Day of Giving 2021

Calling all past and present, Grand and International Council Officers and those who appreciate them! Your gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to a total of $1,500 thanks to a generous gift from former International President Suzanne Carmack Spicer.

Gifts to the Annual Fund, which underwrites our General Scholarship Program, will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $3,000 thanks to Mary Marks Hurlocker, Alpha Epsilon 1958. Mary spent her career as a senior chemist and patent agent for 3M. She understands the perseverance it takes to be a STEM major in college, especially in these trying times with virtual classes.

In honor of all essential medical workers that have helped fight COVID-19 this past year, please join Barb Krumme Geiger, Epsilon Beta 1978, with gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need). Barb will match dollar-for-dollar the next $1,000 in honor of Chi Chi Coe Allen's late husband and Rachel Allen Stone's late father. Jeff Allen was a pharmacist who contracted and passed away from COVID-19 this past November while on the frontlines fighting the global pandemic.

Calling all Squirrel Girls in Ohio and Florida! International Council Vice President Alicia Adams, Gamma Beta 2008, will match gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $500 to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need).

Time to FIRE UP AGAIN! All gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) from 10 p.m.- midnight ET will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,500 thanks to the generosity of Emily Smothers Dizik, Alpha Upsilon 2005.

In honor of all collegiate advisors, the next $1,000 to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) will be matched dollar-for-dollar thanks to the generosity of Gamma Tau Chapter Advisor Suzanne Beck Whitworth, 2002.

The next $500 to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need), will be matched dollar-for-dollar by former International Council Vice President Bobette Sandifer Thompson, Gamma Zeta 1973, in honor of all entrepreneurial sisters and collegians who dream of starting their own business and being a #bosslady.

Gifts for our Sisters in Need program will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,500, thanks to the generosity of Foundation Trustee Patti Guthrie Rogers, Gamma Delta 1977. Support our sisters in their most difficult times!

Hearts are extra big in Texas. Your gifts to the Sisters in Need Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to a total of $1,500 thanks to our Houston Alumnae Club sisters!

Help us countdown STRONG during our final hour. $1,000 in gifts to any fund made during our final hour will be matched dollar-for-dollar, with the match benefiting the Annual Fund (area of greatest need), thanks to the generosity of Foundation Trustee Maurie Jones Phelan, Eta 1976.

Rise, then shine! For every 20 donations to the Annual Fund between 6 a.m.- 3 p.m. ET, an additional $500 will be unlocked up to $2,500 thanks to Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, Epsilon Rho 1992. Go Aggies!

Funded by the Annual Fund, Acorn is our new learning management software system - enabling online education for collegians! When 25 gifts are made to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need), an additional $1,000 will be unlocked for the fund thanks to the generosity of Foundation Trustee Adrienne Kerr Beckett, Zeta Omicron 1990.

When 20 of our past and present LCs give a gift to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) an additional $1,000 will be unlocked for the fund thanks to the generosity of former LC Kelli Krook Tolf, Delta Beta 1989 - in celebration of miles traveled and leaders grown.

FIRE UP CHIPS! When 20 Alpha Upsilon sisters make a gift to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need), $1,000 will be unlocked thanks to Emily Smothers Dizik, Alpha Upsilon 2005. Let's celebrate 62 years of Alpha Upsilon sisterhood!

College students' mental health and wellness is a growing concern. Thanks to donors like you, we started funding mental health awareness sessions for our collegiate chapters in 2019, at the request of our advisors. Our contracted consultants are licensed mental health providers. 10 gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need), during this hour, will unlock $1,000 for the fund which underwrites our Mental Health Awareness & Wellness Training thanks to the generosity of Foundation Trustee Martha Petry Parham, Gamma Lambda 1989.

If you are from the Commonwealth of Virginia or went to college in the Old Dominion State, this challenge is for you! Whether you live or have lived in the DMV, the Chesapeake Bay, or the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the next 10 gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) will unlock $250 from Liana Mitchell Wallace, Gamma Zeta 1996 in celebration of her time living in the DMV.

As a certified Pilates instructor, Fraternity Housing Corporation Executive Director Lisa Busch Spalding, Epsilon Delta 1992, values this line in our Purpose, "To develop and prize health and vigor of body." The next 25 gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need), will unlock $500 for the fund thanks to Lisa’s generosity.

In honor of our sisters that are or have been student-athletes, the next 5 gifts to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) will unlock $500 for the fund thanks to the generosity of International Council Vice President Karen Donaldson Metzger, Gamma Phi 2002.

Support your sisters in the Education Field! The next $500 to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need), will be matched dollar-for-dollar thanks to the generosity of high school science teacher and Foundation Trustee Melissa Jacobson James, Rho 1988.

The first 25 gifts of $20.21 to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) will unlock $500 thanks to the generosity of Terri Bridy Coker, Gamma Beta 1992.

Disaster can strike at any moment, whether it is a fire in California, a derecho storm in Iowa or lack of electricity in Texas. The next 5 gifts to the Disaster Relief fund will unlock $300 for the fund thanks to the generosity of Jen Avant Goodwin, Gamma Omega 1994. Support your sisters during times of crisis. Your dollars help fund items such as hotel costs, personal hygiene items and clothes!

The next 10 gifts to the Sisters in Need program will unlock $1,000, thanks to the generosity of Sonya Sigler, Omicron 1986.

For every 100 gifts to any fund, an additional $1,250 will be unlocked for the Annual Fund, up to $5,000, in celebration of the Fraternity’s new 'Empower' leadership program thanks to the generosity of Sandy Kinney, Upsilon 1966.

For every $10K in gifts, to any fund, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) up to $5,000 thanks to the generosity of Nann Blaine Hilyard, Epsilon Alpha 1971, in honor and celebration of her 50 years of membership.

In honor of Alpha Gamma Delta's 1904 founding, when 19 gifts of $100 or more are made to any fund, an additional $1,904 will be unlocked for the Annual Fund, which underwrites our General Scholarship program, thanks to past International President Rie Gerah Hoehner, Epsilon Nu 1983.

Join our donor family! When 25 new donors give a first-time gift to the Alpha Gam Foundation, an additional $500 will be unlocked for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need), thanks to the generosity of International Council Vice President Catherine Matthews, Theta Eta 1989.

Calling all dads, brothers, husbands, uncles, grandfathers and friends, today is a day for you too! 25 gifts to any fund will unlock a $1,000 gift to the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) from Steve Sim, husband of former Foundation President Sue Maggio Sim, Sigma 1973.

When 50 collegians contribute $19.04 to any fund, IHQ Chief Operating Officer Lindsay Jarman, Gamma Zeta 1995, will contribute $500 to the Equity Education Fund. This effort funds continued education for collegians and alumnae surrounding diversity, inclusion and equity.

Special challenge for our Canadian sisters! 10 gifts to any fund will unlock $1,000 for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) thanks to the generosity of Tau Alumnae Club President, Sheilagh Beal Stewart, Alpha Eta 1977.

Be a member of the Jewel Society! With each Jewel Society gift of $500 to any fund, an additional $500 will be unlocked up to $1,500 for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) thanks to Jewel Society Member and Foundation Trustee, Sylvie Kramer Weikert, Gamma Iota 1979.

For every $10K in gifts, to any fund, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) up to $2,000 thanks to the generosity of Carol Richards Peske, Alpha Beta 1978, in honor of her service as Foundation President.

For 50 gifts (to any fund) made between 6 p.m. ET and midnight, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) thanks to International President Lee Woodham Langub, Gamma Alpha 1988.

When 100 sisters make a gift to any fund, an additional $1,500 will be unlocked for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) in honor of the Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity Housing Corporation. Thank you, FHC President Mary Beth Dulcey Morabito, Zeta Beta 1982.

Let's celebrate 43 years of Gamma Omega! The first 43 sisters who give to any fund will unlock an additional $100 for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) thanks to the generosity of Jen Avant Goodwin, Gamma Omega 1994.

For every 100 gifts, to any fund, an additional $1,000 will be unlocked for scholarship support, up to $5,000 thanks to the generosity of former Foundation Trustee Peggy Kuebler Field, Alpha Beta 1964.

Calling all Xi and Sigma Sisters! For every $1,000 in gifts to any fund an additional $1,000 will be unlocked, up to $5,000, for the Annual Fund (area of greatest need) thanks to the generosity of Susan Frock Hartter, a 1966 initiate of Xi and current advisor for Sigma collegiate chapter!