With a degree in art education, Lynn has found substitute teaching fulfilling since formally retiring from her job as a director of Youth and Family Ministry. Serving others, near and far, is a huge part of Lynn’s life as she currently serves on the board for the Coordinating Body for the Associates of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Agnes. Lynn has also served on many mission trips, including twice to Haiti where she helped build homes using innovative methods like plastic water bottles filled with sand, rebar and cement. Her adventurous spirit has her dreaming of Alaska next.
Closer to home in Minnesota, Lynn is a grandmother to five grandchildren aged 21 months to 14 years who all live nearby. With two granddaughters, she may have some future Tri Deltas on her hands.
Currently, Lynn serves Tri Delta as the Panhellenic coordinator for Region 5. Some of her past roles have included alumnae chapter president, local house corporation president, housing specialist, housing task force and new member advisor for Northwestern, to name a few!
Fun Fact
Tri Delta spanned multiple generations in Lynn’s family and was quite literally in her blood, as her grandmother, mother and aunts were all Tri Deltas. She grew up with Circle Degree being performed at her house! Lynn’s own daughter followed next becoming a Tri Delta herself. She has even followed in her mother’s volunteering ways as she currently serves as a financial specialist.
What made you decide to volunteer for Tri Delta?
“Tri Delta has always been there for me so, of course, I wanted to give back. With my husband’s career in the hotel business, we lived in many different states. Tri Delta provided an automatic connection for finding jobs, friendships and a support system wherever I went. The whole basis of our sorority is so positive, supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, empowering each other and helping women in all aspects of life—mental, physical, emotional and career. What we stand for as a group is truly motivating. And, of course, the lifelong friendships including my best friend who was my college roommate from Tri Delta. The sisterhood means everything.”
What do you get most out of volunteering?
“The short answer is relationships! The relationships you form with these other women are irreplaceable! And a sense of worth.”
What is your most memorable experience as a volunteer?
“Some of my most memorable Tri Delta moments were when my mother and I attended my daughter’s Initiation at Wisconsin. That was so cool. My mother used her pin for the Initiation ceremony,” she recalled. Other highlights were the Tri Delta Conventions they attended together, with the first one being in the mid-1970s.
What advice do you have for other Tri Deltas who are thinking about volunteering?
“Go for it. You’re going to get more out of it than you put into it”.
Interested in finding out more about volunteering? Email Julie Haskell at jhaskell@trideltaeo.org!