PHILANTHROPY

Delta Gamma’s philanthropy is Service for Sight, a community effort for servicing the visually impaired or blind. To raise money for these efforts, Delta Gamma holds an annual basketball tournament, Anchor Slam, and a water sports competition, Anchor Splash. Both events draw big crowds and attract participants from all around the Pittsburgh community. Anchor Splash, held every fall, is a competition where teams compete in aquatic activities varying from synchronized swim and relays to hand stand competitions. We recruit teams from different Greek organizations, sports teams, and campus organizations to participate. Besides eternal glory, the winner of the event receives a prize. Anchor Slam is our annual spring semester philanthropy event. This 5-player team basketball competition operates in a March Madness style - bracketed until the best two teams compete. Like Anchor Splash, all proceeds go to Service for Sight and the winning team receives prizes.

With all of our efforts, Delta Gamma typically raises around $1,800 for charity. In addition to our large events, Delta Gamma sisters also work directly with students from the School for the Blind in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Every DG is required to complete five hours of community service each semester for Service for Sight and two additional community service hours. As a new edition to our philanthropy efforts, Dunk-A-DG is an event that is quickly gaining popularity around campus. Last semester, Dunk-A-DG was held during Carnival, and local Greeks, parents, and alumni lined up to try to dunk the sisters of DG in a dunk tank - right on our front lawn!