Philanthropy
"To welcome the opportunity of contributing to the world's work in the community where I am placed because of the joy of service thereby bestowed and the talent of leadership multiplied.”
Alpha Gamma Delta was the first women's fraternity to declare an official philanthropy: the Alpha Gamma Delta Camp for underprivileged children opened in 1919. It was later closed in 1947 but the focus on children has not been forgotten. Since 1979, Alpha Gams pledge their time, energy and donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Juvenile diabetes is also known as Type I diabetes mellitus, or insulin-dependent diabetes. It most commonly afflicts patients in their pre-adolescent youth. It arises as an autoimmune disease. For reasons that biomedical researchers are still unsure of, the child's own immune system thinks that the islet cells of the pancreas are foreign and fight against them as if they were a bacteria or virus.
Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation supports new research to find a cure for JDF. There are also special camperships which the Trust funds. Each year, the Foundation donates money to unique camps for young diabetics who can't afford to go. At camp, the children learn about their disease, learn to cope with injecting their insulin independently, but mostly have summer fun and play camping games.
What We Do
Every year we participate in several events and fundraisers in support of our philanthropy and the community.
Every spring we hold our Annual Teeter Totter-A-Thon, in which we teeter totter for 12 hours raising donations from passerbys and local businesses! This spring we raised $2997.23 for the AGD foundation.
Each fall we hold a walk for diabetes. We raise donations as we walk along the Corpus Christi Bay fighting diabetes one step at a time! Even our dogs come!
This past year our chapter participated in Relay for Life. A 12 hour relay run/walk to help raise money to fight cancer!
**We also participate in breast cancer awareness programs, local beach clean-ups, MS walks and volunteer around Corpus Christi.
Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation
The Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation was created in 1962 ensuring that the Fraternity's mission would live on into Alpha Gamma Delta's second century, allowing women of all ages to make positive differences on their campus and in their communities - leaving a legacy for generations of women to follow.
The MISSION of the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation, Inc. is two fold:
To generate financial resources to fund the educational, philanthropic and leadership purposes of Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity.
To support those purposes, for both members and non-members, through financial grants for scholarships; leadership training; diabetes research, education and equipment; emergency financial assistance; wellness issues; and programs that enhance high personal standards of ethics and values.
Women's Shelter
Teeter Totter-A-Thon
