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Think Anchor Deep
Th ere is a wide variety of possibilities,
opportunities and chances that can bring the
philosophy of Delta Gamma into the
daily lives of our members.
Th is handbook serves as a compilation of visionary
thoughts, quotations and poems by noteworthy people
and Delta Gamma members to provide inspiration on a
variety of subjects refl ecting our mission.
2011 edition
CONTENTS

hope.
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Th rough service, leadership, mentoring and friendship opportunities, our members are able to
develop individually while advancing the organization as a whole.
Service
Leadership
Mentoring & Teamwork
Friendship
Hopes & Dreams

strength.
for
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Honesty, truth, responsibility, accountability and our high quality of character help to create
the strong, talented women of Delta Gamma.
Honesty & Integrity
Truth
Responsiblity
Perseverance & Hard Work
From Our Founders
Sisterhood
Motivation & Inspiration
Character
Life Lessons

life.
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Th rough legacy and loyalty, Delta Gamma continues to grow, achieve, thrive and succeed. We are
rich in heritage and tradition, and our Delta Gamma pride empowers us to forever “Do Good.”
Patriotism
Legacy
Achievement & Success
Love & Happiness
“Do Good”
Loyalty & Devotion
Heritage & Tradition
Rituals
Membership for a Lifetime
DG Refl ections
Personal Refl ections
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Th rough service, leadership,
hope
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mentoring and friendship
opportunities, our members are
able to develop individually
while advancing the
organization as a whole.
Service..............................................................................................................................4
Leadership.................................................................................................................................7
Mentoring & Teamwork.......................................................................................................................10
Friendship..........................................................................................................................13
Hopes & Dreams..................................................................................................................................20
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philanthropy work at the Blind Childrens Center
on service ...
“In the fi rst half of the 19th century, Delta Gammas searched for a united
philanthropic cause. They wrote letters to their national offi cers, talked
among themselves, and even addressed the Convention body in 1936 to go
on record as desiring a national altruistic project: ‘There were three openings
for worthy giving: We may give brains, or time or money. Work for the blind is
an opportunity for all those who feel that service is some part of the privilege
of being a member of Delta Gamma.’”
Cleveland alumnae chapter report from 1929
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Starfi sh “Th e smallest good deed is better than the “Th e park bench was deserted as I sat down
As an old man walked along the beach at grandest intention.” to read. Beneath the long, straggly branches
dawn one morning, he noticed a young girl —Unknown of an old willow tree. Disillusioned by life
up ahead of him picking up starfi sh and with good reason to frown, for the world
fl inging them into the sea. Finally catching “Volunteers have style. Th ey are fi ercely was intent on dragging me down. And if
up to the girl, the man asked her why she independent. If you have to ask how that weren’t enough to ruin my day, a young
was doing this. much they cost, you can’t aff ord them. boy out of breath approached me, tired
Th e girl answered that the stranded Th ey are part of an aristocratic era that is from play. He stood right before me with his
starfi sh would die if left there in the disappearing from the American scene—a head tilted down.
morning sun. luxury in a world that has become very And said with great excitement, ‘Look
“But the beach goes on for miles, and practical. Th ey are civilization, at least the what I found!’ In his hand was a fl ower, and
there millions of starfi sh,” quibbled the old only part worth talking about. Th ey are what a pitiful sight, with its petals all worn—
man. the only human beings on the face of this not enough rain, or too little light. Wanting
“How can your eff ort make and Earth who refl ect this nation’s compassion, him to take his dead fl ower and go off to
diff erence?” unselfi shness, caring, patience, need and play, I faked a small smile and then shifted
Th e girl looked down at the starfi sh in her love for on another. Th eir very presence away. But instead of retreating he sat next
hand before throwing it into the safety of transcends politics, religion and ethnic to my side and placed the fl ower to his nose
the ocean waves. backgrounds. Th ey are a luxury too often and declared with overacted surprise, ‘It sure
“It makes a diff erence to this one,” she said. taken for granted. It frightens me, somehow, smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. Th at's
—Unknown to imagine what the world would be why I picked it; here, it's for you.’ Th e weed
without them.” before me was dying or dead. Not vibrant
Th e Bridge Builder —Erma Bombeck of colors: orange, yellow or red. But I knew
An old man, going along a highway, I must take it, or he might never leave. So
Came at evening, cold and gray, “Nobody could make a greater mistake than I reached for the fl ower, and replied, ‘Just
To a chasm, vast and deep and wide, he who did nothing because he could only what I need.’
Th rough which was fl owing a sullen tide. do a little.” But instead of him placing the fl ower in
Th e old man crossed in the twilight dim: —Edmund Burke my hand, He held it mid-air without reason
Th e sullen stream had no fears for him. or plan. It was then that I noticed for the
But he turned when safe on the other side “Th e practice of loving kindness must fi nd very fi rst time what the weed-toting boy
And built a bridge to span the tide. its root deep within us. Th e story is told that could not see: he was blind. I heard my
“Old man,” said a fellow pilgrim near, Gandhi once settled in a village and at once voice quiver; tears shone in the sun. As I
“You are wasting strength with building began serving the needs of the villagers who thanked him for picking the very best one.
here; lived there. A friend inquired if Gandhi’s ‘You're welcome,’ he smiled, and then ran
Your journey will end with each ending day. objectives in serving the poor were purely off to play.
You never again must pass this way; humanitarian. Gandhi replied, ‘Not at all. I Unaware of the impact he’d had on my
You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide, am here to serve no one else but myself, do day. I sat there and wondered how he
Why build you the bridge at evening tide?” I fi nd my own self-realization through the managed to see. A self-pitying woman
Th e builder lifted his old gray head. service of these village folk.’ beneath an old willow tree. How did he
“Good friend, in the path that I have come,” As Gandhi wisely points out, even as we know of my self-indulged plight? Perhaps
He said, “Th ere followeth after me today serve others we are working on ourselves; from his heart, he’d been blessed with true
A youth whose feet must pass this way. every act, every word, every gesture of sight. Th rough the eyes of a blind child, at
Th is chasm that has been naught to me. genuine compassion naturally nourishes last I could see the problem was not with
To that fair-haired youth may a pitfall be. our own hearts as well. It is not a question the world; the problem was me.
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim; of who is healed fi rst. When we attend to And for all of those times I myself had
Good friend, I am building the bridge for Him.” ourselves with compassion and mercy, more been blind, I vowed to see the beauty in life,
—Will Allen Dromgoole healing is made available for others. And and appreciate every second that’s mine.
when we serve others with an open and And then I held that wilted fl ower up to
“Remember, if you ever need a helping generous heart, great healing comes to us.” my nose and breathed in the fragrance of a
hand, you will fi nd one at the end of each —Wayne Muller beautiful rose.
of your arms. As you grow older, you will And smiled as I watched that young boy,
discover that you have two hands – one “Th e heart is happiest when it beats for another weed in his hand, about to change
for helping yourself, and one for helping others.” the life of an unsuspecting old man.”
others.” —Unknown —Unknown
—Unknown
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“We’re one, but we’re not the same. We get “Never doubt that a small group of “Life is not made up of great sacrifi ces or
to carry each other.” thoughtful, committed citizens can change duties, but of the little things of which
—U2 the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that smiles and kindnesses and small obligations,
ever has.” given habitually, are what win and preserve
“We began by imagining that we are giving —Margaret Mead the heart.”
to them; we end by realizing that they have —Sir Humphry Davy
enriched us.” “We must be full of life if we are going to
—Pope John Paul II make life fuller for others.” “One of the best ways for us to feel
—David Sawyer important is to be of service to others.”
“Do all the good you can, by all the means —Paul S. McElroy
you can, in all the ways you can, in all the “We need love and creative imagination to
places you can, at all the times you can, to do constructive work.” “Opportunity is missed by most people
all the people you can, as long as ever you —Paula Ollendorf because it is dressed in overalls, and looks
can.” like work.”
—John Wesley “We can do no great things, only small —Th omas A. Edison
things with great love.”
“Th e more you give, the more good things —Mother Teresa “For those of you who have built castles in
come to you.” the air, your work need not be lost. Now
—Crow proverb “If you want to innovate, to change an put the foundations under them.”
enterprise or a society; it takes people —Unknown
“Great opportunities to help others seldom willing to do what is not expected.”
come, but small ones surround us daily.” —Jean Ribould “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but
—Sally Koch one thing I do know: the only ones among
“Work is love made visible.” you who will be really happy are those who
“After the verb ‘to love’, ‘to help’ is the most —Khalil Gibran have sought and found how to serve.”
beautiful verb in the world.” —Albert Schweitzer
—Bertha Von Suttner “No man or woman, even of the humblest
sort, can really be strong, gentle, pure and “Only a life lived for others is a life
“Th at service is the noblest which is good without the world being better for worthwhile.”
rendered for its own sake.” it; without somebody being helped and —Albert Einstein
—Unknown comforted by the very existence of that
goodness.” “If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed
“Whenever you are asked if you can do a —Phillips Brooks more of the nature and essence of ultimate
job, tell 'em, ‘Certainly, I can!’ Th en get good, if I am inspired to reach wider
busy and fi nd out how to do it.” “It is one of the most beautiful horizons of thought and action, if I am at
—Th eodore Roosevelt compensations of this life that no man peace with myself, it has been a successful
can sincerely try to help another without day.”
“Th e only real way to diff erentiate yourself helping himself.” —Alex Noble
from competition is through service.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
—Jonathan Tisch “Perhaps the greatest social service that can
“Volunteering creates a national character in be rendered by anybody to this country and
“All the beautiful sentiments in the world which the community and the nation take to mankind is to bring up a family.”
weigh less than a single lovely action.” on a spirit of compassion, comradeship, and —George Bernard Shaw
—James Russell Lowell confi dence.”
—Brian O’Connell “I believe that one of the most important
“We ourselves feel what we are doing is just things to learn in life is that you can make
a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be “I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot a diff erence in your community, no matter
less because of that missing drop.” do everything, but still I can do something; who you are or where you live. I have seen
—Mother Teresa and because I cannot do everything, I will so many good deeds—people helped, lives
not refuse to do the something that I can improved—all because someone cared.”
“Th e miracle is this—the more we share, the do.” —Rosalynn Carter
more we have.” —Edmund Everett Hale
—Leonard Nimoy
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2010-12 Council offi cers
on leadership ...
“Delta Gamma is helping provide windows of opportunity for
all women by contributing time, talent, gifts and service to
the interfraternal world. Our three Founders were right with
their assessment that the ‘smile of infi nite’ must be on Delta
Gamma because we continue to be leaders and innovators, and
experience immeasurable success.”
—Marge Sweatt Gorsline, Gamma Epsilon-Kent State
Fraternity President 1994-98
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“Example is not the main thing in “Never tell people how to do things. Tell “Th ere is a business philosophy I subscribe
infl uencing others. It is the only thing.” them what to do and they will surprise you to which says that if you aren’t making
—Albert Schweitzer with their ingenuity.” mistakes, you aren’t trying hard enough.
—Gen. George S. Patton I believe that to get ahead in business you
“Th e person who gets ahead is the one who have to be constantly testing the edge. Th is
does more than necessary and keeps on “Th e best executive is the one who has sense means that often you are going to be wrong.
doing it.” enough to pick good men to do what he Th e good executives are right most of the
—Unknown wants done, and self-restraint to keep from time, but they know when they are wrong
meddling with them while they do it.” and are not afraid to admit it.”
“Th e fi rst step toward solving a problem is —Th eodore Roosevelt —Mark McCormack
to begin.”
—Unknown “Leadership and learning are indispensable “Th e function of leadership is to produce
to each other.” more leaders, not more followers.”
“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me and I —John F. Kennedy —Ralph Nader
may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll
understand.” “Leadership: Th e art of getting someone else “In matters of style, swim with the current;
—Native American proverb to do something you want done because he In matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
wants to do it.” —Th omas Jeff erson
“Accept challenges, so that you may feel the —Dwight D. Eisenhower
exhilaration of victory.” “And when we think we lead, we are most
—Gen. George S. Patton “Th e best captains sail the roughest seas.” led.”
—Unknown —Lord Byron
“Th e secret of success in life is for a man
to be ready for his opportunity when it “Men and women want to do a good “Th e only real training for leadership is
comes.” job, and if they are provided the proper leadership.”
—Benjamin Disraeli environment, they will do so.” —Antony Jay
—Bill Hewlett
“Th e most important single ingredient in “Th e task of the leader is to get his people
the formula of success is knowing how to “Th e very essence of leadership is that you from where they are to where they have not
get along with people.” have to have vision. You can't blow an been.”
—Th eodore Roosevelt uncertain trumpet.” —Henry Kissinger
—Th eodore M. Hesburgh
“Th e most pathetic person in the world is “People are more easily led than driven.”
someone who has sight but has no vision.” “You cannot create a statue by smashing the —David Harold Fink
—Helen Keller marble with a hammer, and you cannot by
force of arms release the spirit or the soul of “Leadership should be born out of the
“Whenever you are confronted with an the man.” understanding of the needs of those who
opponent, conquer him with love.” —Confucius would be aff ected by it.”
—Gandhi —Marian Anderson
“Treat people as if they were what they
“You may have to fi ght a battle more than ought to be, and help them become what “Th e very essence of leadership is its
once to win it.” they are capable of becoming.” purpose. And the purpose of leadership is to
—Margaret Th atcher —Goethe accomplish a task. Th at is what leadership
does–and what it does is more important
“If you have an important point to make, “Vision is not just the ability to see.” than what it is or how it works.”
don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile —Unknown —Col. Dandridge M. Malone
driver. Hit the point once. Th en come back
and hit it again. Th en hit it a third time—a “Often we don’t see the richest possibilities “Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to
tremendous whack.” in a situation until we realize that it is not manage and manipulate people. Inventories
—Winston Churchill the only situation possible.” can be managed but people must be lead.”
—Edward R. Dufresne —Ross Perot
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“I used to think that running an “A leader’s role is to raise people’s aspirations “Leadership can be thought of as a capacity
organization was equivalent to conducting a for what they can become and to release to defi ne oneself to others in a way that
symphony orchestra. But I don’t think that’s their energies so they will try to get there.” clarifi es and expands a vision of the future.”
quite it; it’s more like jazz. Th ere is more —David R. Gergen —Edwin H. Friedman
improvisation.”
—Warren Bennis “Th e led must not be compelled; they must “A sense of humor is part of the art of
be able to choose their own leader.” leadership, of getting along with people, of
“A new leader has to be able to change an —Albert Einstein getting things done.”
organization that is dreamless, soulless and —Dwight D. Eisenhower
visionless … someone’s got to make a wake “Leadership is practiced not so much in
up call.” words as in attitude and in actions.” “Innovation distinguishes between a leader
—Warren Bennis —Harold S. Geneen and a follower.”
—Steve Jobs
“Th e fi rst responsibility of a leader is to “If your actions inspire others to dream
defi ne reality. Th e last is to say thank you.” more, learn more, do more and become “It is better to lead from behind and to
—Max DePree more, you are a leader.” put others in front, especially when you
—John Quincy Adams celebrate victory when nice things occur.
“People ask the diff erence between a leader You take the front line when there is
and a boss ... Th e leader works in the open, “Th e manager asks how and when; the danger. Th en people will appreciate your
and the boss in covert. Th e leader leads, and leader asks what and why.” leadership.”
the boss drives.” —Warren Bennis —Nelson Mandela
—Th eodore Roosevelt
“A leader takes people where they want to Nobunaga’s Destiny
“Th e real leader has no need to lead—he is go. A great leader takes people where they A great Japanese warrior named Nobunaga
content to point the way.” don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to decided to attack the enemy although he
—Henry Miller be.” had only one-tenth the number of men the
—Rosalynn Carter opposition commanded. He knew that he
“All of the great leaders have had one would win, but his soldiers were in doubt.
characteristic in common: it was the “Leaders are more powerful role models On the way he stopped at a Shinto shrine
willingness to confront unequivocally the when they learn than when they teach.” and told his men: “After I visit the shrine I
major anxiety of their people in their time. —Rosabeth Moss Kantor will toss a coin. If heads comes, we will win;
Th is, and not much else, is the essence of if tails, we will lose. Destiny holds us in her
leadership.” “Good leaders must fi rst become good servants.” hand.”
—John Kenneth Galbraith —Robert Greenleaf Nobunaga entered the shrine and off ered
a silent prayer. He came forth and tossed
“Th e best example of leadership is leadership “I suppose leadership at one time meant a coin. Heads appeared. His soldiers were
by example.” muscles; but today it means getting along so eager to fi ght that they won their battle
—Jerry McClain with people.” easily.
—Gandhi “No one can change the hand of destiny,”
“Leadership should be more participative his attendant told him after the battle.
than directive, more enabling than “Th e key to successful leadership today is “Indeed not,” said Nobunaga, showing a
performing.” infl uence, not authority.” coin which had been doubled, with heads
—Mary D. Poole —Kenneth Blanchard facing either way.
—Unknown
“Management is effi ciency in climbing the “Most important, leaders can conceive and
ladder of success; leadership determines articulate goals that lift people out of their
whether the ladder is leaning against the petty preoccupations and unite them in
right wall.” pursuit of objectives worthy of their best
—Stephen R. Covey eff orts.”
—John Gardner
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adviser and collegian attending the 2007 DG Institute
on mentoring & teamwork ...
“Delta Gamma’s purpose is accomplished through planned collegiate and
alumnae programs which provide intellectual motivation, the opportunity for
graciousness in daily living, and community awareness which will enrich the
lives of members and instill in them a respect for the enduring values to be
gained from the Fraternity.”
-excerpt from the the Delta Gamma Philosophy
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