SIGMA DELTA TAU

Sigma Delta Tau is a National Sorority for college women. It was founded in March 1917 at Cornell University. SDT is a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Conference and has over 40,000 alumnae from over ninety college campuses across the United States and Canada. When first founded the sorority was called Sigma Delta Phi but was changed soon after realizing that those letters had already belonged to another organization. After this realization, Sigma Delta Phi became today’s Sigma Delta Tau.

In 1892, Sigma Delta Tau adopted Prevent Child Abuse America as its national philanthropy. All Sigma Delta Tau chapters annual conduct service projects, educational programs or a major fund raiser for the benefit of Prevent Child Abuse America. Together, these chapters raise and donate over $30,000 each year.


Today on Adelphi’s campus Sigma Delta Tau’s Gamma Omega chapter has 49 initiated women and is one of the largest sororities on campus. Throughout both the fall and spring, SDT has bake sales and other Fundraiser, like EAT your heart out to raise money for their philanthropy. The women of Sigma Delta Tau also participate in the Jones Beach Breast Cancer Walk, The Heart Walk, The Lupus Walk and the Ronald McDonald House charity events.




On campus, they always have very fun and unique fundraisers. Last year, they hosted their first Annual SDT’s Bail Out. All presidents from each Greek organization was held in a make shift fenced in jail on the flagpole lawn. Each organization’s goal was to bail their president out of jail by going around campus collecting donations.
Each organization was a given a set bail goal that they needed to reach before their president was set free.

Phi Sigma Kappa president, Marc Silvka, says that SDT’s Bail Out was one of the best fundraisers that he ever participated in.

“We all had so much fun. It was hot out and the sun was out. We all got to hang out and my brothers ran around campus collecting money. It was like a race to see who could raise their bail first. It was by far one of the best spring fundraisers on campus” says Silvka.

Bringing this fundraiser to Adelphi was one of Paige Sommers’ ideas, president of Sigma Delta Tau.

“A lot of our chapters have this fundraiser annually and I thought it would be something new and different to try and get the other organizations excited about. It turned out to be amazing fundraisers and we were able to raise over $1,000. We will definitely be doing it again this spring” says Sommers.

Look around campus for the Sigma Delta Tau girls, wearing their blue and gold jerseys, raising money for their philanthropy.


QUICK FACTS:
• Founded: March 25, 1917
• Badge: Jeweled Torch
• Flower: Yellow Tea Rose
• Jewel: Lapis Lazuli
• Colors: Cafe Au Lait & Old Blue
• Motto: Patriae Multae Spes Una - One Hope of Many People

MORE INFORMATION

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