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  • Experience Hope Serving: Apply for April 2025

    We are so excited to bring Hope Serving to the Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments from April 24-27! Participants will travel to St. Louis, Missouri for a long weekend of hands-on service at DGCKids. Founded in 1951, DGCKids began with a group of passionate Delta Gamma alumnae who were committed to supporting children with visual impairments. What started as a grassroots effort has since grown into a thriving non-profit organization dedicated to empowering children and their families through specialized services, advocacy and community support. 

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  • Delta Gamma Schools Help Children Reach Their Full Potential 

    The founding of the first Delta Gamma School, Blind Children’s Center, in 1938 was the result of the request by Ruth Billow, Eta-Akron, to make sight-related initiatives our official philanthropy. Since then, Delta Gammas have passionately supported children living with blindness through hands-on service, school board leadership, fundraising and Foundation Service for Sight grants. Here are the latest updates from the five Delta Gamma Schools for Children with Visual Impairments, along with how each of the schools put their Delta Gamma Foundation Service for Sight grant funds to good use. 

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  • Do Good Week 2024

    Delta Gammas seek to do good every day! We pledged to do so when we accepted our bids to Delta Gamma. Our Fraternity letters were chosen in 1873 because they represent our motto and desire to do good.   During the week of October 9-16, Delta Gamma invites you to participate in our eleventh annual Do Good Week by doing good deeds, no matter how big or small. Anyone can participate, whether you are a sister, fraternal partner, friend, neighbor or simply a kind person hoping to make the world a little better.

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  • Raising a Guide Dog in a Chapter House

    Raising a Guide Dog in a Chapter House The story of Otto and his Gamma Phi-Arizona State raisers By Janet Bergeron Vidrine, Gamma Zeta-Louisiana State Raising a puppy to one day become a guide dog involves a lot of work from applications to training, but the result is worth the time and effort. In November […]

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  • 2023 Members of Impact

    2023 Members of Impact Delta Gammas do incredible things every day – whether in their careers, through volunteer work, or just by being awesome humans. To celebrate our members and tell their inspiring stories, the Member of Impact recognition program selects honorees on a quarterly basis. We are excited to share the first recipients of […]

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  • Experience Hope Serving: Apply for June 2024

    Experience Hope Serving: Apply for June 2024 We are proud to partner with another Delta Gamma School for Children with Visual Impairments for this Hope Serving program! Participants will travel to Los Angeles, California, June 9-15, for a week of hands-on service at the Blind Children’s Center. The Blind Children’s Center prepares infants, toddlers and […]

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  • Service for Sight Grant Creates a Perfect Pair

    This is the story of Ed and Sully, a perfect partnership that was made possible by a Service for Sight grant from the Delta Gamma Foundation to Southeastern Guide Dogs. Ed and Sully are an inspiring pair and are proud to share their story with you. 

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  • Gamma Upsilon-Wichita State Does Good | World Sight Day

    In coordination with World Sight Day and White Cane Awareness Day, the Delta Gamma Foundation is celebrating October 10-16 as the second annual World Sight Awareness Week. This week is meant to highlight our philanthropy, Service for Sight, raise awareness around sight preservation and share ways you can advocate for the blind and visually impaired community. Read about how Gamma Upsilon-Wichita State is doing good in their community.

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  • The Do Good Sisterhood Shows Up for 8th Annual Do Good Week

    Delta Gammas across the globe has once again showed we are a force for good! This year’s eighth annual Do Good Week rendered participants who showed their support for individuals and communities. Activities ranged from donating items to a charitable organization, collecting supplies for those affected by Hurricane Ida, spending the day at the local food bank and writing cards to loved ones.

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  • Do Good Week – September 5-11, 2021

    Our eighth annual Do Good Week is right around the corner from September 5-11! Delta Gammas and Friends of the Anchor everywhere prepare for how they can create a sense of societal engagement and do good in their community. Do Good Week encourages participants to motivate, empower and influence not only themselves and those closest to them but also their communities as well.

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