Delta Gamma

Delta Gamma

Founded in 1873 in Mississippi by Eva Webdod, Ana Boyd Ellington, and Mary Comfort Leonard, Delta Gamma Fraternity can be found on hundreds of college campuses throughout the United States and Canada. You may be confused as to why a women’s sorority is called a fraternity but it has to do in part with the age of Delta Gamma. When Delta Gamma was founded, the word sorority did not exist.

Delta Gamma is currently one of the largest sororities on Adelphi’s campus with 50 women. Their national philanthropy is Service for Sight. Service for Sight is an organization that supports schools for the blind, programs for the blind, and also supports the Guide Dog Foundation.

The women of Delta Gamma at Adelphi are very dedicated to raising money and awareness for this cause. Every semester they hold bake sales in the U.C Lobby where all donations are sent to Service for Sight. Besides bake sales, the women of Delta Gamma participate and plan other functions to raise awareness and money.

On October 25^th, the Delta Gamma women, raised money for, volunteered and ran a Vision Walk at Jones Beach.

On November 16^th, Delta Gamma will be hosting an Anchor Bowl on the soccer fields from 5pm to 9pm. Anchor Bowl is a flag football tournament to raise money for Service for Sight. There will be raffles, food and music.

Christina DuBritz, an Adelphi University senior and member of Delta Gamma says that joining Delta Gamma was one of the best experiences of her life.

“It’s amazing to be apart of Delta Gamma. I’ve made such close friends and besides that I get the opportunity to help people. I help make a difference and that’s really important to me. People may choose to believe the typical stereotypes but if people actually took the time to see all the things we do they would think differently.”

Delta Gamma Fun Facts:

Chapter Name: Omicron

Years on Campus: 102

Symbol: The Anchor, which stands for hope.

Flower: Cream Colored Rose

Highest GPA on campus

Greek Sing 2^nd Place Winners

Profiled in Newsday’s Future Corps Section last fall.

Colors: Bronze, Pink and Blue

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