Delta Sigma Iota


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 on February 8, 2016. Its headquarters are in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Symbols

Delta Sigma Iota's motto is Donec Excessus Adeo. 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, 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.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatus
Alpha – 2024Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PennsylvaniaInactive
Beta - 2019University of [North Carolina at Chapel Hill]Chapel Hill, North CarolinaInactive
Gamma - 2024North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North CarolinaInactive
DeltaRutgers University–New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New JerseyActive
Zeta - 2021Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New JerseyInactive
Eta – 2014Duke UniversityDurham, North CarolinaInactive
Theta – 2019Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioInactive
Iota - 2023University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North CarolinaInactive
KappaBentley UniversityWaltham, MassachusettsColony