DELTA
GAMMA
Delta Gamma’s philanthropy, Service for Sight, supports the five schools founded by Delta Gammas for children who are visually impaired and other North American organizations that promote sight preservation and conservation.
This philanthropy has been at the heart of the Delta Gamma mission since 1936, when a member who was blind, Ruth Billow, Eta-Akron, petitioned to adopt it as our official philanthropy. Epsilon Kappa supports Service for Sight through our philanthropy events, AnchorSplash, AnchorBowl, Slices for Sight, and Donuts with DG.
Philanthropy events
AnchorSplash
AnchorSplash is one of our main philanthropy events. Students can form organized teams and buy tickets to compete against each other in water games, such as water balloon fights and synchronized swimming dances. Raffle tickets are also sold to raise additional money for our philanthropy, with baskets full of gifts given out to the winners!
AnchorBowl
AnchorBowl is our other competitive philanthropy event! Students form teams and buy tickets to compete head-to-head in fun games of bowling while raising money for our foundation!
Slices for Sight
Donuts with DG
Donuts with DG is our annual philanthropy event that occurs in the fall! During this event, DGs sell dozens of Krispy Kreme donuts to students, family members, and friends! This event raises a large amount of money for our philanthropy, while allowing everyone to enjoy a sweet treat... or 2!
Slices for Sight is our annual spring philanthropy event! Members of DG sell tickets to purchase delicious pizza on Clemson's campus. Anyone is welcome to simply buy some pizza and hang out! All of the money raised goes toward our philanthropy, Service for Sight.
Our chapter is very passionate about doing good in our community. We work closely with the
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind by holding fun events to make braille cards
throughout the year for several holidays. Recently, our chapter was accepted to partner with SAS, a
technology company based out of Raleigh, NC, to make braille code blocks. These blocks are
used to educate visually impaired children in the field of computer science, which is crucial with
the growing importance of technology and computer literacy in today’s world.
The Delta Gamma Foundation
The Delta Gamma Foundation fosters lifetime enrichment for members, promotes Service for Sight and partners with the Fraternity to ensure the future of our sisterhood. Dedicated members and friends make this mission possible through philanthropy, service and generous gifts which support the Foundation’s three signature programs: Service for Sight, Grants to the Fraternity for Leadership and Educational Programming and Grants to Individual Members.
Sisters Helping Sisters: A Need-Based Scholarship Program
The Delta Gamma Foundation supports collegiate members who have proven financial need and student loan debt through our Sisters Helping Sisters: A Need-Based Scholarship Program. Applications are reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis from August 1 –April 1 as funds are available. The application can be found at http://deltagamma.org/foundation/applications.
Undergraduate Merit-Based Scholarships
Merit-based scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to qualified, initiated members pursuing undergraduate degrees. For the 2018-19 academic year 384 collegians received merit-based scholarships. For more information on the application, eligibility requirements and selection criteria click here.
Applications open mid-December and close March 1. The application can be found at http://deltagamma.org/scholarshipapp.
Graduate Fellowships
Delta Gamma Foundation graduate fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to qualified initiated members pursuing graduate/professional degrees. Selection is based on scholastic excellence, contributions to chosen field, past and current Delta Gamma activities and leadership, and campus and community involvement. For the 2018-2019 academic year 33 graduate members received merit-based fellowships. For questions or more information contact the Director of Scholarships and Fellowships at scholarshipfellowship@deltagamma.org
Applications open mid-December and close April 1. The application can be found at http://deltagamma.org/fellowshipapp.