Foundation Chair Bonnie Rainey welcomes Lori Rassati as the newest board member for the Foundation.

The Foundation welcomes Lori Rassati to our Board of Directors! She attended her first Foundation meeting recently in Las Vegas beginning her three-year term.

Executive Director Meghan Paden shared “I am thrilled to have such a seasoned fundraising professional join the Foundation Board. Lori’s experience will only add to an already high functioning group of leaders focused on ensuring the future of Tri Sigma.”

 

About Lori

After serving as chapter advisor for her initiation chapter Gamma Psi in the early ’90s, Lori returns to Tri Sigma service. With more than 25 years of development experience, she is currently the vice president of a fundraising consulting firm. Her firm serves Greek clients in their fundraising activities including clients such as fellow Panhellenic organizations Sigma Kappa and Alpha Chi Omega. She has worked for many years with non-profit boards, colleges, and universities, bringing an understanding of that environment to her role on the Foundation Board of Directors. She sees herself as a cheerleader for sorority life and this role will allow her to share that passion with her Sigma sisters.

 

Why were you interested in serving on the Foundation Board of Directors?

I have been a professional fundraiser almost my entire career, but I really have never helped my sorority in this way. Through my work, I have been involved in fundraising efforts for other sororities, and I thought it would be nice to help Tri Sigma in this way. Thankfully, there was an opportunity for me to become involved with the Foundation Board of Directors. I also have two teen/pre-teen daughters, and their future college experience is on my mind. I want them to have the opportunities I had while being a Sigma if they choose. It takes alumnae support to ensure our sorority is strong for the women who want to join us.

 

How do you hope to grow and learn during your term on the Board?

I want to learn more about Sigma today so I can share the message of the great things we are doing. I really have not been involved since my mid-twenties, and I know the Sorority has changed tremendously in that time. I want to learn about today’s collegians and also meet Sigma alumnae from other chapters so I can learn from them. There are amazing women who are a part of Tri Sigma (that’s why I joined decades ago!), and I know they can share so much with me.

 

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On January 4-7, over 100 Collegiate Chapter Presidents gathered in Nashville, Tennessee for Tri Sigma’s 2018 Presidents Academy. 

Thanks to your generosity Sigma sisters experienced sisterhood on a national level, many for the first time. Plus, they spent the weekend learning and preparing to lead their chapter this calendar year.

Here are a few of 2018 Presidents Academy learning objectives:

  • Develop an action plan to foster development of personal strengths
  • Implement a strengths-based approach to problem-solving
  • Create a plan for prioritizing personal wellbeing
  • Identify multiple resources for support in her leadership role
  • Create a plan for presidency and successful personal leadership

You truly made a difference and
empowered Sigma leaders at Presidents Academy.

 

“I was able to learn my strengths and build mmy confidence to be a successful chapter president. Presidents Academy has given me tools that I will take with my throughout my life.”

-Candice Kelley, Eta Zeta at University of Alaska Anchorage

 

 

 

 

 

“I learned ways to lift my sisters up and received a hightened awareness and confidence that will allow me to have a successful presidency. Your efforts have made this possible.”

-Devyn Vinson, Zeta Alpha at Bryant University

 

 

 

 

 

“Presidents Academy was a unique experience that allowed me to become more confident as a leader. It has prespared for the upcoming year and will help me effectively serve my chapter and lead us into the future.”

-Kathryn Branham, Gamma Psi at Morehead State University

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