We Believe. We Give. 2018

Start your day with a doubled donation! Dawn Victor-Herring, Zeta Eta, International Vice President of Organizational Relations, has offered to match the first gifts of $100 or more to any fund, up to $2,000 total.

Gifts to the Sally Beggs Thomas Intern Education Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000 thanks to a generous gift from Anne Veale Pogson, Alpha Zeta, and Pam Zimmerman, Epsilon Tau, Foundation Secretary! Since the interns usually start their day at 10 a.m., we'll kick this match off at 10 a.m. (ET)!

Double your support for the Erskine-Marshall Scholarship for Epsilon Delta Chapter! All gifts to the scholarship will be matched up to $1,000 thanks to a generous gift from Sara Smith Bowman, Epsilon Delta.

Double your impact in support of global education and leadership training! Gifts to the Global Education Fund will be matched up to $3,000 starting at 5 p.m. (ET) thanks to a generous gift from Renee Bailey Iacona, Delta Upsilon.

Behind every successful chapter is a strong alumnae advisory board. These volunteers provide crucial guidance and leadership to our chapter members, and we’re excited to support them by providing advisor-focused education and training at Leadership Seminar. Pat Johnson Evans, Beta Omega, will match gifts to the Annual Fund (our area of greatest need) up to $2,000 to help fund our advisor training track this summer. Gifts to the Annual Fund, including memberships to our giving societies, will count towards this match.

We are proud to introduce Adelphean Connections at Leadership Seminar this summer! Grounded in the Social Change Model for Leadership Development, this program will help empower members to confidently lead and develop their leadership potential. Sue Hargrove Chaney, Gamma Zeta, will match up to $3,000 to the Annual Fund (our area of greatest need) in support of this summer’s program. Gifts to the Annual Fund, including memberships to our giving societies, will count towards this match.

The five o’clock bell was the long-awaited signal and the girls raced to Eugenia’s room to get from their hiding place the beautiful blue ribbons…. A bar across the top showed the clasped hands of friendship. On one ribbon streamer was the name ‘Adelphean’ and on the other was the carefully chosen motto, ‘We Live for Each Other.’ (Loyally, Volume I) In honor of Founders’ Day, the Pride of Presidents – our current and past Grand and International Presidents – will match $1,000 to the Annual Fund (our area of greatest need). Gifts to the Annual Fund, including memberships to our giving societies, will count towards this match.

The next $500 in gifts to any fund from our Pi Guys will be matched by Kevin O’Neill, Lambda Chi Alpha, husband of Patty Purish O’Neill, Zeta Omega.

Attention undergraduate sisters! Have you joined the 1851 Violet Circle yet? This is our giving society EXCLUSIVELY for our collegiate sisters. Now is your change to DOUBLE your impact - and you get a fabulous dangle to show your membership in this exclusive giving club! 50 Violet Circle members starting at 1 p.m. (ET) will unlock a gift of $1,000 to our area of greatest need. Thanks to Melissa Gibson Felts, Alpha Xi, for this generous challenge!

TRIPLE your impact for Beta Nu! Gifts to the Beta Nu Chapter Leadership Fund will be matched 2:1 up to $3,000.

Gifts to the brand-new Theta Mu Chapter Scholarship will be matched 4:1 up to $5,000!

In loving memory of Kaleigh and her everlasting SPARKLE, 50 gifts to the Kaliegh Ottis Memorial Scholarship will unlock $15,000 to the scholarship. Thanks to Kaliegh's Dream Foundation and her loving family for this generous gift.

Gifts to the Pat Johnson Evans Scholarship will be matched 2:1 up to $10,000 all day long!

Gifts to the Gladys S. Stewart Chapter Leadership Fund for Beta Omega will be matched 2:1 up to $4,000 thanks to a generous gift from the Beta Omega Chapter.

For every $100,000 in gifts, a bonus Day of Giving gift up to $50,000 will be unlocked! The first $100,000 unlocks a $5,000 bonus; $200,000 brings in an extra $10,000. If we reach $300,000, we'll receive a bonus $15,000; and $400,000 unlocks the last $20,000!

50 gifts to any of the Zeta Lambda scholarships will unlock a bonus $15,000 for the new Mary Fox Seals Scholarship for Zeta Lambda!

In honor of the $830,000,000 saved by families who stayed at Ronald McDonald House Charities around the world last year, this match begins at 8:30 a.m. (ET). Thanks to proceeds from the Atlanta Golf Outing, gifts to the RMHC Endowment at the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation will be matched up to $1,600. Thank you to the, Greater Atlanta Alumnae Association, Beta Nu, Delta Alpha, Lambda, and Zeta Omicron Chapters for your hard work on the golf outing this year!

Gifts to the Zeta Chi Chapter Leadership Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,000 thanks to a generous gift from Emily Erkel, Zeta Chi, International President.

Calling all Golden Eagles! Gifts to the Epsilon Psi Chapter Leadership Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $1,500 thanks to a generous gift from Sarah Davis-Candeto, Epsilon Psi, Foundation Trustee; Lauren Gibbs, Epsilon Psi; and Carmen Polpanich, Epsilon Psi.

The Alpha Kappa House Corporation has set the bar high: they'll match gifts to the Alpha Kappa Chapter Scholarship up to $2,000!

Did you know that 20% of young adults experience challenges in mental health? Alpha Delta Pi welcomes Emily Torchiana, Zeta Sigma, founder and president of The Invisible Illness during Leadership Seminar to help bring to light the silent stigma of mental health and build awareness about the serious effects of bullying. Michelle Rosetti Banks, Alpha Chi, will match gifts to the Annual Fund (our area of greatest need) up to her Wesleyan Society membership ($1,851) to help fund Emily’s keynote and workshop. Gifts to the Annual Fund, including memberships to our giving societies, will count towards this match.

Mental health has become a critical topic facing our campuses and sorority. Next year, Alpha Delta Pi will implement Behind Happy Faces, a program designed to give members the tools they need to address mental health proactively. Pat Green Pratt, Alpha Kappa, and Rosalyn Doze Williams, Alpha Alpha, will match up to $7,000 to the Annual Fund (our area of greatest need) in support of this program. Gifts to the Annual Fund, including memberships to our giving societies, will count towards this match.

Double your impact! Gifts to the Elana P. Stein Memorial Scholarship will be matched up to $2,000 thanks to a gift from Elana’s Diamond Sister Danielle D’Amico, Theta Lambda.

The 50th Anniversary of Epsilon Tau will be celebrated in 2019, so let's get the celebration started now! 50 gifts to the Epsilon Tau Chapter Leadership Fund will unlock a $1,000 to the fund! Thank you to Joni Knight Burke, Epsilon Tau; Megan Carter, Epsilon Tau; Jennifer Siler, Epsilon Tau, International Vice President of Communications; and Pam Zimmerman, Epsilon Tau, Foundation Secretary for setting the bar for this challenge!

Let's Go Dawgs! 50 gifts to the Beta Nu Chapter Leadership Fund will unlock a bonus $2,000 for the leadership fund!

Hey Ramblers! If the Theta Mu Scholarship receives 25 gifts of $25 or more, you'll unlock a bonus $2,500 for the scholarship!

200 gifts to the Ronald McDonald House Endowment unlocks a bonus $3,000 gift to the RMHC Endowment! Thank you, Beta Omega Chapter, for inspiring this challenge!

Gifts to the Kaliegh Ottis Memorial Scholarship will be matched 4:1 throughout the day up to $10,000. Thank you to Kaliegh's Dream Foundation and her loving family for this generous gift.

Gifts to the Clasped Hands Fund (CHF) to support alumnae in financial distress will be matched up to $5,000 thanks to a generous gift from Ed and Pat Johnson Evans, Beta Omega—Auburn University. Gifts to both the CHF Endowment and Violets for My Sisters will count towards this match!

Calling all “Pi Guys!” Dads, brothers, uncles, nephews, husbands, partners, and friends, today is a day for you to be inspired too! 200 gifts from our Pi Guys will unlock a bonus $2,000 gift from Kevin O’Neill, Lambda Chi Alpha, husband of Patty Purish O’Neill, Zeta Omega. Be sure to select “Pi Guy” as your affiliation when you make your gift to help us unlock this bonus!

Participation is the name of the game! For every milestone we reach in number of gifts, a bonus Day of Giving gift up to $5,000 will be unlocked. The first 1,000 gifts unlocks $1,000. If we reach 1,851 gifts, we'll receive a bonus $1,500. And if we reach 2,500 gifts, an additional $2,500 will be unlocked! Thanks to Tom and Jan Hancock Wooldridge, Alpha Zeta, for this generous inspiration!

Gifts to any of the Zeta Lambda scholarships will unlock a 2:1 matching gift up to $10,000 for the new Mary Fox Seals Scholarship. (So, if you make a $100 gift to the Darcy & Darren Scrimpshire Scholarship, it will unlock $200 for the Mary Fox Seals Scholarship.)