Athletics: Orange and Blue Fund

Support the Student-Athlete Experience

The Orange and Blue Fund exists to help support the mission of Hope College and the Athletics program which will have a lasting impact on student-athletes, coaches, and our community.

Gifts support enhancements for all athletics teams and programming that promote academic success, competitive excellence, and transformational experiences. Each year, the Athletics Administration Team and coaches will work together to identify the greatest needs, wishes and desires for the Hope Athletics program that cannot be addressed through other financial avenues.

Thank you so much for your choosing to support Hope Athletics in this way, GO HOPE!!!

$15,000

1866 Go Big - Go Hope Challenge!

In honor of Hope’s charter year, a generous donor will give an additional gift of $15,000 to help support student scholarships when we reach 1,866 gifts. Hurry and give to what you love today!

1,866 / 1,866 Gifts

Completed

$10,000

The Midnight Challenge

WOW! We are already closing in on our Day of Giving goal of 1,400 gifts! If we hit 1,400 by midnight, it will be the most gifts we have ever received in 24 hours. And here's the best part: If we reach 1,400 gifts by the time the clock strikes 12 tonight, a generous anonymous donor will give an additional $10,000 toward scholarships. Please help us unlock this challenge!

338 / 338 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

Departments and Programs Leaderboard

Which areas at Hope College do you love the most? The area with the most gifts takes the lead!

Rank	Departments and Programs	Gifts
1	Student Scholarships	792
2	Orange and Blue Fund	157
3	CDI	94
4	Communication	77
5	Campus Ministries	52
6	ExploreHope	46
7	Engineering	40
8	Music	39
9	Study Abroad /Off-campus	39
10	Phelps Scholars	38
11	Nursing	36
12	Education	35
13	Chemistry	31
14	Political Science	31
15	Biology	31
16	Economics and Business	28
17	Psychology	28
18	Kinesiology	28
19	Theatre	27
20	Geological and Environmental Science	27
21	David O. '12 Otai International Student Resource and Activity Fund	26
22	Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT)	22
23	Children's After School Achievement (CASA)	19
24	Dance	18
25	Boerigter Center for Calling and Career	18
26	History	16
27	English	16
28	Spring Break Immersion Trips	15
29	Computer Science	14
30	Physics	12
31	Awakening	12
32	Mathematics	12
33	Van Wylen Library	12
34	Neuroscience	12
35	Sociology	9
36	Art and Art History	9
37	Women's and Gender Studies	9
38	World Languages and Cultures	9
39	Social Work	9
40	Student Development Program Fund	8
41	Vienna Summer School	7
42	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	6
43	Kruizenga Art Museum	5
44	Religion	5
45	Accounting	4
46	Disablity and Accessability Resources	4
47	Hope Software Institute	4
48	Upward Bound	4
49	Philosophy	3
50	Mellon Scholars	1
51	Center for Ministry Studies	1
52	Emmaus Scholars	1
53	Global Studies	1
54	Peace and Justice	1
55	American Ethnic Studies	0

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Leaderboard

Sororities Leaderboard

Which Sorority will make the most gifts? Keep checking to see who will win!

Please select your sorority.

Rank	Answer	Gifts
1	Sigma Iota Beta – Sibs	70
2	Sigma Sigma – Sigmas	63
3	Delta Phi – Delphi	56
4	Kappa Beta Phi – Dorians	45
5	Alpha Gamma Phi - Alpha Gams	21
6	Alpha Phi Zeta – Aletheans	14
7	Kappa Delta Chi - Kappa Chis	12

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Fraternities Leaderboard

Which Fraternity will make the most gifts? Keep checking to see who will win!

Please select your fraternity.

Rank	Answer	Gifts
1	Omicron Kappa Epsilon Frater	60
2	Phi Kappa Alpha – Cosmo	59
3	Chi Phi Sigma – Arcadian	53
4	Phi Tau Nu – Emersonian	32
5	Alpha Theta Chi – Centurian	7
6	Alpha Kappa Pi – Promethian	4
7	Phi Sigma Kappa - Phi Sigs	2

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$20,000

Board of Trustees Participation Challenge

Our Day of Giving goal is for the Hope community to make 1,400 gifts over 36 hours that will directly impact Hope students. Make a gift and help unlock an additional $20,000! This challenge was made possible by our Board of Trustees. Help us reach our goal and make your gift today. Every gift matters!

1,400 / 1,400 Gifts

Completed

$1,250

Beat our Best: Faculty/Staff Challenge

Here on Hope’s campus, we may have different jobs, different priorities and different opinions — but a love of Hope students unites us all. It's what motivates us to invest our time, talent and energy into the campus community. Last year, 334 faculty and staff made gifts to support the areas they loved. Today, please consider making an additional investment in our students by making a gift and if we beat our best record, Bob '80 and Barb '81 Johnson will give $1,250 to Hope’s greatest need — scholarships. Give to what you love and help unlock $1,250 for student scholarships.

335 / 335 Gifts

Completed

$700

Early Bird Challenge

Rise and shine, early birds! Why not start your day with gifts to your favorite areas of Hope? If 25 gifts are made from 3 am to 7 am EST, an anonymous gift of $700 will be added to the Hope Fund to help support our area of greatest need - student scholarships.

25 / 25 Gifts

Completed

$4,500

Ready, Set, Go Challenge

Let’s jump start the day. A couple of generous donors would like to give a total of $4,500 to help support our greatest need - student scholarships. Each time 50 gifts are given, $500 will be added to help support student scholarships. Keep up the momentum - make your gift today!

450 / 450 Gifts

Completed

Match

Can’t Dutch This!

Help support student-athletes and make a gift to the Orange and Blue Fund and your gift will be matched (up to $1,000) by current Hope parents Kathi and Jim Willett. Act now before it’s too late, this match is undutchable!

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

$1,000

Night Owl Challenge

Hello, night owls! Why not end your day with gifts to your favorite areas of Hope? If 50 gifts are made from 10 pm to 3 am EST, a 1967 grad will give $1,000 to the Hope Fund to help support our area of greatest need - student scholarships!

50 / 50 Gifts

Completed

$10,000

Parents and Families Challenge

Families, this one's for you. For every 100 gifts we receive from families, a generous former parent couple will give an extra $10,000 to help support our area of greatest need - student scholarships! Help unlock this challenge today and keep the momentum going to see how much will be added to help current Hope students.

400 / 400 Gifts

Completed

$1,554

Raise Some Dough for Athletics Challenge Sponsored by Crust54 Pizza

Downtown Holland alumni-owned business Crust54 Pizza will generously give $1,554 to the Orange and Blue fund to help support Hope Athletes once 54 gifts are made. Unlock this gift by helping to support Hope Athletics today!

54 / 54 Gifts

Completed

Match

Super-fan Athletics Match

Hey sports fans, super-fan and Hope College friend, John DeWitt, wants to match your gift to the Orange and Blue Fund. All gifts made to this fund will be matched up to $2,000 total. Hurry - this won’t last long, double your impact and help student-athletes today!

$2,000 MATCHED

Completed

$3,000

Totally ’90s Challenge

If you graduated in the ’90s, this challenge is for you! Help unlock $3,000, given by a generous ’90s alumni couple, to help Hope’s greatest need — student scholarships. Hurry — we need 90, ’90s grads to make a gift before 9 am!

90 / 90 Gifts

Completed

$1,100

Young Alumni and Student Challenge

Nice work! We recieved 50 gifts from the classes of 2015-2023, unlocking an additional $1,100 to help support student scholarships. Thank you!

50 / 50 Gifts

Completed

Leaderboard

Hope Connection Leaderboard

We love the Hope Community - here is a fun way to see our family coming together to help support Hope Students!

What is your connection to the Hope family?

Rank	Answer	Gifts
1	Alumni	1,152
2	Faculty or Staff	500
3	Parent or Family Member	417
4	Student	226
5	Friend	144
6	Business	4

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