Philanthropy

The DZ Foundation is committed to assisting our sorority's philanthropy of Better Hearing and Speach.

Studies tell us that 25% of all Americans will experience a significant hearing loss sometime in their lives, so our sorority has selected a worthy significant area of assistance.

The Delta Zeta Foundation became a legally organized corporation on March 17, 1961.

The purpose of the Foundation is to promote educational (scholarships) and charitable purposes (speech and hearing).

The Tax Reform Act of 1969 made all donations to the Foundation tax deductible, but not to the sorority.

The Foundation gives grants each year to Gallaudet University, House Ear Institute, Delta Zeta Historical Museum, and to Delta Zeta sororities for new manuals and programs.

DZ has been a faithful supporter of Gallaudet University - the only four-year accredited school for the deaf in the world.

DZ has greatly assisted with the Gallaudet's dance troupe. Ruth Thomas, a former DZ Foundation President, left provisions in her will that allowed Gallaudet to build a new dance studio, which they named "The Delta Zeta Performing Arts Center."

The House Ear Institute is a non-profit facility that specializes in the middle ear research. Surgeons come from all over the world to train here and no fees are charged.

DZ Foundation furnished a new parent's resource room at the House Ear Institute and it is named "'The Delta Zeta Parent' Resource Library."

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Adopt A Highway With Phi Delta Theta

 

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 Waitressing at Willie Shoemaker's Dinner

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 Valentine's Day at the Nursing Home with Pi Kappa Alpha

 

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 Rock-A-Thon to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research with Pi Kappa Alpha