Delta Zeta: The Build-A-Bear Project (& How You Can Help)

For Delta Zeta’s undergraduate chapters, there are so many ways which we can help support the Sorority’s National Philanthropies.  Whether it’s doing something amazing for The Starkey Hearing Foundation, House Ear Institute, Gallaudet University or The Painted Turtle Camp, we can make a heartfelt difference & impact for those who cannot hear/are hard of hearing & for children who have chronic/life-threatening illnesses!!

The Starkey/Build-A-Bear Project is a great way for undergraduate DeeZees to make a difference & bring about change in the lives of children who have hearing problems/cannot hear.  Not only that, but we’re also bringing hope & inspiration to these children as well!! 

You’re probably wondering what the main goal of the Build-A-Bear project is all about, why Delta Zeta’s undergraduate chapters should participate in a Build-A-Bear project & how your chapters can help provide bears with hearing aid attachments for children with hearing problems/impairments:

What for?   A Build-A-Bear Project is an amazing way to help the Sorority provide bears with hearing aids attachments for children who are going to be receiving a hearing aid at an upcoming Starkey Hearing Foundation Hearing Mission. 

Why?  So those same children who will be receiving hearing aids can have a “furry friend just like them“!!  At the same time, we’re doing the following for these children:  bringing them hope, bringing them inspiration & most of all, truly brightening their days through giving them these bears!!

How can we help?  Buy a Bear & hearing aid accessory from Build-A-Bear.  Bears can be made right there in the store or you can purchase them online at www.buildabear.com.  (Hearing aid accessories can only be purchased online, just so everyone knows.)

How much do these items cost?  Bears cost between $10 to $25; hearing aids cost just $2.

Where do we send them?  Mail the completed bears (with hearing aids) to: Starkey Hearing Foundation, Kathleen Toms, 1245 S. Main St., Suite 200, Grapevine, TX 76051.

With The Build-A-Bear Project, Delta Zeta’s undergraduate members (as well as alumnae) get a chance to enrich the world, our communities & if that’s not enough good news, we’re truly touching the lives of children who have hearing problems (even in the slightest way).  In addition, we’re doing our part to show how the Sorority is steadfastly committed to making a difference for the better through service & philanthropy!!

Chi Omega: Women Making Their Mark

As members of one of the world’s largest & most significant organizations for women – & one of the most premier Greek organizations around!! – Chi Os are actively making a positive difference on their campuses & in their communities.  In addition, Chi Os are about upholding high standards & expectations in all that they do (academics, philanthropy, leadership opportunities, community service & membership programming).

Women in Chi Omega not only have fun & good times.  These amazing ladies also grow from both a personal & academic standpoint, help their campuses & communities out in a genuine way through community service & discover unlimited opportunities to become a leader whether it’s within their chapters, on campus, on Panhellenic Council or even after graduation!!  Truly, Chi Omega is about flourishing & do the Fraternity’s undergraduate & alumnae members ever!!   Chi Os not only make a difference for the Fraternity; the Fraternity makes a world of difference in their lives!!

Chi Omega is still making its mark in the world in more ways than one.  And even now, Chi Os are doing just that & much more:  through their efforts in the classroom, by leading the way on campus, by volunteering & by the contributions which its alumnae continue to make, the women of Chi Omega are diverse, well-balanced & active participants on their campuses, their communities & in the real world!!