We Believe. We Give. 2023

It’s DOUBLE MATCH time! The next $10,000 in gifts to the History Fund for the Forever First History Campaign will be matched by Debbie Roeber Castellone, Gamma Tau-Vermont in addition to the $20,000 match from Elisse Jones Freeman, Alpha Zeta-Southern Methodist, and Joanna Faulkner Hall, Zeta Psi-North Carolina Greensboro.

Our history belongs to every member who has worn our diamond-shaped badge. You are all part of the Alpha Delta Pi story. And you have an opportunity to leave a vibrant, living legacy for our members and the world through the Forever First History Campaign. The next $20,000 in gifts to the History Fund for the Forever First History Campaign will be matched by Elisse Jones Freeman, Alpha Zeta-Southern Methodist, and Joanna Faulkner Hall, Zeta Psi-North Carolina, Greensboro.

In honor of the chapter digital collections component of the Forever First History Campaign, an anonymous donor will match the next $20,000 in gifts to the History Fund. The chapter digital collections will include a digital archive of every Alpha Delta Pi chapter – open and dormant – to preserve not only our history as Alpha Delta Pi, but also our history on every campus where we’ve had a chapter.

In honor of the leadership support shown by members of our Wesleyan Society, Octavia Andrew Rush Young Alumnae Society, and 1851 Violet Circle undergraduate giving society, Wesleyan Society members in the Southeast will match the next $18,000 in gifts to the Annual Fund (whether to a giving society, or a general Annual Fund gift). Thank you to Debbie Roeber Castellone, Gamma Tau-Vermont; Sarah Davis-Candeto, Epsilon Psi-Tennessee Tech; Debbie Swank Domeck, Xi-Ohio; Carolyn Ricks Elrod, Beta Sigma-Mercer; Tracy Garner, Zeta Omicron-Georgia Tech; Janis Kruger Leaphart, Beta Epsilon-South Carolina; Tasse Alexander Little, Zeta Mu-Appalachian State; Jan Alexander Maisch, Epsilon Omega-Jacksonville; Kelly Newman, Epsilon Kappa-Troy; and Ashley Allen Thomas, Epsilon Tau-Middle Tennessee State for this generous match!

As part of the Forever First History Campaign, we are creating a fully digitized collection of our archives. The collection will include every facet of Alpha Delta Pi from 1851 to present (and continue to grow as the years go on). The next $25,000 in gifts to the History Fund for the Forever First History Campaign will be matched by Jan Alexander Maisch, Epsilon Omega-Jacksonville.

Shout out to Wesleyan Society members Amy Cook Fisher, Alpha Omicron-Oklahoma State; Torrie Hebert, Omega-Louisiana State; Patty Purish O’Neill, Zeta Omega-Central Florida; Jennifer Siler, Epsilon Tau-Middle Tennessee State; and Kim Kontos Windle, Beta Tau-Akron for this next match – they will match the next $11,000 in gifts to the Annual Fund in support of leadership education programs like Officer Academy and Grand Convention. The Annual Fund helps the Foundation provide support wherever the need is greatest within our sisterhood, including for leadership education, mental wellness programs, and anti-hazing education. Gifts to the Annual Fund, as well as the Wesleyan Society, OAR Society, and 1851 Violet Circle will all count towards this match.

The first $10,000 in gifts to the Annual Fund (our area of greatest need) will be matched by Wesleyan Society member Pat Johnson Evans, Beta Omega-Auburn. Gifts to the Annual Fund or our giving societies (Wesleyan Society, Octavia Andrew Rush Young Alumnae Society, and 1851 Violet Circle) count towards this match.

Help the gift count climb and unlock bonus gifts towards our Day of Giving totals! At 500 gifts, a $700 Day of Giving bonus will be unlocked. At 1,000 gifts, a $1,000 Day of Giving bonus will be unlocked. And 1,500 gifts will unlock a $1,500 Day of Giving bonus. Thank you to Grand Council and Patty Purish O'Neill, Zeta Omega-Central Florida, for setting our sights high with these challenge gifts!

Gifts to the Bonnie K. Yamaoka Leadership Fund, which provides funding for an Alpha Psi Chapter member to attend an Alpha Delta Pi leadership conference, will be matched up to $1,500 by Bonnie Yamaoka, Alpha Psi-Southern California.

Gifts to the University of Mississippi Educational Housing Fund will be matched up to $1,000 by Stacy DeMartini Bruton, Delta Sigma-Ole Miss.

Gifts to the Betty Cook Karrh, Kathy Karrh Cashin, Katy E. Cashin Scholarship to benefit members of Eta and Iota will be matched up to $1,000 by Kathy Karrh Cashin, Iota-Florida State.

Kaliegh's Dream Foundation will match all gifts up to $1,000 to the Kaliegh Ottis Memorial Scholarship, which benefits members of our Zeta Omega-University of Central Florida chapter.

Raise your hand, West Coast! In honor of our work to support hazing prevention and mental wellness programs, our West Coast Wesleyan Society members are matching the next $14,000 in gifts to the Annual Fund. Gifts to the Annual Fund, as well as the Wesleyan Society, OAR Society, and 1851 Violet Circle will all count towards this match. This generous matching gift is provided by West Coast Wesleyan Society members Gini Raynes Mattingly Bossenbroek, Gamma Rho-Arizona State; Melinda Jordan Hall, Zeta Lambda-Texas A&M; Nicole Opas, Alpha Chi-UCLA; Kristen von KleinSmid, Alpha Psi-Southern California; Cindy Voris, Zeta Alpha-Cal State Fullerton; Rosalyn Doze Williams, Alpha Alpha-Colorado; and Bonnie Yamaoka, Alpha Psi-Southern California.

Greetings from the Lone Star State! The next $16,000 in gifts to the Annual Fund (our area of greatest need) will be matched by Texas Wesleyan Society members Jessica Carr Belcher, Zeta Lambda-Texas A&M; Linda Braus-Antcliff, Epsilon Epsilon-Texas Tech; Rosemary House Brevard, Delta-Texas; Ann Howard Lemon, Alpha Zeta-Southern Methodist; Anne Veale Pogson, Alpha Zeta-Southern Methodist; and Jessica White Tom, Eta Zeta-Southern Mississippi. The Annual Fund helps the Foundation provide support wherever the need is greatest within our sisterhood, including for leadership education, mental wellness programs, and anti-hazing education. Gifts to the Annual Fund, as well as the Wesleyan Society, OAR Society, and 1851 Violet Circle will all count towards this match.

Stacy DeMartini Bruton, Delta Sigma-Ole Miss, has upped the ante! She'll match an additional $1,500 in gifts to the University of Mississippi Educational Housing Fund.

This one is for RMHC! The next $1,500 in gifts to the Ronald McDonald House Charities Endowment will be matched thanks to Anne Veale Pogson, Alpha Zeta-Southern Methodist, Barbie Whitehead, Rho-Boston, and Pam Zimmerman, Epsilon Tau-Middle Tennessee State. The RMHC Endowment provides grants directly to RMHC facilities that may not have a chapter or alumnae association nearby.

As we approach our 175th Anniversary in 2026, now is the time to create a state-of-the-art history center and archive to capture and preserve the treasured artifacts, historical documents, stories of sisterhood, and accomplishments of Alpha Delta Pi and our members. The next $12,000 in gifts to the History Fund to support the Forever First History Campaign will be matched by Tracy Garner, Zeta Omicron-Georgia Tech; Claire Brown Gwaltney, Beta Omega-Auburn; Brooke Bargeron Statham, Lambda-Brenau; Cindy Voris, Zeta Alpha-Fullerton; and Barbie Whitehead, Rho-Boston.

The Alpha Delta Pi Foundation Board of Trustees will match the first $1,100 in gifts to the History Fund during Day of Giving.

Gifts from Friends & Family of ADPi to the Annual Fund (our area of greatest need) will be matched by an anonymous donor up to $1,851.

Gifts to the Gamma Theta Chapter Scholarship will be matched up to $3,000 thanks to Maresa Baes Taylor, Gamma Theta-Mount Union; Renee Ash Pulliam, Gamma Theta-Mount Union; and Dani Sparks, Epsilon Nu-Ashland.

Gifts by alumnae to join or renew their membership in the Octavia Andrew Rush (OAR) Young Alumnae Society will be matched up to $1,000 total by Emily Erkel, Zeta Chi-Baylor. Alumnae who initiated within the last 13 years are eligible to join with a monthly recurring gift of $18.51 or more to the Annual Fund or a one-time gift of $222.12 or more.