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It eventually opened at least 47 chapters. The Fraternity merged with Zeta Beta Tau in 1970, retiring its original name.[2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Insignia and traditions[edit]Notable alumni[edit]Chapters[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]Phi Sigma Delta was founded at Columbia University by a group of Jewish students who previously “seemed unable to find [a] proper opportunity for the campus fellowship they were seeking.”.[3] The first and founding meeting was held on November 10, 1909 at Maxwell Hyman’s house at 22 Mount Morris Park West, New York. They met weekly at member homes, designing the constitution, ritual, and badge. Early in 1911 the group’s new ritual was employed to usher in the first initiates. By September 1911 a two-room suite chapter home was established in Hartley Hall, a dormitory on the Columbia campus.[3] Eight Founders were honored by the Fraternity:Alfred H. IasonWilliam L. BerkHerbert L. EisenbergJoseph LevyHerbert K. MinskyJoseph ShalleckRobert ShapiroMaxwell Hyman.The Fraternity was incorporated in the State of New York on June 1, 1912.[2]One of the milestones of the Fraternity came in 1934 when Phi Sigma Delta began a program to shelter German student refugees at various chapter houses around the country. Later, as America entered WWII the national manpower drain led to a standstill of the Fraternity’s expansion program. Nevertheless, while some suspended operations 14 chapters continued to operate with reduced manpower. By the end of WWII, nearly 2,000 members had signed up to serve in the US armed forces. Alumni took up a special contribution to pay for memorial plaques for each chapter, noting those who had died during wartime service.[2]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4On April 6, 1959, Phi Alpha fraternity merged with Phi Sigma Delta, adding sixteen active chapters, “mostly located in the East,” who were given new designations beginning with the Greek letter Phi. The Phi Alpha merger was made easier by the fact that there were only three campuses where both groups had a chapter, two of which “were readily resolved,” while on the third campus, one of the groups was released to join another fraternity.[3]The expanded fraternity added eight more chapters in the subsequent decade, still, another merger was considered and pursued. Negotiations were successfully concluded in 1969 for Phi Sigma Delta itself to merge into the rapidly-expanding Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, finalizing that move in 1970.At the time of its merger Phi Sigma Delta had 49 active chapter and 22 inactive chapters, with a total of 19,500 initiated (alumni and active) members.[3]Insignia and traditions[edit]The badge of the Fraternity consisted of the three Greek letters \u03a6\u03a3\u0394 joined obliquely (~angled), in gold, with twenty-four crown pearls set into the gold letters.The pledge pin was round, with a white palm and pyramid set into a purple background.The official song was the Phi Sigma Delta Hymn, generally known as “We Sing To Thee, Phi Sigma Delta.” It was adopted in 1930.[3] Another song written for the fraternity, c.1923, was “Phi Sigma Delta Forever,” words by Herbert Morse & Herman Block. Music by Nathan Grabin & Herman Block.Notable alumni[edit]Chapters[edit]This is the list of chapters of Phi Sigma Delta fraternity, immediately prior to its merger into Zeta Beta Tau in 1969. Unless otherwise referenced, citations taken from Baird’s Manual.[3] On three campuses, active chapters of both Phi Alpha and Phi Sigma Delta existed. Baird’s says “two were easily resolved, and the other was released to join another national.”Several additional dormant Phi Alpha chapters had been on campuses where, at the merger, Phi Sigma Delta was active. It may be assumed that alumni from those groups were welcomed to join the existing Phi Sigma Delta chapters.NameCharteredInstitutionLocationStatusNotesReferenceAlphaNovember 10, 1910Columbia UniversityNew York City, NYDormant from 1933-1955Beta1912Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYGamma1913Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NYDelta1913NYU (Bronx)The Bronx, NYEpsilon1914Union CollegeSchenectady, NYPhi AlphaOctober 14, 1914George Washington UniversityWashington, DCFounding chapter of \u03a6\u0391Phi BetaFebruary 22, 1916University of Maryland at BaltimoreBaltimore, MDOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391[5]Zeta1916University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAEta1916University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIPhi GammaDecember 26, 1916Georgetown UniversityWashington, D.C.Originally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Phi DeltaFebruary 15, 1918Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Phi EpsilonApril 2, 1919University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MDOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391[5]Theta1919University of ColoradoBoulder, COPhi ZetaDecember 7, 1919Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1925Iota1920University of DenverDenver, COKappa1920Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OHLambda1920University of TexasAustin, TXPhi LambdaFebruary 19, 1921DePaul UniversityChicago, ILOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1927Mu1921University of ChicagoChicago, ILNu1921Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MAClosed in 1927Omicron1921Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OHPi1922WisconsinMadison, WIPhi MuApril 16, 1922University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Rho1923Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MDPhi NuMarch 16, 1924Clark UniversityWorcester, MAOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1969Phi Omicron1924University of New HampshireDurham, NHOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Phi PiDecember 14, 1924Boston UniversityBoston, MAOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Tau1925Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PAClosed in 1933Phi RhoFebruary 6, 1925University of RichmondRichmond, VAOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Phi SigmaOctober 25, 1925Brooklyn Polytechnic (now Tandon)Brooklyn, NYOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Sigma1927Pennsylvania State UniversityState College, PAUpsilon1927West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WVPhi TauMarch 31, 1927College of William & MaryWilliamsburg, VAOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1954Phi PhiMarch 19, 1927Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PAOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Phi ChiOctober 15, 1927Trinity College (now Duke University)Durham, NCOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1929Phi1928University of VermontBurlington, VTPhi PsiFebruary 20, 1928University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1930Phi OmegaMay 11, 1928University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NCOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1943Chi1929Duke UniversityDurham, NCClosed in 1936Psi1929University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALClosed in 1939Phi Alpha BetaMay 4, 1929Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PAOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Phi Alpha GammaDecember 7, 1930Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MIOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed between 1942-1961Omega1931University of MissouriColumbia, MOClosed in 1964Phi Alpha Epsilon1937St. John’s CollegeAnnapolis, MDOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1947[6]Phi Alpha Zeta1938St. John’s UniversityNew York, NYOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1941[6]Phi Alpha Eta1940City College of New YorkNew York, NYOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391[7]Phi Alpha Theta1941Washington CollegeChestertown, MDOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Closed in 1942Alpha Alpha1943University of ConnecticutStorrs, CTAlpha Beta1947University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CAAlpha Gamma1947University of IllinoisUrbana, ILAlpha Delta1948Ohio UniversityAthens, OHAlpha Epsilon1949Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NYAlpha Zeta1952University of MiamiCoral Gables, FLClosed in 1966Alpha Eta1952Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO[8]Alpha Theta1952Rutgers University\u2013New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJAlpha Iota1952NYU (Square)Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYClosed in 1966Alpha Kappa1955University of UtahSalt Lake City, UTClosed in 1961Phi Alpha Kappa1957Lehman College (Hunter College)Bronx, NYOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391Alpha Lambda1957University of DetroitDetroit, MIAlpha Mu1957University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MAAlpha Nu1957University of Wisconsin\u2013MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WIAlpha Xi1958C.W. Post UniversityBrookville, Long Island, NYAlpha Omicron1959Pratt InstituteBrooklyn, NYPhi Alpha Mu1959CCNYNew York, NYOriginally a chapter of \u03a6\u0391[7]Kappa Nu1961Brooklyn College (CUNY)Brooklyn, NYAlpha Pi1963University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI[9]Alpha Rho1963Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MOAlpha Sigma1963Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MIAlpha Tau1964Long Island UniversityBrooklyn, NYAlpha Upsilon1965Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NYAlpha Phi1965Parsons School of Design (New School)Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NYSee also[edit]References[edit]^ This fraternity was called Phi Sig on those campuses where Phi Sigma Kappa, Phi Sigma Epsilon or Phi Sigma Sigma (sorority) had not previously established usage of that nickname.^ a b c Our Antecedent Groups:Phi Sigma Delta^ a b c d e f Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird’s Manual of American College Fraternities (20th\u00a0ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird’s Manual Foundation, Inc. p.\u00a0VIII\u201317\u201318. ISBN\u00a0978-0963715906.^ “Phi Sigma Delta”. New Fraternity Pledges. Daily Pennsylvanian. 1965-01-28. p.\u00a05.^ a b The Phi Alpha Quarterly, 1936 talks about the activities of Beta chapter at University of Maryland, Baltimore. There were chapters at both Baltimore and at College Park.^ a b St. John’s College has two campuses. Its main campus is in Annapolis. Note also, St. John’s University is a separate school, in NYC.^ a b What is the relationship between the Phi Alpha Eta chapter and Phi Alpha Mu chapter, both listed in Baird’s on the CCNY campus?^ The CSU Ft. Collins chapter is not listed among ZBT chapters that merged into that Fraternity.^ The Rhode Island chapter is listed among ZBT chapters post-merger as the Rho Iota chapter.External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/phi-sigma-delta-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Phi Sigma Delta – Wikipedia"}}]}]