Sigma Sigma Sigma, #WHM2026, #NotableSororityWomen, #IWearABadge

Sigma Sigma Sigma was founded on April 20, 1898, at the State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia. Today the institution is Longwood University. Tri Sigma’s founders are Lucy Wright, Margaret Batten, Elizabeth Watkins, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Lelia Scott, Isabella Merrick, and Sallie Michie. Tri Sigma was a member of the Association of Education Sororities (AES). It became a member of the National Panhellenic Conference along with the other AES groups after World War II. Below are links to posts about previous #WHM profiles. I invite you to learn more about these interesting women. Gladys Allene Hanna Hazeltine was an initiate of the Whitewater Teachers College (now the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) chapter.

Gladys Allene Hanna Hazeltine, Sigma Sigma Sigma, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2024

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Jan Tholen Saab was an initiate of the Kansas State Teachers College (now Emporia State University) chapter.

Jan Tholen Saab, Sigma Sigma Sigma, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2023

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Helen Maxine Burke Porter Jackson was an initiate the Kansas State Teacher’s College (now Emporia State University) chapter.

Helen Maxine Burke Porter Jackson, Sigma Sigma Sigma, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2022

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Anna Marie Todd was a charter member and faculty sponsor of the chapter at Central Missouri State College (now University of Central Missouri) chapter.

Anna Marie Todd, Sigma Sigma Sigma, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2021

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Harriet Hankins was an initiate of the Farmville Normal College (now Longwood University) chapter

Harriet Hankins, Tri Sigma, #NotableSororityWomen, #WHM2020

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Marguerite Hearsey, Ph.D., was an initiate of the Hollins College chapter.

Marguerite Hearsey, Ph.D., Sigma Sigma Sigma, #NotableSororityWomen #WHM2019

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Meta Turley Goodson was an initiate of the Randolph-Macon’s Woman’s College chapter.

Meta Turley Goodson, Tri Sigma, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen

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#WHM – Edwyl Reddings, Musician, Dean, and Tri Sigma

#WHM – Edwyl Reddings, Musician, Dean, and Tri Sigma