Delta Gamma was
founded by
Anna Boyd Ellington,
Eva Webb Dodd and
Mary Comfort
Leonard in 1873 in Oxford, Mississippi, at the Lewis School for Girls near
the University of Mississippi. The Founders
sought to maintain high ideals and standards and to encourage intellectual
growth and service in order to exemplify college women at their best.
Today Delta Gamma is an international women’s fraternity
that continues to place a strong dedication on personal values and standards,
academic excellence, leadership and service. Delta Gamma encourages each member
to strive for excellence and offers the programming and support to help each
member reach that commitment. Delta Gamma offers its members the experience of
sharing the strong bonds of sisterhood for a lifetime.
Delta Gammas membership has grown to more than 142,000 women worldwide
with 146 collegiate chapters and more than 250
alumnae groups across the United States and Canada.
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here for Delta Gamma symbols and insignia
updated by SHK Wednesday, April 30, 2008