Phi Beta Delta (fraternity)

Phi Beta Delta (ΦΒΔ) was a college social fraternity in the United States founded at Columbia University, April 4, 1912. The Founders stated, "Its purpose is to inculcate among its membership a fine spirit of loyalty, activity and scholarship toward their Alma Mater, to develop the highest ideals of conduct and to promote a close fraternal bond through means of carefully selected associates." [1] Phi Beta Delta merged into Pi Lambda Phi on February 1, 1941. At the time, Pi Lambda Phi had 20 active chapters and Phi Beta Delta had 16, considering duplications, the combined post merger fraternity was a net of 33 chapters. All members and alumni of Phi Beta Delta were admitted into Pi Lambda Phi.

NameOriginal chapterInitiation
year		NotabilityRef(s)
David H. CohenColumbia UniversityFounder Phi Beta Delta[1]
Henry C. FentonColumbia UniversityFounder Phi Beta Delta[1]
William HaasColumbia UniversityFounder Phi Beta Delta[1]
Darcy M. HeinemannColumbia UniversityFounder Phi Beta Delta[1]
Joseph MichtomColumbia UniversityFounder Phi Beta Delta[1]
Samuel NullColumbia UniversityFounder Phi Beta Delta, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Judge 1943-49.[1][2]
Julius RuddColumbia UniversityFounder Phi Beta Delta[1]
Bernard ShapiroColumbia UniversityFounder Phi Beta Delta[1]
This article is about the social fraternity. For the honor society, see Phi Beta Delta (honor society).
Phi Beta Delta
ΦΒΔ
Founded1912 (1912)
Columbia University
TypeSocial
ScopeNational
Chaptersmerged with Pi Lambda Phi, 1941
Headquarters36 Mill Plain Rd, Ste 309
Danbury, Connecticut
USA

Chapters

Chapters of Phi Beta Delta:[3]

  • 1912. Alpha, Columbia University
  • 1912. Gamma, College of the City of New York
  • 1912. Lambda, New York College of Dentistry
  • 1913. Sigma, Cornell University (1918)
  • 1915. Zeta, New York University
  • 1916. Beta, Fordham University
  • 1918. Nu, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
  • 1919. Eta, University of Pennsylvania
  • 1919. Epsilon, University of Chicago
  • 1920. Theta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 1920. Mu, University of Cincinnati
  • 1920. Kappa, University of Southern California
  • 1921. Omicron, University of Michigan
  • 1921. Rho, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • 1921. Xi, Tufts College
  • 1921. Pi, Washington University
  • 1922. Tau, University of California
  • 1922. Upsilon, Southern Branch of the University of California
  • 1922. Iota, University of Oklahoma

References
  1. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 14th Edition, 1940.
  2. "Justices of the Court : Max Bloom". Nycourts.gov. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  3. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. 1923. p. 220.
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