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Originally posted by ADPiShannan
Not many interesting stories, but once my alpha class wanted to give our chapter something special for initiation as a class present. We decided to go on ebay. I thought maybe an old old pin, but we saw a very old old book that was believed to be Ella Pierce's. We thought this would be a awesome gift so we bid on it. This lady kept outbidding us and outbidding us, so we emailed her and explained how impt it was to us to get this book. Well it turns out she is a family member of Ellas and also wants this book. She was like a great great great great granddaughter or something of Ellas. We didnt know if we could believe her or not, but we let her win the auction. She in turn donates a beautiful plauque that was very expensive to us to give to the chapter, we call it the Ella Pierce Turner award and Alpha classes give it to a Delta for a year, someone we look up to and think great things of. This lady still emails me and asks if I need anymore money for the plaque or any new things. She is a very nice lady and I did learn she was for real on being family with Ella, so it was a great story to tell the chapter when we started the award.
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*GASP!*
These "little" things just thrill me to pieces!!! I can remember reading in
Sisters that a LOT of Ella's descendents have become Adelpheans/Alpha Delta Pi's, but I forget the exact number. What a fantastic "genealogy"!!