Delta Sigma Fraternity
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ΔΣ was a high school fraternity
founded in 1897 at Lewis Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
Members of Delta Sigma were commonly known as "Delts". The official publication of Delta Sigma was The Bulletin.
High school fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities exist for high school students as well as college students. Like their college counterparts, most have Greek letter names...
founded in 1897 at Lewis Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
History
Delta Sigma was founded at Lewis Institute in September 1897, as an athletic fraternity fostering clean athletics, loyalty and high ideas. Delta Sigma was arguably the first secondary fraternity to accept members of the Jewish and Catholic faiths. Delta Sigma Chapters spread throughout the United States, and they remained active until the 1980s. By the 1980s most chapters of Delta Sigma had faded away. A few chapters may have remained into the early 1990s.Members of Delta Sigma were commonly known as "Delts". The official publication of Delta Sigma was The Bulletin.
Chapters
- Beta Omicron - Decatur, Alabama
- Beta Zeta - Forrest City, Arkansas
- Beta Nu - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Beta Xi - West Memphis, Arkansas
- Gamma Lambda - St. Louis, Missouri
- Gamma Upsilon - Helena, Arkansas (Active until 1992)
- Gamma Chi - Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Gamma Xi - Memphis, Tennessee
National Conventions
- 1926 - Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1977 - Atlanta, Georgia
- 1979 - Hot Springs, Arkansas
- 1981 - Nashville, Tennessee
- 1982 - Memphis, Tennessee