The Delta Zeta Foundation sets a new giving record while celebrating 123 years of sisterhood. 

(Oxford, Ohio) During the Delta Zeta Foundation’s eighth annual Founders Day Challenge on October 23–24, 2025, sisters, family and friends from across the globe came together to set new records while investing in every sister. 

During Founders Day Challenge 2025, 1,490 donors gave $315,902 to the Foundation to help every member and the Sorority continue to thrive. 

Thanks to each and every generous donor, the Delta Zeta Foundation can continue providing life-changing resources to support the education, leadership, well-being and sense of belonging of each Delta Zeta sister: 

• Scholarships to help collegians and alumnae achieve educational and professional advancement goals. 

• Leadership programming, including the Norma Minch Andrisek Leadership Conference and Leader Summit, that empowers each attendee to trust her own abilities, advocate for others and move through difficult experiences with a growth mindset. 

• Mental wellness resources including Protect Your Shell that help form the building blocks of lifelong well-being and steadfast friendships that serve as an antidote to loneliness. 

• A place for every sister to belong, where each member can express herself with honesty and integrity while respecting and encouraging others to be their authentic selves. 

Thank you to every Delta Zeta Foundation donor for giving graciously in celebration of Founders Day! 

If you missed Founders Day Challenge, you can still support the Foundation and every Delta Zeta sister by giving today! 

About Delta Zeta 

Delta Zeta Sorority is a global women’s organization whose shared values support a vision to truly inspire action and impact lives through leadership, service and philanthropy. Founded on Miami University’s campus in Oxford, Ohio in 1902, the Sorority has more than 300,000 members in the United States and Canada. The Delta Zeta Foundation, a non-profit organization, makes possible gifts and support for scholarships, leadership, philanthropy and education. The Delta Zeta National Housing Corporation provides safe housing and chapter facilities for more than 2,000 collegiate students on more than 70 campuses. Learn more about our mission at deltazeta.org. For more information about the Delta Zeta Foundation, visit deltazeta.org/foundation.  
 
For more information, please contact Cindy Menges, Chief Executive Officer, at [email protected].