Do Good.
Below you will find a letter from our Vice President of Foundation and a little video from last year's fundraising event, 'Cheesies with the DeeGee's'!
My name is Allie Dillingham and I am Delta Gamma’s Vice President of Foundation. I love and support all that Delta Gamma encompasses and am to fortunate enough to serve Kappa chapter this year.
Since 1936, Delta Gamma’s national philanthropy has been helping those who are visually impaired or at risk to become visually impaired. It was originally known as “Sight Conservation and Aiding the Blind” and is currently known as “Service for Sight.” In the early 1930’s, Ruth Billow was a member of the Eta chapter at The University of Akron. Ruth was visually impaired and knew that Delta Gamma could help make a real change within her community and beyond. As a chapter, we are honored to support this incredible foundation that impacts over 1.3 million people a year.
Even with last our last school year being cut short; Delta Gamma still made an impact. 151 collegiate chapters held 655 fundraisers and gave gifts to the foundation totaling more than $2.2 million. Furthermore, Delta Gamma’s across the country logged 240,642 service hours. Delta Gamma was awarded $920,603 in Service for Sight grants to continue to share our mission.
Individually, Delta Gamma-Kappa Chapter served over 1,500 hours to those with visual impairments and those at risk for visual impairments. By implementing our “Do Good” motto our women volunteered at Southlake Village Rehabilitation, Sumner Place Retirement Home, The Nebraska-City School for the Blind, The Commission for the Blind, Domestic Pups and more. At each of these locations, the women were able to work first hand with the visually impaired.
In addition to the hours of service, Delta Gamma-Kappa chapter hosts two philanthropies a year to benefit Service for Sight. Last year, we held Mac & Cheesies with the Dee Gee’s. We sell tickets to this event and invite individuals to our chapter house for Mac&cheese. We also accept donations. We decorate the house, adding sight facts to the tables to teach our guests about Service for Sight. We ended up raising $11,458. Next fall, we will hold Anchor Splash. We invite fraternities and campus RSO’s to participate in a swimming competition. They do relay races, innertube races, and a synchronized swimming routine. We sell tickets to this event as well as selling t-shirts and accepting donations. At our last Anchor Splash, we raised $7,500.
Not only does our foundation bring awareness to such a wonderful organization and community, but allows all of us to invest in something bigger than ourselves and to be impacted in a way that lets us see and live lives differently. We are intentional towards Delta Gamma’s foundation and our chapter’s own commitment to our philanthropy.
Allie Dillingham
Vice President of Foundation
Delta Gamma-Kappa Chapter
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Since 1936, Delta Gamma’s national philanthropy has been helping those who are visually impaired or at risk to become visually impaired. It was originally known as “Sight Conservation and Aiding the Blind” and is currently known as “Service for Sight.” In the early 1930’s, Ruth Billow was a member of the Eta chapter at The University of Akron. Ruth was visually impaired and knew that Delta Gamma could help make a real change within her community and beyond. As a chapter, we are honored to support this incredible foundation that impacts over 1.3 million people a year.
Even with last our last school year being cut short; Delta Gamma still made an impact. 151 collegiate chapters held 655 fundraisers and gave gifts to the foundation totaling more than $2.2 million. Furthermore, Delta Gamma’s across the country logged 240,642 service hours. Delta Gamma was awarded $920,603 in Service for Sight grants to continue to share our mission.
Individually, Delta Gamma-Kappa Chapter served over 1,500 hours to those with visual impairments and those at risk for visual impairments. By implementing our “Do Good” motto our women volunteered at Southlake Village Rehabilitation, Sumner Place Retirement Home, The Nebraska-City School for the Blind, The Commission for the Blind, Domestic Pups and more. At each of these locations, the women were able to work first hand with the visually impaired.
In addition to the hours of service, Delta Gamma-Kappa chapter hosts two philanthropies a year to benefit Service for Sight. Last year, we held Mac & Cheesies with the Dee Gee’s. We sell tickets to this event and invite individuals to our chapter house for Mac&cheese. We also accept donations. We decorate the house, adding sight facts to the tables to teach our guests about Service for Sight. We ended up raising $11,458. Next fall, we will hold Anchor Splash. We invite fraternities and campus RSO’s to participate in a swimming competition. They do relay races, innertube races, and a synchronized swimming routine. We sell tickets to this event as well as selling t-shirts and accepting donations. At our last Anchor Splash, we raised $7,500.
Not only does our foundation bring awareness to such a wonderful organization and community, but allows all of us to invest in something bigger than ourselves and to be impacted in a way that lets us see and live lives differently. We are intentional towards Delta Gamma’s foundation and our chapter’s own commitment to our philanthropy.
Allie Dillingham
Vice President of Foundation
Delta Gamma-Kappa Chapter
University of Nebraska-Lincoln