Pi Delta Theta

Not to be confused with Phi Delta Theta.
Pi Delta Theta
ΠΔΘ
FoundedFebruary 14, 1926; 100 years ago (1926-02-14)
Miami University
TypeSocial
Former affiliationAES
StatusMerged
Merge date1941
SuccessorDelta Sigma Epsilon
ScopeNational
Colors  White,   Gold, and   Myrtle green
FlowerMarguerite Daisy
PublicationThalia
   and The Myrsine
Chapters9
Members1,000 active
Headquarters
United States

Pi Delta Theta (ΠΔΘ) was a national collegiate sorority operating in the United States from February 14, 1926, until it was absorbed by Delta Sigma Epsilon in September 1941.[1][2]

History

Before its formation, the sorority had help in 1925 from Ida Shaw Martin of the Sorority Service Bureau, who had been fielding requests for information from recently formed local sororities seeking national affiliation. She invited representatives of three organizations to send their faculty advisors to a meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1925. Two responded affirmatively, which constitute both the founders and founding chapters of Pi Delta Theta:

  • Mrs. Robert E. Brown, Kappa Theta Alpha (local) of Miami University of Ohio
  • Miss Beulah Houlton, Zeta Sigma Alpha (local) of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia[2]

The organization was thus formed, with the Miami chapter being named its Alpha chapter, and Mrs. Brown was named as the first National President. Expansion began in earnest, but early chapters were lost as the Great Depression dragged on. In 1941, with WWII looming, the four remaining chapters opted for merger.[3]

Pi Delta Theta was a member of the Association of Education Sororities, an NPC predecessor. The merger of Pi Delta Theta and Delta Sigma Epsilon was the only merger to occur within AES organizations.

Fifteen years later, in 1956, Delta Sigma Epsilon would itself merge with Delta Zeta.

Symbols

  • The badge consisted of the Greek letters Π and Θ in gold with a Δ set with pearls overlaying the other two letters.
  • Colors were white, gold with myrtle green.
  • The flower of Pi Delta Theta was the marguerite.
  • The Sorority publications were the Thalia, which was published twice a year, and the Myrsine, which was published by the ex-collegio (alumnae) chapters four times a year.

Governance

Government was vested in three entities: The national convention, the National Council, and the Board of Advisers.

Chapters

The chapters of Pi Delta Theta were as follows.[4][3]

Chapter Charter date and range Instituiton Location Status Ref.
Alpha February 14, 1926 – 1939 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Inactive [a]
Beta 1926–1937 Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas Inactive [b]
Gamma 1927–1934 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas Inactive [5][c]
Delta 1927–1932 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Inactive
Epsilon 1927–1937 Kent State University Kent, Ohio Inactive [d]
Zeta June 1928 – 1941 Buffalo State College Buffalo, New York Merged (ΔΣΕ) [6][e]
Eta 1929–1941 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Merged (ΔΣΕ) [f]
Theta May 28, 1932 – 1941 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Merged (ΔΣΕ) [7][g]
Iota October 25, 1935 – 1941 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania Merged (ΔΣΕ) [8][h]
  1. ^ Predecessor group was Kappa Theta Alpha (local), formed in 1922.
  2. ^ Predecessor group was Zeta Sigma Alpha (local), formed in 1925.
  3. ^ Predecessor group was Pi Omicron Pi (local), formed in 1925.
  4. ^ Predecessor group was Psi Chi Nu (local), formed in 1926.
  5. ^ Predecessor group was Phi Delta Beta (local), formed in 1927. Joined the existing Areutha Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Epsilon.
  6. ^ Predecessor group was Theta Chi Sorority (local), formed in 1926. Joined the existing Eta chapter of Delta Sigma Epsilon.
  7. ^ Predecessor group was Pi Delta (local), formed in 1928. Joined the existing Gamma chapter of Delta Sigma Epsilon.
  8. ^ Formed as a colony in 1935. Joined the existing Beta chapter of Delta Sigma Epsilon.

References

  1. ^ State University College at Buffalo (1946). New York State Teachers College at Buffalo: A History, 1871-1946. p. 153.
  2. ^ a b Robson, John, ed. (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. 809. OCLC 3551247.
  3. ^ a b Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque (eds.). "Inactive Women's Organizations: Pi Delta Theta" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 17 December 2021 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.
  4. ^ Lasher, George Starr, ed. (1957). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (16th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. p. 539. OCLC 19297015.
  5. ^ "Kansa Yearbook for Kansas State Teachers College (College Life)". The Kanza Yearbooks. January 1930.
  6. ^ "1938 Buffalo State yearbook". online.flippingbook.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  7. ^ "Theta chapter installation". The Thalia. Vol. III, no. 1.
  8. ^ "The Oak" - 1936 Yearbook. Pittsburgh Printing Co. 1936.

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