Service for Sight
Service for sight
Altruistic work during the first World War convinced Delta Gammas that service was an important part of their Fraternity life. Service for Sight was born out of a suggestion in an alumnae workshop at Convention in 1936. The enthusiasm of one particular member, Ruth Billow, H-Akron, who was blind herself and spoke from notes typed in braille, was the spark, which brought acceptance of Service for Sight as our national project. Since 1990, Delta Gamma collegians and alumnae have given 1,252,316 hours to Service for Sight. The total hours reported for 2004-05 was 80,976. Since 1952, we have given $2,065,808 to 50 organizations in the United States and Canada. In 2005, the Foundation was pleased to award $170,000 to such organizations.
ART OF THE EYE
ART OF THE EYE, an Exhibition on Vision, was a collection of 54 mixed media works of art by professional artists who are visually impaired or blind. ART OF THE EYE was conceived by Scott Nelson, a sculptor who has retinitis pigmentosa, and was developed by FORECAST Public Artworks for the Minnesota Museum of Art in Minneapolis in January 1986. It was purchased in 1990 by the George Gund Foundation of Cleveland, Ohio and was presented as a gift to the Delta Gamma Foundation because of Delta Gamma's history of service and strong commitment to sight preservation and to assisting those who are visually impaired or blind.
