The sisters behind a 15-day, $1,331.50 fundraiser for Psi Sigma Upsilon’s Biennial Engagement Weekend.
The Result: $1,331.50 in 15 Days
Over two weeks, the sisters sold 71 boxes and brought in $2,330 in total sales, split between cookie dough orders and direct donations. At up to 50% profit on Ship-to-Home cookie dough sales and 80% profit on donations, that translated into $1,331.50 landing directly in the sorority’s fund, paid out by check or ACH once the campaign wrapped. No cash to collect. No delivery day to coordinate. No spreadsheets to reconcile.
Psi Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Incorporated was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2016 by a group of professional women who wanted their sisterhood built on something more lasting than a reunion weekend. Their own tagline says it plainly: “A Gorgeous, Elegant, Matchless Sisterhood,” GEM for short, and the mission behind it centers on five pillars: professionalism, entrepreneurship, community engagement, wellness, and education. This isn’t a collegiate chapter system built around a single campus. It’s a non-collegiate nonprofit sisterhood whose members hold careers, run businesses, and raise families first, then show up for each other and their communities on top of that. Ten years later, with platforms and chapters spread across the country, the sisterhood is preparing for its Biennial Engagement Weekend, a milestone gathering marking a decade since that first meeting in St. Louis. To help fund it, 13 sorors ran a David’s Cookies Ship-to-Home fundraiser and raised $1,331.50 in just 15 days.
13 sorors. 71 boxes. $1,331.50 raised in 15 days, funding a decade of sisterhood.
A Sisterhood Built on More Than a Reunion Weekend
Most “sorority fundraiser” searches turn up ideas built for college chapters selling between classes. Psi Sigma Upsilon is a different kind of sisterhood: a non-collegiate nonprofit made up of working professional women who joined forces because they wanted their impact to outlast any single semester. The sorority organizes its work around those five pillars, professionalism, entrepreneurship, community engagement, wellness, and education, and its Biennial Engagement Weekend is where they all come together in person. The gathering happens once every two years, and this one carries extra weight. It marks ten years since the sorority’s founding, a milestone worth funding well, and a reminder that a cookie fundraiser isn’t just for classrooms and locker rooms. It works just as well for a sisterhood of working professionals spread across chapters and platforms nationwide, in different cities, different careers, and different seasons of life, all pulling toward the same 15-day goal.
Psi Sigma Upsilon’s reach spans platforms and chapters nationwide
What Is a Ship-to-Home Cookie Fundraiser?
For sisters spread across chapters in different states, a traditional fundraiser, the kind with order forms, cash envelopes, and a delivery day, was never going to work. A Ship-to-Home model solves that by moving everything online:
• David’s Cookies sets up a free online store for the group.
• Sorors share a personal link or QR code with friends, family, and their own networks.
• Supporters order online and pay by card. No cash changes hands.
• Orders ship directly to each supporter’s door. No boxes to sort, count, or deliver.
That structure is what let 13 sorors in different cities all sell to their own circles at the same time, with David’s Cookies handling the baking, packing, and shipping in between.
Straight From a Soror:
Asked what she loved most about the fundraiser, Soror Treyon Sears kept it simple: “How easy and fast it was!” The sisters didn’t wait on a single official template, either. “Each of our sisters made their own flyers to promote their cookies,” Sears said, letting every soror’s personal network do the selling in her own voice.
And when asked what stood out most from the campaign, Sears didn’t point to the dollar figure first. “Just the participation from members as well as the funds raised,” she said. “Thank you so much Amy for the opportunity!”
Why This Sorority Fundraiser Worked
• Personal flyers over a single template. Letting sisters design their own promotion meant 13 different networks got reached instead of one, each in that soror’s own voice.
• Ship-to-Home simplicity. With sorors spread across platforms and chapters nationwide, a fundraiser that needed no local delivery or cash handling was the only kind that could actually work.
• Two ways to give. Supporters could buy cookie dough at up to 50% profit to the sorority or donate directly at 80% profit, giving everyone an easy way in regardless of whether they wanted cookies.
• A cause with a deadline that mattered. Funding a milestone Biennial Engagement Weekend gave the 15-day window real urgency and real meaning, rather than an open-ended ask nobody gets around to.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sorority Fundraisers with David’s Cookies
How does a David’s Cookies Ship-to-Home fundraiser work?
David’s Cookies sets up a free online store for your group, sellers share a personal link or QR code, supporters order online with no cash involved, and every order ships directly to the buyer’s door. There’s nothing for your sorority to store, sort, or deliver.
How much profit does a sorority keep from a cookie fundraiser?
Groups keep up to 50% profit on every Ship-to-Home cookie dough sale. Direct donations, which many groups accept alongside cookie sales, return 80% profit to the organization.
Is there a minimum order or a cost to start a fundraiser?
No. There’s no inventory, no minimum order requirement, and no cost to set up a fundraiser. Your sorority only sees profit once supporters start ordering.
Can supporters donate instead of buying cookie dough?
Yes. Every David’s Cookies fundraiser includes a donations option alongside product sales, so supporters who’d rather give directly still have an easy way to contribute.
Is there a David’s Cookies Fundraising app?
Yes. The free David’s Cookies Fundraising app is available on iOS and Android, with features like Spin to Win and personalized invite tools to help sellers reach more supporters.
How long should a sorority fundraiser run?
Most groups run their fundraiser for one to three weeks. Psi Sigma Upsilon ran theirs for 15 days, long enough to build momentum without losing it.
How does the sorority actually get paid?
Once the fundraiser wraps up, profit is paid out to the organization by check or ACH, no invoicing or reconciliation required on the group’s side.
Ready to Start Your Own Sorority Fundraiser?
Whether your chapter is funding a founders’ weekend, a scholarship, or a community service initiative, a David’s Cookies Fundraising campaign offers the same Ship-to-Home simplicity and up to 50% profit that helped Psi Sigma Upsilon raise $1,331.50 in 15 days.
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