Delta Phi Epsilon History
On March 17, 1917, five women (Dorothy Cohen Schwartzman, Ida Bienstock Landau, Minna Goldsmith Mahler, Eva Effron Robin and Sylvia Steireman Cohn) at New York University School of Law 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, stretching out to international boundaries, the first Canadian chapter was installed at McGill University (Epsilon Chapter) in Montreal .
Alpha Rho History
The Alpha Rho Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority was begun on February 13,1990, when Felicia Faia, a transfer student from the Phi Sigma chapter at Northern Illinois University met with Karen Loeffler, also a transfer student, and a member of the Epsilon Chi Chapter at William Paterson College in New Jersey. These two young women joined together to share their experiences with Delta Phi Epsilon and together, they decided to form a Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon here at Pace University.
Felicia and Karen gathered 35 other young women who were interested in becoming members of Delta Phi Epsilon. These women met as a group for the first time on March 11,1990. They worked together diligently to become a sorority on the Pace campus, and to have the Alpha Rho Chapter colonized. On April 21,1990, the Alpha Rho Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon was Colonized.
The Alpha Class then began their pledge period. On March 24,1991, The Alpha Class, which was now composed of 23 women, was initiated as full sisters of the newly founded Alpha Rho Chapter.
Delta Phi Epsilon - Alpha Rho - Pace University
