Delta Sigma Epsilon
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Delta Sigma Epsilon was a national collegiate social sorority operating in the United States from 1914 to 1956. It was absorbed by Delta Zeta
Delta Zeta
Delta Zeta is an international college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today, Delta Zeta has 158 collegiate chapters in the United States and over 200 alumnae chapters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada...

 sorority.

History

The sorority was organized at Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...

 in Oxford, Ohio
Oxford, Ohio
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...

, on September 23, 1914. Dean Harvey C. Minnich, of the College of Education, selected several young students to form this organization. He selected them based on their academic records and character. These seven ladies were Marie Cropper, Ruth Gabler, Josephine McIntire, Virginia Stark, Charlotte Stark, Opal Warning, and Louise Wolfe ( Miner, p. 148).

In 1917, the fifth chapter, Epsilon, was installed. The sorority was now admitted into the Association of Pedagogical Sororities. "From that date Delta Sigma Epsilon played a leading role in determining and perfecting the policies of that national association, later renamed Association of Education Sororities." (Miner, p. 148)

In 1940, Pi Delta Theta, a fellow associate sorority, merged with Delta Sigma Epsilon. This was the first and only merger within the Association of Education Sororities
Association of education sororities
The Association of Education Sororities was the umbrella organization for teachers' sororities. AES operated in the United States from 1916 to 1947.- History :...

 (AES) (Miner, p. 148).

In 1947, the National Panhellenic Conference
National Panhellenic Conference
The National Panhellenic Conference , founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 national women's sororities.Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae...

 (NPC) granted membership to the six remaining members of the AES. The AES disbanded. ΔΣΕ was now part of the NPC.

By 1949, ΔΣΕ installed 46 chapters in "leading colleges throughout the United States" (Miner, p. 148).

In August 1956, at the conclave in New Orleans, the absorption of ΔΣΕ by Delta Zeta was announced. Several members of the ΔΣΕ Grand Council held position on their new sorority's grand council (Miner, p. 148).

Creed

(The Manual of Delta Sigma Epsilon, printed in the 1949 issue of The Shield)

I believe in Delta Sigma Epsilon and her power to develop character, scholarship, and leadership. I believe in the highest standards of womanhood which she maintains and the close friendship which she fosters. I believe in her power to give direction to the thoughts and lives of those women who are so fortunate as to be affiliated with her. (Miner, p. 149)

Coat of arms

"The coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...

 consisted of an olive green cream and shield with the mantle around the upper half. Seven stars, in honor of the founders, occupied the band across the shield, while the ring adorned the love green section and the Omega Phi is on the lower portion. Above the shield is the cornucopia
Cornucopia
The cornucopia or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, nuts, other edibles, or wealth in some form...

. At the base a furled ribbon shows the inscription of Delta Sigma Epsilon in Greek letters." (Miner, p. 148)

Seal

"The official seal was affixed to national charters and to all legal documents. It was a circle within a circle. Between the circles is the open motto of the fraternity. In the inner circle is a seven-pointed shield bearing the Greek letters ΔΣE, the friendship circle, and the cornucopia." (Miner, p. 149).

Pins

(Florence Hood Miner's descriptions from her 1983 book, p. 149)

Membership pin: "The official plain or pearl badge was a gold pin, shield shaped, having seven points, the edge being of pearls or of gold. ΔΣΕ, the friendship circle, the cornucopia, and the secret motto in gold on a black background."

Pledge pin: "...a small silver cornucopia bearing the letters ΔΣΕ"

Patroness pin: " small gold friendship circle having the letters ΔΣΕ across the center"

Mothers pin: "...black enamel and shaped like a shield. It was set with one ruby and bore the letters ΔΣΕ across the center"

Recognition pin: "a small gold cornucopia bearing the letters ΔΣΕ"

Grand Council badge: " a gold circle set with diamond circumscribing the official pin. The gold circle denoted eternal friendship and the diamonds denoted the numbers of terms of service on the Council, the maximum number limited to seven in honor of the founders."

Symbols

The cornucopia
Cornucopia
The cornucopia or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, nuts, other edibles, or wealth in some form...

 and the friendship circle were the most prominent symbols.

The letters Omega
Omega
Omega is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet. In the Greek numeric system, it has a value of 800. The word literally means "great O" , as opposed to omicron, which means "little O"...

 and Phi
Phi
Phi may refer to:In language:*Phi, the Greek letter Φ,φ, the symbol for voiceless bilabial fricativeIn mathematics:*The Golden ratio*Euler's totient function*A statistical measure of association reported with the chi-squared test...

 were part of the secret motto.

The official colors were olive green and cream.

The flower was the cream tea rose.

(Miner, pp. 148- 149)

Chapters

Delta Sigma Epsilon was a member of the Association of Educational Sororities (AES). Its chapters were traditionally located on the campuses of normal schools or teachers' colleges.
Chapter Institution Location Date Chartered Notes
Alpha Miami University
Miami University
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Oxford, Ohio
Oxford, Ohio
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern portion of the state. It lies in Oxford Township, originally called the College Township. The population was 21,943 at the 2000 census. This college town was founded as a home for Miami University. Oxford...

Beta
Gamma University of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Colorado
-Organization:The University of Northern Colorado offers 100 undergraduate programs and more than 100 graduate programs. The university has a satellite campus in Denver, Colorado...

Greeley, Colorado
Greeley, Colorado
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Delta Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
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Alva, Oklahoma
Alva, Oklahoma
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Epsilon Emporia State University
Emporia State University
Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :...

Emporia, Kansas
Emporia, Kansas
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Zeta New Mexico Highlands University
New Mexico Highlands University
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Las Vegas, New Mexico
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Eta Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
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Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Theta Pittsburg State University
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Pittsburg, Kansas
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Iota Truman State University
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Kirksville, Missouri
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Kappa Temple University
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Lambda Marshall University
Marshall University
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Huntington, West Virginia
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Mu Ohio University
Ohio University
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Athens, Ohio
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Nu Western New Mexico University
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Silver City, New Mexico
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Xi Northeastern State University
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Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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July 11, 1923
Omicron California State University, Chico
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Chico, California
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Pi University of California, Santa Barbara
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Santa Barbara, California
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May 23, 1925
Rho Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University
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Hays, Kansas
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October 3, 1925
Sigma Western State College of Colorado
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Gunnison, Colorado
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October 9, 1925
Tau Kent State University
Kent State University
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Kent, Ohio
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February 13, 1926
Arethusa Upsilon Buffalo State College
Buffalo State College
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Buffalo, New York
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March 4, 1926
Phi Northwestern State University
Northwestern State University
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Natchitoches, Louisiana
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March 26, 1926
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