Delta Gamma - Texas Tech University

Gamma Xi Anchor 3 Campaign Status At-a-Glance As of October 15, 2014 $710,077 Raised $900,000 Goal 227 Contributors Participation Goal: 45% Total Participation: 11.8% Jessica Hays Burkholder* Brenda Fields Cross* Tori Routt Gerber Cassie Hawkins Morgan 1998 Participation: 13% Krystal Bell McDaniel Misty Belt Perinne* Emily Bullis Rollins* Jennifer Jay Turner* 2000 Participation: 8% Angie Von Pageler Cunico* Jennifer Sullivan McConnell Stacy Ackmann McQuage* Emily Schlesinger Romph 2002 Participation: 5% Emily Fisher* Jessica Sands Lindsey R. Sirles 2005 Participation: 4% Mallory Goetz Macy Branch Holloway 2007 Participation: 7% Arica Felty* Erin Finlayson* Hannah Hailey* Deenie Redding Kristen Williams 2008 Participation: 2% Kimberly N. Pardee* 2009 Participation: 2% Erica Peters* 2011 Participation: 2% Katy Hailey* Christina Belle-Henry* Loren Hughes* 2012 Participation: 2% Kelli D. Pardee* 2013 Participation: 2% Margaret Vonderhaar* Friends of Gamma Xi Patrick Affholter Mary R. Bergman Tammy K. Brisco Sue Sadler Cates Janice Talbert Childress, Arkansas '66* Delta Gamma Foundation of Dallas* Tracee Dillard* Family of Karen Kerr Bryant* Kerri Bryant Brown Patricia G. Bryant William W. Bryant Margaret Sheffield Lutherer Charitable Foundation* Friends of Lynda Lanier Falls '67 Leisha Marley Gonzalez, Oklahoma '96* Jane Matthews Lawrence, Idaho '49* Rebecca Mason, Arizona '01* Alison Mooney* Barbara Norton, Oklahoma '74* Deborah Harding Penner, Baylor '77* Stephanie McDole Roley, Nebraska '75* Kathy Rogers Vonderhaar, SMU '80* Diane Jung Whitaker, Kansas '58 *Donor of $2,500 or more Class Competition Heats Up T his summer we announced a special class competition to encourage more participation in the Building on a Tradition of Excellence campaign. Where does your class stand? Below are the top 25 initiation classes by participation. Any initiation class that reaches 50% participation or more will be awarded with special recognition in the new lodge, and the class with the highest participation rate will receive naming rights to the anchor outside the lodge. Is your class on the list? If not, this is your opportunity to be the first to make a gift. Return the enclosed pledge form or visit http://dggammaxi.kintera.org/donate today! 1. 1955 35% 2. 1966 29% 3. 1972 28% 4. 1973 28% 5. 1970 26% 6. 1954 26% 7. 1981 22% 8. 1975 21% 9. 1971 20% 10. 1977 20% 11. 1979 19% 12. 1980 19% 13. 1962 18% 14. 1994 18% 15. 1965 18% 16. 1974 17% 17. 1968 16% 18. 1958 15% 19. 1976 14% 20. 1956 14% 21. 1998 13% 22. 1995 13% 23. 1964 13% 24. 1991 13% 25. 1957 12% TOP 25 CLASSES BY PARTICIPATION D G 500 for $500 How All Sisters Can Give to Gamma Xi T his fall, our goal is to secure 500 new gifts at the $500 level, all of which can be payable over five years. Achieving this would exceed our campaign goal of $900,000. Gamma Xi appreciates each dollar given to this campaign. The only way we can accomplish our goals is if we work together. Each donation is a blessing and we would love to see your name added to our contributors list. Read how three different sisters are able to contribute $500 over five years and see how you can do the same. Stacy Meadows Gershowitz '82 chose to donate $500 to the campaign because she remembered how nice the lodge was when she was at Tech. When she looked at the plans for the renovation, she knew she wanted the legacy to continue. "There are 52 weeks a year. For a donation of $500 paid over the span of five years, that's less than the price of a cup of coffee per week." Karen Capels Miller '79 gave to the campaign because she wants our Texas Tech collegians to have an updated, roomy and welcoming lodge. "I was encouraged because the effort was being spearheaded by my pledge sister, Debbie Greene Finalayson '79. I chose to give $550 over five years in order to be a small part of an exciting, worthwhile effort that will pay bronze, pink, and blue dividends for years to come." Cassie Hawkins Morgan '97 shares that the women she met and opportunities she was provided in Gamma Xi allowed her to grow into the person she is today, personally and professionally. "The current lodge was built to accommodate a chapter of about 30 women. Currently the chapter size is over 200. My husband and I have a daughter that is about to be one year old and are currently in the midst of a move to Austin. Our budget is quite tight at the moment. The ability to donate over five years made it more manageable for us to contribute." Rhett Dawson, contractor; Steve and Sara Lackey, Happy State Bank representatives; Deborah Greene Finlayson 79, president; Deborah Harding Penner '77, treasurer; Barbara Bergman Robertson '71, house corporation member; and Mike Henthorn, contractor; at the signing of the bank loan for the new lodge.

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