Philanthropy
Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. is steadfast in its mission to transcend the traditional notions of a sorority by utilizing the power and passion of our sisterhood. This mission is put to action in every colony and chapter across the United States, creating a collective force of positive social change on both the college campus and surrounding communities. Through our commitment to service, the sisters of Delta Phi Omega reach beyond the box of university life, remaining connected to the world around them and proactive in efforts of human progress.
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Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. also encourages sisters to spread our volunteerism to numerous causes and non-profit organizations. The sorority’s active role on both a national and local level has created a reputation for responsibility and active commitment to service. In realizing these ideals, the sorority instills the importance of altruism, community involvement, and personal growth through service in all of its members. Through all of our philanthropic efforts, the women of Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. are doing our part to rise above the stereotype, and demonstrate the positive impact that a sisterhood can create, both within our organization and our world
Literacy Through Unity Week
Delta Phi Omega is proud to announce Asha for Education as the Literacy Through Unity Week Beneficiary. Funds Raised this year by our schools will be put towards one of their current projects Nishtha-Jagaran.
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About Nishtha-Jagaran: The overall goal of the project is to provide mainstream education to 200 children at risk from 4 villages of South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal and empower them with adequate knowledge, information and training. In the remote village Baikunthapur of South 24 Parganas girl children and women were often deserted and became victims of exploitation, torture and violence. The condition of the children, particularly the girl children was equally distressing. Very few of them could get chance to go to school. In the year 1974 five women of this village were thrown out of their in-laws' house and two other women committed suicide driven by the torture in their in-laws house. This prompted Mrs. Pritilata Das and some other sensitive women to form a group called NISHTHA. Their aim is to empower women and children. NISHTHA, a registered NGO located in West Bengal, India, has over 35 years of program experience in the areas of health and hygiene, women and girl empowerment, legal advocacy, water resource installation and maintenance, vocational support, and education for sustainable agriculture. NISHTHA supports over 250 villages in rural West Bengal and has recently expanded its programming into Bhutir Char, a region of very poor and desperate victims displaced from their homes by the shifting course of the Ganges River.
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Being able to read and write is fundamental to be able to function more effectively in life and participate in the transformation of a society. Illiteracy contributes to a destructive vicious cycle of poverty. It is our mission to end this cycle through children's education. Literacy is just the first step to self-determination; it is an important instrument for individual progress, social change, and is essential for continued economic growth. The most recent statistics are disheartening. The overall literacy rate in India is 65%, with a female literacy rate of 54%. The bottom line is that literacy is a fundamental human right that can foster change in poverty stricken and underprivileged areas. The eradication of widespread illiteracy is an essential requirement for promoting democracy and stepping up national and social development. With our combined efforts, together we can help advance the idea that "Knowledge is Power."