Fifteen coed, fraternity, and sorority organizations reached 100% participation:

Alpha Chi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha
Bones Gate
Chi Gamma Epsilon
Epsilon Kappa Theta
Kappa Delta Epsilon
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Lambda Upsilon Lambda
Phi Delta Alpha Colony
Psi Upsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Delta
Sigma Nu
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Theta Delta Chi

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Dartmouth College Fund Raises $42.2 Million

July 22, 2008

HANOVER, N.H. - The Dartmouth College Fund raised $42.2 million in the year ending June 30, an eight percent increase over last year's $39.2 million. Forty-seven percent of alumni made a gift to Dartmouth through the Dartmouth College Fund in 2008, a decrease from 51 percent last year.

The fund, a central component of the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience, raises unrestricted dollars that enable the College to respond quickly to new initiatives and enhance student services throughout the year. Gifts through the fund generally account for one out of every ten dollars in the College's annual budget and directly support financial aid, faculty and academic programs, athletics, the arts, and service opportunities for students around the world.

For the third consecutive year, the senior class broke a record for participation in their Dartmouth College Fund drive, at 92.5 percent. Fifteen coed, fraternity, and sorority organizations reached 100 percent participation in the effort (see sidebar), which was encouraged by a challenge from a group of alumni who are members of Dartmouth's Wall Street Forum in New York. The seniors raised a total of $15,978, which will fund fifteen scholarships to be awarded to students in the incoming Class of 2012.

In reunion-year class giving, the Class of 1958, celebrating its 50th reunion, raised the bar dramatically and set new records for a 50th reunion class with a gift of $3.6 million and 97.5 percent participation. The Class of 1983, celebrating its 25th reunion, raised $4.8 million with 51 percent participating. In addition, classes holding their 30th, 35th, 45th, and 55th reunions set new giving records for total contributions to the Dartmouth College Fund: Class of 1978, $4 million with 56 percent participation; Class of 1973, $1.4 million with 51 percent participation; Class of 1963, $1.7 million with 58 percent participation; and Class of 1953, $1 million with 67 percent participation.

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