Delta Phi Epsilon (social)
| Delta Phi Epsilon | |
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| ΔΦΕ | |
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| Founded | March 17, 1917 New York University School of Law |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | International |
| Mission statement | To provide a sisterhood experience rich with tradition, innovation and opportunities for growth. |
| Vision statement | We inspire and empower our sisterhood to engage in a lifetime of leadership and service. |
| Motto |
Esse Quam Videri To Be Rather Than To Seem To Be |
| Colors | Royal Purple Pure Gold |
| Symbol | Equilateral Triangle |
| Flower | The Lovely Purple Iris |
| Jewel | The Pearl |
| Mascot | The Unicorn |
| Publication | The Triad |
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| Chapters | 105 Active |
| Headquarters |
251 S. Camac Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA |
| Homepage | www |
Delta Phi Epsilon (ΔΦΕ or DPhiE) is an international sorority founded on March 17, 1917 at New York University Law School in Manhattan. It is one of 26 social sororities that form the National Panhellenic Conference. It has 105 active chapters, two of which are located in Canada, making the sorority international.
On March 17, 1917, at the New York University School of Law, Dorothy Cohen Schwartzman, Ida Bienstock Landau, Minna Goldsmith Mahler, Eve Effron Robin, and Sylvia Steierman Cohn made a pledge to each other to build a women's organization that would stand out from the rest. They could not find a membership accepting of all backgrounds so they formed Delta Phi Epsilon with the purpose of accepting all races and religions–one of the first non-sectarian, social sororities to do so
These five women founded the Alpha chapter of the Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority to "promote good fellowship among the women students among the various colleges in the country...to create a secret society composed of these women based upon their good moral character, regardless of nationality or creed...to have distinct chapters at various colleges".
Five years later, in 1922, Delta Phi Epsilon was officially incorporated under the state laws of New York and became an international sorority by creating a chapter of the organization at McGill University in Canada. Currently there are more than 67,000 members of Delta Phi Epsilon. The current international president of Delta Phi Epsilon is Stacy Segal (Psi Chapter at University of Georgia).
Delta Phi Epsilon's flower is the Lovely Purple Iris, and its international mascot is the Unicorn. The sisterhood badge is an equilateral triangle in gold surrounded by 21 pearls, the jewel of the sorority. DPhiE's open motto is "Esse Quam Videri" (in Latin: "To be rather than to seem to be").
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