Symbols of Delta Gamma

 

The founding members of Delta Gamma chose "Hope" as their watchword. The first badge was a gold letter "H" with the Greek Letters Delta Gamma on the cross bar. In 1877, the Golden Anchor badge that we know today replaced the original "H" badge. The anchor was chosen because it is the age old symbol for hope, the watchword of our three founders.

The golden anchor, our official badge, is worn only by initiated members. It is entwined by a section of gold cable. The Greek letters, Tau Delta Eta, appear in gold on white enamel on the crossbar. Above the flukes of the anchor is a white-enameled shield bearing in gold the Greek letters, Delta Gamma. It is traditionally worn over the heart.

The new member pin is a white enameled shield bearing the Greek letters, Pi Alpha, in gold. It is received during a formal pledge service and is returned to the chapter prior to initiation.

The crest (coat-of-arms) of Delta Gamma Fraternity may only be used by initiated members. The colors of the crest are cream for the rose at the apex of the crest; gold for the three stars on the shield; burnt maize for Greek letters, Tau Delta Eta; blue for the lower two-thirds of the shield; green for the upper third and center of the shield; and rose for the Greek letters Delta Gamma which appear on the center section.

Our flower is the cream-colored rose, called the Delta Gamma Cream Rose. We are the only Panhellenic group to have their flower registered with the American Rose Association.

The colors of our Fraternity are bronze, pink, and blue. In Delta Gamma's early days, the colors were only pink and blue, but bronze was added to avoid confusion between DG and Beta Theta Pi, whose colors were also pink and blue. Our motto is, "Do Good."

Adapted from Anchors Online Back