History

Question 1

When was Delta Gamma founded?

Answer 1

1873

Question 2

Where was Delta Gamma founded?

Answer 2

Oxford, Mississippi at the Lewis School for Girls

Question 3

Who are Delta Gamma’s three founders (include married and maiden names)?

Answer 3

Eva Webb Dodd, Mary Comfort Leonord, Anna Boyd Ellington

Question 4

Who is Delta Gamma’s only male initiate?

Answer 4

George Banta

Question 5

What is Delta Gamma’s flower?

Answer 5

Cream Colored Rose

Question 6

What is Delta Gamma’s motto?

Answer 6

Do Good

Question 7

What does the Anchor signify?

Answer 7

Ancient symbol of Hope

Question 8

When was the Delta Gamma Foundation founded?

Answer 8

1873

Question 9

When did Delta Gamma adopt Service for Sight as their international service project?

Answer 9

1936

Question 10

Who was the blind member who urged Delta Gamma to adopt Service for Sight as DG’s international service project?

Answer 10

Ruth Billow

Question 11

What does CDC stand for?

Answer 11

Collegiate Development Consultant

Question 12

Where is Delta Gamma’s national headquarters?

Answer 12

Columbus, Ohio

Question 13

How many collegiate chapters exist?

Answer 13

147

Question 14

Where was the most recent collegiate chapter colonized?

Answer 14

College of Charleston - Eta Sigma Chapter

Question 15

What are the Delta Gamma Colors?

Answer 15

Bronze, Pink, Blue

Question 16

Delta Gamma was the first to receive recognition from the American Academy of Opthalmology for Distinguished Public Service

Answer 16

True

Question 17

The very first Convention attended by a Founder was the 1909.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Who attends the Annual Delta Gamma Convention?

Answer 18

Chapter Presidents and ATC - any Delta Gamma is welcome

Question 19

The state with the most collegiate chapters is California with 18 Chapters. The state of Ohio ranks second with 10 collegiate chapters.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Beta Tau chapter at University of Miami (Florida) held the first Anchor Splash in 1966, honoring the 20th anniversary of the chapter’s founding.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

“Hannah” is not a Raggedy Ann doll. The original was a pigtailed blonde wearing a short skirt and a sailor blouse.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Delta Gamma does not have a brother fraternity although we do have close historical ties with Phi Delta Theta, since George Banta was a former national president of that fraternity.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What is the Delta Gamma National Magazine called?

Answer 23

Anchora

Question 24

What is the delta gamma pledge pin called and what does it look like?

Answer 24

Pi Alpha

Looks like a family crest with the greek letters in the center.

Question 25

What does the delta gamma badge look like? And what is it?

Answer 25

The badge is for Initiated Delta Gamma Members | It is an anchor with a family crest that has the delta gamma letters. The crest is on the shaft of the anchor.

Question 26

What is the first pin of Delta Gamma? What does it look like?

Answer 26

It is a capital H with the year "1873" written in the middle of the - of the H. H is for hope