Angela Colliver
Angela Colliver is proud of her Greek-American heritage.
To avoid the Greek draft, her father, who didn’t speak English at the time, decided to attend college in the United States. He threw a dart at a proverbial map and landed at Harding College in Searcy, Ark. It was there that he met her mother, a blond, blue-eyed Arkansas girl. After college, they married and had three children. Angela, the youngest, was born in Nashville, Tenn.
During her school years, Angela’s dad, a minister, moved his family back and forth between America and Greece. She was graduated from the American Community School in Athens. Then she followed in her parents’ footsteps, graduating from Harding with an elementary-education degree. Ironically, she joined a local sorority — Kappa Kappa Kappa — while at Harding.
Angela pursued a master’s degree in counseling from Indiana University and became a counselor at Linton-Stockton Elementary School in 1989. She retired after 33 years of service to the Greene County community.
She and her husband, Mike, met online through “Yahoo Personals.” They have two children: a son, Taylor; and a daughter, Thessaly.
Angela was ready for something new when Stephanie Oyler asked her if she would like to join Tri Kappa back in 2015. Stephanie told her she knew she would love the Tri Kappa sisterhood. Angela has found this to be true.
“I have met lovely, lovely, people in Tri Kappa -- kind-hearted, warm, so accepting,” she says. “I like our pitch-ins, I like Cheeseball Day when we’re all there side by side working and visiting.”
For Angela, service is another reason she chose to be involved in the Alpha chapter.
“The last 10 years of being in Tri Kappa have truly been rewarding and deeply meaningful,” she said. “The ladies of Tri Kappa are precious, creative, hard-workers, who are committed to the community of Bloomington. They are tireless and dedicated to touching lives. I have been privileged to work alongside this sweet sisterhood.
“I love Tri Kappa and its rich history. I am humbled and my life is better because of the strength of purpose and character Tri Kappa women exude.”
More About Angela:
Taught AWANA at Sherwood Oaks Christian Church
Is a talented artist across several mediums
Her dream is to write children’s stories
Has traveled to over 20 countries
God is the center of her life