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Delta Gamma
Eta Xi Chapter

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Delta Gamma Symbols

The original badge of our Founders was the letter “H”. This symbolized Hope, which was our Founders’ watchword.

Only initiated members wear the official badge of the Fraternity. In 1877, the “H” badge changed to an anchor, which is the traditional symbol for hope.

Women who are pledged to join, but who are not yet initiated wear the new member pin. The white shield has the Greek letters Pi Alpha inscribed on it. This shield is the suggested Fraternity badge and will be exchanged for the badge upon initiation.

The Fraternity flower is the cream-colored rose. The Fraternity colors are bronze, pink and blue.

The crest of Delta Gamma has special meaning to its members. The colors of the crest are cream for the rose at the apex of the crest; gold for the three, five five-pointed stars on the shield, the rope around the shield and outline of the scroll ribbon; burnt maize for the flanking ornaments of the rose and the Greek letters, Tau Delta Eta; blue for the lower two-thirds of the shield; green for the upper third and center section of the shield and the leaves of the rose; and rose for the Greek letters Delta Gamma which appear on the center section.

Christmas, 1873; Oxford, MS: Anna Boyd, Eva Webb, and Mary Comfort were unable to leave the Lewis School for Girls due to terrible weather. In 1873, when a young lady decided to go to college, it was almost a choice to exile oneself from one's family. While Oxford was on the railroad, their hometown of Kosciusko was 16 miles from the nearest railroad junction, and travel to that point had to be obtained by stage or private carriage. In seasons of bad weather- like this particular December- it was best not to even attempt such a trip. So Anna, Eva, and Mary were stranded together for the holidays.

Without family, Christmas morning was not the same. After exchanging gifts, the three lifelong friends talked about a plan for a club they had frequently thought of beginning. A young male cousin who was a student at the University of Mississippi was a member of a Greek-letter fraternity, and they had heard him and a few friends arguing over the good and bad points of other fraternities. This argument provided the girls with the foundation of what they should stand for. And so on this lonely December day, the Delta Gamma Club was born.

Within a few years, Delta Gamma Fraternity was established in the North and then later expanded to the East. In 1891, Delta Gamma was one of the seven charter members of the National Panhellenic Council when the first inter-sorority meeting was held in Boston. As the population moved West, so did Delta Gamma. What began as a club in the South soon became an international fraternity in both scope and thinking as Delta Gamma established itself not only in the United States, but also in Canada.

Delta Gamma is among one of the oldest women's fraternities and has the distinction of being "the finest women's fraternity in North America." With over 150,000 members initiated, Delta Gamma has nurtured a fraternal pride that ensures the strength and progress of the fraternity for its present members and for generations to come.

	The original badge of our Founders was the letter “H”. This symbolized Hope, which was our Founders’ watchword.
	Only initiated members wear the official badge of the Fraternity. In 1877, the “H” badge changed to an anchor, which is the traditional symbol for hope.
	Women who are pledged to join, but who are not yet initiated wear the new member pin. The white shield has the Greek letters Pi Alpha inscribed on it. This shield is the suggested Fraternity badge and will be exchanged for the badge upon initiation.
	The Fraternity flower is the cream-colored rose. The Fraternity colors are bronze, pink and blue.
	The crest of Delta Gamma has special meaning to its members. The colors of the crest are cream for the rose at the apex of the crest; gold for the three, five five-pointed stars on the shield, the rope around the shield and outline of the scroll ribbon; burnt maize for the flanking ornaments of the rose and the Greek letters, Tau Delta Eta; blue for the lower two-thirds of the shield; green for the upper third and center section of the shield and the leaves of the rose; and rose for the Greek letters Delta Gamma which appear on the center section.