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1869 Challenge 2021
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Events
Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.
Past Events
Swimming & Diving BONUS Challenge
An anonymous donor has pledged $1,869 if we get 20 more donors by the end of the 1869 Challenge.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
Cross Country BONUS Challenge
An anonymous donor has pledged $1,869 if the team receives 20 more donors by the end of the 1869 Challenge.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
Parent Bragging Rights Alert!
Which TU Parent Class will win? We are checking our list and we are counting our donors! Every gift of every size is important to our donors.
The parent class with the most gifts by the end of the 1869 Challenge gets Bragging Rights!
Look for the recognition at Fall Family Weekend, the TU Parents Facebook page, and the TrinitE!
Ended
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 donors will also receive $2,500, the second will receive $1,500 and the department garnering the third most donors will receive $1,000 with the funds deposited into their department account.
Rank | Prize | Fund Designation | Donors |
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1 | $2,500 | Sociology and Anthropology for Donahue Award | 94 |
2 | $1,500 | Classical Studies | 76 |
3 | $1,000 | Chemistry | 66 |
4 | Art and Art History | 45 | |
5 | Engineering | 42 | |
6 | School of Business - Dean's Fund for Excellence | 38 | |
7 | Computer Science | 34 | |
8 | Biology | 33 | |
9 | Academic Affairs - Greatest Need | 26 | |
10 | Communication | 23 | |
11 | Psychology | 20 | |
12 | Geosciences | 18 | |
13 | History | 16 | |
14 | Human Communication & Theater | 16 | |
15 | Education | 15 |
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Match
School of Business Dean's Fund for Excellence Challenge
The School of Business, Business Advisory Council, and the Dean will match dollar for dollar up to $15,000 for all contributions to the School of Business Dean's Fund for Excellence.
$14,758 MATCHED
Ended
Classical Studies Challenge
If 50 donors make a gift to the Classical Studies Department, it will unlock a $5,000 gift to the department from an anonymous alumna from the Class of 2001. Your support will help our department provide funding to our students to pursue life-changing summer opportunities.
50 / 50 Donors
Completed
Entrepreneurship
Thanks to Justin McMorrow ’93, every $1 given to the entrepreneurship program will be matched with $3, up to $15,000!
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
Completed
John Donahue Award for Social Justice Challenge
Whalin Harter-Leahy '03 and Clay Condon are giving $7,500 to the John Donahue Award for Social Justice when 78 donors make a gift made to this fund. The Sociology & Anthropology Department celebrates its 78th anniversary this year!
78 / 78 Donors
Completed
Legacy Challenge
Calling all Legacy families! An anonymous alumna whose child also graduated from Trinity will match all gifts from legacy family members up to $10,000. 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. Simply select "Legacy Alumni" or "Legacy Student" in the "Tell Us Who You Are" question and we will count your gift toward this challenge. Show us your #TigerPride because you are a #TULegacyFam!
$10,000 / $10,000 Raised
Completed
Class of 1971 Reunion Challenge
An anonymous member of the Class of 1971 is challenging the class to get 20 new donors. Once 20 new donors make a gift of ANY size, the alum will donate an additional $15,000 to Trinity. Make your gift today to your favorite area of campus. Simply indicate your class year of 1971 to be part of this challenge!
16 / 20 Donors
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Trinity Student Organizations
The student organization that secures the most number of donors will also receive $500, the second will receive $250, and the student organization garnering the third most donors will receive $100 with the funds deposited into their student organization account.
Rank | Prize | Fund Designation | Donors |
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1 | $500 | Black Student Union | 80 |
2 | $250 | Catholic Student Association | 47 |
3 | $100 | Mock Trial Club | 40 |
4 | PRIDE | 35 | |
5 | Trinity University Latino Association | 26 | |
6 | Tigers for Life | 19 | |
7 | Young Conservatives of Texas | 15 | |
8 | African Student Association | 15 | |
9 | Trinitonian | 14 | |
10 | TU Pro-Choice | 13 | |
11 | Filipino Student Association | 10 | |
12 | Trinity University Gaming | 9 | |
13 | Trinity University Chapter of Partners in Health Engage | 8 | |
14 | Student Ambassadors | 8 | |
15 | Vietnamese Student Association | 7 |
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Honor Levi "Knock" Knight
Carlos Balido ‘87, has challenged alumni to give $15,000 in Knock's memory. If we meet this challenge, Carlos will contribute $25,000 to this project.
$15,000 / $15,000 Raised
Completed
Varsity Athletics Challenge - Highest Dollar Amount
The varsity sport that raises the highest dollar amount will unlock an additional $2,500 from President Danny Anderson
Rank | Prize | Fund Designation | Raised |
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1 | $2,500 | Baseball | $28,590.00 |
2 | Swimming & Diving | $20,266.69 | |
3 | Football | $19,104.00 | |
4 | Men's Soccer | $14,782.67 | |
5 | Volleyball | $12,265.00 | |
6 | Cross Country | $11,438.20 | |
7 | Track & Field | $9,665.00 | |
8 | Women's Soccer | $7,365.00 | |
9 | Men's Tennis | $6,590.00 | |
10 | Golf | $6,546.00 | |
11 | Women's Basketball | $4,585.00 | |
12 | Women's Tennis | $4,120.00 | |
13 | Softball | $3,580.13 | |
14 | Men's Basketball | $2,450.00 |
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Baseball
If the baseball team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 212 donors are needed.
122 / 212 Donors
Ended
Women’s Basketball
If the women’s basketball team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 41 donors are needed.
15 / 41 Donors
Ended
Football
If the football team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 207 donors are needed.
70 / 207 Donors
Ended
Men’s Soccer
If the men’s soccer team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 75 donors are needed.
75 / 75 Donors
Completed
Swimming & Diving
If the swimming and diving team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 78 donors are needed.
78 / 78 Donors
Completed
Women’s Tennis
If the women’s tennis team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 31 donors are needed.
31 / 31 Donors
Completed
Softball
If the softball team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 49 donors are needed.
49 / 49 Donors
Completed
Greek Life Giving Challenge - Donors
Hey Greek Alumni-
Who is in the mood for some friendly competition? The Greek Life Giving Challenge is back and now is the time to show our support for our clubs. 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 unique donors will earn the honor of having LeeRoy the Tiger don the winning club jersey at the fountain on Bid Day.
Rank | Answer | Donors |
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1 | Spurs Sorority | 121 |
2 | Gamma Chi Delta Sorority | 101 |
3 | Chi Beta Epsilon Sorority | 97 |
4 | Sigma Theta Tau Sorority | 66 |
5 | Omega Phi Fraternity | 61 |
6 | Kappa Kappa Delta Fraternity | 59 |
7 | Zeta Chi Sorority | 54 |
8 | Bengal Lancers Fraternity | 47 |
9 | Chi Delta Tau Fraternity | 47 |
10 | Triniteer Fraternity | 26 |
11 | Alpha Chi Lambda Sorority | 19 |
12 | Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity | 11 |
13 | Phi Delta Kappa Sorority | 9 |
14 | Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity | 9 |
15 | Iota Chi Rho Fraternity | 9 |
Ended
Greek Council Challenge
If Greek Council secures 20 donors, Amy McGee’ 92, Alumni Advisor to Sigma Theta Tau, will give an additional $1,869 to the Greek Council to support the dues waiver program. Greek Council is committed to making Greek Life accessible to all students regardless of financial need through the Dues Waiver Program. This Fall saw over 50 Pell Grant eligible students apply for dues waivers, a 100% increase in demand for the program.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
Top 3 Sororities - Donors
The top 3 sororities that secure the most donors will each receive 25 Bonus Standards points to apply towards their Fall or Spring Standards. Help your group achieve excellence!
Rank | Answer | Donors |
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1 | Spurs Sorority | 121 |
2 | Gamma Chi Delta Sorority | 101 |
3 | Chi Beta Epsilon Sorority | 97 |
4 | Sigma Theta Tau Sorority | 66 |
5 | Zeta Chi Sorority | 54 |
6 | Alpha Chi Lambda Sorority | 19 |
7 | Phi Delta Kappa Sorority | 9 |
Ended
Overall 1869 Challenge
Trinity has been challenged to reach 3,000 donors to unlock an additional $100,000 gift.
3,000 / 3,000 Donors
Completed
Parent Council Challenge
When 150 individual parents/guardians make a gift to the fund of their choice, the Trinity University Parent Council will donate $17,000 to Trinity University.
150 / 150 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Parent Challenge
Calling all parents! For every dollar you give to the Trinity Fund, current parents Armando and Madeline Nunez will match $2 up to $15,000
$7,500 MATCHED
Completed
Art & Art History Challenge
If 20 donors make a gift to the Art & Art History Department, it will unlock a $5,000 gift to the department from an anonymous alumna from the Class of 2001.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
Chemistry Challenge
If 25 donors make a gift to the Chemistry Department, it will unlock a $3,000 gift to the department from an anonymous alumna from the Class of 2001.
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Engineering Department Challenge
An Anonymous Alumnus will match every gift to Engineering up to $2,500. Gifts will be used for Senior Design Projects as well as for supporting students in taking the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
HCAD - Halbert Endowed Scholarship
The pandemic has highlighted the acute need for highly trained health care executives in medical hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, and long-term health facilities. The Halbert Endowed Scholarship provides financial aid to HCAD students enrolled in the campus program or the executive program with a preference that the student has an interest in a career in long-term care. Jim Halbert M'86 will give $2.50 for every $1 given to the Halbert HCAD scholarship, up to $10,000.
$4,000 / $4,000 Raised
Completed
Choral Challenge
Chip Fournier, Gina & Paul Gaedke & Griffin Gaedke, Kenneth Koen, Kelly Ranson, Midge Woolsey, and Erika Zetty will donate $6,000 to Choral if we receive 60 donors to the Choral Fund. We'd love 60 donors in honor of the arrival of Claude Zetty to Trinity 60 years ago.
60 / 60 Donors
Completed
Reunion Class Challenge
The reunion class with the most donors during the 1869 Challenge will get special recognition during Alumni Weekend in October.
Rank | Answer | Donors |
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1 | 1981 | 51 |
2 | 2006 | 44 |
3 | 1996 | 40 |
4 | 1986 | 38 |
5 | 2001 | 36 |
6 | 2016 | 32 |
7 | 1991 | 28 |
8 | 2011 | 25 |
9 | 1971 | 16 |
10 | 1976 | 14 |
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Class of 1981 - 40 for 40 Challenge
Members of the Class of 1981, Lynne W. Perry, Herb Stumberg, Ron Boerger, and Jeff Ramsey have set up a “40 for 40” Challenge. If 40 donors from the Class of 1981 make a gift of ANY size, they will donate an additional $50,000 to Trinity. What a great way to mark the Class of 1981's 40th Reunion! Make your gift today to your favorite area of campus.
40 / 40 Donors
Completed
Student Cause & Young Alumni Challenge
Recently student leaders came together and selected the Raymond Judd Student Emergency Fund as the "student cause" for the 1869 Challenge. Now, nine young alumni are challenging Trinity students to make a gift during the 1869 Challenge. 200 student gifts will unlock $1,200 for the Judd Emergency Fund. Thank you to our young alumni donors (Kyle Argueta '17, George Brandon Douglas '15, Katie Ogawa Douglas '14, Jacob Hall '15, Lauren Krummel '15, Ashley Poston '15, Ana Ruiz-Zavala '16, Ben Whitehead '15, and Clare Burch Whitehead '14) for their support!
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
Varsity Athletics Challenge - Most Unique Donors
Trinity’s varsity athletes bring the competition every day. The team with the most unique donors will win $1,500 from Trinity President Danny Anderson.
Rank | Prize | Fund Designation | Donors |
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1 | $1,500 | Men's Soccer | 292 |
2 | Volleyball | 267 | |
3 | Track & Field | 190 | |
4 | Cross Country | 147 | |
5 | Swimming & Diving | 132 | |
6 | Baseball | 122 | |
7 | Football | 70 | |
8 | Softball | 61 | |
9 | Men's Tennis | 57 | |
10 | Women's Soccer | 49 | |
11 | Women's Tennis | 48 | |
12 | Men's Basketball | 46 | |
13 | Golf | 22 | |
14 | Women's Basketball | 15 |
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Athletics- Student Athlete Participation
The varsity sport with the highest % of student-athlete participation will receive an additional $1,000. The winner will be determined after the event closes and announced Alumni Weekend 2021.
Rank | Answer | Donors |
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1 | Men's Soccer | 107 |
2 | Cross Country | 72 |
3 | Track & Field | 68 |
4 | Swimming & Diving | 68 |
5 | Volleyball | 55 |
6 | Football | 49 |
7 | Baseball | 48 |
8 | Men's Basketball | 37 |
9 | Men's Tennis | 27 |
10 | Women's Tennis | 21 |
11 | Softball | 21 |
12 | Women's Soccer | 19 |
13 | Women's Basketball | 12 |
14 | Golf | 11 |
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Men’s Basketball
If the men’s basketball team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 33 donors are needed.
33 / 33 Donors
Completed
Cross Country
If the cross country team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 92 donors are needed.
92 / 92 Donors
Completed
Golf
If the golf team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 35 donors are needed.
22 / 35 Donors
Ended
Women’s Soccer
If the women’s soccer team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 41 donors are needed.
41 / 41 Donors
Completed
Men's Tennis
If the men’s tennis team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 52 donors are needed.
52 / 52 Donors
Completed
Track & Field
If the track & field team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 124 donors are needed.
124 / 124 Donors
Completed
Volleyball
If the volleyball team can secure 10 more donors than they secured last year, they will unlock an additional $1,869. 297 donors are needed.
267 / 297 Donors
Ended
Greek Life Giving Challenge - Highest Dollar Amount
The fraternity or sorority that raises the highest dollar amount will win a Taco Tuesday with LeeRoy for current student members!
Rank | Answer | Amount |
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1 | Omega Phi Fraternity | $17,001.05 |
2 | Bengal Lancers Fraternity | $16,380.00 |
3 | Chi Delta Tau Fraternity | $14,146.11 |
4 | Chi Beta Epsilon Sorority | $13,425.00 |
5 | Spurs Sorority | $13,177.52 |
6 | Triniteer Fraternity | $10,805.00 |
7 | Gamma Chi Delta Sorority | $10,295.00 |
8 | Sigma Theta Tau Sorority | $7,340.00 |
9 | Kappa Kappa Delta Fraternity | $6,245.00 |
10 | Zeta Chi Sorority | $5,684.81 |
11 | Alpha Psi Omega Fraternity | $1,900.00 |
12 | Iota Chi Rho Fraternity | $1,260.00 |
13 | Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity | $1,190.00 |
14 | Alpha Chi Lambda Sorority | $988.00 |
15 | Phi Delta Kappa Sorority | $805.00 |
Ended
Top 3 Fraternities - Donors
The top 3 fraternities that secure the most donors will each receive 25 Bonus Standards points to apply towards their Fall or Spring Standards. Help your group achieve excellence!
Rank | Answer | Donors |
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1 | Omega Phi Fraternity | 61 |
2 | Kappa Kappa Delta Fraternity | 59 |
3 | Bengal Lancers Fraternity | 47 |
4 | Chi Delta Tau Fraternity | 47 |
5 | Triniteer Fraternity | 26 |
6 | Phi Sigma Chi Fraternity | 9 |
7 | Iota Chi Rho Fraternity | 9 |
Ended