Dallas Thetas
PHILANTHROPY
The Dallas Alumnae Chapter is nationally recognized as one of the most philanthropic Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae groups in the U.S. At the 2006 Grand Convention, we were recognized as the second highest cumulative donor to the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation. Our chapter has been honored as one of the top two donors to the National Fraternity Foundation. In 2007, we donated $54,990 to the Foundation, an impressive amount by any standard but even more impressive because $25,000 was unrestricted.
Fundraising
CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, Kappa Alpha Theta's national philanthropy, is the focus of our fundraising efforts.
Over the last four years, our fundraisers have raised over $300,000 for Dallas CASA and Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Scholarships. In the past, the Chapter has held 25 annual Charity Designer Showhouses that raised over $1 million for Kappa Alpha Theta charities and local CASA organizations. For several years, the Casitas for CASA and Casino for CASA dinner and auction events replaced the designer showhouse concept. Currently, our Festival of Trees is the signature event that raises funds for our charities. In 2006, this included raising a record $85,000!
Scholarships
Every year, we award five scholarships through the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation. In 2007, these totalled over $53,000.
Dallas Theta Alumnae Scholarship
2007 - Awarded to Lauren Lawson, Alpha Omicron - University of Oklahoma.
Undergraduate scholarship awarded to a Sophomore, Junior or Senior college student having graduated from a public or private high school in Dallas County.
Virginia Hindman Freeman Scholarship
2007 - Awarded to Laura Bliss, Gamma Psi - Texas Christian University; and Sarah Powell, Gamma Phi - Texas Tech University.
Undergraduate scholarship awarded to a Junior or Senior college student attending college in Kappa Alpha Theta District VI , or a resident of Dallas.
(District VI includes: University of Texas-Austin, University of Texas-Dallas, Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, Texas Tech University, Texas A & M University, Baylor University, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Tulsa, Louisiana State University, Tulane University, University of Mississippi, and the University of Southern Mississippi.)
Linda Moran Schmidt Scholarship
2007 - Awarded to Jann Patterson Mackey, Beta Sigma, Southern Methodist University.
Graduate scholarship limited to a graduate of Southern Methodist University, Oklahoma University, or a resident of Dallas.
Nancy Cochran Abbey Scholarship
2007 - Awarded to Katelin Reddick, Gamma Psi - Texas Christian University.
Undergraduate scholarship awarded to a junior or senior college student attending college in District VI, or a resident Dallas Theta.
(The Dallas Theta Alumnae Scholarship Committee awards the above 4 scholarships)
The Sophia Scholarship - Elise Lipscomb Ferguson Scholarship
2007 - Awarded to Kathryn Lessard, Beta Theta - University of Idaho.
Awarded to a Junior, Senior, or Graduate student studying the field of Creative Arts. This is not limited to Texas.
The Fraternity's philanthropic organization - the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation - supports Theta's educational programs and the Fraternity's philanthropy, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates).
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