Old ANCHORA Quotes, etc.

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A lot of old ANCHORAs are on google books these days. I'm loving spending time reading them and am consistently amazed at the wisdom and intelligence of our sisters from long ago. I think modern day Delta Gammas are amazing, but the vision of our sisters of the past is truly inspiring. Anyway, I started transcribing some favorite quotes into a word doc and decided this might be a better place for it so others could enjoy too.

From the November 1902 ANCHORA:

"Fraternities, like electricity, hold many possibilities. If properly harnessed and carefully handled they can accomplish wonders for good. But in the hands of wicked or careless men they become veritable powers of destruction."


The Delta Gamma who gives a ready, helpful friendship to her own sisters, but whose heart and mind are big enough to have warm friends among the other Greeks and in the non-fraternity world most of all, is the Delta Gamma who is going to do much to brighten our fame..."

From the January 1903 ANCHORA - in the same file as the November issue, just scroll down until you find it:

A Toast to Delta Gamma, to tune of the Stein Song.

Here's a toast to Delta Gamma,
Her to whom we love to sing;
She's the aim of all our striving:
Let us sing it with a ring.

Chorus-
For its always fair weather
When the "D.G's." get together,
With our songs and our jokes
And our hearts so full of cheer.

There is work to do in plenty,
For we've rivals in the field;
But we'll win the best of all girls
With those letters on our shield. - chorus.

In the bons Tau Delta Eta
We've made friendships tried and true;
So to work for Delta Gamma
Let us pledge ourselves anew. - chorus.
- Edith A Barnard, Xi (Pledge class of 1902)

From the July 1903 ANCHORA - in the same file as the November issue, just scroll down until you find it:

"We Delta Gammas are proud of our motto, 'A union of souls in an anchor in storms,' and we feel in our fraternity, that with our anchor which holds us strong and firm, and with the goldne chain of friendship by which we are united, drifting is impossible and strength and faithfulness inevitable. But we must remember that a chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and if, in our fraternal circle, one golden link of friendship shall be broken, the whole chain is thereby weakened. And so it is that each of us must give trust, sincerity, affection, sympathy, the best that is within us, if we would keep this chain strong and intact, fro frienship, as has been fittingly said, 'is the most unselfish thing in the world. It gives all, and demands nothing, but with the giving comes the blessing, infinitely sweeter because unsought.'"

LOVE this DG Alumnae toast:

"Then 'ere's to you dear Alumnae girls, you're the best DG's we know
You love us and you scold us but then you help us so,
'Twas all your work that made DG the best frat of the lot
And so we'll have a toast to you, the best DGs we've got."

I'm going to keep reading and add to this thread as I find things I feel are worth sharing. Feel free to add to it as you like!