WELCOME TO DELTA GAMMA!
MEET OUR PRESIDENT!
War Eagle! My name is Lizzie Wilson, and I have the blessing of serving as President of the Delta Sigma chapter of Delta Gamma this year. As you look around our website, we hope you can learn more about what makes this chapter so special for each and every member!
Running home to this sisterhood on bid day two years ago was just the beginning of countless memories that I will cherish forever with the friends I have met and the relationships I have made in DG. What I didn’t realize at the time on Bid Day was just how much Delta Gamma would shape me as a person. Through Delta Gamma, I have had the opportunity to step into meaningful leadership opportunities and build so many lifelong friendships that foster on the ideals of “Doing Good” and serving others. Being surrounded by such inspiring women has truly encouraged me to become the best version of myself.
As members of Delta Gamma, our purpose is to foster high ideals of friendship, promote educational and cultural interests, create a true sense of social responsibility, and develop the best qualities of character in each of our members. We pride ourselves on encompassing these resolutions throughout our membership in Delta Gamma and continuing them as alumnae.
Our letters, DG, stand for our motto, "Do Good." This holds true, not only in Delta Gamma’s philanthropic efforts, but also in everyday life. Being a member of DG pushes you to help those around you with whatever they may need! We were established in the ideals of sisterhood and character development which are critical attributes for growth during your college years. We believe in loyalty, not only to the Fraternity, but to each other. I believe that everyone brings their own uniqueness and individuality to the table, but when we come together as one common group, we can “Do Good” for each other and the Auburn community.
I am incredibly proud to be a part of this chapter and grateful to stand alongside such genuine, driven, and compassionate women. Delta Gamma has given me a home away from home, and I truly cannot imagine my college experience without it. My hope is that as you explore our website, you are able to catch a glimpse of what it means to be a Delta Gamma and the lifelong sisterhood it provides.
ITB,
Lizzie Wilson
WHO WE ARE
Delta Gamma Fraternity was founded in 1873 in Oxford, Mississippi at the Lewis School for Girls by three young women: Anna Boyd, Mary Comfort and Eva Webb. Founded before the term sorority was used, our fraternity has since grown into one of the largest international women’s organizations with more than 250,000 members, 150 collegiate chapters and 200 alumnae groups.
With Delta Gamma’s founding, Anna, Mary and Eva helped spark a movement to create safe and empowering communities for women on college campuses. We still make that space for each other today, through a culture of belonging, a promise to empower and a commitment to put our purpose into practice. This is the Do Good Sisterhood. This is Delta Gamma.
Delta Gamma colonized Auburn’s campus with its first new member class in 1972. The charter group worked hard, continually recruited, and played hard together, building the membership and making an impact on campus. They lived together in Dorm 1, which was next to Cater Hall. It was the best experience for getting to know the pledge class and becoming a tight-knit group. They cooked together, watched tv together, played cards, and overall began to embody our chapter’s ideals of sisterhood and pave the way for Delta Sigma to grow and foster genuine friendships. We are thankful to these women for forming what has become a home for many generations.
“I’m still in touch with several friends from those early years; we still travel together and one of my best friends even married my husband’s best friend!”
- Patsy Smith (MC ‘72)