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OUR HISTORY
Delta Phi Epsilon was founded on March 17, 1917 by five Jewish women at New York University Law School who couldn’t find an inclusive organization that would accept them. Our founders took a pledge of sisterhood and loyalty and began the first chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon. Since then, more and more women have chartered chapters worldwide and have continued on their mission. We celebrate our Founder's Day every year on March 17th, as we continue to provide opportunities in the areas of service, social, scholarship, sisterhood, and self.
Dorothy Cohen Schwartzman
Ida Bienstock Landau
Minna Goldsmith Mahler
Eve Effron Robin
Sylvia Steierman Cohn
"To promote good fellowship among the women students among the various colleges in the country… to create a secret society composed of these women based upon their good moral character, regardless of nationality or creed…"
-Our Founders
75,000+
Initiated Members
109
Active Chapters
16
Alumnae Associations
478
International Volunteers
OUR VALUES & SYMBOLS
MOTTO: ESSE QUAM VIDERI
(To be rather than seem to be)
UNICORN
CREST
LOVELY PURPLE IRIS
PEARLS
ROYAL PURPLE & PURE GOLD
JUSTICE, SISTERHOOD, & LOVE
WHAT IT MEANS TO BE DPHIE
Our Founders were bold, courageous women who challenged the staus quo and did not let society define their future. They were forward-thinking women who saw beyond what a sorority was and knew what it could be. We were founded with the purpose of being inclusive of all races and religions, forming one of the first non-sectarian social sororities.
A lot has changed since then, but our Sorority remains true to our founding. We strive for justice, making our voices heard in even the hardest of situations. We create an empowered sisterhood through uplifting one another. We are bound by our love for each other and our communities.
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