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Linda Denham, a Tri-Sigma, created The Care Bears. The bear above is Harmony Bear and was created especially for Tri-Sigma's. The three hearts in the middle replace the triangle, one of our symbols.

Carrie Underwood a Tri-Sigma from the Alpha Iota chapter at Northern Oklahoma was the 2005 winner in the fourth season of American Idol.

Some hearts, they just get all the right breaks,
Some hearts have the stars on their side.
Some hearts, they just have it so easy,
Some hearts just get lucky sometimes.

Lauren Nelson, Miss Oklahoma, competed in this years Miss America Pageant and won! She was crowned Miss America 2007. She is the 82nd Miss America and also a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma.

The novel Where the Heart Is was written by Billie Letts, a Tri-Sigma. The novel was featured in Oprah's book club and was later made into a movie starring Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, and Joan Cusack.

Our chapter, Epsilon Nu, at UNC-Greensboro was charterd in 1989.

Jennifer Blackburn-Dunn is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Washington, and a Tri-Sigma.

Gladys Morelock was a superintendent of the United States Mint and a Tri-Sigma.

Suzie from the ABC television show "The Bachelor" is a Tri-Sigma

Tri-Sigma is the only sorority to make and maintain it's own philanthropy, which is Sigma Serves Children.

Tri-Sigma is the only sorority with two chapters in Alaska.

Tri-Sigma is the only sorority with a hearing impaired chapter.

Tri-Sigma is the first sorority with two international chapters in Germany and London.

Tri-Sigma is the first sorority to have an alumnae key contact in Antarctica.

Fun Greek Facts:

All of the Apollo 11 astronauts are Greek.

Studies indicate that fraternity and sorority members are more likely to remain in college and receive a degree than non-affiliated students.

More than 7 million men and women in the U.S. and Canada are Greek.

80% of the chief executives of the 500 largest corporations are Greek members.

Greeks comprise more than three-fourths of Congress.

85% of Supreme Court Justices since 1910 have been Greek.

Since 1900, two-thirds of members of Presidential Cabinets have been Greek.

Of the fifteen presidents who had a chance to join a fraternity, twelve took advantage of the opportunity.

The majority of men listed in "Who's Who in America" are fraternity men.

Fraternities and sororities provide a viable option for leadership development
and extracurricular involvement.

Famous People who have been Greeks:

ATHLETES: Wilt Chamberlain, John Elway, Lou Gehrig, Orel Hershiser, Jack Nicklaus, Gayle Sayers, Payne Stewart, Curtis Strange, Matt Suhey.

ENTERTAINERS: Kristie Alley, Candice Bergen, Jimmy Buffet, Dixie Carter, Bill Cosby, Kevin Costner, James Dean, Bob Dylan, Harrison Ford, Kathie Lee Gifford, Amy Grant, David Letterman, Paul Newman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Brad Pitt, Elvis Presely, Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds, John Wayne.

POLITICIANS: George Bush, Jesse Jackson, Nancy Kassebaum, Martin Luther King Jr., Maurine Neuberger, Ronald Reagan, Harry S. Truman.

OTHERS: Barbara Bush, Robert Frost, Lee Iococca, Linda Byrd Johnson, Joan Lunden, Debora Norville, Georgia O'Keefe, George Patton, Jane Pauley, Marilyn Quayle.

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