Delta Gamma Founding
What year was Delta Gamma founded? (need month and year)
December 1873
What is Delta Gamma’s motto?
“Do Good”
What is Delta Gamma's main philanthropic focus?
Service for Sight
What symbol represents Delta Gamma?
Golden anchor
Where was Delta Gamma founded?
Oxford, Mississippi
What does the anchor symbolize?
Hope
What does CDC stand for?
Collegiate Development Consultant
What is Delta Gamma's flower
Cream-colored rose
Who were the three founders of Delta Gamma?
Anna Boyd Ellington, Eva Webb Dodd, and Mary Comfort Leonard
What are Delta Gamma's colors?
Bronze, pink, and blue
What was the letter of the original badge of our founders? (bonus +50 if you say what it means too)
H = symbol of hope
How many collegiate chapters does Delta Gamma have as of today (according to the website)?
Which month is founders day usually celebrated on?
March
Since 1936, which member was blind and petitioned to adopt the value to "aid to the blind"?
Ruth Billow
What is our largest philanthropy event?
Anchorslam
How many Delta Gamma chapters are in Illinois?
6 (Delta Nu-Northern Illinois, Eta Mu-Lake Forest, Eta Pi-DePaul, Eta Zeta-Chicago, Iota-Illinois, Sigma-Northwestern)
Where is Delta Gamma's national headquarters?
Columbus, Ohio
What is our value? (Hint: Article II of our constitution and there are 3 important values)
"foster high ideals of friendship among women, to promote their educational and cultural interests, to create a true sense of social responsibility and develop in them the best qualities of character" (another answer could be: friendship, education, social responsibility)
What are the colors of the crest? (Hint: on the DG Uchicago website)
Cream, gold, blue, green, rose (will take partial credit +100 for each color guessed)
"The colors of the crest are cream for the rose at the apex of the crest; gold for the three, five-pointed stars on the shield, the rope around the shield and outline of the scroll ribbon; burnt maize for the flanking ornaments of the rose and the Greek letters, Tau Delta Eta; blue for the lower two-thirds of the shield; green for the upper third and center section of the shield and the leaves of the rose; and rose for the Greek letters Delta Gamma"
Which season was Delta Gamma found?
The three friends were trapped in school during the (winter) so they turned to each other for support and created Delta Gamma