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Theta Foundation Awards More Than $1.1 Million in Scholarships and Grants

Category: Foundation

Mary Kate Smith

Gamma, Butler

One of the immense privileges that I get to experience as part of my job is reading messages of gratitude from Theta Foundation scholarship and grant recipients.

“People often talk about joining a sorority as making an investment, but I don't think they really talk about the investment that sisterhood makes in you. Theta has uplifted me in more ways than I ever could have imagined, and now, with this support from Theta Foundation, I can continue to excel in my education, leadership, and life. Thank you for believing in me, it means more than words can explain.”

-2026 Theta Foundation scholarship recipient

Messages like these help guide and keep the vision of giving every Theta an opportunity to make a difference alive. Quite simply, messages like these are why we do what we do every day here at Theta Foundation.

While our programs continue to grow and even break records year over year, I am proud to keep Thetas—and the impact that these programs can have on Thetas—at the forefront of our work. A Theta Foundation scholarship or grant is certainly a financial investment, but for our recipients, they are also life-changing opportunities.

In 2026, members were awarded the largest amount of scholarship funding in our organization’s history: $1,074,400. This is the second year in a row that Theta Foundation has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to our members and positions us as the premiere scholarship provider among fraternal foundations.

Theta Foundation’s chapter and individual grants program is breaking records of its own, helping members achieve goals outside of the classroom. This year, members and chapters were awarded $60,485 to dream bigger and soar higher than they ever could alone.

Take a moment to learn more about this year’s incredible recipients in the pages of our 2025-2026 Impact Report.

Congratulations, Thetas, on all the things you have accomplished, as well as all the goals you’re setting out to achieve. Theta Foundation exists to support you every step of the way!