Delta Zeta
PI BETA CHAPTER
"To those who my life may touch in slight measure, may I give graciously of what is mine."
Delta Zeta’s philanthropy benefits those who are speech or hearing impaired. Our national philanthropic partner is the Starkey Hearing Foundation. This foundation gives the gift of hearing to people in need by raising money to build speech clinics around the world. In 2015, Delta Zeta has pledged to raise $5 million by 2020 for the Starkey Hearing Foundation. On the other hand, our local philanthropic partner is the American School for the Deaf, which is located right in West Hartford, Connecticut. Finally, our last partner is the Painted Turtle Camp, which is Delta Zeta’s National Service Project. This is a summer camp located in Lake Hughes, California that enriches the lives of children with serious medical conditions. Delta Zeta sisters from around the country look forward to volunteering at this camp every year.
In addition to working with our partners, the Pi Beta chapter also takes pride in the philanthropy events that we hold both on and off campus. One of our annual events include Delta Zeta Dodgeball, which we host every year during Philanthropy Week. Another annual event is our Hike for Hearing. Every year, we invite other Greek chapters and organizations to join us on our hike. In addition to these yearly events, Pi Beta has hosted new events in the past year. We also hosted the Greekly Wed Game, where we asked questions to Greek life couples about each other. Our most recent event was Soccer for Starkey — a soccer tournament between all of the Greek chapters on campus. Delta Zeta looks forward to continuing our yearly philanthropy events as well as coming up with ideas for new ones.
- VP of Philanthropy (Currently a Gamma Rho Chi)
A Message from our VP of philanthropy
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIES
The mission of The Painted Turtle is to provide a year-round, life-changing environment and authentic camp experience for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. The Painted Turtle supports children’s medical needs, inspires them to reach beyond their illnesses, and provides care, education, and respite for their families. All campers and families attend completely free of charge.
Starkey Hearing Foundation’s mission is to give the gift of hearing to those in need, empowering them to achieve their potential
By collaborating with governments, nongovernment organizations, and health leaders, our goal is to make hearing healthcare services more accessible for people around the world.
Today we continue to travel the globe helping people in need, and to date have given the gift of hearing in more than 100 countries.
For more than 150 years, Gallaudet University has led advances in education of deaf and hard of hearing students and deaf rights worldwide. Today, students from across the United States and more than 25 countries-diverse in perspective, backgrounds, interests and communication styles-form an exciting learning community as they prepare for dynamic careers and a lifetime of growth.
HEART FOR HEARING
"SO THAT THE WORLD MAY HEAR"
As the only premier women’s organization with a focus on Speech and Hearing, we use our philanthropy to protect hearing, raise awareness of noise-induced hearing loss and to bring the gift of hearing to people with hearing loss around the world. Speech and Hearing have been our philanthropy focus since 1954. And now, thanks to our partnership with Starkey Hearing Foundation whose missions help the world to hear, we can use philanthropy to improve lives through giving the gift of hearing.
Our goal to raise $5,000,000 through Delta Zeta’s Heart for Hearing will help the Starkey Hearing Foundation continue traveling the world to provide hearing aids, hearing healthcare and speech therapy to those in need.
To our members, may we continue to give graciously of what is ours.
To our friends and family, we thank you for your encouragement and invite you to participate by sponsoring a friend or family member’s Heart for Hearing efforts.
