Chapter History
The Denver Area Alumnae chapter received its charter on February 9, 1921, as a result of Iota chapter members wanting to continue the wonderful sisterhood they had begun at Colorado State Teachers College in Greeley, Colorado. The women met in homes, held monthly teas at the Daniels and Fishers Building (now the Clocktower) in downtown Denver, and held larger events at the Cosmopolitan Hotel or Brown Palace in Denver. Just as now, the Tri Sigmas were very involved in community service and philanthropy. In fact, the first National Service Chairs were from the Iota chapter and the Denver Area alumnae chapter.
Chapter members hosted the National Convention in Estes Park, Colorado Springs and in Denver. Our legacy with the national organization is very evident:
Florence Vickers--National Service Chair
Helen Cartwright--National Treasurer, and hostess of the Mabel Lee Walton House
Margaret Freeman Dixon Everett--National President
Elsa Jones--National Collegiate Secretary
We continue to remain an active chapter with monthly meetings and fun events. The chapter has joined with the Tri Sigma Foundation to create a Tri Sigma Child Life Activity Room and is currently fundraising for a $50,000 Endowment fund for Children's Hospital Colorado.
Sigma Sigma Sigma National Sorority annually awards chapters and its members for their outstanding work in many areas. We are proud to have won the following awards from the National Sorority.
Chapter Awards
2020 Awards
Alumna Award for Excellence in Ritual and Values
Triennial Awards for 2016-2019
Founder's Award - Carolyn Wallisch
Triennial Excellence in Overall Programming
Triennial Member Recruitment Award
2018 Awards
Overall Excellence in Programming
2017 Awards
Overall Excellence in Programming
Membership Recruitment
Sisterhood Award for Alumnae chapter in a College Town
2016 Awards
Sisterhood Award for Alumnae chapter in a College Town
Membership Recruitment
Triennial Awards for 2013-2016
Alumnae Chapter of the Triennium
Women of Distinction- Jacqueline Goreham
2015 Awards
Alumnae Chapter of the Year
Sisterhood Award for Alumnae chapter in a College Town
2014 Awards
Alumnae Chapter of the Year
Sisterhood Award for Alumnae chapter in a College Town
2013 Awards
Membership Recruitment Award
Individual Award Winners
Emily Gates Alumnae Achievement Award
2020 - Rebekah Giaraffa
2017 - Jackie Goreham
2016 - Clarissa Crozier
2014 - Katie Scherping
Outstanding Alumna of the Year
2020 - Laura Manthey
2018- Michelle Hektor
Regional Alumna Recognition Award
2014 - Michelle Hektor
2013 - Bobbi Smith
2011 - Clarissa Crozier
2008 - Jacqueline Goreham
1999 - Nancy Branigan
1997 - Sheryl Dahm
1996 - Joanne Detary
1995 - Rose Ann Leavesley
1994 - Debra Wilcox
1993 - Russann Hayden
1991 - Marguerite Behm
1988 - Stephani Hoch
1987 - Bobbi Smith
Steadfast Alumna Award
2016 - Bobbi Smith
2015 - Jean Stuck
2014 - Carolyn Wallisch
2013 - Sheryl Dahm
Women of Distinction
2016 - Jacqueline Goreham
2007 - Marguerite Behm, Pauline Childers, Mary Esther Simmons
2004 - Elsa Jone
1998 - Helen Cartwright, Margaret Everett