Delta Gamma - University of Missouri

MU MESSENGER 3 Honorary Chair Mary Crocker Hoffman '43 Columbia, MO Co-Chair Marcia Hunsinger Werremeyer '67 Kirkwood, MO Co-Chair Debbie Seebold Evans '71 Edwardsville, IL Joan Armbruster Fiala '52 Clayton, MO Doe Freedman Hentschel '61 Hartford, CT Lucy Smith Barker '66 Tulsa, OK Susie Gromer Lamy '66 Lakewood Ranch, FL Mary Jo Devine Carver '67 Phoenix, AZ Gwen Lampitt Bennett '68 Cape Girardeau, MO Donna Thompson Buchert '71 Columbia, MO Maureen Eddy Grinnell '72 Lake Forest, IL Jeanne Jacobsmeyer Kennedy '74 St. Louis, MO Shaun Fisher Young '81 Westminster, CA Jackie Leyes Bergquist '84 Cedar Rapids, IA Kary Laughlin Bachert '92 Wildwood, MO Jennifer Trokey Zeck '96 Wildwood, MO Kate Snider Thrailkill '98 Kansas City, MO Nikki Klapp '01 St. Louis, MO Courtney Leyes Tomlinson '01 Nashville, TN Campaign Leadership House Corporation President Sharon Cunningham Schauwecker '72 Columbia, MO House Corporation Treasurer Katie Row Lampitt '68 Columbia, MO Alumna Discovers Second Home at Mu Chapter Martha Burger '71 Pays It Forward to Secure the DG Experience W hen Martha Burger '71 first set foot on the University of Missouri campus, she did not recognize a single face. Columbia was new territory for the Delaware native, but after meeting the women of Delta Gamma, Martha quickly found her place. "I was far from home and didn't know a soul when I arrived at Mizzou; however, my pledge sisters welcomed me without a second thought," Martha said. "To this day, I remember that and try and reach out to people I see who seem a little out of place." Although Martha transferred from Mizzou after her sophomore year, she carries the lessons of teamwork and organization, but most of all, "the tremendous power of friendship." These memories inspired Martha to secure the Mu legacy for others through the Anchored in Tradition: Honoring Our Past, Building Our Future campaign. "Staying in touch with the chapter and giving back is a good example of a win-win situation," she said. "The Fraternity and Foundation win because they get support, guidance, and advice from women who have been there and have realized the many benefits of our sisterhood. And for us as individuals, maintaining that strong connection and sense of history is a tremendous gift we can give ourselves. It feels good to see your sisters and feel the bonds—no matter how old you are." Although Martha admits to losing track of her DG sisters for a few years, she has made up for the lost time. "Staying in touch with the chapter and giving back is a good example of a win-win situation. It feels good to see your sisters and feel the bonds—no matter how old you are." (Continued on page 4)

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