Delta
Sigma Pi was founded in 1907 at New York University: School
of Commerce, Accounts and Finance by Harold Valentine Jacobs,
Alexander Frank Makay, Alfred Moysello and Henry Albert
Tienken. Today, coast to coast, more than 250 chapters and
over 210,000 members support the goals and ideals of the
Fraternity.
There were only a handful of such schools
in the United States in 1906 and one such school, known
as the School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance existed
at New York University. Four members of that Class of 1909,
previously unknown to each other, soon were to start an
association that would become what is known today as the
International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi.
The name of the organization had a high
priority and the four founders agreed upon the three words
that best expressed the meaning of their Fraternity and
had a friend of Moysello translate them into Greek with
the resulting designation: Delta Sigma Pi.
By the end of 1920 four chapters were added
to the official roll including Delta Chapter at Marquette
University in Milwaukee, Epsilon Chapter at the University
of Iowa in Iowa City, Zeta Chapter at Northwestern University
in Evanston, and Eta Chapter at the University of Kentucky
in Lexington.
It was during the year of 1926 that the
first Biennial Survey of Universities Offering an Organized
Curriculum in Commerce and Business Administration was published
by Delta Sigma Pi. By 1964, Delta Sigma Pi had grown to
a Fraternity with more than 130 chapters and the membership
had grown beyond the 50,000 member level.
Currently, 250 chapters and 70 alumni chapters
function at some level of social and professional interaction.
It is unmistakable that Delta Sigma Pi and its members have
enjoyed great success. The heritage of these past 100 years
is rich and a source of great pride. It challenges all brothers
to make the next century an even greater success!
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