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43-505: The fraternity practices many traditions . Its Latin motto is Causa Latet Vis Est Notissima ("The cause is hidden, the results well-known"). The fraternity's official symbol is the phoenix , as the phoenix rises from the ashes of its old body, signifying the re-founding of the fraternity in the early 1900s. Due to active expansion efforts, Alpha Sigma Phi continues to offer services and opportunities to over 8,000 undergraduate students and well over 72,000 living members . Alpha Sigma Phi

86-725: A chapter with a small undergraduate population (fewer than 8,500 undergraduates) - that have best exemplified the ideals and purpose of the Fraternity. Chapters who score the highest in all areas of the Annual Report are recognized with the Grand Senior President's Cup. This is the highest honor a chapter can receive within Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity. The Chapter must be in good standing with Fraternity Headquarters and excel in all aspects of

129-628: A delegation from the Yale Delta Beta Xi fraternity. All of these pledged to anew their loyalty to a restored Alpha Sigma Phi, and soon afterward the chapters Mu at the University of Washington , Nu at University of California, Berkeley , and Upsilon at the Pennsylvania State University were added. Alpha Sigma Phi survived World War I fairly easily and even recruited many new members during those years. In

172-636: A fraternity run by undergraduates, the leadership and undergraduates began expanding in new directions. In 2006, Alpha Sigma Phi won the North American Interfraternity Conference 's Laurel Wreath Award for the Ralph F. Burns Leadership Institute for new members. In 2016, the fraternity won the Laurel Wreath Award for their educational program "Toastmasters' Lite". The program provides undergraduate brothers

215-636: A junior class society, and attempted to turn the control of Alpha Sigma Phi over to Delta Kappa Epsilon. However, the attempt was thwarted by members of Alpha Sigma Phi who had pledged to the other two junior class societies. A conflict ensued, and the faculty suppressed Alpha Sigma Phi to end the disorder. However, the traditions of Alpha Sigma Phi were carried on by two new sophomore class societies, Delta Beta Xi and Phi Theta Psi. Louis Manigault sought to renew his loyalty and friendship with his brothers of Alpha Sigma Phi, and agreed with Rhea and Weiser to consider Delta Beta Xi its true descendant. They were unaware at

258-400: A national office, but was still a strong fraternity. During the war, they had lost many chapters and realized the need for a more stable national organization. Alpha Sigma Phi expanded again in 1965 by five more chapters when it merged with Alpha Gamma Upsilon . The 1980s found a younger generation of leaders taking the reins of the fraternity. Keeping in mind one of its oldest traditions, being

301-728: Is awarded each year to the chapter with most notable achievements in each category. ΔΚΕ has grown to fifty-six chapters and has initiated over 85,000 members across North America. Members of Delta Kappa Epsilon who have completed their undergraduate education are eligible for membership in The Delta Kappa Epsilon Club of New York. The DKE Club was founded on May 9, 1885, occupying several clubhouses in Midtown Manhattan , including 30 West 44th Street which it purchased from The Yale Club of New York City in 1916. After renovations totaling $ 75,000,

344-596: The North Pole by its discoverer, Admiral Robert Peary and to the moon by astronaut Alan Bean . During the Civil War , the first Union officer killed in battle was member Theodore Winthrop of Phi chapter . The dying soldier, Edwin S. Rogers ( Theta ), of Maine was attended to by a Confederate Psi from Alabama, who noted Rogers' ΔΚΕ pin and sent it to the family. During the Spanish–American War ,

387-416: The North Pole with him in 1909). Many American and Canadian politicians, businessmen, sports figures, and artists have been members, including Joe Paterno , Herb Kelleher , J.P. Morgan, Jr. , William Randolph Hearst , Cole Porter , Brett Kavanaugh , Ron DeSantis , Bradley Palmer , Henry Cabot Lodge , Dick Clark , Tom Landry , David Milch , and George Steinbrenner . ΔΚΕ flags were carried to

430-576: The United States , almost every member of Delta at Marietta enlisted in the Union Army . Three of the brothers gave their lives fighting for the Union cause. Former chapter presidents William B. Whittlesey and George B. Turner fell on the battlefields of Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain . They willed their personal possessions and their swords to the chapter, which treasured those mementos until

473-604: The University of Toronto , Canada. Expansion to the United Kingdom had little success. Today, ΔΚΕ chapters are located only in the United States and Canada. The fraternity's first convention was held in New Haven, Connecticut on December 23, 1946. The ΔΚΕ Flag consists of three bands of color: Azure (blue, truth), Champagne (gold, fidelity), and Gules (crimson, courage) with a dexter rampant lion in

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516-450: The Fraternity's Annual Report for Accreditation. Most Improved Chapter Award The most improved chapter award is given to the chapter that has demonstrated significant improvement from one award period to the next award period. Victor B. Scott Award The Victor B. Scott Award is awarded annually to the chapter whose academic grade point average most greatly exceeds its college or University's all men's average. Brother Victor Scott presented

559-646: The active members of the Phi chapter at Yale were Southerners. While Vanderbilt University was not founded until 1873, the Gamma chapter of ΔΚΕ was founded in Nashville 25 years earlier, in 1847. Also that year, the Psi chapter at University of Alabama and then Chi chapter at Mississippi would firmly root Delta Kappa Epsilon as an institution steeped in southern heritage. Delta Kappa Epsilon's first West Coast chapter

602-458: The campus of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut . Its fifteen founders were: At this meeting, the Fraternity's secret and open Greek mottos were devised, as were the lapel pin design and secret grip. The open motto became – "Kerothen Philoi Aei" – "Friends From The Heart, Forever." Central to the values of Delta Kappa Epsilon are its objects: The objects of Delta Kappa Epsilon are

645-412: The chapter at the University of Arizona was kicked off campus for blindfolding pledges and making them consume alcohol. One fraternity member was arrested for assault for pushing a pledge into a pillar at the fraternity house. In 2018, Jacob Stephens, the fraternity's treasurer at the University of Oklahoma was convicted of stealing $ 32,000 from the chapter. He was charged with embezzlement. In 2019,

688-519: The chapter at the University of Wisconsin were suspended and after suspension placed on probation for hazing and public humiliation. Pledges were forced to run errands for initiated members, wear Dora the Explorer backpacks, and carry fruit on campus. In 1983, Tau chapter at Stanford University split off from the national fraternity organization over controversy regarding that chapter's inclusion of women as initiated members. The chapter had begun

731-458: The chapter closed for two decades in the mid-1990s. From 1858 through 1863 the sophomore members of Alpha Sigma Phi were elected in almost equal numbers by the two stronger Junior Class fraternities, with a smaller number going to the third. In 1864, however, the mother chapter at Yale was torn by internal dissension. Because less attention was being given to the sophomore class societies, some Alpha Sigma Phi members pledged to Delta Kappa Epsilon ,

774-539: The chapter complete the active pin. Delta Kappa Epsilon pledges wear a triangle-shaped lapel pin with the same heraldic colors of Azure, Champagne & Crimson, with red facing upward & always on collared shirts. Community service is a major focus for each chapter of ΔΚΕ , in addition to the social aspect that integrates collegiate academics with Greek system of fraternities and sororities . Chapters compete and are awarded equally on merits of leadership , chapter improvement and community service . The Lion Trophy

817-462: The class fraternities provided experience for their members and prepared them for competition in literary contests. The sophomore class there had only one society, Kappa Sigma Theta, which displayed an attitude of superiority toward non-fraternity men. Manigault revealed to his friends Rhea and Weiser a plan for founding another sophomore society. Rhea agreed and enlisted Weiser to become the three founders of Alpha Sigma Phi. Their first official meeting

860-405: The clubhouse is located at 50 Vanderbilt Avenue across from Grand Central Terminal . Upon opening its doors in 1915, the building became the largest clubhouse in the world and continues to be the largest college clubhouse in existence today. The club has often hosted dinners and other events for notable alumni members of the fraternity such as polar explorer Robert Peary (who took a Deke flag to

903-777: The clubhouse opened in January 1917. However, just nine years later the Club relocated again when it sold the building to the Army and Navy Club of New York. Partially due to the Great Depression , in 1932, the DKE Club entered into an affiliation with the Yale Club of New York whereby members would have the same access to its clubhouse and facilities as the 11,000 members of the Yale Club itself. Designed by James Gamble Rogers ,

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946-532: The constitution. However, a fragmentary document in the Yale library suggests that Beta was chartered in 1850 at Harvard University but lived a very short life due to a wave of puritanism . The chapter at Harvard was revived in 1911 as Beta Chapter but only survived about 20 years; the charter was withdrawn due to Harvard's anti-fraternity environment. When the Amherst College chapter was restored in 1854, it

989-469: The cultivation of general literature and social culture, the advancement and encouragement of intellectual excellence, the promotion of honorable friendship and useful citizenship, the development of a spirit of tolerance and respect for the rights and views of others, the maintenance of gentlemanly dignity, self-respect, and morality in all circumstances, and the union of stout hearts and kindred interests to secure to merit its due reward. Within five years of

1032-432: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 927597370 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:00:30 GMT Delta Kappa Epsilon Delta Kappa Epsilon ( ΔΚΕ ), commonly known as DKE or Deke , is one of the oldest fraternities in the United States, with fifty-six active chapters and five active colonies across North America. It

1075-499: The editors of the Tomahawk were expelled after violating faculty orders to cease publication. However, the rivalry between the organizations continued until 1858, when Kappa Sigma Theta was suppressed by the faculty. The first expansion effort was to Amherst College , Massachusetts, in 1847, but it only lasted about six months, at which time due to faculty opposition at Amherst, the parent chapter requested that it dissolve and return

1118-708: The first American officer to be killed was a fraternity member, Surgeon John B. Gibbs ( Phi Chi ). ΔΚΕ member J. Frank Aldritch ( Psi Phi ) died when the USS Maine was sunk. The fraternity has fifteen Medal of Honor recipients: George N. Bliss ( Delta ), Deming Bronson ( Kappa Epsilon ), Allen Buchanan ( Psi Phi ), Richard E. Fleming (Phi Epsilon), George W. Ford ( Zeta ), Webb Hayes ( Delta Chi ), Ruel Milton Johnson ( Omicron ), Charles Mattocks ( Theta ), Samuel E. Pingree ( Pi ), Adolphus Staton ( Beta ), Wager Swayne ( Phi ), Edward N. Whittier ( Upsilon ), and Eri D. Woodbury ( Sigma ). Yung Wing ,

1161-527: The founding of Phi chapter at Yale, chapters were installed at Bowdoin College , Princeton University , Colby College , Amherst College , University of Nashville , and the University of Alabama . Despite traditionally selecting and installing ΔΚΕ chapters along the Eastern Seaboard, ΔΚΕ holds a strong reputation as a Southern fraternity. Between 1845 and 1846, thirteen of the 38 of

1204-421: The group in their mission, the first of which were Fredrick H. Waldron and Wayne M. Musgrave. Ervin knew some of the alumni brothers of Delta at Marietta and asked them to send the first letter to Delta. On March 27, 1907, Ely, Crenshaw, Musgrave, Waldron, and Waterbury traveled to Marietta and were initiated into Alpha Sigma Phi. Upon returning to New Haven , they initiated the other friends they had recruited into

1247-552: The middle band. ΔΚΕ flags have been carried to the North Pole by its discoverer, Admiral Robert Peary and to the Moon by astronaut Alan Bean . Adorning the active pin are the Greek letters Δ Κ Ε etched downward, diagonally across an ivory scroll and centered atop an onyx diamond, encased in rope-textured gold trim and stars gracing each of the four corners. Active members' initials for their given name and number as initiated in

1290-437: The new Alpha chapter at Yale. Many of the old Alpha members returned to Yale upon hearing the news of the refounding, and helped acquire the fraternity's first piece of real estate, the "Tomb", a windowless two-story building. No non-member was allowed entrance. No member could speak of the interior of the building, and were even expected to remain silent while passing by the exterior of the building. A new national organization

1333-403: The opportunity to learn and practice public speaking skills. Grand Senior Presidents Cup First presented at the 1960 Grand Chapter, this award recognizes chapters of the Fraternity - one for a chapter at an institution with a large undergraduate population (20,001+ undergraduates), one for a chapter at an institution with a medium undergraduate population (8,501-20,000 undergraduates) and one for

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1376-525: The post-war era, Alpha Sigma Phi expanded at the rate of one chapter per year. In 1939, Phi Pi Phi merged with Alpha Sigma Phi, as the Great Depression left that fraternity with only five of its original twenty-one chapters. World War II hit Alpha Sigma Phi hard, with many brothers losing their lives due to the conflict, forcing many chapters to close. On September 6, 1946, Alpha Kappa Pi merged with Alpha Sigma Phi. Alpha Kappa Pi had never had

1419-511: The same literary society and were preparing themselves for admission to Yale. Weiser attended a private school in New Haven , and he met Rhea early in his freshman year, who introduced him to Manigault. Once at Yale, Manigault and Rhea became members of Yale's Calliopean Literary Society, and Weiser was a member of the Linonian Literary Society. Manigault was very much interested in the class society system at Yale and noted

1462-463: The scholarship plaque for the purpose of ‘creating an incentive on the part of each chapter of the Fraternity to strive for higher average in scholarship on the campus on which the chapter was located. After the merger with Alpha Sigma Phi, an award was named in his honor for outstanding chapter scholarship. In 2018, Grand Historian Emeritus, Robert Kutz, UC-Berkeley '67, established an endowment to allow for this award to once again be bestowed. In 2017,

1505-544: The time that Delta Chapter at Marietta still existed as Alpha Sigma Phi. The second founders were: Wayne Montgomery Musgrave, an honors graduate of New York University , Yale and Harvard . He provided the organizational spark that fanned Alpha Sigma Phi into national prominence. Edwin Morey Waterbury, born in Geneseo, New York , on September 26, 1884, son of Dr. Reuben A. and Frances Waterbury. Dr. Waterbury

1548-533: The tradition of initiating women some years earlier, but when a female member became president of the chapter, the national fraternity organization reacted with an immediate suspension and threat of charter revocation. Tau chapter became Alpha Sigma Co-Ed Fraternity thereafter, surviving independently for over ten years. Tradition Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

1591-622: Was an educator, and vice-principal of the New York State Normal School at Geneseo from 1873 to 1895. With the inactivation of Delta Beta Xi at Yale, Alpha Sigma Phi was kept alive only at Marietta by Delta. At Yale, in fall 1906 four friends agreed in a conversation over a card game that an organization was needed that was open to all students, instead of representing only the sophomore or junior classes. The four friends were Robert L. Ervin, Benjamin F. Crenshaw, Arthur S. Ely, and Edwin M. Waterbury. Other members soon joined

1634-466: Was designated as either Gamma or Delta Chapter. (a charter document found in Yale archives shows the latter, but Baird's Manual from its earliest editions and later records of the fraternity refer to it as Gamma.) When the chapter at Marietta College was chartered in 1860, it was given the Delta designation, despite the parent chapter being aware of this discrepancy. When the Civil War broke out across

1677-531: Was formed at an Alpha Sigma Phi conference at Marietta in 1907, and within a year there were three new chapters: Zeta at Ohio State , Eta at the University of Illinois , and Theta at the University of Michigan . In 1909, Iota chapter was established at Cornell University, and Kappa chapter was founded at the University of Wisconsin. In 1910, another convention was held with the members of the former chapters at Yale , Amherst and Ohio Wesleyan University , and

1720-596: Was founded at Yale College in 1844 by fifteen sophomores who were discontented with the existing fraternity order on campus. The men established a fellowship where the candidate most favored was "he who combined in the most equal proportions the Gentleman , the Scholar , and the Jolly Good Fellow." Delta Kappa Epsilon was founded on June 22, 1844 , in room number twelve in the corner of Old South Hall on

1763-587: Was founded at the University of California, Berkeley on Halloween night, 1876. The Mu chapter at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York , is one of the few with a Temple, open only to DKE member initiates of the Mu chapter . The Lambda chapter at Kenyon College built the first fraternity lodge in 1854. Delta Kappa Epsilon became an international fraternity with the addition of the Alpha Phi chapter in 1898 at

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1806-526: Was founded by three men at Yale College in 1845 as a secret sophomore society composed of many of the school's poets, athletes, and scholars. Upon rising through the ranks of the school, members shared membership with Alpha Sigma Phi in their sophomore year, one of three fraternities in their junior year and Skull and Bones or Scroll and Key in their senior year. The founders of Alpha Sigma Phi were: Manigault and Rhea met at St. Paul's Preparatory School near Flushing, New York , where both were members of

1849-496: Was held in Manigault's room on Chapel Street on December 6, 1845. The constitution and ritual were then written and the fraternity pin was designed. The first pledge class, of 14 members, was initiated on June 24, 1846. After the birth of Alpha Sigma Phi, an intense rivalry began with Kappa Sigma Theta. This was expressed in their publications, Kappa Sigma Theta's The Yale Banger and Alpha Sigma Phi's The Yale Tomahawk . In 1852,

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