The Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Gamma sorority was colonized on October 10, 1946, with 10 members. It received its charter on May 10, 1947, with 17 members. Delta Gamma was founded at Lewis School for Girls in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1873 and was one of the seven charter members of the National Panhellenic Conference when the first inter-sorority meeting was held in Boston.
The official badge is an anchor—the traditional symbol of hope. The motto of Delta Gamma set by the founders is Do Good. The colors of the sorority are pink, blue, and bronze; the flower is the cream-colored rose. Among university traditions are the anchor ball and anchor splash. Gamma Alpha was the second chapter nationally to host Anchor Splash in 1968 and is credited with making it the successful philanthropic event it remains.
Notable alumnae of the national organization include Cheryl Crawford, Broadway producer of the hit plays Brigadoon, The Rose Tattoo, and Paint Your Wagon; Hints from Heloise columnist Heloise Cruse; Ann Coulter; Joan Lunden; Sarah Tighman Hughes, in 1961, the first woman appointed a federal judge; Ada Louise Comstock, the first full-time president of Radcliffe College; and Grace Abbott, head of the US Children’s Bureau, 1921–34.
Fletcher Associates was the architectural firm for the $3,335,000 Delta Gamma Chapter House in Sorority Village, and the contractor was Merit Construction.