Delta Gamma History
Delta Gamma International Fraternity was founded in 1873 by three childhood friends who were snowed in over the winter break at the Lewis School in Oxford, Mississippi. The young women--Anna Boyd, Eva Webb, and Mary Comfort--decided to create a society based on friendship, and chose the Greek letters Delta Gamma and the motto "Do Good."
Delta Gamma members work to support a number of philanthropies on campus and also support Delta Gamma's national philanthropy Service for Sight, a foundation dedicated to research, activism, and philanthropy for the blind and visually impaired.
Delta Gamma was one of the seven original founding members of the National Panhellenic Conference. The fraternity's national headquarters are located in Columbus, Ohio.
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Sigma Chapter
Sigma Chapter at Northwestern University was the second greek-letter fraternity for women on Northwestern's campus, colonizing with help from the sisters of Omega Chapter (University of Wisconsin--Madison) in 1882. Delta Gamma was the first sorority to have a house in the NU sorority quads. In the 1920s, chapter members raised money for construction by running a tea house in their spare time called "the Anchor Inn."
Today, the house, located on Emerson Street, is a second home to over 100 college women. DGs are active on campus in many different activities ranging from Club Soccer to the Daily Northwestern to A&O productions (Northwestern's student-run entertainment company). This year, Delta Gamma teamed up with the gentlemen of Zeta Beta Tau to raise the most money (over ) for NU's Dance Marathon, the nation's largest student-run philanthropy, which this year supported the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Sigma Chapter's most famous alumna is actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus (New member class 1978, NU class of 1982). Chicago North Shore Alumni Chapter and other interested alums contribute to the well-being of Sigma Chapter, serving as advisors, house corporation officers, and dear friends.
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