Delta Sigma Delta

Delta Sigma Delta
Delta Sigma Delta
ΔΣΔ
Founded	November 15, 1882; University of Michigan School of Dentistry
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA (former)
Emphasis	Dentistry
Scope	National
Motto	Knowledge, Strength, Justice
Colors	Blue and Garnet
Publication	Desmos
Chapters	33
Headquarters	c/o Dr. John Prey, Supreme Scribe; 296 15th Ave.; Nekoosa, WI 54457; USA
Website	Official website

Delta Sigma Delta (ΔΣΔ), founded on November 15, 1882, is the oldest and largest of the international professional dental fraternities,[1] pre-dating Xi Psi Phi (1889), Psi Omega (1892) and Alpha Omega (1907).

History

Its inception came when two dental students, Lou Mitchell and Chas Howard, of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor were invited to join a medical fraternity, Nu Sigma Nu. They declined, instead opting to form the school's first professional dental fraternity. On November 15, 1882, these two and five others from the dental school met at "Mrs. Slattery's boarding house",[2] located at #10 North State St., Ann Arbor, Michigan, and there established what they soon realized was to be the first dental fraternity in the world. The founders were:

Ezra Lincoln Kern
Louis Manning "Jamie" James

Louis James "Lou" Mitchell
Charles William "Chilly" Howard
Lyndall Llewellyn "Lyn" Davis

Clarence James "Tex" Hand
Francis Eugene Cassidy[3]

As its name, they transposed the initials of the D.D.S. degree, which they were soon to receive, to D.S.D., substituting the Greek letters ΔΣΔ for the English. Thus, Delta Sigma Delta was born. Already planning on national expansion, the Michigan group was known as the Alpha chapter.

After graduation these men took positions in multiple cities, still desirous to maintain the relationships of their college days. This led to the formation of a Supreme (or Alumni) chapter, which was founded in Detroit, MI after their graduation from dental school in 1895.

Soon a second chapter, Beta chapter, was formed at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery in 1885 by Dr. L.L. Davis who had set up his dental practice in the city. Epsilon chapter at Penn and Gamma chapter, at Harvard were established soon after, within a month of each other.[4]

Chapters

As of 2021 there were 44 active chapters.

Undergraduate (~collegiate) chapters are located at dental schools, while Graduate chapters are located in population centers throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Supreme Council is designated as the administrative or governing body of the fraternity.

Chapters of Delta Sigma Delta:[5][6][7][8][9][3]

Name	Chartered	Institution	Location	Status	Notes	Reference
Alpha	November 15, 1882	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	Active		[4]
Beta	March 24, 1885–≤1993	Chicago College of Dental Surgery	Chicago, IL	Inactive	School merged with Loyola in 1923; Chapter closed in 1993	[4][10]
Epsilon	February 21, 1891–	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	Active		[4]
Gamma	March 6, 1891–1944	Harvard University	Boston, MA	Inactive		[4]
Delta		name unused				[4]
Zeta	November 21, 1891–	University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	Active		[4]
Eta	October 24, 1893–≤2001	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive	The dental school closed in 2001	[4]
Theta	February 16, 1896–	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	Active		[4]
Iota	February 16, 1896–1908	Detroit Medicine	Detroit, MI	Inactive		[4]
Kappa	November 26, 1896–1926	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	Inactive	The dental school closed in the late 1920s	[4]
Lambda	January 16, 1897–	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	Active		[4]
Mu	January 21, 1897–19xx	Tufts University	Boston, MA	Inactive		[4]
Nu	March 15, 1898–	Kansas City Western Dental College	Kansas City, MO	Active		[4]
Xi	January 6, 1900–	Indiana Dental College	Indianapolis, IN	Active		[4]
Omicron	February 15, 1901–19xx	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, MO	Inactive	The dental school closed in 1971	[4]
Pi	October 8, 1901–19xx	University of Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	Inactive		[4]
Rho	December 9, 1900–	University of Illinois	Chicago, IL	Active		[4]
Sigma	February 5, 1903–	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	Active		[4]
Tau	February 15, 1901–1932	Ohio College of Dental Surgery	Cincinnati, OH	Inactive	The dental school closed in 1926	[4]
Upsilon	May 25, 1905–	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, MO	Inactive	The dental school closed in 1991	[4]
Phi	February 8, 1905–1932	Colorado College of Dental Surgery	Denver, CO	Inactive	The dental school closed in 1932	[4][11]
Chi	February 24, 1906–	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	Active		[4]
Psi	April 11, 1907–	University of Oregon	Portland, OR	Active		[4]
Omega	April 1, 1910–	Creighton University	Omaha, NE	Active		[4]
Alpha Alpha	January 11, 1912–	Georgetown University	Washington, D.C.	Active		[4][12]
Beta Beta	May 8, 1913–≤1977	University of Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	Inactive		[4][13]
Gamma Gamma	February 18, 1914–	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	Active		[4]
Delta Delta		name unused				[4]
Epsilon Epsilon	April 29, 1914–	University of Louisville	Louisville, KY	Active		[4]
Zeta Zeta	June 3, 1917–	Louisiana State University	New Orleans, LA	Active		[4]
Eta Eta	June 1, 1918–	Marquette University	Milwaukee, WI	Active		[4]
Theta Theta	March 26, 1921–	Atlanta Southern Dental College	Augusta, GA	Active		[4]
Iota Iota		name unused				[4]
Kappa Kappa	May 27, 1921–	University of Tennessee	Memphis, TN	Active		[4]
Lambda Lambda	May 27, 1922–	Texas A&M University	Dallas, TX	Active		[4]
Mu Mu	July 22, 1926–	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	Active		[4]
Nu Nu	November 22, 1926–	University of the Pacific	San Francisco, CA	Active		[4]
Xi Xi	May 16, 1931–1938	University of Maryland	Baltimore, MD	Inactive		[4]
Omicron Omicron	December 16, 1931–	Virginia Commonwealth	Richmond, VA	Active		[4]
Pi Pi	April 29, 1939–	University of Detroit	Detroit, MI	Active		[4]
Rho Rho	September 18, 1945–	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA	Active		[4]
Sigma Sigma	January 14, 1948–	University of Washington	Seattle, WA	Active		[4][14]
Tau Tau	May 29, 1948–	University of Texas	Houston, TX	Active		[4]
Upsilon Upsilon	April 28, 1951–	University of North Carolina	Chapel Hill, NC	Active		[4]
Phi Phi	May 24, 1952–	University of Alabama	Birmingham, AL	Active		[4]
Chi Chi	February 9, 1962–	West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV	Active		[4]
Psi Psi	1963–≤1977	University of Puerto Rico	San Juan, PR	Inactive		[4]
Omega Omega	December 6, 1969–	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA	Active		[4]
Alpha Alpha		name unused				[4]
Alpha Beta	March 19, 1973–	Univ of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	Active		[4]
Alpha Chi	October 11, 1973–	University of Texas	San Antonio, TX	Active		[4]
Alpha Gamma	1975–19xx	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	Inactive		[4]
Alpha Delta	May 1, 1976–	University of Colorado	Aurora, CO	Active		[4]
Alpha Epsilon		name unused				[4]
Alpha Zeta	November 15, 1984–	University of Connecticut	Farmington, CT	Active		[6]
Alpha Kappa	May 18, 1985–	Univ. of Southern Illinois	Alton, IL	Active		[6]
Alpha Lambda	September 9, 1995–	University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma City, OK	Active		[6]
Alpha Mu	May 17, 1998–	Nova Southeastern	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Active		[6]
Alpha Nu	April 15, 2005–	Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health	Mesa, AZ	Active		[6]
Alpha Xi	April 26, 2008–	University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	Active		[6]
Alpha Omicron	2013–	Midwestern University	Downers Grove, IL	Active		[6]
Alpha Pi	2013–	Western University	Pomona, CA	Active		[6]
Alpha Rho	August 23, 2014–	Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health	Kirksville, MO	Active		[6]

References

"Delta Sigma Delta International Dental Fraternity". 2015.
Noted in a brief online National History, accessed 10 May 2022.
History of Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, 1882-1946.
Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-76–77. ISBN 978-0963715906.
Dentos (the yearbook of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery), 1925
Delta Sigma Delta chapters, accessed 14 May 2022.
William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. p. 503.
"Historical Sketch Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity". Desmos. Vol. X, no. 3. p. 112.
1913 Illio Yearbook. p. 534.
Chicago College of Dental Surgery
DU School of Dentistry Records, accessed 14 May 2022.
Desmos. Vol. XIX, no. 1. November 1912. p. 16. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Desmos. Vol. XIX, no. 4. August 1913. p. 321. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
Sigma Sigma Succeeds Rho Rho as youngest chapter

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[1] "Delta Sigma Delta International Dental Fraternity". 2015.

[2] Noted in a brief online National History, accessed 10 May 2022.

[History-3] History of Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, 1882-1946.

[Baird's-4] Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-76–77. ISBN 978-0963715906.

[5] Dentos (the yearbook of the Chicago College of Dental Surgery), 1925

[LegacyChapterList-6] Delta Sigma Delta chapters, accessed 14 May 2022.

[Bairds1977-7] William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. p. 503.

[8] "Historical Sketch Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity". Desmos. Vol. X, no. 3. p. 112.

[9] 1913 Illio Yearbook. p. 534.

[10] Chicago College of Dental Surgery

[11] DU School of Dentistry Records, accessed 14 May 2022.

[12] Desmos. Vol. XIX, no. 1. November 1912. p. 16. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[13] Desmos. Vol. XIX, no. 4. August 1913. p. 321. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[14] Sigma Sigma Succeeds Rho Rho as youngest chapter

Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members
Currently active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Chi Xi Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Chi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Lambda Chi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Beta Phi Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Zeta Omega Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Sigma Theta Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Gamma Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Nu Beta Epsilon Phi Sigma Gamma Phi Psi Chi Eta Phi Block and Bridle
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Chi Zeta Chi Delta Omicron Alpha Pi Delta Nu

Authority control
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States

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