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Delta Phi () is a
fraternal society A fraternity (; whence, " brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club or fraternal order traditionally of men but also women associated together for various religious or secular aims. Fraternity in the Western concep ...
established in
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, on November 17, 1827. Its first chapter was founded at
Union College Union College is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the s ...
, and was the third and final member of the
Union Triad The term Triad is used to designate a grouping of three national college fraternities or sororities that were founded at the same place. The most famous and oldest triad is the Union Triad at Union College in Schenectady, New York which includes so ...
. In 1879,
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's '' American College Fraternities'' characterized the fraternity's membership as being largely drawn from the old Knickerbocker families of
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and
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. As of 2024, the fraternity has ten active chapters on the
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, and also uses the names "St. Elmo," "St. Elmo Hall," and "Elmo" in reference to its relation to
Erasmus of Formia Erasmus of Formia, also known as Saint Elmo (died ), was a Christianity, Christian saint and Christian martyrs, martyr. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors and abdominal pain. Erasmus or Elmo is also one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, s ...
, the patron saint of sailors, and the
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.


History

Delta Phi was founded on November 17, 1827, at
Union College Union College is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the s ...
by nine upperclassmen. Its founders were: * Benjamin Burroughs,
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minister from
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* William Hun Fondey, attorney from
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* Samuel Lewis Lamberson, Presbyterian minister from
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* Samuel C. Lawrison,
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from
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* David Hervey Little,
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* John Mason,
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from Jamaica, New York * Joseph Griffiths Masten,
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of
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* Thomas Clark McLaury,
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from
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* William Wilson,
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of the College of Cincinnati from
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Delta Phi and the other
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were established during a time of strong
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sentiment in the United States and became targets of the
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movement. This led
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, the original fraternity, to abandon secrecy and become a strictly honor society. In the early 1830s, Dr. Eliphalet Nott, president of Union College, called for the dissolution of all
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. Before this policy could be enacted, John Jay Hyde, a member of Delta Phi, argued the benefits of the
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system so convincingly that Dr. Nott relented and permitted the organizations to remain in existence. Hyde went on to design the badge still worn by members of Delta Phi today, which includes a
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, a symbol used by the
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. This connection to the
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led Delta Phi to become known as "St. Elmo", a name first used by the
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chapter at
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, which since has transformed into a senior secret society known as
St. Elmo Society St. Elmo Society, or Elmo's, is a secret society for seniors at Yale University. It was founded in 1889 as part of the national fraternity, Delta Phi (ΔΦ). St. Elmo's is a member of the “ancient eight consortium” which includes the seven o ...
that is no longer associated with Delta Phi. Beginning at some point shortly after the Omicron chapter's inception in 1889, the brothers there used the name of St. Elmo, the patron saint of mariners and the
Knights of Malta The Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM), officially the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta, and commonly known as the Order of Malta or the Knights of Malta, is a Catholic Church, Cathol ...
. On some campuses, Delta Phi chapters are known almost exclusively as "St. Elmo," "St. Elmo Hall," or simply "Elmo." At
Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...
, the Delta Phi chapter is known as
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, since that was the name of the mansion when it was the residence of Cornell University co-founder
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's In 1838, the ''Beta chapter'' of Delta Phi was founded at
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and Delta Phi finally became a "national"
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. The Gamma chapter was established at
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in 1841, followed by the Delta chapter at
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in 1842, the ''Epsilon chapter'' at
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in
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in 1845, which was reorganized in 1901 as the
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, one of Harvard's prestigious
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, and the Eta chapter at the
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in
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in 1849. In 1844, Delta Phi held its first convention, only the second
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to have such a meeting and was held under the auspices of the Alpha chapter in
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. In 1847, it held its second convention in
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and, seeing the growth in the organization, authorized the fraternity to undertake its first printed publication, a complete catalogue of the membership up to 1847. Delta Phi left its base in the
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and expanded into what was then still the northwest of the young country, establishing the Iota chapter at
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in 1855 and the Kappa chapter at the
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later the same year. Delta Phi remains a small fraternity with ten active chapters and few chapters with more than a couple dozen members. It has resisted expansion in order to create an "intimate, personal experience" for its members. The fraternity's current expansion policy is to reactivate dormant chapters. As a member of the
Union Triad The term Triad is used to designate a grouping of three national college fraternities or sororities that were founded at the same place. The most famous and oldest triad is the Union Triad at Union College in Schenectady, New York which includes so ...
, Delta Phi is the third oldest fraternity and the second oldest continuous fraternity in the United States.


Governance and organization

Owing mostly to its development in the early 19th century, Delta Phi organizes itself federally. Individual alumni chapters still exercise significant power over chapter governance. Those powers that are given in the national organization are vested in the Board of Governors. The board consists of one member appointed from each alumni chapter. Among the duties given to the board is hiring the executive director who oversees day-to-day management of the fraternity. In addition to the national governing organization of the fraternity, Delta Phi alumni have also established the Saint Elmo Foundation which, among other things, sponsors the annual leadership weekend and provides scholarships to undergraduate members of Delta Phi.


Activities

Overall alumni participation among active chapters remains strong, with chapters hosting several social events throughout the year. On or around November 17 of every year, the national organization sponsors the Founder's Day Dinner at the Saint Elmo Club where undergraduates and alumni celebrate the founding of the fraternity.


Chapters

These are the chapters of Delta Phi. Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in ''italics''. Two chapters have withdrawn from affiliation with the national fraternity, but remain active on their campuses; their dates of withdrawal are noted. The main archive URL i
The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage


Notes


Notable members

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John Jacob Astor IV John Jacob Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American business magnate, real estate developer, investor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. He was among the most ...
- Ζ - industrialist and philanthropist *
Russell Wayne Baker Russell Wayne Baker (August 14, 1925 – January 21, 2019) was an American journalist, narrator, writer of Pulitzer Prize-winning satirical commentary and self-critical prose, and author of Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography '' Growing Up'' (1 ...
- Ξ -
Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...
–winning writer; former host of PBS show ''
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'' *
Sullivan Ballou Sullivan Ballou (March 28, 1829July 29, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered for an eloquent letter he wrote to his wife Sarah a week be ...
- Β - author of famous Civil War love letter at the
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by Confederate States ...
*
John C. Bauerschmidt John Crawford Bauerschmidt (born 1959) is an American prelate of the Episcopal Church who is the eleventh Bishop of Tennessee. Biography After studies at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, he was ordained to the diacona ...
- Φ - Bishop of Middle Tennessee *
Marvin Bush Marvin Pierce Bush (born October 22, 1956) is an American businessman. He is a son of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush and the brother of former U.S. President George W. Bush, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, ...
- Ρ -
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...
's younger brother * William P. Carey - H - founder of W. P. Carey & Co.; established the
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at
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, the
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, and the W. P. Carey School of Business at
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* Howard Crosby - Γ - preacher; Chancellor of NYU *
Thomas B. Evans Jr. Thomas Beverley Evans Jr. (born November 5, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 1977 to 1983. Ear ...
- P - US Congressman *
Edgar Fawcett Edgar Fawcett (May 26, 1847 – May 2, 1904) was an American novelist and poet. Biography Early life and education Fawcett was born in New York City on May 26, 1847, and spent much of his life there. Educated at Columbia College, he obtained t ...
(1847–1904) - Δ - novelist and poet *
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- Δ - founders of Harper & Brothers publishing group * Garret A. Hobart - E -
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under William McKinley *
Jay Jones (politician) Jerrauld Charles Corey "Jay" Jones (born March 14, 1989) is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 89th district from 2018 to 2021. He is currently the Democratic nominee for attorn ...
- ΩΑ - Delegate for the 89th District of the
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*
George Low George Michael Low (born Georg Michael Löw; June 10, 1926 – July 17, 1984) was an administrator at NASA and the 14th president of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Low was one of the senior NASA officials who made decisions as manager ...
- Λ -
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administrator and 14th President of
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (; RPI) is a private university, private research university in Troy, New York, United States. It is the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world and the Western Hemisphere. It was establishe ...
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George C. Ludlow George Craig Ludlow (April 6, 1830 – December 18, 1900) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 25th governor of New Jersey from 1881 to 1884. Early life George Craig Ludlow was born in Milford, New Jersey, on April 6, ...
- E -
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George Macready George Peabody Macready Jr. (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast in roles as polished villains. Early life Macready was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 29, 1899. He claimed t ...
- Β - actor *
Halsey Minor Halsey Minor (born December 6, 1964) is an American entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993. He also founded or co-founded Live Planet, VideoCoin, Vivid Labs, Salesforce.com, Google Voice, OpenDNS, and Vignette. Minor founded the venture capita ...
- Ρ - co-founder and former CEO of CNET Inc. *
Paolo Montalban Paolo Montalban (born May 21, 1973) is an American actor and singer best known for his performance in the 1997 Disney television film '' Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella'' as Prince Christopher, opposite Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston ...
- E - actor of stage and screen * John Pierpont Morgan Jr. - Ζ - financier; founder of JP Morgan Bank and Morgan Stanley *
Stanley Forman Reed Stanley Forman Reed (December 31, 1884 – April 2, 1980) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1938 to 1957. He also served as U.S. Solicitor General from 1935 to 1938. Born in Ma ...
- Ρ -
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* Ned Rice - ΩΑ - General Manager of the
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* Thomas Ridgway, U.S. Army officer and father of General
Matthew Ridgway Matthew Bunker Ridgway (3 March 1895 – 26 July 1993) was a senior officer in the United States Army, who served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1952–1953) and the 19th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1953–1955). Although he ...
*
James Roosevelt James Roosevelt II (December 23, 1907 – August 13, 1991) was an American businessman, Marine officer, activist, and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor R ...
- Ζ - General, congressman; son of Franklin D. Roosevelt *
George Santayana George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Born in Spain, Santayana was raised and educated in the Un ...
- Z - Spanish author and philosopher famous for noting that "those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it" *
Charles Scribner I Charles Scribner I (February 21, 1821 – August 26, 1871) was an American publisher who, with Isaac D. Baker (1819–1850),DA1906 founded a
- Θ - founder of Charles Scribner's Sons publishing group * Maj. Gen. George Henry Sharpe - E - Civil War spymaster *
Wylie Tuttle Wylie Fay Leon Tuttle (died April 5, 2002) was an American real estate developer who was behind the construction of the Tour Montparnasse, the tallest building in Europe upon its completion in 1972. Biography A native New Yorker, Tuttle (born i ...
- Δ - real estate developer responsible for the construction of the
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in
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* Finn Wentworth N - businessman; COO and owner of New York Yankees; founder of YES Network; philanthropist *
George Will George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is an American libertarian conservative writer and political commentator. He writes columns for ''The Washington Post'' on a regular basis and provides commentary for '' NewsNation''. In 1986, ''The Wall ...
- Σ - Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative newspaper columnist, journalist, and author


See also

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List of social fraternities Social, collegiate, or general fraternities in the North American fraternity system are those that do not promote a particular profession, as professional fraternities do, or discipline, such as service fraternities. Instead, their primary purp ...


References


External links

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History of Epsilon
(Daily Targum, 10/2005) {{Authority control Student organizations established in 1827 Student societies in the United States North American Interfraternity Conference Union College (New York) 1827 establishments in New York (state)