Although DG celebrates it's Founders Day in March, the real founding took place on Christmas Eve in 1873. Three young girls (ages 14-16), Anna Boyd Ellington, Eva Webb Dodd, and Mary Comfort Leonard were boarding students at the Lewis School for Girls in Mississippi. Because of the weather and the train schedule, they were not able to go home to their families for Christmas. They found comfort in each other and decided to form a special club to strengthen their friendships and academic pursuits. The Delta Gamma Club was formed on that cold winter night.
They selected our motto and the Greek letters Delta Gamma. They wrote the Constitution and started developing the initiation ritual. They designed our first pin, the dear little letter H with the Greek letters DG on the crossbar.
I bet they'd be thrilled to see how big their little club has grown!
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There are friends who pass like ships in the night, who meet for a moment, then sail out of sight, with never a backward glance of regret...Friends we meet briefly then quickly forget.
Then there are friends who sail together, through quiet waters and stormy weather. Helping each other through joy and through strife. And those are the kind who give meaning to life.
~ ⚓ΔΓ⚓ ~
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