Pledges also plan an event past pledge events have included secret crush parties. Parties that kick off the new fall semester include the annual Green Party, Around the World, and mixers with each sorority. Other traditions include DG-Delta Sig intramural soccer or volleyball. Members throw a New Years Eve party, with the host location varying year to year. Members generally participate in an annual or semesterly pong tournament, casino night, and sorority dinner night. The fraternity also plans ski trips to Killington and occasionally Vancouver. Beer Olympics, Alumni Beer & Wings, and Alumni Breakfast at Homecoming are a few ways for alumni to participate. The fraternity of course has its secret rituals, signs, and symbols, and yet the chapter has established a few other unique ones. The fraternity "consistently holds executive positions in the InterFraternity Council and Judicial Board, helping to shape Greek formals and mediate the "War on Fun"." In the Greek world, "Delta Sig is close to all the sororities but is closest to DG and Theta." They have received a reputation of accepting largely prep school kids, though Delta Sigs deny this as a defining trait of membership." Their membership is "fairly large (about 80-85 members at any given time). The members of Delta Sig at Columbia were also featured in the Style section of GQ, where they wore snooty blazers and bro-ed out." Their members also participate in a number of a-capella groups, such as Sharp and Uptown Vocal, and include many musicians. Brothers are, however, heavily involved in extracurricular activities they are heavily represented in the Economic and Political Science societies, with many members writing for the CPR, the Helvidius society, and the Columbia Economics society. Although the chapter, founded in 1902, was inactive for most of the 20th century, it was reestablished at Columbia in 2001.ĭelta Sig is "one of the few (if not only) fraternities not implicitly affiliated with a sports team, with the possible exception of Beta. The Columbia chapter of Delta Sig is the Beta Chapter, the second chapter of Delta Sig. During the Spring semester we host a date auction and all money raised is donated to support the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation. Members are urged to support the endeavors of the non-profit and raise funds. The Fraternity has adopted the American Red Cross as its national philanthropy. The chapter also raised $1,175 for Relay for Life in spring 2012. In spring 2013 Delta Sig earned a 3 star ALPHA Standards of Excellence rating and raised over $1,000 for Relay for Life.
These were all of the awards that chapters could possibly receive that year. The chapter also earned achievement awards in philanthropy (presented to chapters that raise over $60 per member), community service (presented to chapters that complete over 20 service hours per member), academics (presented to chapters that have an average GPA above 3.4), and campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity.) In spring 2012 the chapter earned a 5 star ALPHA Standards of Excellence rating and earned the Outstanding Interfraternity Council Chapter award from the Inter Greek Council. The fraternity more commonly goes by its nickname Delta Sigor DSig. The chapter currently occupies occupies a brownstone at 113th St. Sigma Phi, Beta chapter, is one of the fraternities recognized by the Interfraternity Council. Delta Sigma Phi engages in a number of activities to support the community such as volunteering for local no-profit organizations, the Adopt-A-Highway program and hosting a Blood Drive each semester that benefits the Red Cross.531 W. With members’ involvement in collegiate organizations, including the Student Government, The Thielensian, Circle K, athletics, fine arts and numerous academic honor societies, it is clear that Delta Sig strives to create a “higher standard” for themselves and the College. For more than 95 years, the Sigma chapter of Delta Sigma Phi has encouraged every member to maintain the bonds of brotherhood and friendship.
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