2022 Founders Day Challenge

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Founders Day Challenge is complete! Please click here to show your support for Delta Zeta!

For 120 years, Delta Zeta truly inspires action and impacts the lives of our sisters. Together, during Founders Day Challenge, Delta Zetas and friends will honor the legacy of Alfa, Mary, Anna, Julia, Mabelle and Anne - by supporting scholarships, leadership programming, professional development opportunities and so much more. 

Join us today to support our lifelong commitment to Delta Zeta! 

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The fun keeps going!

Why stop the fun at midnight EST โ€“ letโ€™s keep breaking Delta Zeta records!

Founders Day Challenge will be extended until Tuesday, October 23 at 12 p.m. EST. Weโ€™ve broken fundraising record and are nearing a record number of donors. Letโ€™s keep the flame burning a little bit longer.

12 more hours to support Delta Zeta scholarships, leadership programming, professional development opportunities and so much more!

Donโ€™t forget to check out our Matches and Challenges for a chance to double your impact!

779 days ago by Neil Stanglein
BREAKING NEWS

 When we hit $145,000 in donations to Founders Day Challenge, $55,000 will be unlocked thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.

 To make this never before seen amount during FDC happen, we need your help spreading the word about the open Matches and Challenges: 

 Alabama โ€“ Huntsville Donors and Friends

Area III does Disney

Beta Gamma

Consultants Past and Present

Delta Zeta Teachers

Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD)

Grace Mason Lundy Award Recipients

Kentucky Sisters and Friends

Missouri and More โ€“ Janeโ€™s Hometown Challenge

Pacific Northwest Sisters and Friends

Pennsylvania and Friends

Pi Kappa 1902 Challenge

Northeast Sisters and Friends

Region IX Sisters and Friends

Ritual Chair Challenge

Scholarship Recipients

South Carolina and Friends

Texas Sisters and Friends

Volunteers Past and Present

Xi Sigma

Join us in tagging your sisters and friends who you think should support FDC!

Letโ€™s make the flame of Delta Zeta burn even brighter tonight during this history-making event!

779 days ago by Neil Stanglein
Exciting announcement for Delta Zeta Nation!

When we reach $120,000 in donations for 120 years of Delta Zeta, $10,000 will be unlocked! 

Check out our Matches and Challenges to double your impact and help us get to this exciting milestone! 

779 days ago by Neil Stanglein
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Delta Zeta ChaptersDonorsRaised ($)
Epsilon Mu - University of Southern Mississippi1$50
Xi Alpha - University of Massachusetts2$2,826
Kappa Theta - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U0$0
Gamma Theta - Carroll College (WI)1$100
Upsilon - North Dakota University0$0
Kappa Phi - University of North Carolina/Charlotte5$208
Pi Upsilon - Long Island University Post (NY)0$0
Xi Theta - University of North Carolina/Wilmington5$429
Gamma Omega - Southern Illinois University1$20
Pi Omega - Johnson & Wales University (RI)2$38
Mu - University of California/Berkeley0$0
Epsilon Phi - University of Detroit (MI)1$600
Theta Beta - Birmingham-Southern College (AL)0$0
Pi Rho - University of West Georgia1$120
Iota Rho - West Chester University (PA)1$100
Theta Omega - Barton College (NC)0$0
Kappa Omega - Limestone College (SC)0$0
Xi Pi - Lehigh University (PA)2$76
Epsilon Chi - University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee0$0
Pi Psi - California State University/San Marcos2$39
Theta Chi - Lock Haven State College (PA)0$0
Gamma Sigma - Eastern Michigan University0$0
Omicron Delta - Bryant University (RI)0$0
Alpha Phi - University of Kansas0$0
Delta Rho - New Mexico Highlands University0$0
Delta Lambda - Lamar University (TX)0$0
Kappa Psi - Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania0$0
Kappa Omicron - Elon University (NC)0$0
Xi - University of Cincinnati1$65
Pi - Eureka College (IL)1$19
Theta Zeta - University of Akron2$240
Epsilon Theta - Clarion University of Pennsylvania1$50
Omicron Nu - University of Windsor (Canada)1$50
Zeta Nu - Ferris State University (MI)2$60
Eta - Baker University (KS)0$0
Gamma Rho - Northern Illinois University1$19
Beta Pi - Albion College (MI)0$0
Pi Chi - Western Kentucky University5$297
Pi Sigma - University of Texas/Dallas2$300
Alpha Pi - Samford University (AL)0$0
Psi - Franklin College (IN)0$0
Iota Kappa - Rider College (NJ)0$0
Pi Zeta - Arizona State University2$240
Kappa Lambda - Livingston University (AL)0$0
Beta Eta - Swarthmore College (PA)0$0
Alpha Alpha - Northwestern University (IL)3$600
Zeta Rho - William Jewell College (MO)2$240
Zeta Alpha - Bradley University (IL)1$19
Gamma Epsilon - Drake University (IA)2$170
Tau - University of Wisconsin2$550
Iota Theta - Mansfield University (PA)2$61
Alpha Xi - Randolph-Macon College (VA)0$0
Xi Lambda - University of San Francisco2$150
Lambda Phi - Appalachian State University (NC)3$158
Gamma Xi - New Mexico State University3$57
Epsilon Omicron - Western Illinois University5$101
Alpha Gamma - University of Alabama100$11,055
Delta Tau - Temple University (PA)4$3,150
Pi Xi - University of Central Florida5$499
Zeta Tau - University of Charleston (WV)0$0
Zeta Delta - Wagner College (NY)0$0
Pi Alpha - University of Florida1$10
Phi - Washington State University0$0
Kappa Upsilon - Quinnipiac University (CT)0$0
Kappa Nu - Missouri Western State College0$0
Delta Eta - East Tennessee State University0$0
Xi Kappa - Rowan University (NJ)0$0
Pi Lambda - University of Tennessee/Chattanooga2$139
Alpha Mu - St. Lawrence University (NY)0$0
Theta Alpha - Simpson College (IA)0$0
Zeta Theta - Sam Houston State University (TX)1$120
Omicron Mu - University of South Carolina/Upstate1$55
Beta Kappa - Iowa State University3$350
Iota Chi - Northland College (WI)0$0
Omicron Theta - S.U.N.Y./Oswego0$0
Omicron - University of Pittsburgh (PA)0$0
Beta Sigma - Colorado State University0$0
Kappa Rho - Kutztown University (PA)1$19
Iota Beta - Dickinson State College (ND)0$0
Gamma Phi - Indiana University of Pennsylvania0$0
Epsilon Tau - Longwood University (VA)1$65
Beta Phi - Oglethorpe University (GA)0$0
Omicron Epsilon - Arkansas State University0$0
Delta Gamma - Transylvania University (KY)0$0
Beta Beta - University of Mississippi0$0
Gamma Iota - Memphis State University (TN)0$0
Lambda Beta - University of Southern Indiana5$188
Zeta Epsilon - California University of Pennsylvania1$50
Alpha Nu - Butler University (IN)0$0
Iota - University of Iowa9$840
Gamma Alpha - Baldwin Wallace University (OH)4$310
Omicron Upsilon - University of Toronto0$0
Epsilon Lambda - Southwestern Oklahoma State University1$250
Chi - Oregon State University0$0
Xi Iota - Muhlenberg College (PA)0$0
Theta Nu - Minnesota State University/Moorhead4$677
Alpha Theta - University of Kentucky7$1,935
Iota Gamma - Alliance College (PA)0$0
Iota Pi - West Virginia Univ. Institute of Technology0$0
Alpha Eta - University of Michigan0$0
Epsilon Psi - St. Louis University (MO)0$0
Zeta Pi - University of Georgia5$600
Zeta Omicron - University of Wisconsin/La Crosse0$0
Omicron Sigma - Gallaudet University (Wash DC)1$19
Xi Xi - University of North Georgia3$569
Omicron Xi - Mars Hill University (NC)1$120
Zeta Upsilon - Winona State University (MN)0$0
Omicron Zeta - Randolph-Macon College (VA)1$120
Nu - Knox College (IL)0$0
Iota Mu - Monmouth College (NJ)0$0
Lambda Epsilon - University of Pittsburgh/Johnstown0$0
Beta Rho - Michigan State University0$0
Beta Epsilon - University of Pennsylvania0$0
Pi Tau - Sacred Heart University (CT)2$240
Alpha Psi - Southern Methodist University (TX)0$0
Theta Pi - Minot State College (ND)0$0
Iota Iota - Middle Tennessee State University1$19
Gamma Upsilon - Oklahoma City University0$0
Iota Sigma - Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science0$0
Beta Alpha - University of Rhode Island1$19
Omega - University of Oregon1$350
Iota Tau - West Liberty State College (WV)0$0
Lambda Iota - University of Rochester (NY)2$145
Delta Psi - University of California/Santa Barbara0$0
Pi Theta - Rollins College (FL)1$24
Omicron Kappa - S.U.N.Y./Albany0$0
Theta Rho - California State University/Los Angeles2$1,019
Alpha Tau - University of Texas0$0
Omicron Psi - St. Johnโ€™s University (NY)0$0
Alpha Kappa - Syracuse University (NY)0$0
Iota Omicron - Niagara University (NY)0$0
Kappa Chi - Youngstown State University (OH)3$138
Pi Delta - Wake Forest University (NC)4$610
Xi Omicron - Loyola Marymount University (CA)6$358
Beta Mu - Florida Southern College1$25
Kappa Tau - Morehead State University (KY)4$62
Epsilon Rho - Northwest Missouri State University0$0
Gamma Nu - Eastern Illinois University3$138
Gamma - University of Minnesota0$0
Omicron Iota - Mount Union College (OH)0$0
Omicron Gamma - Ohio University5$415
Zeta Zeta - West Texas A & M University4$363
Beta Psi - College of Charleston (SC)0$0
Delta Iota - Tufts University (MA)0$0
Epsilon Eta - Harris-Stowe State College (MO)0$0
Lambda Sigma - Winthrop University (SC)3$57
Iota Omega - Jacksonville University (FL)0$0
Epsilon Omega - University of Wisconsin/Eau Claire6$418
Iota Phi - University of Nevada/Las Vegas2$98
Beta Omega - New York University0$0
Xi Delta - Radford University (VA)1$19
Kappa Iota - Wright State University (OH)5$111
Kappa Xi - Duquesne University (PA)0$0
Xi Omega - Purdue University3$189
Xi Tau - Millersville University of Pennsylvania1$19
Delta Theta - University of Houston (TX)8$9,691
Omicron Omicron - Lindenwood University (MO)8$398
Iota Psi - University of Texas/Arlington34$1,800
Lambda Zeta - University of Southern Maine0$0
Lambda Psi - Columbus State University (GA)6$145
Alpha Omicron - Brenau College (GA)0$0
Xi Nu - Tarleton State University (TX)5$429
Zeta Beta - University of Wisconsin/Stout1$120
Pi Omicron - Indiana Universityโ€“Purdue University Indianapolis1$19
Theta Xi - Glenville State College (WV)7$195
Omicron Chi - Santa Clara University (CA)0$0
Delta Pi - Emporia State University (KS)0$0
Delta Delta - Georgia State University1$67
Gamma Pi - Western Michigan University5$879
Kappa Alpha - Nicholls State University (LA)4$790
Zeta Lambda - East Carolina University (NC)4$359
Omicron Alpha - St. Mary's University (TX)6$265
Gamma Chi - Ball State University (IN)9$540
Epsilon - Indiana University of Pennsylvania (PA)3$370
Lambda Kappa - University of Alabama/Huntsville22$1,087
Xi Rho - Clarkson University (NY)3$158
Epsilon Zeta - Drexel University (PA)6$277
Alpha Rho - Ohio Wesleyan University8$391
Alpha Sigma - Florida State University13$1,817
Epsilon Sigma - Wayne State University (MI)4$258
Beta Xi - Auburn University (AL)14$1,551
Iota Nu - Georgia Southern College3$350
Zeta Psi - Stephen F. Austin State University (TX)9$365
Beta Gamma - University of Louisville (KY)15$6,931
Gamma Beta - University of Connecticut10$2,077
Kappa - University of Washington24$8,562
Theta Eta - Creighton University (NE)14$4,016
Iota Upsilon - California State University/Fullerton16$2,569
Iota Xi - University of Missouri/St. Louis21$9,910
Epsilon Upsilon - University of Central Oklahoma1$120
Gamma Kappa - Kent State University (OH)10$1,567
Pi Kappa - University of Idaho39$742
Beta Delta - University of South Carolina15$1,239
Epsilon Nu - Missouri State University6$322
Omicron Pi - Frostburg State University (MD)2$69
Epsilon Iota - Fairmont State University (WV)1$19
Delta Kappa - Southwestern Louisiana University1$120
Sigma - Louisiana State University8$1,208
Delta Sigma - Truman State University3$189
Xi Phi - University of Missouri/Kansas City4$308
Theta Iota - Western Carolina University (NC)23$3,505
Zeta Omega - Northern Michigan University2$500
Gamma Tau - Bowling Green State University (OH)8$214
Iota Delta - Edinboro University (PA)0$0
Theta Lambda - St. Norbert College (WI)1$19
Delta Beta - University of Tampa6$574
Beta Lambda - University of Tennessee/Knoxville9$816
Alpha Beta - University of Illinois5$478
Xi Psi - Grand Valley State University (MI)2$35
Delta Phi - Northeastern State University (OK)9$1,625
Alpha - Miami University (OH)4$15,170
Beta Upsilon - Tulane University (LA)0$0
Theta Omicron - University of Texas/Rio Grande Valley2$38
Beta - Cornell University (NY)0$0
Delta Mu - Morningside College (IA)0$0
Alpha Chi - Univeristy of California/Los Angeles11$2,927
Lambda Theta - Michigan Technological University13$1,621
Alpha Zeta - Adelphi University (NY)2$40
Theta Mu - St. Cloud State University (MN)2$139
Alpha Upsilon - University of Maine8$307
Delta Omega - Fort Hays State University22$608
Lambda Nu - Auburn University/Montgomery2$300
Lambda Pi - Georgia College & State University5$580
Delta Alpha - California State University/Long Beach19$2,352
Lambda Xi - Texas A & M University7$492
Theta Epsilon - Louisiana Tech University1$50
Zeta Iota - Humboldt State University (CA)0$0
Pi Gamma - California State University/Northridge4$107
Alpha Iota - University of Southern California0$0
Alpha Lambda - University of Colorado0$0
Gamma Delta - Pennsylvania State University0$0
Zeta Phi - Slippery Rock University (PA)3$645
Iota Alpha - Texas State University2$370
Pi Epsilon - Clemson University (SC)11$744
Epsilon Kappa - University of Wisconsin/Whitewater3$259
Lambda - Kansas State University0$0
Zeta Kappa - Ohio Northern University2$139
Lambda Lambda - The College of New Jersey1$50
Delta - DePauw University (IN)6$293
Beta Zeta - University of Utah0$0
Rho Alpha - Murray State University (KY)0$0
Zeta Xi - Lenoir-Rhyne University (NC)2$69
Gamma Gamma - Missouri Valley College0$0
Kappa Mu - Shepherd University (WV)17$2,912
Omicron Tau - Brock University (Canada)0$0
Theta Sigma - College of Steubenville (OH)0$0
Zeta Gamma - McNeese State University (LA)0$0
FODZ - Friends of Delta Zeta117$16,463
Xi Sigma - University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill14$3,476
Zeta Chi - University of Wisconsin/Stevens Point1$25
Iota Zeta - St. Johnโ€™s University (NY)0$0
Beta Iota - University of Arizona1$120
Theta - The Ohio State University10$1,414
Theta Delta - Westminster College (PA)0$0
Pi Beta - University of Hartford (CT)25$1,325
Xi Eta - Northwood University (MI)0$0
Alpha Omega - Millsaps College (MS)0$0
Kappa Pi - Keene State College (NH)0$0
Epsilon Gamma - University of Central Missouri1$19
Delta Xi - University of Northern Colorado3$158
Theta Tau - University of Findlay (OH)0$0
Gamma Mu - Illinois Institute of Technology0$0
Zeta Eta - Southeastern Oklahoma State University0$0
Omicron Phi - Alfred University (NY)0$0
Gamma Omicron - San Diego State University (CA)1$65
Gamma Eta - Hunter College (NY)0$0
Zeta - University of Nebraska0$0
Delta Epsilon - Queens College/City University of NY0$0
Delta Omicron - Northwestern Oklahoma State University2$69
Omicron Beta - Stockton University (NJ)1$19
Epsilon Delta - Concord University (WV)3$69
Kappa Zeta - University of North Texas1$50
Delta Chi - California State University/Chico1$50
Xi Upsilon - Northeastern University (MA)2$240
Alpha Delta - George Washington University (Wash DC)0$0
Zeta Mu - Portland State University (OR)0$0
Epsilon Alpha - Western State College (CO)0$0
Kappa Epsilon - Plymouth State University (NH)0$0
Pi Phi - Cleveland State University (OH)0$0
Delta Nu - Parsons College (IA)0$0
Lambda Alpha - Arkansas Tech University6$347
Lambda Omicron - Angelo State University (TX)2$550
Theta Theta - DePaul University (IL)1$50
Theta Phi - Old Dominion University (VA)3$259
Theta Gamma - University of New Hampshire1$20
Xi Chi - Robert Morris University (PA)1$19
Epsilon Pi - Henderson State University (AR)0$0
Lambda Omega - William Patterson College (NJ)0$0
Epsilon Xi - University of Central Arkansas2$38
Iota Lambda - University of South Florida1$25
Theta Kappa - University of New Orleans2$100
Lambda Gamma - Jacksonville State University (AL)1$19
Epsilon Epsilon - California State University/Fresno5$3,138
Gamma Lambda - San Jose State University (CA)3$88
Gamma Zeta - Southwestern University (TX)0$0
Epsilon Beta - Northwestern State University of LA1$120
Beta Chi - Wittenberg University (OH)3$1,300
Lambda Rho - Illinois State University4$278
Zeta Sigma - Kearney State College (NE)0$0
Gamma Psi - Central Michigan University3$258
Iota Epsilon - University of Wisconsin/Oshkosh0$0
Beta Tau - Nebraska Wesleyan University5$363
Delta Upsilon - Marshall University (WV)2$100
Beta Nu - University of Miami (FL)0$0
Kappa Beta - Northern Kentucky University4$144
Rho - University of Denver3$290
Xi Beta - Eastern Kentucky University1$250
Theta Psi - Ashland University (OH)5$428
Beta Theta - Bucknell University (PA)5$3,400
Omicron Lambda - North Carolina State University3$360
Lambda Delta - University of Virginia2$64
Alpha Epsilon - Oklahoma State University3$259
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