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Delta Delta Delta Accomplishments - was the first women's fraternity to be founded as a national organization with complete plans for governmental structure and expansion.
- began regular publication of a quarterly magazine earlier in its existence than any other women's fraternity. - was the first to plan and perfect an alumnae system. - provided a sound financial basis for the Fraternity by establishing endowment funds in its early years. - was one the seven organizations founding the National Panhellenic School. - pioneered in chapter visiting by appointing in 1905 an officer to visit all chapters. - was the first to publish a book-length history: A Detailed Record of Delta Delta Delta, 1888-1907. - was the first women's fraternity to hold a national Leadership Conference. - was the first to establish a central office (now called Executive Office). - was a leader in financing proper housing for collegiate chapters and has a large investment in houses, lodges and suites. - has been chosen to participate in campus expansion programs at many fine institutions when they first opened to NPC fraternities. - has concentrated its national philanthropic efforts on higher education and has been praised by educators for these contributions through the Founders' Anniversary Fellowships, the Zoe Gore Perrin Scholarships and the endowment of the National Humanities Center. - led NPC organizations in the number of members listed in the first edition of Who's Who of American Women, and many other members have been added in subsequent editions. - was the first NPC group to adopt a central accounting system for its collegiate chapters. |
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All the above information was taken from the New Member Manual of the Delta Delta Delta Sorority. |
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