Delta Omega Epsilon Explained

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
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 civics and its various professions to enhance its local communities.

History

On April 15, 1985, at 12:38pm, ^[2] the Delta Omega Epsilon Organization was founded by Richard Pelestri, Sal Leone, and an inaugural class of 25 members at the College of Staten Island, thus constituting the Alpha chapter.
On September 7, 1995, Seth Meyerson, Joseph Congedo, and an inaugural class of 12 members formed the Beta chapter of Delta Omega Epsilon at the State University of New York at Delhi.
On September 8, 1996, Chris Delgado and an inaugural class of 6 members formed the Gamma chapter of Delta Omega Epsilon at the State University of New York at Oneonta
On November 15, 1998, Ralph Torres and an inaugural class of 7 members formed the Delta chapter of Delta Omega Epsilon at the State University of New York at Cobleskill.
On February 28, 2002, Mike Mansky, George Mawyin, and an inaugural class of 15 members formed the Epsilon chapter of Delta Omega Epsilon at the State University of New York at Morrisville.
On November 1, 2002, Dibar Gamboa and an inaugural class of 4 members formed the at-large Zeta chapter of Delta Omega Epsilon in Central New York.
Andre Lynch and an inaugural class of 4 members formed the Theta chapter of Delta Omega Epsilon at the State University of New York at Canton during the spring of 2011.
On February 10, 2011, the organization's Phoenix chapter was nationally incorporated by Dibar Gamboa, Ariel Pichardo, and Teru King.

Symbols

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. Additional symbols include doubloons and key Its colors are sterling silver and black. The fraternity's flower is the black petunia. Its tree is the California redwood. Its jewel is the Diamond and its mascot is the Bottlenose dolphin.

Its founding coordinates of 40° 36′ 0″ N, 74° 9′ 0″ W is of great importance to the organization and is a core component of essential organization activities.

Membership

, Delta Omega Epsilon has more than 369 members. 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 or any other persons. However, a chapter may maintain rooms for meetings at the discretion of its members.

Activities

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!"

Officers

The executive board consists of the president, vice president, sergeant at arms, secretary, treasurer, chapter coordinator, alumni coordinator, and event coordinator. Following the 2020 ΔΩΕ executive board elections and the 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.^[3]

Chapters

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
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

Notes and References

Delta Omega Epsilon Constitution Page 1
History of Delta Omega Epsilon Pages 1 - 6
Delta Omega Epsilon Records Year 35 Page 16