Delta Sigma Pi

ΔΣΠ (Delta Sigma Pi) is the largest co-ed professional business fraternity in the United States of America. It was founded in 1907 at New York University and today has over 200 active chapters with over 200,000 initiated members.

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Purpose

Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial welfare of the community.

History

Delta Sigma Pi was founded by Alexander Frank Makay, Henry Albert Tienken, Harold Valentine Jacobs, and Alfred Moysello. The four members founded the organisation in 1907, partly in response to being discrimated against by an already established fraternity on campus, based on religious and ethnic reasons. In 1911, the fraternity published its first newsletter, which soon would be named The Deltasig. The Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship key was created in 1912 and is now awarded to the graduating senior with the highest cumulative GPA at any business school with a Delta Sigma Pi chapter. Soon after the second chapter was founded at Northwestern School of Commerce. National meetings became a regular tradition and to this day the national fraternity meets every other year to conduct business and elect its national leaders. After rapid expansion in the early 1920s, the fraternity opened its national headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. In 1957, the central office moved to Oxford, Ohio, adjacent to the campus of Miami University. The biggest change in the history of the fraternity took place in 1975, as the Board of Directors mandated that chapters were allowed to initiate female business students, to conform with Title IX. Initially this move was very unpopular among many members, however today many chapters have female officers.

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Chapters

Year Chapter University Location
1907 Alpha New York University New York, NY
1914 Beta Northwestern University Chicago, IL
1920 Gamma Boston University Boston, MA
1920 Delta Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
1920 Epsilon University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
1920 Zeta Northwestern University Evanston, IL
1920 Eta University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
1920 Theta University of Detroit Detroit, MI
1920 Iota University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
1921 Kappa Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
1921 Lambda University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
1921 Mu Georgetown University Washington, DC
1921 Nu Ohio State University Columbus, OH
1921 Xi University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
1922 Omicron Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
1922 Pi University of Georgia Athens, GA
1922 Rho University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA
1922 Sigma University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
1922 Tau McGill University Montreal, PQ
1922 Upsilon University of Illinois Urbana, IL
1922 Phi University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
1922 Chi Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
1923 Psi University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
1923 Omega Temple University Philadelphia, PA
1923 Alpha Beta University of Missouri Columbia, MO
1923 Alpha Gamma Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
1924 Alpha Delta University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE
1924 Alpha Epsilon University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
1924 Alpha Zeta University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN
1924 Alpha Eta University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
1924 Alpha Theta University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH
1924 Alpha Iota Drake University Des Moines, IA
1925 Alpha Kappa University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
1925 Alpha Lambda University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
1925 Alpha Mu University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
1925 Alpha Nu University of Denver Denver, CO
1925 Alpha Xi University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA
1925 Alpha Omicron Ohio University Athens, OH
1925 Alpha Pi Indiana University Bloomington, IN
1926 Alpha Rho University of Colorado Boulder, CO
1926 Alpha Sigma University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
1927 Alpha Tau Mercer University Macon, GA
1927 Alpha Upsilon Miami University Oxford, OH
1927 Alpha Phi University of Mississippi Oxford, MS
1928 Alpha Chi Washington University St Louis, MO
1928 Alpha Psi University of Chicago Chicago, IL
1928 Alpha Omega DePaul University Chicago, IL
1929 Beta Gamma University of South Carolina Columbia, SC
1929 Beta Delta North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
1929 Beta Epsilon University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
1929 Beta Zeta Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA
1929 Beta Eta University of Florida Gainesville, FL
1930 Beta Theta Creighton University Omaha, NE
1930 Beta Iota Baylor University Waco, TX
1930 Beta Kappa University of Texas Austin, TX
1931 Beta Lambda Auburn University Auburn, AL
1931 Beta Mu Dalhousie University Halifax, NS
1932 Beta Nu University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
1934 Beta Xi Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
1937 Beta Omicron Rutgers University Newark, NJ
1942 Beta Pi Kent State University Kent, OH
1942 Beta Rho Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
1946 Beta Sigma St. Louis University St. Louis, MO
1947 Beta Tau Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
1947 Beta Upsilon Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
1948 Beta Phi Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
1948 Beta Chi University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK
1948 Beta Psi Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
1948 Beta Omega University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
1949 Gamma Delta Mississippi State University Starkville, MS
1949 Gamma Epsilon Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK
1949 Gamma Zeta University of Memphis Memphis, TN
1949 Gamma Eta University of Nebraska Omaha, NE
1949 Gamma Theta Wayne State University Detroit, MI
1949 Gamma Iota University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
1949 Gamma Kappa Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
1949 Gamma Lambda Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
1949 Gamma Mu Tulane University New Orleans, LA
1950 Gamma Nu Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
1950 Gamma Xi Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
1950 Gamma Omicron University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
1950 Gamma Pi Loyola University Chicago, IL
1950 Gamma Rho University of Detroit Detroit, MI
1950 Gamma Sigma University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD
1950 Gamma Tau University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
1951 Gamma Upsilon Babson College Wellesley, MA
1951 Gamma Phi University of Texas-El Paso El Paso, TX
1951 Gamma Chi St. Bonaventure University St. Bonaventure, NY
1951 Gamma Psi University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
1951 Gamma Omega Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
1954 Delta Epsilon University of North Texas Denton, TX
1955 Delta Zeta East Carolina University Greenville, NC
1956 Delta Eta Lamar University Beaumont, TX
1956 Delta Theta Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK
1957 Delta Iota Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL
1957 Delta Kappa Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
1957 Delta Lambda Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
1958 Delta Mu University of the Americas Puebla, Mexico
1958 Delta Nu Loyola University New Orleans, LA
1958 Delta Xi East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN
1959 Delta Omicron San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
1959 Delta Pi University of Nevada Reno, NV
1959 Delta Rho Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
1959 Delta Sigma Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
1959 Delta Tau Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN
1959 Delta Upsilon Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
1960 Delta Phi East Texas State University Commerce, TX
1960 Delta Chi Washburn University Topeka, KS
1960 Delta Psi Suffolk University Boston, MA
1960 Delta Omega West Liberty State College West Liberty, WV
1960 Epsilon Zeta Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX
1960 Epsilon Eta Eastern New Mexico University Portales, NM
1960 Epsilon Theta California State University-Chico Chico, CA
1960 Epsilon Iota Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN
1961 Epsilon Kappa Shepherd College Shepherdstown, WV
1961 Epsilon Lambda Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
1962 Epsilon Mu Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
1962 Epsilon Nu University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA
1962 Epsilon Xi Ball State University Muncie, IN
1962 Epsilon Omicron Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
1962 Epsilon Pi Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
1963 Epsilon Rho University of Tampa Tampa, FL
1963 Epsilon Sigma LaSalle University Philadelphia, PA
1963 Epsilon Tau University of Dayton Dayton, OH
1963 Epsilon Upsilon New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM
1963 Epsilon Phi California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA
1963 Epsilon Chi Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
1964 Epsilon Psi Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN
1964 Epsilon Omega Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
1964 Zeta Eta St. Peter`s College Jersey City, NJ
1964 Zeta Theta Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
1964 Zeta Iota Mississippi College Clinton, MS
1965 Zeta Kappa Western State College Gunnison, CO
1965 Zeta Lamda Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA
1965 Zeta Mu University of Texas Arlington, TX
1965 Zeta Nu Texas A&M University Kingsville, TX
1965 Zeta Xi Lewis University Romeoville, IL
1965 Zeta Omicron Long Island University-C.W. Post Brookville, NY
1965 Zeta Pi Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, PA
1966 Zeta Rho Menlo College Menlo Park, CA
1966 Zeta Sigma Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA
1966 Zeta Tau California State University Hayward, CA
1966 Zeta Upsilon Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA
1966 Zeta Phi Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
1966 Zeta Chi Manhattan College Bronx, NY
1967 Zeta Psi University at Albany Albany, NY
1967 Zeta Omega Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
1967 Eta Theta Angelo State University San Angelo, TX
1967 Eta Iota Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA
1968 Eta Kappa Troy State University Troy, AL
1968 Eta Lambda Weber State College Ogden, UT
1968 Eta Mu Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL
1968 Eta Nu University of Missouri St. Louis, MO
1968 Eta Xi Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
1968 Eta Omicron University of Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, LA
1969 Eta Pi Wayne State College Wayne, NE
1969 Eta Rho University of Wisconsin LaCrosse, WI
1969 Eta Sigma Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
1969 Eta Tau McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA
1969 Eta Upsilon University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
1969 Eta Phi Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
1969 Eta Chi California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA
1970 Eta Psi University of Houston Houston, TX
1970 Eta Omega Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
1970 Theta Iota University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
1970 Theta Kappa University of Akron Akron, OH
1970 Theta Lambda Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
1970 Theta Mu Columbus State University Columbus, GA
1970 Theta Nu University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
1970 Theta Xi University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI
1970 Theta Omicron St. Ambrose University Davenport, IA
1970 Theta Pi Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH
1970 Theta Rho Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
1970 Theta Sigma (http://www.thetasigma.org/) University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
1970 Theta Tau St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN
1971 Theta Upsilon Siena College Loudonville, NY
1971 Theta Phi University of South Florida Tampa, FL
1971 Theta Chi San Jose State University San Jose, CA
1971 Theta Psi Indiana University Northwest Gary, IN
1972 Theta Omega St. Edward`s University Austin, TX
1974 Iota Kappa James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
1977 Iota Lambda Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne Ft. Wayne, IN
1977 Iota Mu Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
1978 Iota Nu Truman State University Kirksville, MO
1979 Iota Xi Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC
1979 Iota Omicron Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, MO
1979 Iota Pi San Diego State University San Diego, CA
1980 Iota Rho Howard University Washington, DC
1980 Iota Sigma University of Evansville Evansville, IN
1980 Iota Tau Robert Morris University Corapolis, PA
1980 Iota Upsilon California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA
1980 Iota Phi California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA
1980 Iota Chi Illinois State University Normal, IL
1981 Iota Psi Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, TX
1981 Iota Omega University of North Carolina-Greensboro Greensboro, NC
1981 Kappa Lambda State University of New York at Binghamton Binghamton, NY
1981 Kappa Mu California Polytechnic University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
1981 Kappa Nu Longwood University Farmville, VA
1981 Kappa Xi University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
1981 Kappa Omicron Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, MO
1981 Kappa Pi University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
1982 Kappa Rho Adelphi University Garden City, NY
1982 Kappa Sigma Indiana-Purdue University at Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
1982 Kappa Tau Clemson University Clemson, SC
1983 Kappa Upsilon Winona State University Winona, MN
1983 Kappa Phi Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN
1983 Kappa Chi Savannah State University Savannah, GA
1983 Kappa Psi Bellarmine University Louisville, KY
1984 Kappa Omega Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
1984 Lambda Mu University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
1985 Lambda Nu Texas A&M University College Station, TX
1986 Lambda Xi Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
1986 Lambda Omicron Western Illinois University Macomb, IL
1986 Lambda Pi University of San Diego San Diego, CA
1986 Lambda Rho University of West Alabama Livingston, AL
1986 Lambda Sigma California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA
1987 Lambda Tau Bentley College Waltham, MA
1988 Lambda Upsilon St. Mary`s University San Antonio, TX
1988 Lambda Phi California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA
1989 Lambda Chi University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA
1989 Lambda Psi University of Hawaii Hilo, HI
1989 Lambda Omega Quincy University Quincy, IL
1989 Mu Nu University of Nevada at Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
1990 Mu Xi LaRoche College Pittsburgh, PA
1990 Mu Omicron University of Houston Victoria, TX
1991 Mu Pi Pennsylvania State University - Behrend College Erie, PA
1991 Mu Rho Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO
1992 Mu Sigma Barry University Miami Shores, FL
1992 Mu Tau George Mason University Fairfax, VA
1992 Mu Upsilon Baker University Baldwin City, KS
1992 Mu Phi Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw, MI
1993 Mu Chi University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO
1993 Mu Psi Iowa State University Ames, IA
1993 Mu Omega The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
1994 Nu Xi University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO
1994 Nu Omicron Our Lady of Holy Cross College New Orleans, LA
1994 Nu Pi Kennesaw State University Marietta, GA
1994 Nu Rho University of California-Davis Davis, CA
1995 Nu Sigma Roger Williams University Bristol, RI
1995 Nu Tau University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MN
1995 Nu Upsilon West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
1996 Nu Phi University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
1996 Nu Chi Lynchburg College Lynchburg, VA
1998 Nu Psi Trinity College (DC) Washington, DC
1999 Nu Omega Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO
1999 Xi Omicron UCLA Los Angeles, CA
1999 Xi Pi University of Redlands Redlands, CA
2000 Xi Rho George Washington University Washington, DC
2001 Xi Sigma Wingate University Wingate, NC
2001 Tau Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
2002 Xi Upsilon Marshall University Huntington, WV
2002 Xi Phi University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA
2003 Xi Chi University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
2003 Xi Psi Bryant College Smithfield, RI
2004 Xi Omega Florida International University Miami, FL
2004 Omicron Pi Radford University Radford, VA
2004 Omicron Rho Cornell University Ithaca, NY
2004 Omicron Sigma University of California-San Diego San Diego, CA
2005 Omicron Tau Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH
Beta Mu Chi Colony Wright State University Dayton, OH
Nu Nu Nu Colony Northwestern University Evanston, IL
Sigma Beta Pi Colony Francis Marion University Florence, SC
Nu Theta Xi Colony University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI
Nu Zeta Tau Colony California State University-Hayward Hayward, CA

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