The History of Delta Gamma

 

 

Text Box: Delta Gamma was founded by Anna Boyd Ellington, Eva Webb Dodd and Mary Comfort Leonard in 1873 in Oxford, Mississippi, at the Lewis School for Girls near the University of Mississippi. The early growth for Delta Gamma was confined to women's colleges in the South. Within a few years, Delta Gamma was established in the North and then later expanded to the East. In 1891, Delta Gamma was one of the seven charter members of the National Panhellenic Conference when the first inter-sorority meeting was held in Boston. As the population moved West, so did Delta Gamma. What began as a club in the South soon became an international fraternity in both scope and thinking as Delta Gamma established itself not only in the United States, but also in Canada. Through the years, goals and achievements have grown as Delta Gammas continue to live by the motto set forth by the Founders, "Do Good."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box:          Delta Gamma Today - Fun Facts of 2007! Today there are 146 Collegiate Chapters of Delta Gamma in North America with an average size of 107 Members There are now 15,650 Collegiate Members and 127,000 Alumnae with 253 Alumnae Groups 62% of our collegiate members earned a 3.0 GPA or better 1,542 collegiate members received a 4.0 Average overall GPA is 3.16 with many collegiate chapters finishing first in grades on their respective campuses 22 of our collegiate chapters won the Patricia Peterson Danielson award for chapter excellence