Delta Epsilon Psi

Delta Epsilon Psi
ΔΕΨ
Delta Epsilon Psi Crest
Founded	October 1, 1998 (1998-10-01) University of Texas
Type	Social
Affiliation	NAPA
Former Affiliation	NIC
Status	Active
Scope	National
Motto	"In Brotherhood Lies Our Strength"
Pillars	Brotherhood, Discipline, and Commitment
Colors	Navy blue   silver
Symbol	The Asiatic lion
Chapters	16 chapters, 17 colonies
Members	2,500+ collegiate
Headquarters	909 W. 22nd St Austin, Texas 78705 United States
Website	www.deltaepsilonpsi.org

Delta Epsilon Psi (ΔΕΨ) is a South Asian interest social and service fraternity located in the United States. Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on October 1, 1998 at the University of Texas at Austin.

History

Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on October 1, 1998 at the University of Texas at Austin. Its eighteen founders formed the fraternity to provide a unified South Asian voice at the school. Delta Epsilon Psi's founding fathers were:

• Suju Abraham
• Rahul Brambhatt
• Vipul Engineer
• Irfan Iqbal
• Wesley Mathews
• Rushi Modha
• Samir Parikh
• Mayur Patel
• Rajiv Patel
• Rakesh Patel
• Ronit Patel
• Jason Pillai
• Vinu Raj
• Kashif Shaikh
• Asim Siddiqui
• Tosby Thomas
• Jacob Varghese
• Vijay Viswanathan

The purpose of Delta Epsilon Psi is to develop leadership qualities within its members by instilling within them the three pillars—Brotherhood, Discipline, and Commitment—upon which the fraternity was founded.

In April 2011, Delta Epsilon Psi officially became nationally recognized by the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC).

Symbols

The mottof Delta Epsilon Psi is "In Brotherhood Lies Our Strength". Its pillars are Brotherhood, Discipline, and Commitment. The fraternity's colors are navy blue and silver. Its mascot is the Asiatic lion.

Philanthropy

Delta Epsilon Psi's philanthropies are research towards curing juvenile diabetes through the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), and supporting the National Marrow Donor Program.

Chapters and Colonies

Following is a list of Delta Epsilon Psi chapters and colonies. Active chaptes are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are indicated in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Founding Chapter	October 1, 1998	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
Alpha Chapter	1998	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Active
Beta Chapter	2000	University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	Active
Gamma Chapter	2001	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Active
Epsilon Chapter	2002	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Active
Zeta Chapter	2003	Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Active
Eta Colony	2004	Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Active
Theta Chapter	2005	University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	Active
Iota Chapter	2005	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Active
Kappa Chapter	2007	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Lambda Chapter	2008	University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	Active
Mu Chapter	2008	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Active
Nu Chapter	2008	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Active
Xi Chapter	2008	Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Omicron Colony				Inactive
Pi Colony	2009	University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas	Active
Rho Chapter	2009	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Active
Sigma Colony	2011	University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Tau Chapter	2011	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Active
Upsilon Colony	2013	Rutgers University–Newark	Newark, New Jersey	Active
Phi Colony				Inactive
Chi Colony				Inactive
Psi Colony	2009	Kean University	Union Township, New Jersey	Active
Alpha Alpha Chapter	2012	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
Alpha Beta Chapter	2010	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Alpha Gamma Chapter	2012	Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Alpha Delta Chapter	2012	The College of New Jersey	Ewing Township, New Jersey	Active
Alpha Epsilon Chapter	2011	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Active
Alpha Zeta Colony				Inactive
Alpha Eta Colony	2013	Binghamton University	Binghamton, New York	Active
Alpha Theta Chapter	201x ?	New York Institute of Technology	Manhattan, New York	Active
Alpha Iota Chapter	2012	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Active
Alpha Kappa Chapter	2013	University of Illinois Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Alpha Lambda Colony	2014	University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Active
Alpha Mu Colony	2017	Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Active
Alpha Nu Colony	2021	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Alpha Xi Colony	2021	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Active
Alpha Omicron Colony	2022	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Active

Notable members

• Asim Siddiqui, chairman and a founding trustee of the City Circle
• Vijay Viswanathan, diabetologist

See also

• List of social fraternities and sororities