Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority

MISSION OF THE SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA FOUNDATION

The Foundation distributes funds for charitable, philanthropic, educational, and other benevolent purposes, including, but not limited to the establishment of programs:

To promote educational and leadership skills of women to meet the demands of contemporary society
To provide scholarships and grants to worthy students
To foster community service by the membership with special emphasis on support of therapy programs for children

LEADERSHIP TRAINING

The Foundation funds specific grant requests from Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority for educational programming, leadership workshops, and training materials for alumnae and collegiate members.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Foundation grants scholarships to individual members for undergraduate or graduate education. Annual scholarships of $1,000 to $5,000 each (for tuition and educational expenses) are made in July. Applications must be postmarked by March 30. Applicants must use the forms below:

Scholarship Application 2008-2009

Application Instructions

SERVICE TO CHILDREN

The Foundation offers fellowships in play therapy/child life for children at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas and the University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Grants are also available for children’s programs located in areas where collegiate and/or alumnae chapters are located.

Local Grant Application
Foundation grants up to $2500 are available for children’s programs nominated by chapters. Questions about these local grants should be addressed to the Foundation office, 540.459.4212. Applicants should use the attached grant application form.
Click here for the form

DONATIONS

The Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation seeks donations, both restricted to the programs listed above and unrestricted. All contributions are tax deductible to the full extent of the law and are acknowledged within two weeks. Major credit cards are accepted.

To make on-line donations, click here.

THE FOUNDATION BOARD

A Board of Directors oversees the direction of the Foundation:

Chair, Jan Stroker Horner, Beta Xi
Chesterfield, Missouri
chairman.foundation@trisigma.org

Vice Chair, SAM! Nagel Farrell, Epsilon Theta
Tampa, Florida

Treasurer, Linda Hunter Porter, Alpha Epsilon
Houston, Texas

Secretary, Katherine "Kaki" Eads Garard, Epsilon Xi
Noblesville, Indiana

Members at Large:

Marie Schrag Beck, Beta Upsilon
Sarasota, Florida
Leslie Mehard Brady, Delta Pi
Manassas, Virginia
CJ Havlik Donovan, Beta Lambda
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Mary K. Barbee, Iota
Cody, Wyoming
Elizabeth Wakeman Hoffert, Beta Xi
Morris Plains, New Jersey
Susie Fink Kuhn, Beta Gamma
Carmel, Indiana
Heather Mergler Mitchell, Epsilon Xi
Juneau, Alaska
Laura Beitz Turk, Alpha Theta
Radford, Virginia
Stephanie Sabol Strom, Beta Iota
Plano, Texas

The Foundation Board Ex-Officio Members

Laura Ward Sweet, Alpha Sigma
Greenville, North Carolina
President, Sigma Sigma Sigma Executive Council

Barbara Stoe Stone, Beta Tau
Ivanhoe, Illinois
Treasurer, Sigma Sigma Sigma Executive Council

To suggest names of potential Foundation Board members for consideration by the Nominating Committee of the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation, contact:

NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Chair to be nominated soon
foundation@trisigma.org

If you are interested in volunteering for one of the Foundation committees - scholarships, development, Robbie Page Memorial, finance - e-mail Foundation President Jan Horner at chairman.foundation@trisigma.org.

STAFF of the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation

Executive Director:
Nancy Owen Craig
182 Viewpoint Lane
Northumberland, PA 17857
570.473.3609
Call her with questions about planned gifts, publications, general Foundation questions, gift intentions

Associate Director of Development:
Nancy F. Benedict
225 North Muhlenberg Street
Woodstock, Virginia 22664
540.459.4212
Call her with questions about gift acknowledgements, monthly giving, matching gifts, chapter giving

Development Officer- GOLD Program
Kate Gaston
225 North Muhlenberg Street
Woodstock, Virginia 22664
540.335.5554
Call her with questions about monthly giving.

Development Officer- GOLD Program
Amy Keith
225 North Muhlenberg Street
Woodstock, Virginia 22664
540.335.5599
Call her with questions about monthly giving.

Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established by Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority to solicit, collect, and distribute funds for programs which promote the educational aims, leadership skills, and community service goals of the organization and its membership.