Delta Gamma was founded in 1873, at the Lewis School in Oxford, Mississippi by three wonderful women: Eva Webb Dodd, Anna Boyd Ellington, and Mary Comfort Leonard. These women believed that a sisterhood was needed in life for a feeling of acceptance and understanding. So these ladies created a club which allows women to learn from one another and create a special bond that cannot be broken. As we, Alpha Iota, move into our 85th year on the University of Oklahoma's campus, we believe that we carry the same goals as our founders. We are learning to communicate with one another, and we are learning to be tomorrow's leaders. Our founders would be impressed and pleased with our devotion to helping the sightless population in America and our community through our philanthropy, Service for Sight®.

Phi Chi, a local sorority at OU, was formed in the fall of 1915. Then on November 4, 1916, Phi Chi petitioned Delta Gamma for a charter. It was not until February 23 and 24 of 1918 that Phi Chi was inspected by Delta Gamma for the charter. On June 3 and 4, 1918, Phi Chi was installed as the Alpha Iota chapter of Delta Gamma. We were the seventh national sorority on OU's campus. Those before us in order were: Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Beta Phi, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Alpha Phi.