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Delta Delta Delta page 3 THANK YOU, ANNUAL DONORS W e are truly grateful for the following alumnae who made a gift to our spring 2016 appeal. The successes achieved by Delta Mu are directly attributed to the loyal support from you and your sisters. Your gifts allow us to provide an environment where our undergraduates can prepare for excellence in their lives after college while gaining friendships that will last a lifetime. Sarah Walker Murphy '40 Elizabeth Carter Kahlmus '43 Mary Patton Eatman Inge '44 Lisbeth Haas Jones '48 Euber Roberts Collins '53 Mary Roberts Saunders '55 Lynn Willingham Green '56 Florence "Bitsy" Douglass Williams '57 Mary "Prissy" Dunson Terrell '58 Susan Foster Haigler '60 Christine Griffith Box '61 Ann Lawson Drees '62 Cornelia Zieman Feore '63 Linda Armstrong Sitton '64 Patricia Armstrong Patton '67 Ginny Kuhns Morrow '70 Frances Johnson Turner '73 Debra Peeks Hackett '74 Nancy Dunklin Hobbs Barganier '76 Leigh Pollard Farrell '76 Gene Balch Limbaugh '76 Leslie Owen Kincaid '77 Susan Shaw Young '77 Frances Wilder Adams '78 Angela Case Lancaster '79 Dayna Galloway Payton '80 Jewel Harris Quiner '80 Mary Hudson Blau '82 Toni Wallace Bowden '85 Cherokee Ward Wooley '87 Barbara Bracy Barbee '88 Wendi McKee Mote '89 Samantha Ricketson Thompson '89 Lindsey Howard '91 Kelley Pirnie Lamberth '92 Caroline Schmidt '08 Delta Mu's full membership on Bid Day 2016. Members of 2014 pledge class on Sisterhood Day of recruitment. Bethany Pappas '15, Sally Ann Pappas '16, and Leah Pappas '13 celebrate the growth of their Delta Mu legacy. Courtney Kistler '15 and Emmie Stutts '15 at Tri Delta's Cirque Du St. Jude philanthropy event. Delta Mu Welcomes 138 Amazing Women to Our Sisterhood D elta Mu's fall semester got off to an exciting start with recruitment, adding 138 new members to our sisterhood. These women are from all across America and we cannot wait to see the amazing impact they will have on all aspects of campus life. This outstanding class includes 20 legacies (10 of whom have sisters currently in the Chapter), 39 with a 30 or above ACT score, 45 with a 4.0 GPA or higher, Presidential scholars, National Merit scholars, Homecoming queens, prom princesses, class officers, SGA members and officers, team captains, and state athletic champions, including alpine skiing and surfing (certainly a first for Delta Mu!). Additionally, in this group are artists, environmentalists, Youth in Government participants, vocalists, and one new member even has her own clothing line. We have several who already volunteer for St. Jude, so they will be ready to help out with our philanthropic efforts. We are very proud of this diverse group of outstanding women and the impact we know they will have on our campus. After Bid Day, we jumped into the semester with a new philanthropy event, Cirque Du St. Jude. This event was hosted at Phi Delta Theta with tons of activities to go with the carnival theme. This summer at Convention, we were very pleased to learn that Delta Mu raised more than $250,000 for St. Jude's Research Hospital this year. We are excited to continue our fundraising goals with our fall events, including our annual letter writing and Game Day Giveback, which will be on November 12. We look forward to our new academic program, which will include study sessions every other Sunday. Tri Delta continued to grow academically last spring with a 3.51 Chapter GPA, placing us third out of the 18 sororities on campus. It is such an exciting time to be a Delta Mu at the University of Alabama as we continue to grow in all areas of our organization. We are very proud of our accomplishments last spring and look forward to what will come this fall. We want to thank our amazing alumnae for their continued support. We hope to see all of you this fall! Roll Tide and Delta Love, Busy Hopper '13 Chapter President knhopper@crimson.ua.edu IN MEMORIAM Sarah Burks Hoover '38 passed away on August 4. She was 95 years old. She is survived by her two sisters, Harriet and Peggy; son, Ned; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. Patricia Bartlett Stone '46 passed away on March 3. In 1997, she received the Harry S. Still Sr. Community Service Award from the Bay Minette Area Chamber of Commerce. Pat and her husband, Norborne, were honored as Citizens of the Year by the City of Bay Minette. She is survived by her six children, Nancy '70, Louise '71, Elizabeth, Chip, Anna '80, and Patricia '83; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Jane Minette '68 passed away on April 26. Survivors include her husband, Robert; son, Tyler; daughter, Courtney; and two grandchildren. ALUMNAE NEWS Mary Mahaffie Dunn '45 turned 90 in November. She lives in an independent living retirement village in Lawrenceville, Ga. "They rave about my energy!" Mary and her husband, John, who passed away in 2009, have five children. E-mail: mfmdunn@gmail.com Courtney Purvis '10 is a physical therapy student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. E-mail: cmpurvis@crimson.ua.edu Alumnae Update

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