Zeta Zeta History
The chapter at Boston University was founded in 1988 and still remains a relatively young chapter when compared to other sororities throughout the nation. But that did stop Zeta Zeta from being awarded the title of Boston University's "Sorority of the Year" in 2004, and again in 2008, for their outstanding academic, philanthropic, and community achievments. In addition to receiving the "Sorority of the Year" award in 2008, sophomore Lauren Prince was awarded the "New Member of the Year" award.
In 2007, Zeta Zeta participated in countless philanthropy activities. From fundraisers like "Get on Board," an event hosted by Jay Leno to raise money to make braile books for children, to the "Jolly Jaunt," a 5k race to raise money for the Special Olympics, Zeta Zeta members are continually giving back to the community. In addition, last spring our 2006-2007 president, Daisy Shaw, was awarded president of the year.
In 2004 Zeta Zeta raised approximately ten thousand dollars for Dance Marathon, a charity event to raise money to fund pediatric aids research. Not only did the ladies of the Zeta Zeta chapter raise the most money out of all groups on campus, but the event was founded at BU by one of Zeta Zeta's very own members, Sam Sims. The women of Zeta Zeta will be participating in Dance Marathon again this spring and every spring in hopes of exceeding the previous year's success. We also look forward to putting on our first annual fashion show benefit this fall and our fifth annual Anchor Splash next spring.
We have girls in over a hundred different clubs, teams, and organizations in the BU community alone, ranging from dance team to debate groups to premedical societies and honor societies. The vast array of involvment contributes to the diversity that distinguishes the ladies of Delta Gamma. Academic performance is highly valued and all of our members our required to keep a GPA of 2.5 or higher. Furthermore, our sisters complete at least 5 hours of community service each per semester, but many go above and beyond this by recording for the blind, reading to the blind, making large print/touch-feel books all to contribute to our philanthropy: Service for Sight. Our members are extremely committed to our philanthropy, and groups of girls volunteer at Perkins School for the Blind, just outside of Boston, countless days each semester.
Some other things that make our chapter unique is that our friendships go beyond the first week of new member pursuit; we all have dinner together every Tuesday before chapter. We also do senior recognition and appreciation at every chapter where a pair of seniors are recognized and focused on each chapter for their outstanding characteristics and contributions to the chapter. In addition, we have "anchor mates" year-round, where two sisters are paired one week each month to get to know each other better.
After a successful recruitment and new member pursuit period this spring we initiated 44 amazing new members, bringing our total number of active members to over 110, one of the largest sororities on campus. The new girls are a highly promising group of young women and will undoubtly continue the Zeta Zeta chapter's reputation of excellence.
