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Delta Phi Epsilon was formed...
“for the purpose of promoting good fellowship among sorority women... to help... in acquiring knowledge, appreciation, discriminating judgment, and a true feeling of sisterly love through the interaction of sympathetic and friendly natures.”
- From the notes of our Founders, 1917
Delta Phi Epsilon encourages each sister to above all else, be true to who you are.
Founded March 17, 1917 at New York University Law School
Founding Principles Justice, Sisterhood and Love
Flower The Lovely Purple Iris
Colors Royal Purple & Pure Gold
Mascot Unicorn
Motto Esse Quam Videri - “to be rather than to seem to be”
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority contains a very diverse group of women. We regularly fundraise and contribute to charities including the Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, and ANAD- Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders. We also understand the importance of academics, and maintain an above average GPA. In the Biennium 2006-2008, we were awarded the Most Improved Chapter Scholarship Award by our International Organization. Sisterhood is also a very important piece of our sorority. We try our best between our busy schedules to catch up for meals, hang out and watch a movie, or go out together. In the last few years, D Phi E has excelled beyond the standards of years before.
The members of D Phi E are all dedicated to our education, family and friends at home, as well as our friends and family
of sisters at school and we do not pretend to be something we are not. Every sister lives up to our motto and is down
to earth and genuine. As an eclectic group, we cherish each other’s individuality. We are a very intelligent and outgoing organization and get along great with other organizations. Our sisters are also involved in many different campus organizations. Delta Phi Epsilon offers lifelong friends and sisters, who could ask for anything more?
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| Delta Phi Epsilon History |
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On March 17, 1917, five women at New York University Law School took a pledge of sisterhood and loyalty and so founded the Alpha Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon, one of the first non-sectarian, social sororities and the only one founded at a professional school. Five years later on March 17, 1922, Delta Phi Epsilon was formally incorporated under laws of the State of New York. On December 5, 1922, stretching out to international boundaries, the first Canadian chapter was installed at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Growth has been steady, but expansion in numbers has never been favored over strengthening within. From this small group making up the first chapter, there are now more than 45,000 members with chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Our chapters, both undergraduate and alumnae, enjoy a distinguished reputation for scholarship, service, and leadership.
Delta Phi Epsilon has worked to develop a social conscience and a willingness to think in terms of the common good in order to assure for its members continuous development and achievement in the collegiate and fraternity world. With a continuing philosophy of faith in the inherent good judgment of the undergraduate membership, Delta Phi Epsilon has remained steadfast throughout its history, forward to the continued growth of a sisterhood which keeps pace with the ever changing nature of the collegiate world.
Each year on March 17, undergraduates and alumnae celebrate Founders Day, honoring the women to whom each chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon is directly indebted for the establishment of our sisterhood. We honor them for the fine ideals and purposes which inspired them. Over three quarters of a century after Delta Phi Epsilon began, there are women who still embrace the beliefs of our founders by sharing sisterhood in their hearts and lives.
Our Founders:
Minna Goldsmith Mahler, Eva Effron Robin, Ida Bienstock Landau, Sylvia Steierman Cohn and Dorothy Cohen Schwartzman
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