Editing Delta Delta Delta (section)

==History==
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|[[File:sarah ida shaw.jpg|thumb|200px|Sarah Ida Shaw]]
|[[File:eleanor dorcas pond.jpg|thumb|200px|Eleanor Dorcas Pond]]
|[[File:florence isabelle stewart.jpg|thumb|200px|Florence Isabelle Stewart]]
|[[File:Isabel Morgan Breed.JPG|thumb|200px|Isabel Morgan Breed]]
|}
Delta Delta Delta was founded by [[Ida Shaw Martin|Sarah Ida Shaw]], Eleanor Dorcas Pond, Florence Isabelle Stewart, and Isabel Morgan Breed at [[Boston University]].<ref name="Baird's Manual Online">{{cite web |editor1=William Raimond Baird |editor2=Carroll Lurding |title=Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), section showing Delta Delta Delta chapters |url=https://uofi.app.box.com/v/womens-pdf-folder/file/459816640562 |website=Student Life and Culture Archives |publisher=University of Illinois Archives |access-date=30 December 2021 |location=University of Illinois |language=English}} The main archive URL is [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage].</ref> Three women's fraternities were already represented at Boston University ([[Kappa Kappa Gamma]], [[Gamma Phi Beta]], and [[Alpha Phi]]). Shaw enlisted the help of Dorcas Pond, stating, "Let us found a society that shall be kind alike to all and think more of a girl's inner self and character than of her personal appearance."

The two started a new national fraternity in 1888. Later Shaw wrote, "...They were working for a principle, and it never occurred to them that there could be such a thing as failure. Earnestness of purpose, energy and enthusiasm had brought them both success in college and why should not these same qualities bring assurance of good fortune to the new venture."

Shaw and Pond wrote the rituals and constitution, designed the emblems, and mutually decided on the name. Pond suggested a triple letter, while Shaw chose the actual letter, developing Greek mottos and passwords. Inspiration came from [[Ancient Egypt]], [[Greek mythology]], [[Hindu]], and [[astronomy]], reflecting Shaw's varied interests.

On October 2, 1914, Shaw formed [[Psi Psi Psi]] or Tri Psi, a sorority for the mothers of Delta Delta Delta members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Psi Psi Psi |url=http://trideltaottawaalumnae.weebly.com/psi-psi-psi.html |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Tri Delta Ottawa Alumnae}}</ref>