Since 1954, Delta Zeta Sorority has partnered with Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. It is the world's only university with undergraduate programs accessible to hearing-impaired students. In 1995, the Delta Zeta Dance Studio at Gallaudet was dedicated.
Gallaudet University
Philanthropy
Our national philanthropy, supported by both collegiate and alumnae chapters, is Speech and Hearing and The Painted Turtle camp. Delta Zeta's partnerships with The Painted Turtle and The Starkey Hearing Foundation were announced at the 2006 National Convention. All of these important programs provide additional volunteer and giving opportunities for collegiate and alumnae members.
Chapters support local and national speech and hearing organizations, such as Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the only four-year liberal arts school in the world devoted wholly to the needs, instruction, and training of young people who are deaf, and the House Research Institute, which is one of the world's foremost research, teaching, and treatment centers in the field of hearing.
Delta Zeta adopted The Painted Turtle as a national philanthropy at the Sorority's 2006 National Convention. The Painted Turtle is an innovative medical specialty camp and family care center for children who have chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Collegians and alumnae will be volunteering at the camp and collecting needed items for the philanthropy.​
The Painted Turtle
The Starkey Hearing Foundation is an important part of Delta Zeta's national philanthropy for speech and hearing. Alumnae and collegiate chapters will collect donated hearing aids for the Foundation's Hear Now program, which assists deaf and hard-of-hearing persons with limited financial resources who permanently reside within the United States.
The Starkey Hearing Foundation
