About Delta Gamma
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Delta Gamma (ΔΓ) is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternitie in the United States and Canada, with its Executive Offices based in Columbus, Ohio.
Delta Gamma History
Delta Gamma was founded on December 25, 1873, in Oxford, Mississippi, at the Lewis School for Girls near the University of Mississippi. The group was founded by Mary Comfort Leonard, Eva Webb Dodd, and Anna Boyd Ellington.
The badge of Delta Gamma is a golden anchor and may only be worn by initiated members. Before the adoption of the golden anchor, the symbol of Delta Gamma was simply an "H" for the word "hope." Upon learning the traditional symbol of hope is an anchor, the badge was changed. Today's badge has a small rope wrapping around the top of the anchor with the Greek letters Tau Delta Eta (ΤΔΗ).
The early growth for Delta Gamma was confined to women’s colleges in the southern United States. Within a few years, Delta Gamma had established itself in the northern United States and later to the East with the help of George Banta, a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and Delta Gamma's only male initiate. Because of the assistance provided by George Banta, Delta Gamma retains close historical ties with Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
Delta Gamma was one of seven charter members of the National Panhellenic Conference when the first inter-sorority meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1891. Today, the National Panhellenic Conference is the governing body of sororities in America with 26 members.
Famous DGs:
Mary Landrieu (Gamma Zeta) - United States Senator from Louisiana
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Sigma) - Emmy Award-winning actress, (Seinfeld)
Patricia Heaton (Epsilon) - actress, (Everybody Loves Raymond)
Joan Lunden (Delta Eta) - former host of Good Morning America
Lizz Winstead (Lambda) - creator of Comedy Central's The Daily Show
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