Every sorority has a flower.

The humble pansy is the the flower for Delta Delta Delta.  It is a symbol of alumnae membership and the third step in the lifetime development of Delta Delta Delta's members.

Making pansy cards for your Tri Delta sisters is so easy if you have pansies. This is a good time of year to buy a couple of 6 packs of pansy bedding plants. You can plant them in a flower pot to brighten up the room or patio.  A pot full of pansies would make a great gift for a sorority sister OR you can "harvest" the pansies to preserve them by drying and pressing them in a phone book. These pressed pansies are perfect for making cards like the ones shown in the picture (above and below) that I made.

Anyway, because of their  brightness through the cold winter, pansies are one of my favorite flowers. The sad thing about pansies, though, is that as soon as it gets hot, they wilt. I've found I way to make the most of my pansies. In May, before the heat wave arrives, I pluck off all my pansies that are still pretty and press them between tissue paper in a thick phone book. Then I stack some weights on the phone book to flatten it. Then I wait.

About a month later a carefully remove the pansies from the book and use them to make my very special pansy gretting cards. These, I love to send to friends....Thinking of You, Happy Birthday!, Get Well, In Sympanthy, etc.

I also tie up a stack of pansy cards with a purple ribbon and give them as Christmas gifts. My sisters can't get enough of them. They are so much fun to make and give!

All you need is a pack of blank greeting cards, pressed pansies, and white glue (like Elmers).  I squirt a little bit of glue on the card and then carefully place the dried pansy on the glue and wait for it to dry. It really is easy!  An optional tool would be a set of tweezers. The pansies are very delicate when they are dried and tweezers are useful for picking them up and placing them on the cards.

I plant pansies in the fall. These hearty little blossoms stick it out through the winter even when the snow covers them and then they revive with the warm weather of spring.  I added a few fresh pansy bedding plants to my many pots because my dear husband always brings home more flowers from Home Depot than I need.  After they are planted, I am always glad  for the bright colors decorating the patio.

Browse for a perfect sister quotes for your greeting card. We have a sorority quotes page that we update regularly.

If you like ideas for sorority cards, you might like to read about Greek Letter Sorority Cards.

photo credit from Tri Delta University of California

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Just cut and fold the scrapbooking paper to make it fit into a standard envelope and you have your basic card made!

You can go super simple and only add your sorority letters or you can make a card that is a work of art with your sorority flower or mascot. Paint a design or use stickers or rubber stamps.  Remember, you can always print out letters or designs from the computer to incorporate into your sorority card, but in a world of manufactured stuff and perfect letters from fonts, handmade and hand drawn has an irresistible appeal.

The following pictures show some ideas for sorority greeting cards for Kappa Delta and Delta Zeta.

These cards are available this week on ebay for a great price (less that $1.50 for a pack of 8!). The seller is only offering sets for these two sororities at this time, but I hope we will see more sororities available. These cards are cute!!

Kappa Delta paraphernalia

Delta Zeta paraphernalia

If you make your own sorority greeting cards, please send us a picture of your creation. We would love to consider posting it on this blog.
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Have you made any other sorority gifts with scrapbook papers?

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Greetings from Delta Zeta

Make a Bunch of Sorority Letter Cards Tonight!

1. I bought a pack of a dozen 3" x 4" white cards with envelopes from Michaels or Hobby Lobby

2. Then I chose some pink and green scrapbook paper to cut the letters from.

3. Next I made a template by drawing the Delta and Zeta on cardboard. (This step takes the longest since  you want the letters to look right)

4. Then I cut out the cardboard template.

5. Next I traced with a pencil around the edge of the template letters onto the pink scrapbook paper.

6. Then I cut out the letters with scissors.

7. Last step: I used a glue stick to glue the letters on to the card.

That's It.

The reason I went to the trouble to make a cardboard template of the Delta and Zeta is because I plan to use them again and the next time I need to make paper or cloth letters, it will be much quicker.

Also, if you buy a pack of cards like I did instead of making a card with folded paper, then you might as well go ahead and make a set of cards for a gift or two. Get a pink or green ribbon and tie 6 cards together with a bow.  This makes a great gift presentation and it is so easy to do.

Now here are some more sorority quotes for you to use when making your own cards:

(or see the whole list of sorority sister quotes)

* There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister will not administer some comfort to me. ~Mary Montagu

* Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other. ~Carol Saline

* Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow. ~Benjamin Disraeli

* A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~Isadora James

* A big sister is a friend and defender - a listener, conspirator, a counselor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too. ~Pam Brown

* Sisterhood is powerful. ~Robin Morgan

* “My sisters have taught me how to live.” George Wasserstein

* “Sisters are for sharing laughter and wiping tears.” Author Unknown

* “Chance made us Sisters, hearts made us friends.” Unknown

* “Sisters touch your heart in ways no other could. Sisters share… their hopes, their fears, their love, everything they have. Real friendship springs from their special bonds.” Carrie Bagwell

Quote Sources:

Thanks to Western Illinois University Delta Zeta

http://www.wiu.edu/deltazeta/sorority_quotes.htm

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Cards can be so easy to make and yet a handmade card gives more to your sorority sister than any bought card ever could.

The easiest card to make would be one with scrapbooking cardstock in your sorority colors embellished with stickers of your sorority mascot or flower.

Use markers or Sharpee pens to write your message. (it is a good ideas to practice writing your message on plain paper first so that you can see how it will look first.  You will probably be able to do a better job on the actual card if you practice first.)

The card in the picture is an M & M card. I covered up the M&M in the middle with the hand-painted lion.  A simple drawing like this one of the lion mascot is very easy to draw and paint.  Then I cut it out and glued it onto the card making a very special card.

Alpha Delta Pi Lion

For a standard card, fold a piece of scrapbooking cardstock (in your sorority color of course) in half. Decorate with your own painting, drawing, or use stickers or rubber stamp designs that represent your sorority's mascot, flower, letters, or whatever you like.

Choose a quote or poem to express your message or by all means, write your own.

A Sampling of Sorority Quotes Below: (Click for more SORORITY QUOTES)

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li

Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister. ~Alice Walker

Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood. ~Louisa May Alcott

In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend. ~Catherine Killigrew

A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double. ~Toni Morrison

What's the good of news if you haven't a sister to share it? ~Jenny DeVries

A sister smiles when one tells one's stories - for she knows where the decoration has been added. ~Chris Montaigne

How do people make it through life without a sister? ~Sara Corpenin

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