1869 Challenge 2020 has ended!
1869 Challenge 2020
Academics
Academics
Trinity University creates innovative problem solvers through its unique blend of the liberal arts and sciences, along with business and pre-professional programs.
To make the most of this academic environment, our students rely on our world-renowned, accessible faculty, as well as experiential learning such as research, international engagement, entrepreneurship, community service, and more.
Your support helps our students and faculty remain linked, even during difficult times, and also strengthens the experiential opportunities we all have relied on.
Our challenge: to keep students and faculty connected to opportunity.
UPDATE!! Greek Life Giving Challenge - Dollars Raised
Steve Mach '92 (and Chi Delt) will give $2,000 to the first and second place Greek Group for a total of $4000. The Greek Group gets to designate the $2000 gift anywhere on campus, including their own scholarship!!
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Hey Greek Alumni-
You loved being in a Greek organization but you loved playing sports too and you still have coffee with your faculty adviser. Maybe you were also an editor for the Trinitonian or a member of TUVAC. The Greek Life Giving Challenge honors all of your areas of interest.
The club that generates the most dollars across all areas will earn a Taco Tuesday with LeeRoy for their active organization.
| Rank | Answer | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chi Delta Tau Fraternity | $35,596.00 |
| 2 | Sigma Theta Tau Sorority | $21,196.21 |
| 3 | Triniteer Fraternity | $19,554.69 |
| 4 | Spurs Sorority | $18,265.00 |
| 5 | Gamma Chi Delta Sorority | $13,844.00 |
| 6 | Bengal Lancers Fraternity | $10,600.00 |
| 7 | Omega Phi Fraternity | $7,373.00 |
| 8 | Chi Beta Epsilon Sorority | $6,540.00 |
| 9 | Zeta Chi Sorority | $4,439.89 |
| 10 | Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity | $3,061.90 |
| 11 | Kappa Kappa Delta Fraternity | $2,487.00 |
| 12 | Iota Chi Rho Fraternity | $1,030.00 |
| 13 | Alpha Chi Lambda Sorority | $880.00 |
| 14 | Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity | $855.00 |
| 15 | Phi Delta Kappa Sorority | $645.00 |
Ended
Sweetheart Challenge
If we get 300 alumni who are married to an alum, we will unlock an additional $10,000 from anonymous Trinity sweethearts.
300 / 300 Gifts
Completed
Art & Art History Dept. Challenge
Give today and help our department sponsor a range of activities for our students. Whitney Prince ‘01 will give a donation of $5,000 to the Art & Art History department if we can get 50 gifts.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
John Donahue Award for Social Justice
Whalin Harter-Leahy '03 and Clay Condon are giving $7,500 to the John Donahue Award for Social Justice when 77 gifts are made to this fund.
77 / 77 Gifts
Completed
NEW CHALLENGE!!
Don Kurtti, ‘80 will give Trinity an additional $4,000 if we can reach 310 gifts!
310 / 310 Gifts
Completed
1869 Challenge
Once we reach 3,100 gifts, Trinity University will receive $47,500 from a group of anonymous donors.
3,100 / 3,100 Gifts
Completed
Academic Departmental Challenge
Our faculty are the heart of the Trinity experience. To encourage alumni to give to academic departments, President Danny Anderson is pledging a $5,000 challenge. The department that secures the most number of gifts will also receive $2,500, the second will receive $1,500 and the department garnering the third most gifts will receive $1,000 with the funds deposited into their department account.
| Rank | Prize | Fund Designation | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,500 | Sociology and Anthropology for Donahue Award | 88 |
| 2 | $1,500 | Classical Studies | 78 |
| 3 | $1,000 | Engineering | 69 |
| 4 | Art and Art History | 54 | |
| 5 | Chemistry | 42 | |
| 6 | Academic Affairs - Greatest Need | 36 | |
| 7 | Computer Science | 28 | |
| 8 | Communication | 26 | |
| 9 | Biology | 24 | |
| 10 | Geosciences | 24 | |
| 11 | Education | 17 | |
| 12 | Accounting | 12 | |
| 13 | History | 12 | |
| 14 | School of Business - Dean's Fund for Excellence | 11 | |
| 15 | English | 11 |
Ended
Classical Studies Challenge
If the Classical Studies Dept. receives 50 gifts, it will receive an additional $5,000 thanks to Whitney Prince ‘01. Your support will help our department provide funding to our students to pursue life-changing summer opportunities.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
Chemistry Challenge
Thanks to Whitney Prince ‘01, if Chemistry receives 25 gifts we will unlock $5,000! Help us reach this goal to support one of the best research experiences in the country.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
Legacy Challenge
Matt Clark '92, P'22 and Margery Arnold '90, P’22 challenge all Legacy Families to make a gift to a fund of their choice. Once Legacy gifts reach $10,000, an additional $10,000 will be unlocked for Trinity students. Are you a Legacy? If you and your parent or grandparent graduated from Trinity, you are a Legacy. If you graduated from Trinity and your child(ren) did too, you are a Legacy. If you and a sibling graduated from here, you are a Legacy. Show us your #TigerPride because you are a #TULegacyFam!
$10,000 / $10,000 Raised
Completed
Reunion Class Challenge
Hey 0s/5s classes! Show us your class spirit. Make a gift to help your class win the Reunion Class Challenge. The class with the most gifts at the end of the 1869 Challenge will get a special gift sent to all class members in October.
| Rank | Answer | Gifts |
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Ended
Greek Life Giving Challenge - Gifts
Hey Greek Alumni-
Who is in the mood for some friendly competition? The Greek Life Giving Challenge is back and now is OUR TIME to support our organizations. Make a Trinity education possible for our brothers and sisters and earn prizes along the way. Your gifts go directly back to Greek Life.
The club that generates the most gifts will earn the honor of having LeeRoy the Tiger don the winning club jersey and appear in a recruitment video this Fall.
| Rank | Answer | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triniteer Fraternity | 226 |
| 2 | Gamma Chi Delta Sorority | 138 |
| 3 | Spurs Sorority | 126 |
| 4 | Zeta Chi Sorority | 114 |
| 5 | Sigma Theta Tau Sorority | 110 |
| 6 | Chi Beta Epsilon Sorority | 81 |
| 7 | Bengal Lancers Fraternity | 67 |
| 8 | Chi Delta Tau Fraternity | 44 |
| 9 | Omega Phi Fraternity | 41 |
| 10 | Kappa Kappa Delta Fraternity | 35 |
| 11 | Alpha Chi Lambda Sorority | 23 |
| 12 | Phi Delta Kappa Sorority | 19 |
| 13 | Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity | 12 |
| 14 | Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity | 8 |
| 15 | Iota Chi Rho Fraternity | 7 |
Ended
NEW Parent Challenge!
Trinity Parents are always up for a challenge! When we get 150 new parent donors Don Kurtti ‘80, Chris and Rachel Miller P’20, P’22, Alex and Kim Motola P'22 will donate $5,750 for our students!
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
Parent Challenge
Our Trinity University Parent Council executive board challenges parents to make a gift to the fund of their choice during 1869. If we reach 150 gifts the board will unlock $10,000 towards University funds.
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
