Delta Sigma Iota () is a collegiate, South Asian interest, multicultural, social fraternity located in the United States. It was established at Pennsylvania State University in 2000 and has chartered nine chapters in the United States.
History Delta Sigma Iota Fraternity, Inc., was founded on August 15, 2000, at the University Park campus of Pennsylvania State University as a South Asian interest, multicultural, social, Greek letter fraternity. Its founding fathers were:
Tarak Bhavsa Vishal Desai Roby Palakudy Rupesh Patel Vipul Patel
It became a member of the National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association (NAPA) on February 8, 2016. Its headquarters are in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Symbols Delta Sigma Iota's motto is . Its slogan is "Building Leaders, One Brother at a Time". Its pillars are Service, Education, and Unity.
The fraternity's colors are navy blue, white, and maroon. Its mascot is the king cobra, chosen because it embodies the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi, powerful but attacking only in defense.
Philanthropy Delta Sigma Iota's national philanthropies are the South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters (SAMAR), a community-based network member of the National Marrow Donor Program, and Only With Consent, dedicated to stopping sexual violence.
Chapters In the following list, active chapters and colonies are listed in bold and inactive chapters are in italics. Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Alpha – 2024 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Inactive Beta - 2019 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Inactive Gamma - 2024 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Inactive Delta Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Active Zeta - 2021 Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey Inactive Eta – 2014 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Inactive Theta – 2019 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Inactive Iota - 2023 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive Kappa Bentley University Waltham, Massachusetts Colony
See also
List of social fraternities and sororities List of Asian American fraternities and sororities Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
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