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History
of Tri Sigma HISTORY
OF SIGMA SIGMA SIGMA Our National Headquarters, which is the Mable Lee Waltson House, is located in Woodstock, Virginia. The house, which was aquired by Sigma Sigma Sigma in 1963, is named in honor of Mabel Lee Walton, National President for 34 years, as a tribute to her inspiration and leadership.
The Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation centers its philanthropic efforts around the theme "Sigma Serves Children," specifically through the Robbie Page Memorial. Established following the 1951 death of the son of the Sorority's National President, RPM supported various polio research projects including the Salk vaccine trials. On September 15, 1951, Robbie Page died of bulbar polio in Children's Hospital at Boston. Robbie was an eager little boy with blond hair and large blue eyes. He had often expressed the wish to help other children. Once he had said "I want to have all my birthdays right now so I can grow up and help people." His tragic death-at a time when there was no cure or preventative for polio-prompted Rob and Hastings to establish a memorial fund for polio research. While plans were being formulated for such a fund, Tri Sigma's who knew Hastings as their national president, asked what they could do. The result was a spontaneous movement, shared jointly by a great many people, which gradually came into shape over the next few weeks. Thus, the Robbie Page Memorial was launched. When polio was destroyed long range programming to develop and support play therapy for hospitalized children began at North Carolina Memorial Hospital. By focusing on the emotional and developmental needs of hospitalized children, funds raised by collegiate and alumnae chapters were used not only to establish playrooms, but to create a specialized field of study for professionals in child development and associated health care professions. Sigma's can take satisfaction in knowing that the leadership of their funded projects for children have helped people realize the value of recreational therapy for hospitalized children. Current national efforts are centered on supporting the play therapy programs at the University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, and Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Robbie Page Memorial grants to these institutions have focused not only on funding the renovations and materials for hospital playrooms, but also funded graduate assistantships at the University of North Carolina in Recreational Therapy and fellowships at Children's Medical Center. 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. Locally, Beta Delta has supported Sigma Shares A Story at the college daycare, held winter and spring parties for the local Girls and Boys Club, carved pumpkins with the children at a Winchester Home for Children, and sent holiday decorations for the children's wing at a local hospital.
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Sigma Sigma was founded on April 20, 1898 at Longwood College in Farmville,
Virginia. Margaret Batten, Louise Davis, Martha Trent Featherston,
Isabella Merrick, Sallie Michie, Elizabeth Watkins, Lucy Wright, and
Lelia Scott had bonded together into a tight circle of friendship
and first formed the S.S.S. Club. Then they announced the establishment
of their own Greek-letter society to be known as Sigma Sigma Sigma.
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