Tri Delta VS Tri-Delt

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by TriDPrincess

In my chapter we always said Tri-Delta. However, one of my sisters visited our Dartmouth chapter and told us they say Tri-Delt. I wonder if Nationals has ever come up with an official position on this.

I think they prefer "Tri Delta" and probably prefer "National" to Nationals.

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I think they prefer "Tri Delta" and probably prefer "National" to Nationals.

My Tri Delta BFF also once said that there is no "-" in Tri Delta.

[tri deezy]

A few years ago, our national pres, Sarah Coons Lindsay wrote an article about it for President's Message in the Trident. She said that the official stand on it is that it's "Tri Delta." This was probably 2004 or 2005.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I think they prefer "Tri Delta" and probably prefer "National" to Nationals.

Tri Delta would be "International", as they have 2 collegiate chapters in the land of the maple leaf, Canada: U of Toronto and U of Ottawa.

[Jimmy Choo]

I would have always thought we took a position similar to that of Tri Sigma and it sounds like we do.

[TriDPrincess]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I think they prefer "Tri Delta" and probably prefer "National" to Nationals.

Originally Posted by OTW

My Tri Delta BFF also once said that there is no "-" in Tri Delta.

Thank you for informing me ladies! I'll be sure to tell all my sisters that they taught me incorrectly and have been using/writing these terms incorrectly for all these years.

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

Tri Delta would be "International", as they have 2 collegiate chapters in the land of the maple leaf, Canada: U of Toronto and U of Ottawa.

Thanks CutiePie too! I know this but in my chapter we always referred to them as "Nationals" despite the fact that we are an International organization. Kind of like a slang I imagine; hey we were college girls.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by TriDPrincess

Thank you for informing me ladies! I'll be sure to tell all my sisters that they taught me incorrectly and have been using/writing these terms incorrectly for all these years.

I guess they just don't cover everything during the Ritual, huh?!

[33girl]

why is everyone so anti-hyphen? The hyphen is going to go shoot up and throw itself off a building if everyone keeps dissing it.

[tri deezy]

Sarah Ida Shaw didn't use a hyphen. I suppose she would know what's right


P.s.- Did you guys know that Sarah Ida Shaw help ASA get started when she was married (Ida Shaw Martin)?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by tri deezy

P.s.- Did you guys know that Sarah Ida Shaw help ASA get started when she was married (Ida Shaw Martin)?

Correction, she did NOT help ASA get started - she assisted in bringing together ASA with local chapters to facilitate our reorganization after the sorority had already existed for almost 15 years. While she did serve as national president for a time, she is not a founder in any way shape or form.

[DolphinChicaDDD]

I remember that article from the Trident! I'll have to look for it next time I go home.

As a colony, we were told it was Tri Delta, no hyphen. As an undergrad, one day I got pretty bored while working in the writing lab and decided to investigate why there would be no hyphen in the word. (Hey, it was a slow day, I had 2 hours to kill and the director was always eager to get into grammar debates.) Grammatically, the hyphen has no concreate rule to it. It was created for print use. Generally, it is used to join compound words or to split up a word that appears at the end of the line. Since it would be inappropriate spelling wise to write TriDelta it would also be inappropriate to write Tri-Delta. Since Tri Delta is not one word, there is also no reason to place a hyphen if the word occurred at the end of line.

In the end, I think it really came down to the point that tri deezy made, Sarah Ida Shaw didn't hyphenate the word, so we don't either.

[DeltaLove87]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I think they prefer "Tri Delta" and probably prefer "National" to Nationals.

Its neither NATIONAL or INTERNATIONAL, its EXECUTIVE OFFICE. This is directly from our field consultant. Its also Tri Delta, Delt is not preferred. Tri Delta(s) or Deltas is correct.

Personally, Tri Delta was founded almost 30 years before Delta Sigma Theta & therefore, I believe we have the right to be called Deltas as well.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by DeltaLove87

Personally, Tri Delta was founded almost 30 years before Delta Sigma Theta & therefore, I believe we have the right to be called Deltas as well.

No one said you didn't have the right. The previous poster said her chapter doesn't use the nickname.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by DeltaLove87

Its neither NATIONAL or INTERNATIONAL, its EXECUTIVE OFFICE. This is directly from our field consultant. Its also Tri Delta, Delt is not preferred. Tri Delta(s) or Deltas is correct.

Personally, Tri Delta was founded almost 30 years before Delta Sigma Theta & therefore, I believe we have the right to be called Deltas as well.

This is a nonissue since people know what the common nicknames are and can tell from the context which sorority is being referenced.