International dental fraternity
Delta Sigma Delta ΔΣΔ Founded November 15, 1882; 143 years ago (1882-11-15 ) University of Michigan School of Dentistry Type Professional Affiliation Independent Former affiliation Status Active Emphasis Dentistry Scope International Motto "Knowledge, Strength, Justice" Member badge Colors Blue and Garnet Publication Desmos Chapters 33 Headquarters c/o Dr. John Prey, Supreme Scribe Nekoosa Wisconsin 54457 United States Website www
Delta Sigma Delta (ΔΣΔ [ 1] dental fraternities .[ 1]
Delta Sigma Delta's inception came when Louis James "Lou" Mitchell and Charles William Howard, dental students at theUniversity of Michigan School of Dentistry inAnn Arbor , were invited to join the medical fraternityNu Sigma Nu .[ 2] [ 2]
OnNovember 15, 1882 , these two and five others from the dental school met at Mrs. Slattery'sboarding house , located at #10 North State Street in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Along with Howard and Mitchell, the fraternity's founders were Francis Eugene Cassidy, Lyndall Llewellyn Davis, Clarence James Hand, Louis Manning "Jamie" James, and Ezra Lincoln Kern.[ 3] [ 4]
Dr. L. L. Davis established theBeta chapter at theChicago College of Dental Surgery after establishing his dental practice in Chicago.[ 2] Epsilon chapter was chartered at theUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine , followed byGamma chapter atHarvard University .[ 5] [ 2]
After graduation, the fraternity's founders took positions in multiple cities. This led to the formation of a supreme or alumni chapter, in Detroit, Michigan in 1895.[ 2]
TheGreek lettersΔΣΔ D.D.S. of the dental degree, although with a transposed sequence.[ 2] [ 5]
The Supreme Chapter is the fraternity's administrative or governing body.[ 6] [ 6] [ 2]
As of 2021, there were 44 active chapters. Undergraduate or collegiate chapters are located at dental schools, while graduate chapters are located in population centers throughout the United States and in Canada,Europe ,Australia , andNew Zealand .[ 7]
Undergraduate chapters [ edit ] Following is a list of the collegiate chapters of Delta Sigma Delta, with active chapters indicated inbold and inactive chapters and institutions initalics .[ 3] [ 5] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Ref. Alpha November 15, 1882 University of Michigan School of Dentistry Ann Arbor, Michigan Active Beta March 24, 1885 –1993Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois Inactive [ 13] [ a] Epsilon February 21, 1891 University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active Gamma March 6, 1891 – 1944Harvard School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Inactive Delta Unassigned Zeta November 21, 1891 UCSF School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Active Eta October 24, 1893 – 2001Northwestern University Dental School Evanston, Illinois Inactive [ b] Theta February 16, 1896 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Minneapolis, Minnesota Active Iota February 16, 1896 – 1908University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Detroit, Michigan Inactive Kappa November 26, 1896 – 1926Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee Inactive [ c] Lambda January 16, 1897 Case School of Dental Medicine Cleveland, Ohio Active Mu January 21, 1897 Tufts University School of Dental Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Active Nu March 15, 1898 University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Dentistry Kansas City, Missouri Active Xi January 6, 1900 Indiana University School of Dentistry Indianapolis, Indiana Active Omicron February 15, 1901 – 19xx ?Saint Louis University Dental SchoolSt. Louis, Missouri Inactive [ d] Pi October 8, 1901 – 19xx ?University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine Buffalo, New York Inactive Rho December 9, 1900 University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry Chicago ,Illinois Active Sigma February 5, 1903 University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active Tau February 15, 1901 – 1932Ohio College of Dental Surgery Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive [ e] Upsilon May 25, 1905 Washington University School of Dental Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Inactive [ f] Phi February 8, 1905 – 1932Colorado College of Dental Surgery Denver, Colorado Inactive [ 14] [ g] Chi February 24, 1906 Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Los Angeles ,California Active Psi April 11, 1907 Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry Portland, Oregon Active Omega April 1, 1910 Creighton University School of Dentistry Omaha, Nebraska Active Alpha Alpha January 11, 1912 – c. 1990Georgetown University School of Dentistry Washington, D.C. Active [ 15] [ h] Beta Beta May 8, 1913 – ≤1977University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive [ 16] Gamma Gamma February 18, 1914 University of Iowa College of Dentistry Iowa City, Iowa Active Delta Delta Unassigned Epsilon Epsilon April 29, 1914 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Active Zeta Zeta June 3, 1917 Louisiana State University New Orleans, Louisiana Active Eta Eta June 1, 1918 Marquette University School of Dentistry Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active Theta Theta March 26, 1921 Atlanta Southern Dental College Augusta, Georgia Active Iota Iota Unassigned Kappa Kappa May 27, 1921 University of Tennessee College of Dentistry Memphis, Tennessee Active Lambda Lambda May 27, 1922 Texas A&M University College of Dentistry Dallas, Texas Active Mu Mu July 22, 1926 Ohio State University College of Dentistry Columbus, Ohio Active Nu Nu November 22, 1926 University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry San Francisco, California Active Xi Xi May 16, 1931 – 1938University of Maryland School of Dentistry Baltimore, Maryland Inactive Omicron Omicron December 16, 1931 VCU School of Dentistry Richmond, Virginia Active Pi Pi April 29, 1939 University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Detroit, Michigan Active Rho Rho September 18, 1945 Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active Sigma Sigma January 14, 1948 University of Washington School of Dentistry Seattle, Washington Active [ 17] Tau Tau May 29, 1948 UTHealth School of Dentistry Houston, Texas Active Upsilon Upsilon April 28, 1951 UNC Adams School of Dentistry Chapel Hill, North Carolina Active Phi Phi May 24, 1952 UAB School of Dentistry Birmingham, Alabama Active Chi Chi February 9, 1962 West Virginia University School of Dentistry Morgantown, West Virginia Active Psi Psi 1963 –≤1977University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine San Juan, Puerto Rico Inactive Omega Omega December 6, 1969 UCLA School of Dentistry Los Angeles, California Active Alpha Alpha Unassigned Alpha Beta March 19, 1973 Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine Charleston, South Carolina Active Alpha Chi October 11, 1973 Dental School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Active Alpha Gamma 1975 –19xx ?University of Florida College of Dentistry Gainesville, Florida Inactive Alpha Delta May 1, 1976 University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Aurora, Colorado Active Alpha Epsilon Unassigned Alpha Zeta November 15, 1984 University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine Farmington, Connecticut Active Alpha Kappa May 18, 1985 Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine Alton, Illinois Active Alpha Lambda September 9, 1995 University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active Alpha Mu May 17, 1998 Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine Fort Lauderdale, Florida Active Alpha Nu April 15, 2005 Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health Mesa, Arizona Active Alpha Xi April 26, 2008 University of Kentucky College of Dentistry Lexington, Kentucky Active Alpha Omicron 2013 Midwestern University Downers Grove, Illinois Active Alpha Pi 2013 Western University of Health Sciences Pomona, California Active Alpha Rho August 23, 2014 A.T. Still University Dental SchoolKirksville, Missiouri Active
^ Chapter formed at the Chicago College of Dental Surgery which merged with Loyola in 1923. The chapter closed in 1993. ^ The dental school closed in 2001 ^ The dental school closed in the late 1920s ^ The dental school closed in 1971 ^ The dental school closed in 1926. ^ The dental school closed in 1991. ^ The dental school closed in 1932. ^ The dental school closed in 1990. Following is a list of the Delta Sigma Delta international graduate chapters.[ 7]
Chapter Location Status Ref. At-Large Active Badger Graduate Chapter Wisconsin Active Baton Rouge Graduate Chapter Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active Belgium Graduate Chapter Belgium Active [ 2] Canada Graduate Chapter Canada Active Cincinnati-Dayton Graduate Chapter Cincinnati andDayton, Ohio Active Cleveland Graduate Chapter Cleveland, Ohio Active Columbus Graduate Chapter Columbus, Ohio Active Denver Graduate Chapter Denver ,Colorado Active Detroit Graduate Chapter Detroit, Michigan Active ECC Graduate Chapter Active Georgia Graduate Chapter Georgia Active Hawaii Graduate Chapter Hawaii Active Holland Graduate Chapter Holland ,Netherlands Active [ 2] Indiana Graduate Chapter Indiana Active London Graduate Chapter London ,England Active [ 2] New England Graduate Chapter Active New Orleans Graduate Chapter New Orleans ,Louisiana Active New South Wales Graduate Chapter New South Wales ,Australia Active [ 2] New York Graduate Chapter New York Active New Zealand Graduate Chapter New Zealand Active [ 2] North Carolina Graduate Chapter North Carolina Active Oregon Graduate Chapter Oregon Active Paris Graduate Chapter Paris ,France Active [ 2] Pittsburgh Graduate Chapter Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active Queensland Graduate Chapter Queensland ,Australia Active [ 2] [ 18] Rochester Graduate Chapter Rochester, New York Active San Francisco Graduate Chapter San Francisco ,California Active Scandinavia Graduate Chapter Active [ 2] Seattle Graduate Chapter Seattle ,Washington Active St. Louis Graduate Chapter St. Louis, Missouri Active South Australia Graduate Chapter South Australia ,Australia Active [ 2] Texas (East) Graduate Chapter Texas Active Twin Cities Graduate Chapter Minneapolis andSaint Paul, Minnesota Active Virginia Graduate Chapter Virginia Active West Virginia Graduate Chapter West Virginia Active Western Australia Graduate Chapter Western Australia ,Australia Active [ 2] Youngstown Graduate Chapter Youngstown, Ohio Active
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