Delta Epsilon Psi

Delta Epsilon Psi is a South Asian interest social and service fraternity located in the United States. Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on at the University of Texas at Austin.

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History

Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on October 1, 1998 at the University of Texas at Austin. Its eighteen founders formed the fraternity to provide a unified South Asian voice at the school. Delta Epsilon Psi's founding fathers were:The purpose of Delta Epsilon Psi is to develop leadership qualities within its members by instilling within them the three pillars—Brotherhood, Discipline, and Commitment—upon which the fraternity was founded.
In, Delta Epsilon Psi officially became nationally recognized by the North American Interfraternity Conference. Delta Epsilon Psi left the NIC as of January 24, 2017 It is currently a member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.

Symbols

The motto of Delta Epsilon Psi is "In Brotherhood Lies Our Strength". Its pillars are Brotherhood, Discipline, and Commitment. The fraternity's colors are navy blue and silver. Its mascot is the Asiatic lion.

Philanthropy

Delta Epsilon Psi's philanthropies are research towards curing juvenile diabetes through Breakthrough T1D, and supporting the National Marrow Donor Program.

Chapters

Following is a list of Delta Epsilon Psi chapters and colonies. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are indicated in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Founding		University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
Alpha	1998	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Inactive
Beta	2000	University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	Active
Gamma	2001	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Active
Epsilon	2002	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Inactive
Zeta	2003	Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Active
Eta	2004	Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Inactive
Theta	2005	University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	Active
Iota	2005	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Inactive
Kappa	2007	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Inactive
Lambda	2008	University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	Active
Mu	2008	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Active
Nu	2008	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Active
Xi	2008	Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Omicron	2008	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Pi	2009	University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas	Inactive
Rho	2009	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Inactive
Sigma	2009	University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Tau	2009	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Active
Upsilon	2009	Rutgers University–Newark	Newark, New Jersey	Inactive
Phi	2009	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive
Chi	2009	Pace University	Pleasantville, New York	Inactive
Psi	2010	Kean University	Union Township, New Jersey	Inactive
Alpha Alpha	2012	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
Alpha Beta	2010	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	2012	Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Alpha Delta	2012	The College of New Jersey	Ewing Township, New Jersey	Active
Alpha Epsilon	2011	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	2011	St. John's University	Queens, New York City, New York	Inactive
Alpha Eta	2011	Binghamton University	Binghamton, New York	Active
Alpha Theta	2012	New York Institute of Technology	Manhattan, New York	Active
Alpha Iota	2012	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Active
Alpha Kappa	2013	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Alpha Lambda	2014	University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Active
Alpha Mu	2017	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Inactive
Alpha Nu	2021	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Colony
Alpha Xi	2021	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Colony
Alpha Omicron	2022	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Colony
Alpha Pi	2022	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana-Champaign, Illinois	Colony
Alpha Rho	2024	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Colony

Notable members

Asim Siddiqui, chairman and a founding trustee of the City Circle
Vijay Viswanathan, diabetologist