Best Sorority: Alpha Gamma Delta

Best Sorority

Alpha Gamma Delta

Mardy Kramer

Colonized in 2012, Alpha Gamma Delta’s Theta Omega Chapter calls the University of South Carolina home and has been making big waves for such a young chapter. It was recently recognized as one of the five “Greek” organizations that “exceeded expectations with distinction” by the university’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.

Fraternity & Sorority Life publishes the Annual Chapter Expectation’s list every year, ranking chapters in the areas of “leadership and membership development, safety and accountability, community engagement, and academic excellence.” Alpha Gamma Delta was one of three Panhellenic sororities to win such distinction.

Additionally, according to FSL statistics, Alpha Gamma Delta had the second-highest percentage of 4.0 GPAs in Greek Village and was fourth overall for GPAs in Greek Village. Their new member class of 2019 also had the second-highest GPA for chapters in Greek Village. Nationally, AGD partners with Meals on Wheels and Feeding America, but chapters are also welcome to partner with local organizations that focus on fighting hunger. In the fall, AGD hosts Give Thanks, an all-day BBQ and live music fest with the proceeds going to hunger relief efforts. In the spring, AGD organizes the annual Strike Out Hunger event, a bowling tournament where all proceeds go to Feeding America. The 2019 Strike Out Hunger raised over $11,000!

Alpha Gamma Delta also participates in on-campus fundraising efforts and raised the second-highest amount of money out of all organization teams for last year’s Dance Marathon. And all that dancing paid off, as they were the 2019 Spurs and Struts winners during UofSC’s Homecoming celebrations.

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