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 will collect donated hearing aids for the Foundation's Hear Now program, which assists deaf and hard-of-hearing persons with limited financial resources who permanently reside within the United States.
Sound Beginnings
Delta Zeta partners with the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) on this program. Collegians and alumnae provide videos and informational brochures, which emphasize the importance of follow-up testing for failed infant hearing screening, to local organizations, clinics, and doctors who work with mothers and infants.
Heather Whitestone McCallum (Miss America 1995) Encourages Delta Zeta with their Sound Beginnings Program (a video of her presentation).
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.