Delta Phi Epsilon (social)
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| Motto | Esse Quam Videri To be rather than to seem to be |
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| Colors | Royal Purple and Pure Gold |
| Symbol | Unicorn |
| Flower | The Lovely Purple Iris |
| Founded | March 17, 1917 at New York University Law School, (New York City) |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | International |
| Headquarters | 16A Worthington Drive Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA |
| Philanthropy | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation |
| Jewel | Pearl |
| Homepage | http://www.dphie.org/ |
Delta Phi Epsilon (ΔΦΕ) is an international sorority founded on March 17, 1917 at New York University Law School in New York City.
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[edit] History
Delta Phi Epsilon was one of the first non-sectarian social sororities and also the only one founded at a professional school. The five founding members are Dorothy Cohen Schwartzman, Ida Bienstock Landau, Minna Goldsmith Mahler, Eva Effron Robin, and Sylvia Steirman Cohn. Delta Phi Epsilon was founded based on the ideals of dedication, pride, excellence, justice, sisterhood, and love.
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 open sorority motto is "Esse Quam Videri" (in Latin: "To be rather than to seem to be"). Delta Phi Epsilon is one of 26 member sororities that form the National Panhellenic Conference.
[edit] Philanthropies
Delta Phi Epsilon has three international charities: the Delta Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation; the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; and the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
The Delta Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation helps to give members and their children the opportunity to further their education through grants and loans.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, helps benefit those with the genetic disease Cystic fibrosis through research, grants and awareness campaigns.
Tate's Totes are bags filled with various items that make an extended hospital stay more comfortable for children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their parents. Tate's Totes are given to local Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Care Centers to distribute to patients. At Convention 2006, Delta Phi Epsilon announced its official partnership with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. This official partnership cements a relationship that spans the last 48 years, in which Delta Phi Epsilon has raised more than one million dollars for the fight to cure CF. To support this partnership and build service in our sisterhood, all chapters are encouraged to participate in the Tate's Totes philanthropy project.
The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) was created to help alleviate problems of anorexia and other eating disorders. Delta Phi Epsilon sponsors an annual candlelight vigil to increase awareness of eating disorders and provide information to family and friends of sufferers.
[edit] Notable alumnae
For a full list of notable Delta Phi Epsilon alumnae please visit here. [1]
- Stephanie Abrams (Delta Kappa) - meteorologist for The Weather Channel.
- Barbara Aronstein Black (Phi) - first woman to head an Ivy League law school.
- Barbara Boxer (Phi) - U.S. Senator, 6th District, California.
- Susan Davis (Delta Zeta) - U.S. Representative, 53rd District, California.
- Jackie Goldberg (Delta Zeta) - California State Assembly, 45th District.
- Ofira Navon (Psi) - Former First Lady of Israel.
- Judith Rodin (Nu) - first female president of an Ivy League university.
- Jan Schakowsky (Rho) - U.S. Congresswoman, 9th District, Illinois.
- Susan Polis Schutz (Delta Sigma) - Poet, Creator of Blue Mountain greeting cards.
[edit] See also
- Pi Sigma Psi, former chapter at Dartmouth College.
