Category Archives: Mabel Lee Walton

Happy Founders’ Day Tri Sigma – Its Robbie Page Memorial Fund Honors a National President’s Son

Sigma Sigma Sigma was founded on April 20, 1898, at the State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia (now Longwood University). The founders are Lucy Wright, Margaret Batten, Elizabeth Watkins, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Lelia Scott, Isabella Merrick, and Sallie … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Tri Sigma and a Little Tidbit about Mabel Lee Walton

On April 20, 1898, at Virginia’s State Female Normal School in Farmville, eight women, Lucy Wright,  Margaret Batten, Elizabeth Watkins, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Lelia Scott, Isabella Merrick, and Sallie Michie, announced the founding of Sigma Sigma Sigma. The … Continue reading

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