We Believe. We Give. 2023

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.