EStablished in 2003

The Texas Darlins is a spirit organization at the University of Texas at Austin committed to sisterhood, service, and spirit. Our mission is to provide service to the UT and Austin community, and get to know and love our fellow Darlins. The Texas Darlins strive to promote integrity, leadership, and scholarship within ourselves and to further the betterment of our community.

Spirit

Texas Darlins is the official spirit group for Texas Basketball. However, we love to come early, get loud, stay late and wear orange to all UT sporting events! We also compete in intramural sports, such as flag football, softball, basketball and volleyball.

service

Our philanthropy is the Boys and Girls Club Chalmers, an after-school program located in East Austin that believes success is within reach of every child. They believe every boy and girl deserves a safe place to learn and grow through life-enhancing programs, character development experiences, and hope and opportunity for the future. The Texas Darlins believe in this generation of children, which is why you can find many of our members tutoring and playing with the children every afternoon.

Each Fall, the Texas Darlins join with the Boys and Girls Club to put on a fundraising event called BGC Jubilee, featuring a live artist and local food vendors to raise money for this cause.

Our philanthropic endeavors do not stop with our philanthropy. We take on several service projects throughout the year by partnering with Down Home Ranch, Keep Austin Beautiful, Texas Wranglers' City-Wide Hold Up, Texas THON, Archer’s Challenge. Texas 4000, and other events to give back to our community. Throughout the year we will also partner with other male and female spirit groups to hold service mixers with various organizations around Austin such as the Central Food Bank of Texas, Austin Pets Alive!, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Texas, and many more! Texas Darlins is one of the only student organizations at UT to receive an award from BP MS 150 for their outstanding service.

sisterhood

Sisterhood is an integral part of our organization,

Each semester, we have one big sisterhood event every member attends so we can come together as an organization to celebrate each other! In addition, countless mini-sisterhood events ranging from movie nights and shopping to supporting fellow Darlins in their own activities take place.

In her first semester as a Darlin, each girl will receive a Big Sister. This person mentors her Little Sister through her first semester as a Darlin. A Big/Little event is planned to help the new Big/Little duos bond with each other and the rest of their class.

Every fall and spring semester we hold a major sisterhood event for all members; during the fall we hold D-Retreat and in the spring we host Destination Unknown.