The Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority was formed...
"for the purpose of
promoting good fellowship
among sorority women ... to help ... in acquiring
knowledge, appreciation, discriminating judgment
and a true feeling of sisterly love, through the interaction
of sympathetic and friendly natures."
On March 17, 1917, five women at New
York University Law School took a pledge of loyalty and so
founded the Alpha Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon, the first
nonsectarian social sorority and the only one founded at a
professional school. Five years later, on March 17, 1922, Delta
Phi Epsilon was formally incorporated under the laws of the State
of New York. On December 5, 1922, crossing international
boundaries, the first Canadian chapter was installed at
McGill University at Montreal.
The Delta Iota Chapter Was Re-Chartered on February 11th, 1990.
There were 18 Founding Sisters. Below are the 18 women who built
the foundation upon which the Delta Iota Chapter is today.
| Kathleen Anderson | Linda LaMarca | Danielle Moroney |
| Toni-Ann Barone | Theresa Lenz | Shala Mohseni |
| Ariella Cohen | Christine Martocci | Janine Restivo |
| Pauline Hale | Lisa Martocci | Alexandra Shepard |
| Tina Infanti | Dawn Mc Millin | Deanna Swanwick |
| Bushra Khan | Cailin Moran | Charmaine Worthy |
