About St. Jude Children's Hospital
St. Jude is a pediatric treatment and research facility that works with children that have catastrophic illnesses at no cost to the patient. St. Jude is a place where many doctors send some of the sickest children with the toughest cases. This is a place where cutting-edge research and revolutionary discoveries happen every day. All children are accepted for treatment regardless of the family's ability to pay. To learn more about the hospital, visit their website at www.stjude.org Each year, two members of our chapter have the opportunity to visit St. Jude. They get tours of the hospital, hang out with the children, and learn more about the impact the hospital has had on so many families.
Our Chapter holds a lot of events during the year in support of St. Jude. We strive hard to help Tri-Delta's national goal of $10 million dollars in 10 years. Our events include:
Letter Writing Campaign
Each of the members of our chapter send out letters to friends and family seeking donations. We gather as a chapter one night and listen to music and write to our friends and family. This event has been very successful in the past with so many generous donations.
Pancake Breakfast
Every fall semester our chapter puts on this event to raise money for St. Jude. To support this worthy cause, the members of our chapter host a pancake breakfast for friends, family, and our community. We open the doors of our home and cook unlimited amounts of pancakes.
"It is so amazing to see all my sisters come together to raise awareness and money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. SFA Tri Delta does so many different events throughout the year for this wonderful cause. My favorite is our annual pancake breakfast because we all stay up late playing music and cooking pancakes for the community. It is so fun to see everyone come out and support but it always exciting to watch people try to win the pancake eating contest!!" -Kristina Bertero, Pledge Class 2007
Triple Play
Triple Play is a softball tournament that our chapter puts on every spring. We have other organizations come out and show their support for St. Jude by playing softball. We usually have a dad's team as well, which is a lot of fun having them come out and show their support as well. Each team gets a t-shirt and is gaurenteed to play in two games. During the game we sell water and gatorade, as well as hold a great raffle!
