| Delta Omega Epsilon | |
| Letters: | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΔΩΕ |
| Motto: | "Civic Delta Men of Excellence" |
| Crest: | DeltaOmegaEpsilonFraternityIncorporated.png |
| Birthplace: | College of Staten Island |
| Affiliation: | Independent |
| Type: | Professional and Honor |
| Scope: | Tri-State area |
| Status: | Active |
| Colors: | Black and Silver |
| Slogan: | Smooth Civic Souls of Delta |
| Mission: | To spread knowledge of civic and its various professions to enhance its local communities. Civics for all! |
| Chapters: | 8 active |
| Lifetime: | 369 |
| Symbol: | Phoenix, bottlenose dolphin, doubloons and key |
| Nicknames: | Civic Souls |
| Flower: | Black Petunia |
| Tree: | California redwood |
| Jewel: | Diamond |
| Mascot: | Bottlenose dolphin |
| Philanthropy: | Aiding and Lifting Misinformed Youth |
| Publication: | The Civic Quarterly |
| Patron Greek Divinity: | Ares |
| Patron Roman Divinity: | Mars |
| City: | New York City |
| State: | New York |
| Country: | United States |
The Delta Omega Epsilon Organization (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΔΩΕ) is a professional and honor-based fraternity. [1] Delta Omega Epsilon was founded on April 15, 1985, by Richard Pelestri and Sal Leone along with an inaugural class of 25 members at The College of Staten Island in New York City.
Delta Omega Epsilon was the first organization to be chartered at the university and was created to spread knowledge of the civics and its various professions to enhance its local communities.
, Delta Omega Epsilon has more than 369 members who are civic-minded. Membership is open to any man who meets the requirements, regardless of religion, race, or nationality.
Being primarily a professional organization, Delta Omega Epsilon does not operate nor maintain an organization house as lodging quarters for members nor for any other persons. However, a chapter may maintain rooms for meetings at the discretion of its members.
The current Executive Board President and CEO is Aaron Calderon of the Eta chapter. The executive board consists of the President, Vice President, Sergeant at Arms, Secretary, Treasurer, Chapter Coordinator, Alumni Coordinator, & Event Coordinator. Following the 2020 ΔΩΕ Executive Board Elections and Constitutional Referendum, the Executive Board was elected to serve 25 year terms expiring on April 15, 2045. Each position has a two term limit. The executive board has been aggressively expanding in select geographic regions to make the organization national by the end of 2023 and international by 2024. [2]
The official symbols of the organization are the Phoenix representing rebirth and the bottlenose dolphin representing the organization's roots at The College of Staten Island. Delta Omega Epsilon's colors are sterling silver and black.
Additional symbols include doubloons and key
Flower is the Black Petunia, tree is the California redwood, jewel is the Diamond and the mascot is the Bottlenose dolphin.
The Founding Coordinates of 40° 36′ 0″ N, 74° 9′ 0″ W is of great importance to the organisation and is a core component of essential organisation activities. [1]
The programs of the organization are centered around its mission statement: "To spread knowledge of civic and its various professions to enhance its local communities. Civics for all!"
These are the chapters of Delta Omega Epsilon. Chapters at colleges do not require enrollment at the school. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
| Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha | 1985 | Staten Island, New York | Active | |||
| Beta | 1995 | Delhi, New York | Inactive | |||
| Gamma | 1996 | Oneonta, New York | Inactive | |||
| Delta | 1998 | Cobleskill, New York | Inactive | |||
| Epsilon | 2002 | Inactive | ||||
| Zeta | 2011 | Central NY at large | Central New York | Inactive | ||
| Eta | 2011 | Jamaica, Queens, New York | Active | |||
| Theta | 2012 | State University of New York at Canton | Canton, New York | Active | ||
| Iota | –2016 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | Inactive | |||
| Kappa | 2017 | New York/New Jersey/Maine at large | New York City, New York | Active | ||
| Lambda | 2021 | Utah at large | Salt Lake City, Utah | Active | ||
| Mu | 2022 | Alaska at large | Juneau, Alaska | Active | ||
| Nu | 2023 | Mississippi at large | Jackson, Mississippi | Active | ||
| Xi | 2024 | Iowa at large | Urbandale, Iowa | Active |