DID YOU MISS GIVING DAY? YOU CAN STILL MAKE A GIFT HERE!
$ 564,374 raised 870 gifts
Sam Houston Memorial Museum has raised $ 2,708 from 42 gifts!


Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

 If you would like to issue a match or challenge to your fellow Bearkats on Giving Day, contact givingtoshsu@shsu.edu.

Past Events

$750
Sam Houston Memorial Museum Directors Challenge
Former museum director, Mac Woodward '70 and his wife, Leanne '74, '78, along with current museum director, Derrick Birdsall '91, '94 and his wife, Leslie '94, are challenging you to join them in supporting the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library on SHSU Giving Day! Your support will help advance the museum’s mission of collecting, preserving and interpreting Sam Houston’s life and times. When 25 people make a gift to the Museum, the Woodwards and Birdsalls will support the museum with $750!
25 / 25 Gifts
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Fraternity & Sorority Life Leaderboard
Calling all Fraternity & Sorority Life organizations—it's time to show your pride! On Giving Day 2026, the challenge is on to see which chapter can rally their members, alumni, and friends to raise the most support. Bragging rights (and serious campus glory) are on the line—let the friendliest competition begin!
Are you affiliated with Fraternity & Sorority Life?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 No 671
2 Alpha Kappa Alpha 28
3 Kappa Alpha Order 13
4 Alpha Tau Omega 13
5 Zeta Tau Alpha 12
6 Sigma Chi 10
7 Delta Tau Delta 9
8 Alpha Chi Omega 8
9 Kappa Sigma 6
10 Sigma Phi Epsilon 5
11 Alpha Phi Alpha 4
12 Sigma Gamma Rho 4
13 Alpha Omicron Pi 3
14 Alpha Delta Pi 3
15 Sigma Sigma Sigma 3
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Highest Participation by Decade Challenge
Which SHSU decade of graduates will make the most gifts on Giving Day? Make a gift now and spread the word to get your class decade to the top of the leaderboard.
What decade did you graduate?
Rank Answer Gifts
1 2016 - 2025 119
2 1996 - 2005 114
3 2006 - 2015 87
4 1976 - 1985 84
5 1986 - 1995 75
6 1966 - 1975 37
7 Current Student 29
8 1956 - 1965 6
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Name a SHSU Chicken or Duck
For just $18.79, you can give a chicken or duck the greatest gift of all—a name! Once you’ve bestowed their new identity, we’ll send you a digital certificate so you can proudly show off your freshly named feathered companion. But wait—your generosity does double duty. Your gift also helps power the Sam Houston Memorial Museum and Republic of Texas Presidential Library, a destination that draws curious minds from all over the world. Your support makes a real difference
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Most Gifts Leaderboard
Which specific area on campus will receive the most gifts to support their larger philanthropic goals? Make a gift now to help your favorite area at Sam Houston State University get to the top of the leaderboard!
Rank Participating Group Gifts
1 Athletics 262
2 College of Business Administration 147
3 Student Affairs 62
4 College of Science and Engineering Technology 58
5 College of Education 56
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