Delta Alpha Pi (social)

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Delta Alpha Pi
ΔΑΠ
The badge of Delta Alpha Pi.png
FoundedNovember 22, 1919; 102 years ago (1919-11-22)
Ohio Wesleyan University
TypeSocial
AffiliationNIC (former)
ScopeNational (US)
SymbolCross
PublicationThe Cross and Shield
Chapters6
Merged withPhi Mu Delta, and scattered

Delta Alpha Pi (ΔΑΠ) was a social fraternity was founded in 1919 at Ohio Wesleyan University. Most chapters and alumni merged with Phi Mu Delta in 1935.

History[]

Delta Alpha Pi was founded on November 22, 1919, at Ohio Wesleyan University. Its original name was Kappa Sigma Pi, but with an agreement with the local that would become the Beta chapter at Ohio State University, by 1921 the new organization settled on Delta Alpha Pi.[1] Its Founders were:

  • John H. Alspach
  • Howard C. Cameron
  • Carl L. Clugston
  • Charles Melvin Coulter
  • Barton R. Deming
  • E. Frank Francis
  • Douglas M. Gaither
  • Robert B. Hartley
  • Charles M. Hemstead
  • Frank B. Jemison
  • John A. King
  • Stanley Mullen
  • Donald H. Price
  • Allen E. Rupp
  • Vernie Seibert
  • Donald Wogaman

The purpose of the Founders was the inauguration of a type of fraternity for the development of Christian Character.

In 1927 Delta Alpha Pi became a Junior member of the NIC.

In the early years of the Great Depression, the chapters at Ohio Wesleyan University, University of Illinois and Butler University went inactive. In 1935, the decision was made to merge with Phi Mu Delta, however the chapter at Purdue University withdrew, eventually affiliating with Alpha Chi Rho. The remaining chapters and alumni merged into Phi Mu Delta in October 1935.[2]

Chapters[]

These were the chapters of Delta Alpha Pi and their status at the time of dissolution. Active chapters at that time in bold, inactive chapters in italics.[1]

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha November 22, 1919–1933 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio Dormant ? [3]
Beta 1921–1934 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Merged Merged with the Mu Gamma chapter of ΦΜΔ
Gamma 1924–1936 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Withdrew Became the Alpha Phi chapter of ΑΧΡ[4] [5]
Delta 1925–1934 New York University New York, New York Merged Became the Nu Kappa chapter of ΦΜΔ [6]
Epsilon 1927–1932 Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Dormant [7]
Zeta 1927–1933 University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois Dormant ? [8]

Symbols[]

  • Magazine - Cross and Shield - semi-annual
  • Badge - Shield mounted on a cross of which only the ends were visible. Upon the black background were two cross swords, above which were the Greek letters ΔΑΠ.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 12 December 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  2. ^ a b Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VIII-6. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  3. ^ The original name for the fraternity was Kappa Sigma Pi, but within two years the name was changed to Delta Alpha Pi with the merger of the Beta chapter at OSU into the new fraternity.
  4. ^ Needs confirmation. Delta Alpha Pi's Delta chapter had originally been known as Alpha Phi, a local, at NYU. Might this be a typo in Baird's, as the two entries are one line apart? As it is, calling this group ΑΧΡ's Alpha Phi chapter makes it named out of the normal sequence.
  5. ^ Baird's Manual Archive Online says this chapter had its origin in the Pirathon Club (local), in 1920.
  6. ^ This chapter had its origin in the Alpha Phi fraternity (local), in 1923.
  7. ^ This chapter had its origin in the Butler Association, a local club, in 1919.
  8. ^ This chapter had its origin in Alpha Sigma Tau, a local fraternity, in 1923.

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