Southern Miss Founder's Day 2016

March 30th is the day the University of Southern Mississippi honors as Founder's Day to celebrate the legislative founding of our university. Several members of Tri Delta attended the afternoon ceremony and a few received recognition for their dedication to Southern Miss.

Betsy Mercier - Who's Who

Betsy Mercier (left) is a senior, elementary education major from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She previously served as Phi Epsilon's philanthropy chair and even won 2015 Philanthropy Chairman of the year out of every Tri Delta chapter in the world! On campus, Betsy has served as a member of Southern Style orientation team, Student Government Association Senate and Philanthropy Commission, Sigma Chi fraternity sweetheart for the Theta Delta chapter, Senior Homecoming Maid, and a Luckyday Scholar. She was selected as one of 50 students at Southern Miss for Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities for 2016.


Bailey Stokes - Outstanding Freshman of the Year Finalist

Bailey Stokes is a freshman biological sciences major from Biloxi, Mississippi. She currently serves as the collegiate alumnae relations chair for Phi Epsilon. On campus, Bailey serves as a member of Freshman Associates for the Student Government Association, Vice President for the Junior Panhellenic Council, Catholic Student Association, Luckyday Scholar, and the Lamda Sigma and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies. She was awarded as one of the finalists for the Most Outstanding Freshman of the Year.




Autumn Sobel - Student Government Association Attorney General 2016

Autumn is a junior, history major from Crystal Lake, Illinois. She currently serves as the social chairman for Phi Epsilon. On campus, Autumn serves as a member of the Southern Style orientation team, Phi Eta Sigma honor society, Golden Eagle Welcome Week crew, and Eagle Connection. She also serves as the Vice President of the Legacy Student Alumni Association, Delta Tau Delta fraternity sweetheart of the Zeta Chi chapter, and previously served as the attorney general of SGA for 2015. Autumn was inaugurated into her second term as attorney general and swore in the other SGA executive officers at the ceremony.

We are so proud of all our fantastic members and their accomplishments at Southern Miss. We are even prouder to be students at the University of Southern Mississippi and celebrate our 106th anniversary. Southern Miss To The Top!