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Sigma Sigma Sigma is a sisterhood which was founded by eight women in the late 19th century, who shared a bond beyond friendship. This bond was a bond of sisterhood. These eight women were Margaret Lee Batten, Louise Marie Davis, Martha Trent Featherston, Isabella Merrick, Sallie Jackson Michie, Lelia Scott, Elizabeth Watkins, and Lucy Wright. These women established Sigma Sigma Sigma as an actual sisterhood on April 20, 1898 at Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia. It was a circle of friendship that expanded into a sisterhood encompassing more than 80,000 women who represent the diversity found on college campuses today. The growth and change that occurred in the many decades to follow always stayed true to the ideals of friendship espoused by the Founders.
Our chapter here at Marist College is made up of a large selection of well-educated young women who inspire for greatness and achieve for the fullest. We require a GPA of 2.9 in order to be eligible to be considered a new member and in order to acquire a position as an officer once initiated, you must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Other important information to note about Sigma Sigma Sigma:*Our symbol is the sailboat
*Our jewel is the pearl
*Our colors are royal purple and white
*Our flower is the purple violet
*Our motto is "Faithful Unto Death"
The sisters of Sigma Sigma Sigma are proud of their participation in the annual American Cancer Society's Relay for Life at Marist College. Relay for Life is a fundraiser for cancer research, in which teams are sponsored to walk around the campus green for 12 hours straight. Sigma Sigma Sigma ran this event for the past two years and is proud of the money they have raised to help the fight against cancer.
Another volunteer program that Sigma Sigma Sigma is very proud of is the Adopt-A-Highway program. The 3 mile strip of highway in front of Marist, and down Route 9 is sponsored by Tri-Sigma. The Adopt-A-Highway program is a volunteer-driven clean-up organization committed to reducing roadside litter and, in this instance, keeping the road outside Marist and neighboring parts clean.
Tri Sigma's philanthropy is centered around "Sigma Serves Children". All the funds that are raised are donated to the Robbie Page Memorial Fund. This fund was established in 1951 after the death of our second National President's son, Robbie Page, passed away from polio at Boston's Children's Hospital. The Robbie Page Memorial supported various polio research projects including the Salk vaccine trials. Today, the money raised for the Robbie Page Memorial Fund supports research on childhood diseases, the maintenance of play therapy rooms, and also funds graduate study in the field of recreational therapy. Currently, Tri-Sigma has play therapy rooms at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital at Chapel Hill, and at the Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
For outstanding support of Child Life and Play Therapy programs, Sigma Sigma Sigma has been recognized by the National Therapeutic Recreation Society, since contributions from the Sorority have benefited many thousands of children.
