Understanding Greek
Alumna - An initiated member of Delta Gamma who has generally completed college (Plural: alumnae - pronounced alum nee)
Advisers - Delta Gamma alumnae who volunteer to assist local collegiate chapters
ANCHORA ®- The official journal of the Fraternity that members receive for a lifetime
Anchor Splash ® - An annual international collegiate fundraiser for Service for Sight hosted by individual chapters of Delta Gamma
Badge (Pin) - The symbol or pin of an initiated member.
Bid - A formal invitation to join a fraternity or sorority.
Bid Day - The last day of recruitment where bids are distributed to potential new members.
Big Sister - An Initiated member of Delta Gamma assigned to help mentor a new member as she enters the Fraternity.
Chapter - A campus group of an international fraternity or sorority. Meetings are also called chapter.
Chapter Advisor - An alumna who establishes and maintains a close advisory relationship with a chapter and serves as a teacher, counselor, and friend.
Chapter Management Team - A team of chapter members that have been elected into different leadership positions.
Collegiate chapter - An official unit of the Fraternity, bound by its charter to uphold and act in accordance with the standards of the Fraternity/
Collegiate Development Consultant (CDC) - A recent Delta Gamma college graduate employed by the Fraternity to assist collegiate chapters through a program of chapter visits.
Colony - A group of pledged women that is not yet an official Delta Gamma chapter.
Council - Governing body of the Fraternity.
Delta Gamma Foundation - Provides programming that enables its members to contribute in the local, national and international levels through its philanthropies of Service for Sight; Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans and Educational Programming.
"Do Good" - The motto of Delta Gamma Fraternity.
Executive Offices - The service, supply and information center for the Fraternity and Foundation, located in Columbus, Ohio.
Founder's Day - A day of reunion with sisters that is a time for renewal of friendships and rededication to the Fraternity and its ideals.
Formal Recruitment - The "official" recruitment period of the year with specific scheduled events. This is the most concentrated for entertaining and selecting new members is known as "Recruitment Week". The term Recruitment has replaced the term Rush in most instances.
Hannah - The official mascot of Delta Gamma Fraternity has had many looks over the years but most often resembles a Raggedy Ann TM doll.
Hazing - Any act or tradition that endangers the physical, mental or emotional well-being of a new member and/or member. Any act or tradition that requests, encourages or suggests violation of city, county, state or national law. Any act or tradition that is mentally or physically degrading. Any act or tradition that requires a personal or menial task of a new member and/or member, regardless of location, intent, or consent of the participants. We have a zero tolerance policy for hazing, and do not condone any acts that may be considered hazing.
Honor Board - The Honor Board is responsible for assessing the chapter attitude and morale, considering members for recognition, and evaluating means of motivating members to participate in and benefit more fully from Fraternity life. Comprised of elected members, the Honor Board also oversees enforcement of membership responsibilities.
House Corporation - Boards made up of Delta Gamma volunteers formed for the purpose of managing and maintaining chapter facilities.
House Director - An individual hired by a chapter house corporation to direct house operations, supervise the staff, plan meals, and serve as an official hostess and chaperon for the chapter.
Initiated Member - A woman who has completed all of the requirements for Initiation and has been granted full privileges of membership following the Initiation Ceremony.
Initiation - The ceremony that initiates new members into the full privileges of membership.
New Member - A woman who has recently joined Delta Gamma but is not yet an initiated member.
Philanthropy - The chapter's specific charitable organization(s) that they donate money and volunteer hours.
Service for Sight - A philanthropic focus of the Delta Gamma Foundation
Sigma Rho Chi (Sorority Recruitment Counselor) - She is a member of a sorority on campus. Her post is a coveted one to which she was elected by the Panhellenic Council Executive Officers. During fall semester and the week of Formal Recruitment, she breaks all ties with her sorority in order to help the potential new members through the experience. She keeps secret her sorority affiliation so that she does not unjustly sway the new members into choosing her sisterhood as the one to join. Her affiliation is revealed on Bid Day after bids have been distributed.
Watchwords - A comprehensive education program that a member will participate in throughout membership which includes the following elements: New Member Pursuit, Collegiate Pursuit, Alumnae Pursuit, Individual Pursuit, (Psi Woman), Senior Bridge, Leveraging Leaders, Leadership for Life, Well Aware.
