Our chapter raised nearly 8,000 dollars for Clinica and the Panhellenic community as a whole raised almost 83,000 dollars.

We are all honored to be part of a community that can come together for a great cause.

To learn more about Clinica Family Health services you can visit their website clinica.org
Or to learn about the other contestants from this years Miss Greek, check out cumissgreek.org

Greek Week 2012: Fraternity Football and Powder Puff

This past weekend, Greek Week was finally in full swing with a Fraternity Football tournament on Saturday and Powder Puff Football for the sororities on Sunday. We all had a blast cheering on Team Weather to a 2nd place finish in Fraternity Football for Kappa Sigma and a 4th place finish in Powder Puff. Both teams worked for months in all different (and kinda crazy) Boulder weather to prepare for this weekend. We could not be more proud of everyone who participated!

Check out some photos of us rooting our teams on:













Saturday, April 14, 2012

Greek Week 2012: The Perfect Storm

Greek Week is finally here and we kicked off the week with a bang, winning first place for our spectacular banner which was designed and executed by one of our seniors Caitlin Hazelton.  
Check out this amazing video put together by senior Beth Windheuser:


Thanks to all the wonderful ladies who made this banner possible.  It looks great hanging on the front of our chapter house.

Greek Week 2012: TV Guide

Greek Week has officially launched!
This year's overall theme is TV Guide. 
 Along with our partners from fraternities Kappa Sigma and Alpha Sigma Phi, our team will take on the task of portraying The Weather Channel.

Here is the Greek Week Schedule:
Friday, April 13th: Field Day and Chili Cook-Off
Saturday, April 14th: Fraternity Football
Sunday, April 15th: Sorority Powderpuff
Monday, April 16th: Letter Check-In and CU Miss Greek
Tuesday, April 17th: Friend Trivia
Wednesday, April 18th: Buff Can Challenge and Volleyball
Thursday, April 19th: SONGFEST

We can't wait to kick off the week and have fun cheering on our team.

Watch out CU, the perfect storm is on the horizon...

Sping Formaln 2012: Bring on the Masks!




Our Spring Formal was last weekend at Red Rocks Amphitheater and we had a blast all night long!  The theme was Masquerade Ball and girls went all out with fancy, feather-topped masks that glittered and sparkled throughout the evening.  It was our Seniors last formal before they graduate (oh no)!

 

Red Rocks was amazing, even in the dark, as you could literally see for miles. We all danced the night away with our DJ playing all the latest music (including some Call Me Maybe and T. Swift). All in all it was a great night filled with fun, friends, laughter, and of course, some food.


Thanks to our social chair Lauren Walsh for throwing such a wonderful bash!

Monday, March 26, 2012

What has Theta Beta been up to?


We've been super busy here at Theta Beta over the last few months. We've shared some great memories including winning Chapter of the Year at the 2011 CU Greek Awards, dancing all day at CU Dance Marathon 2012, welcoming our Spring New Members from Informal Recruitment with a spectacular hula show, 'Tri'-ing our luck at a Casino Night Mixer with our Greek Week partners, and having our Moms visit Boulder for Mom's Weekend!

We also held our yearly letter writing campaign earlier this month for St. Jude Children's Research hospital! March is St. Jude month and we've been celebrating all month long by showing our "Keep Calm and Fight On" spirit on Facebook, posting fun facts on our Twitter and raising awareness about this amazing cause.

Although our Spring semester has only a month remaining (oh no!) we have many fun events in store for the remaining weeks.  Greek Week is right around the corner and we'll soon be saying goodbye to all of our wonderful graduating seniors!

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Senior Shout Out!



Shout out to senior Amanda Jacobs for being hired at Radio Disney! We are all so proud of you and we know that you are going to do great things!

Delta Love!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Move In - Back to Boulder

Front Door of Main House
Delta Delta Delta - 1025 15th Street

The Delta house is bustling with girls today after a quiet summer in Boulder. The ladies of the Theta Beta Chapter of Delta Delta Delta started to move in to the chapter house on Wednesday, August 10th and have continued a staggered move in through August 12th.

Senior Renae Eze has spent the last two years living in the chapter house and is now moving in again for her final year of college. "I love living in the 'Delt' because it's a non-stop party. There's always something to do and someone to hang out with. It's a great way to go out of college," said Eze.

The new kids on the block are just as excited as the seniors that are living in. Moving in for the first time is sophomore, Shawnney Mahowald. "I can't wait to spend the year in the house with all my sisters! I think it's going to be great and I'm so excited to be living in for the first time! Can't wait to get to know everyone better and feel all the Delta Love!"

While the unpacking continues, another crazy year begins at 1025 15th Street which is sure to be full of fun, hard work and excellence.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Greek Week 2011!!

On Sunday, April 10th, Greek Week 2011 started out with a bang with powderpuff football! The encompassing theme of the week is "The Game of Life" with each team being assigned a specific profession to use as a team theme. Partnered with the brothers of Sigma Pi and Fiji, Delta Delta Delta is competing with the profession of "Athlete". We are looking forward to a week filled with fun, competition and commitment to the Greek and Panhellenic spirit! Good luck to all!

The Greek Week schedule is as follows:

Monday, April 11: Letter Check In- 10am-2pm @UMC; Fundraiser
Dinner (CU Relay for Life)- 5pm-10pm @ Illegal Pete's on the HIll!

Tuesday, April 12: TRIVIA BOWL- 7pm-9pm @ TBD

Wednesday, April 13: Food Can Structure Competition- 9am-12pm @
UMC Fountains; Sig Pi's MISS GREEK- 8pm-
10pm @ Coors Event Center

Thursday, April 14: Volleyball Tournament- Time and Place TBD

Friday, April 15: Greek Olympics- 3pm-6pm @ Farrand Field

Saturday, April 16: FRATERNITY FOOTBALL- 8am-5pm @Horizon Fields

Sunday, April 17: SONGFEST- 6:30pm-10pm @ Coors Event Center



***Please support our team and our Miss Greek by donating to Katherine Pedroza at www.missgreek.com ***


Spring Formal!



This past Wednesday, April 6th, Delta Delta Delta held its Spring Formal at EXDO Events Center with a "Viva Las Vegas" theme. With dice, classic Vegas landmarks, and cards as decorations, Deltas danced the night away with their dates. Pictured above, some of our new members enjoyed a night with their soon-to-be sisters in a glamourous fashion. Special thanks to Social Chairman, RHO GAMMA for planning a wonderful event and Risk Chairman, Haydn Jones for making sure the event was safe, fun and memorable event!

Alpha Chi Omega Greek Grand Slam Champions!




On Saturday, April 9th, Delta Delta Delta took home the trophy for Alpha Chi Omega's annual philanthropy Greek Grand Slam! The event benefitted
Partners in Prevention, a local organization committed to helping bridge health care professionals and domestic abuse victim advocacy. The tournament lasted all day and we were honored to take first place despite great competition from other chapter's teams. Excellent job to team Delta Delta Delta

Initiation Weekend and New Sisters!



This past Saturday our newest pledge class was initiated into the sisterhood. Leading up to initiation was Delta Week, a time to celebrate our sisterhood and grow closer with our new members before they go through the initiation ceremony. Delta Week activities included a hair tinseling sisterhood, spa night, our formal, and many other fun activities planned by our Vice President of Chapter Development, Emily Damron. After the first night of initiation, each "family" went out for dinner and enjoyed a new member sleep over with movies and popcorn. We are so excited for our new pledge class to be fully initiated members and look forward to years of memories to come! Congratulations to Shawnney Mahowald, Lauren Kidd, Maxine Slaveck, Alyssa Saunders, Lisa Eimike, Alison Ashby, Katherine Anderson, Lauren Walsh, Chloe Werner, and Peyton Bess!

Chi Omega Dodgeball Champions!!




The ladies of Delta Delta Delta participated in Chi Omega's annual philanthropy, Chi O Dodgeball on Saturday, April 2nd. While having a blast playing dodgeball against other panhellenic chapter teams, our sisters raised money for Chi Omega's philanthropy Make-A-Wish Foundation. For more information about this great organization, please visit their website.

After several well played games, team Delta Delta Delta took home the title of champion for the second year in a row. Congratulations to our team and to Chi Omega for a great philanthropy!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Meet the New Members!


Hometown: Los Altos, CA
Major: Sociology and Pre Law
Interesting Fact: I love yoga and greek food!
What are you most excited for in Delta Delta Delta: I am so excited to meet new friends and to get involved.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Meet Miss Delta Delta Delta!

MISS DELTA DELTA DELTA -- Katherine Pedroza

Year in school: Senior

Hometown: Parker, CO

Major: Business - Marketing

Extra-curricular Activities: Currently I serve as the Senior Class Council President, a Leeds Ambassador and member of the Diverse Scholars Program. In addition, I am a marketing and research intern at MMP for their UK division and volunteer for various organizations such as the Children's Hospital in Denver. In my free time, I enjoy running, playing with my cats, and striving to be the ultimate CU fan.

Sorority positions held, if any: New Member Integrator, Philanthropy Committee Head, Recruitment Committee Head

Why did you come to CU-Boulder: I kind of have a thing for Buffaloes. Rams are for pansies.

Fun Fact About yourself: I began my business career at the ripe age of 8, when I wrote up and demanded compliance to a contract regarding my chores and allowance.

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When one mentions a beauty pageant, images of toddlers in tiaras, glitzy gowns and huge teased hair comes to mind. But what a pageant is really about is self-confidence, philanthropic endeavors and true talent. In April, one of our sisters, Katherine Pedroza, will be competing as Miss Delta Delta Delta in Sigma Pi's philanthropy CU Miss Greek.

The pageant, part of the annual Greek Week competition, is held on behalf of two wonderful organizations: Clinica Family Health Services and the Denver Tennyson Center. Helping low-income families have access to high quality health care, Clinica has helped countless families in the Denver area over the years. As the second philanthropic organization benefitted by Miss Greek, the Denver Tennyson Center provides treatment and education for abused, neglected or youth at risk. Last year, the brothers of Sigma Pi raised $59,784 and are looking to increase the donation this year.

As Miss Delta Delta Delta, Katherine is asking for the support of sisters, friends, family, alumni and the community to meet her fundraising goal of $9,000. Please donate on behalf of Katherine at the CU Miss Greek website.

For more information on Clinica or the Denver Tennyson Center, please visit their websites.


Monday, March 7, 2011

Delta Wild Wings




As a new year begins, the sisters of the Theta Beta Chapter of Delta Delta Delta are hard at work raising funds and volunteering their time for many philanthropic organizations. To continue the excellence that the chapter has shown on campus, as Theta Beta was awarded Philanthropy of the Year at Greek Awards in December, Philanthropy chairman, RHO GAMMA planned and executed our Spring philanthropy, Delta Wild Wings on March 3rd, 2011. This fun-filled event boasted wing eating contests, trivia, games and music and raised over $2,500 dollars in support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Local companies and restaurants supplied gift cards and prizes for the eating contests and trivia, showing Boulder's support for a great cause. Members of the Greek system as well as the greater Boulder community were guests in our home for the night and generously donated towards a great cause.

Planning the event was a challenge, from the logistics of ordering all the food to publicizing the event through early ticket sales and chalking, but it was worth the effort to help the children at St. Jude. “I thought that the turn out was great for a new philanthropy! I loved how people really got excited to play trivia and play all the games. As always, Delta sisters make philanthropy fun,” stated Alexandra Caropino, a junior at the University of Colorado and a Delta Delta Delta member. In addition to efforts to publicize the event, this year Theta Beta made an effort to push support for St. Jude to the forefront of the community's mind. Sales of plastic bracelets with the message “I Support St. Jude” and the date of our philanthropy were a huge hit around campus and allowed the sisters of Delta Delta Delta to share our love for our national philanthropy with the campus community. Delta Wild Wings was a huge success and we look forward to volunteering throughout the rest of the year.

Greek Awards 2011



In December 2010, the Panhellenic Greek men and women gathered together to celebrate the accomplishments of each chapter and the Greek Community as a whole. These Greek Awards are held annually and celebrate accomplishments in leadership, academics, philanthropy, risk management among other categories.

The sisters of Delta Delta Delta were honored to receive the award for Philanthropy of the Year as well being awarded a Senior Pillar for outstanding senior, Martina Macon.

Congratulations to all of the Panhellenic and IFC chapters in attendance! We look forward to another year of excellence within our Greek community!

Meet the New Members!

To get to know the new members of Delta Delta Delta, each week a different woman will be featured!


Name: Chloe Werner
Hometown: Telluride, Colorado
Major: Psychology
Interesting Fact: I lived in Sweden for my junior year of High School so I speak Swedish.
What are you most excited for in Delta Delta Delta?: I am so excited to keep making new friends! All the girls I have met so far are AMAZING!