Delta Gamma - University of Iowa

Ties to Tau page 2 A iding those who are blind or visually impaired has been Delta Gamma's philanthropy since 1936. Alongside nine Delta Gamma sisters, Lauren Delzell '12 proudly joined the Fraternity's first Hope Serving: Service-Learning Experience trip outside of North America. Beyond continuing Delta Gamma's mission to "Do Good," Lauren had the unique opportunity to give back on an international level. Hope Serving: Service-Learning Experience offers Delta Gammas the chance to develop as leaders through hands-on service, community involvement, civic and social justice education, with a focus on developing a more personal connection with the Fraternity's philanthropy, Service for Sight. Traveling to Morocco, Lauren and fellow ΔΓs worked alongside the staff of the Abu Abbas Sabti Center for the visually impaired, helping renovate the center's buildings. "Hope Serving taught me about my role as a global citizen," Lauren explained, "and my responsibility to see the world to learn about what makes each of us different, and more importantly, what makes each of us the same." It's safe to say this was a truly transformative experience for Lauren. "Serving at a center for students who are blind and visually impaired across the world in Morocco with Delta Gamma sisters from different countries and generations was more rewarding that I could have ever imagined," she shared. Lauren plans to use what she learned from this experience to break down barriers and stereotypes targeting Moroccans, Muslims, and people who are blind or visually impaired. Beyond making a global impact, doing good on a local level also remains important to Lauren. She's served as Tau Chapter's membership adviser since 2017. Working with active members to plan and implement successful recruitment methods, Laurens helps them welcome new members to the Chapter and continue Tau's legacy. Many of the recruitment strategies that Lauren recommends today come from her first interactions with Tau as a sophomore transfer. "Delta Gamma stood out to me as a Chapter of diverse, authentic women," Lauren said. "Their values of friendship, educational and cultural interests, character, and social responsibility embodied the type of woman I wanted to be." After graduating from nursing school at Trinity College in 2017, Lauren moved back to Iowa City to work at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in their pediatric intensive care unit. To find out more about Hope Serving, you can connect with Lauren at laurendelzell@yahoo.com. SERVING HOPE AROUND THE GLOBE Lauren Delzell '12 Joins Delta Gamma Sisters "Doing Good" in Morocco Eleanor Ballard • Iowa City, Iowa Marley Ballinger • Maple Grove, Minn. Brea Baxter • DeWitt, Iowa Emma Beardsley • Rock Island, Ill. Alice Beberdick • Wilmette, Ill. Mattison Belardo* • Ashburn, Va. (Grandmother Mary Mattison Serrill, Lambda '65) Brooke Bowman • Evergreen, Colo. Kelly Bush • Lake Zurich, Ill. Kathleen Canavan • Chicago, Ill. MaryGrace Carroll* • Davenport, Iowa (Grandmother Nancy Ruhl Carroll '50) Sidney Cowles • Ames, Iowa Natalie Dolegiewicz* • Park Ridge, Ill. (Sister Emily Dolegiewicz, Lambda '17) Ally Ecker* • Belleville, Ill. (Grandmother Doris Shafer Ecker, Alpha Pi '57) Sadie Eggmann* • Chesterfield, Mo. (Grandmother Marcia Catherine Otto Rowe, Mu '60) Tess Ellithorpe* • Hinsdale, Ill. (Grandmother Margaret McCracken Ellithorpe, Kappa '60) Ally Fein • Deerfield, Ill. Rylee Fichter • Council Bluffs, Iowa Olivia Fletcher* • Iowa City, Iowa (Mother Ann Copenhaver Fletcher '90) Abbey Hancock • Bettendorf, Iowa Adeline Hansen • Naperville, Ill. Miranda Hansen • Sugar Grove, Ill. Anna Hathaway • Naperville, Ill. Emily Hersh • Buffalo Grove, Ill. Lauren Hird* • Rock Island, Ill. (Mother Leslie Dietz Hird '88) Lucy Kim • Mason City, Iowa Erin Knight • New Berlin, Wis. Haley Lightfoot • Lake Zurich, Ill. Mia Marcello • Palos Hills, Ill. Olivia Markert • Bloomington, Ill. Sydney Martin • Northbrook, Ill. Madison McCausland • Centennial, Colo. Lauren McCullough* • Plymouth, Minn. (Mother Pamela Gill McCullough '89) Mary McLaughlin • West Des Moines, Iowa Kayleigh McNamara • Geneva, Ill. Riley Monteil • Lee's Summit, Mo. Faith Okoroti • Rockford, Iowa Stephanie Pedersen • Rochester, Minn. Ellie Piech • Geneva, Ill. Sarah Pinkowski* • Elmhurst, Ill. (Mother Sue Schlenker Pinkowski, Theta '84) Claire Quigle • West Des Moines, Iowa Julia Quinn* • Johnston, Iowa (Mother Pamela Hartman Quinn '91) Madison Rambo* • Plainfield, Ill. (Sister Alexandra Rambo, Eta Pi '14) Jacklyne Raygoza • Brookfield, Ill. Elayna Ruggio • Homer Glen, Ill. Emily Shie • Iowa City, Iowa Ashlyn Smith • Belvidere, Ill. Lauren Stetson* • West Des Moines, Iowa (Mother Jennifer Clark Stetson, Beta Zeta '85) Claire Stevens • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Katie Stovold • Lake Bluff, Ill. Isabella Tiu • Round Lake Beach, Ill. Kaylee Weaver • Des Moines, Iowa Emma Westphalen • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Maren Williams* • Smithville, Mo. (Mother Petra McGee Williams '86) Paige Williams • Johnston, Iowa Maggie Winegar • Jefferson City, Mo. Brynn Woodward* • Omaha, Neb. (Mother Mary Woodward, Alpha Lambda '91) *Legacy; relation in parentheses Newly Anchored at Tau Chapter Welcome to Delta Gamma!

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