Philanthropic Partnerships

The Painted Turtle

Delta Zeta adopted The Painted Turtle as a national philanthropy at the Sorority's 2006 National Convention. The Painted Turtle is an innovative medical specialty camp and family care center for children who have chronic and life-threatening illnesses and is Collegians and alumnae volunteer at the camp and collecting needed items for the philanthropy.  All campers and families attend free of charge.  The Painted Turtle camps is associated with Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall camps.

The Starkey Hearing Foundation

The Starkey Hearing Foundation is an important part of Delta Zeta's national philanthropy for speech and hearing. Alumnae and collegiate chapters fundraise to support The Starkey Hearing Foundation's worldwide hearing missions which provide hearing aids to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons with limited financial resources.  Alumnae and collegiate members also make Build A Bears with hearing aid attachments so that children receiving hearing aids can have a 'furry friend just like them'. 

House Ear Institute

In 1985, the House Ear Institute, located in Los Angeles, California, became a philanthropic partner. Our first project for the Institute was the furnishing of a parents' conference room.

See how the House Ear Institute made a difference in one Delta Zeta's husband's life.

Gallaudet University

Since 1954, Delta Zeta Sorority has partnered with Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. It is the world's only university with undergraduate programs accessible to hearing-impaired students. In 1995, the Delta Zeta Dance Studio at Gallaudet was dedicated.