History

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 Founders sought to maintain high ideals and standards and to encourage intellectual growth and service in order to exemplify college women at their best

The Delta Gamma objective is “To foster high ideals of friendship among college women, to promote their educational and cultural interests, to create in them a true sense of social responsibility and to develop in them the best qualities of character.” (Article II). Our motto is “Do Good” which can be seen through all of the philanthropy and fundraising us DeeGee’s do.

National Website: www.deltagamma.com

Nickname: Dee Gee

Chapter House Address: 365 N. Harrison

Colors: Bronze, Pink, and Blue

Symbol: Anchor

Number of Collegiate Chapters: 146

Number of Delta Gamma Collegians: 14,509