Delta Epsilon Mu Explained

Delta Epsilon Mu
Letters:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΔΕΜ
Crest:	File:The_crest_of_Delta_Epsilon_Mu.png
Birthplace:	Binghamton University
Affiliation:	PFA
Status:	Active
Type:	Professional
Emphasis:	Pre-Health
Scope:	National
Slogan:	Helping People, Together.
Colors:	Crimson White, and Black
Chapters:	43 Total (7 inactive)
Members:	2,000+
Lifetime:	5,000+
Philanthropy:	DrEaM Network
Address:	1765 Duke Street
City:	Alexandria
State:	Virginia
Zip Code:	22314
Country:	United States
Pillars:	Loyalty, Dedication, Friendship, Support

Delta Epsilon Mu, Incorporated (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΔΕΜ) is a co-ed fraternity in the United States for students and professionals in clinical or applied practice with interests or focus in pre-health or health-related fields.

It has active chapters in New York, California, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Washington DC, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Rhode Island, Washington, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

History

In the fall of 1995, Binghamton University students Marianna Strakhan, Teri Broklawski, Debbie Amste, and Ellen Hoffman began planning of a pre-health fraternity to unite students interested in entering various pre-health professions on the campus. Broklawski recruited Sherine Banton, Wendy Cooper, Wendy Goldstein, and Keri Weintraub to help solidify the foundations of the fraternity. These eight students presented the Student Association of Binghamton University (SABU) with 100 student signatures in support of the formal establishment. In January 1996, the SABU formally recognized the fraternity as a student organization.

In February 1996, the fraternity hosted its first formal recruitment event, selecting 36 students of various pre-health interests to become the founding members of Delta Epsilon Mu. National Founders' Day is recognized on May 3, 1996, in commemoration of the date the first ratification documents for the fraternity were signed.

Though the founders had no expectations of the future growth of the organization, word of the fraternity's establishment met the ears of students at the University of California, Davis, which eventually formed the Beta chapter in 2003. From 2003 to 2009, active charters were issued to the University of Maryland at College Park, the University of Central Florida, the Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of California, Merced.

In 2010, the chapter presidents met to draft the first plans for the integration of the chapter-based efforts and potential formalization of national leadership. Through these discussions, the first National Board of Directors was informally established. In 2012, the addition of chapters at the George Washington University and University of Kansas warranted the need for a more formal national leadership model. Over multiple meetings, the representatives of each chapter came together to formally draft the first national bylaws, thus establishing the first national leadership model for the organization at-large.

The fraternity's first national convention was held at the University of Maryland at College Park in 2013, where the first national bylaws were ratified. The first recognized national executive committee, headed by newly-elected national president John "Jake" Koster and national vice president Bradley Dmuchowski, brought on a new vision for continued growth and establishment of infrastructure. In 2015, the national fraternity was recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation by the IRS.

Delta Epsilon Mu is a member of the Professional Fraternity Association.

Symbols

The fraternity's founding principals or pillars are Loyalty, Dedication, Friendship, Support. Its slogan is "Helping People, Together". Its colors are crimson, white, and black.

Activities

The members of Delta Epsilon Mu serve the community by advocating health education and care, and through active participation in service activities, fundraising, and outreach programs. Members are allowed to directly participate in health-oriented workshops and discussions, thereby attaining access to pertinent academic and career information through association with professors, advisors, career professionals, alumni members, and fellow active members.

Governance

Delta Epsilon Mu maintains a National Executive Committee, with a national president and eight vice presidents, and nineteen directors. It also has a National Membership Council that meets monthly and holds a national convention annually.

Chapters

Delta Epsilon Mu has active chapters or charters at 43 four-year collegiate institutions and inactive charters at 7 four-year collegiate institutions. It divides its chapters into four regions and ten districts in the United States

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Region	District	Status
Alpha	May 3, 1996	Binghamton University	Binghamton, NY	Eastern	I	Inactive
Beta	January 17, 2003	University of California, Davis	Davis, CA	Western	II	Active
Gamma	March 3, 2005	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD	Eastern	III	Active
Zeta	May 13, 2006	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	Southern	IV	Active
Eta	April 25, 2007	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	Eastern	III	Inactive
Theta	February 7, 2009	University of California, Merced	Merced, CA	Western	II	Active
Iota	April 16, 2010	George Washington University	Washington, DC	Eastern	III	Active
Kappa	April 24, 2011	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	Central	V	Active
Lambda	April 15, 2012	Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	Southern	VI	Inactive
Nu	May 5, 2012	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	Western	II	Active
Xi	2012	University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	Central	V	Inactive
Omicron	2012	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	Eastern	III	Inactive
Pi	2012	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	Central	V	Inactive
Rho	December 1, 2012	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	Western	II	Active
Sigma	April 27, 2013	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	Southern	VI	Active
Tau	May 9, 2014	University of the Pacific (United States)	Stockton, CA	Western	II	Active
Upsilon	May 10, 2014	Marist College	Poughkeepsie, NY	Eastern	I	Active
Phi	December 6, 2014	Miami University	Oxford, OH	Central	VII	Active
Chi	December 7, 2014	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Western	II	Active
Psi	December 12, 2014	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, IL	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Alpha	April 12, 2015	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Beta	April 19, 2015	University of Richmond	Richmond, VA	Eastern	III	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	April 19, 2015	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	Blacksburg, VA	Eastern	III	Active
Alpha Zeta	May 3, 2015	University of Rhode Island	Kingston, RI	Eastern	IX	Active
Alpha Eta	December 5, 2015	Florida International University	Miami, FL	Southern	IV	Active
Alpha Theta	April 3, 2016	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, CA	Western	II	Inactive
Alpha Iota	September 11, 2016	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Kappa	February 18, 2017	University of Washington	Seattle, WA	Western	X	Active
Alpha Lambda	May 13, 2017	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Nu	April 14, 2018	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Xi	April 15, 2018	Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Southern	IV	Active
Alpha Omicron	February 3, 2019	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Pi	April 13, 2019	Stockton University	Galloway Township, NJ	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Rho	May 4, 2019	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, CA	Western	II	Inactive
Alpha Sigma	June 21, 2019	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Tau	November 24, 2019	New York University	New York, NY	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Upsilon	May 3, 2020	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Phi	November 6, 2020	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	Central	VII	Active
Alpha Chi	November 8, 2020	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Psi	May 29, 2021	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	Western	II	Active
Beta Alpha	May 31, 2021	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	Western	II	Active
Beta Beta	July 24, 2021	The College of New Jersey	Ewing Township, NJ	Eastern	I	Active
Beta Gamma	April 15, 2023	University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	Southern	VI	Active
Beta Zeta	December 3, 2023	College of William and Mary	Williamsburg, VA	Eastern	I	Active