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Meet Natalie Cooper Grindle, Gamma Sigma-Houston, Regional Collegiate Recruitment Specialist for Region 6

Throughout 2020, we have been offering opportunities for virtual learning and connection through our Connected for Good page. Check out some of the recent programming related to friendship!

Our Collegiate Development Consultant (CDC) program celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. So much has changed in the ways of technology and travel for these women but the fact remains: for 75 years, these women have been an integral part in the development and growth of our sisterhood.

Meet Anel Mattar, Theta Beta-Case, Collegiate Development Consultant (CDC). “My first semester of college, I really struggled to get acclimated and find my place. The following fall, a close friend of mine texted me asking if I was interested in attending Delta Gamma’s COB events."

Delta Gamma’s Collegiate Development Consultant (CDC) program soared into the 21st century, where the advances in technology shaped the role as much as it shaped the world.

Cynthia "Cynt" Marshall, Gamma-UC Berkeley, put her career on the line when she accepted the role of chief executive officer (CEO) of the Dallas Mavericks. She was hired by Mark Cuban to transform the “locker room” culture. She set out with a vision to establish the Dallas Mavericks as the global standard for diversity and inclusion, with a needed focus on women and people of color.

The Ripple Project started out as six 8" x 8" paintings. For a direct donation of $250 to an organization providing resources for the most vulnerable populations in Los Angeles and Lincoln, NE, anyone could own original artwork by professional studio artist, Alison Aten Rash , Eta Alpha-Pepperdine. The paintings sold within one hour.

2020: The year dining rooms had a renaissance. Parents all over the world transformed a space into classrooms to help their children receive a virtual education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Feeling overwhelmed or in need of inspiration? Learn from sisters who are veteran homeschoolers.

As Delta Gamma’s Field Consultant program entered into its fourth decade in the 1980s, the training of new consultants continued to function as a well-oiled machine. Consultants were trained by a mix of both Fraternity volunteers/Council members and Executive Offices (EO) staff.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Delta Gamma's Field Secretary Program underwent its first major changes! In 1964, the program was revised to ensure every chapter received a visit at least once per year. Then in the mid-1970s, the position title was changed to "Field Consultant," in order to be more reflective of the responsibilities of the role. Read to learn more about the changes during these two decades.