August 29, 2010: Beta Theta-Duke, speaker: Maya Angelou
September 15, 2010: Mu-Missouri, speaker: Leigh Anne Touhey
Much of the programming sponsored by the Foundation focuses on personal development. Article II of Delta Gamma’s Constitution states: “As provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the objects of this Fraternity shall be to foster high ideals of friendship among college women, to promote their educational and cultural interests, to create in them a true sense of social responsibility, and to develop in them the best qualities of character.” Lectureships in Values and Ethics speak to the very heart of Delta Gamma’s purposes.
Delta Gamma Lectureships in Values and Ethics were established in 1992 when Dr. Paul Martin and his wife, Dotty, Eta-Akron, contributed three $50,000 grants to the Foundation in recognition of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Dr. Karla Treckel Mugler, Gamma Epsilon-Kent State, Margaret Hess Watkins, Alpha Xi-West Virginia, and Maureen Sweeney Syring, Nu-Idaho, worked with the Martins to develop their vision: to establish a venue on college campuses where values and ethics could be discussed in an open format. The outcome was the Delta Gamma Lectureships in Values and Ethics.
Established lectureships are as follows:
Akron University
Duke University
Louisiana State University
Mississippi State University
Purdue University
Southern Methodist University
Texas Christian University
University of Houston
University of Missouri
University of Oklahoma
University of Southern California
University of Texas
Wichita State University
Convention
E-mail the Director: Lectureships in Values and Ethics for additional information.
Download the Lectureship History document (a PDF).
revisions by SHK Wednesday, August 25, 2010