Delta Epsilon Mu

Delta Epsilon Mu
ΔΕΜ
Founded	Spring 1996; 20 years ago Binghamton University, New York
Type	Professional
Scope	National
Colors	Red Black White
Chapters	26
Members	900+ collegiate 2000+ lifetime
Founding principles	Dedication, loyalty, friendship, and support
Homepage	www.deltaepsilonmu.org

Delta Epsilon Mu (ΔΕΜ), or DEM, is a professional, co-ed pre-health fraternity for undergraduate college students in the United States who are interested in or currently study in the pre-health field. It was founded in 1996 on four principles: loyalty, dedication, friendship, and support.^[1] There are currently chapters in New York, California, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Washington DC, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Rhode Island.^[2]

Purpose

The organization was initiated with the goal of uniting students interested in entering various health professions. The brothers and sisters of Delta Epsilon Mu are committed to serving the community by advocating health education and care through active participation in service activities, philanthropy, and outreach programs.

Membership

Members of Delta Epsilon Mu are united by the common goal of a future professional interest in health and healthcare. The undergraduate experience is varied between the various health pre-professional fields from pre-dentistry to pre-veterinary studies, but with the common goal of making a social impact through the various health fields.

Alumni members have gone on to various professional schools such as medical school, osteopathic school, and graduate studies in public health. Although these members are no longer considered active members in the organization viz. non-voting at the chapter level, they are usually active participants in mentorship of active members and represent the organization's commitment to producing well-rounded members of the healthcare professional workforce.

National Leadership

Delta Epsilon Mu held its first National Convention in 2013 whereupon its bylaws were ratified and the first elected Executive Committee was elected. Then Executive Committees' voting power is supplemented with a voting undergraduate and alumni member from each chapter, forming the Board of Directors.^[3]

President: Jake Koster
Vice President: Gabrielle Maire
Secretary: Megan Pablo
Treasurer: Jaclyn Podd
Director of Public Relations: Daniel Mulcahy
Historian: Michael Durrant
Director of Expansion: Randell Rueda

Chapters

Alpha Chapter: Binghamton University
Beta Chapter: University of California, Davis
Gamma Chapter: University of Maryland, College Park
Zeta Chapter: University of Central Florida
Eta Chapter: Virginia Commonwealth University
Theta Chapter: University of California, Merced
Iota Chapter: George Washington University
Kappa Chapter: University of Kansas
Lambda Chapter: Texas A&M University
Nu Chapter: California State University, Sacramento
Rho Chapter: University of California, Irvine
Sigma Chapter: University of Texas at Austin
Tau Chapter: University of the Pacific (United States)
Upsilon Chapter: Marist College
Phi Chapter: Miami University of Ohio
Chi Chapter: University of California Los Angeles
Psi Chapter: University of Illinois at Chicago
Alpha Alpha Chapter: Wayne State University
Alpha Beta Chapter: University of Richmond
Alpha Gamma Chapter: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Alpha Zeta Chapter: University of Rhode Island
Alpha Eta Chapter: Florida International University
Alpha Theta Chapter: University of California, Riverside

Founding

Delta Epsilon Mu was founded in Fall 1996 at Binghamton University, in Binghamton, New York.

Founders:

Debbie Amster
Sherine Banton
Cindy Biviano
Lara Brainard
Teri Broklowski
Jackie Chan
Wendy Cooper
Rebecca Dalton
Gina De Silva
Jennifer Fisher
Shauna Fung
Rafaella Galeotafiore
Wendy Goldstein
Brian Haggerty
Ellen Hoffman
Kevin Maloney
Jennifer Milza
Vanessa Monteleone
Soni Muthukattil
Christine Naughton
Shannon Potts
Gail Rallon
Simona Saroyan
Sara Schriber
Wendy Schwartz
Sabitha Shanthan
Marni Smoloff
Marianna Strakhan
Mike Tauriello
Sasha Tehrani
Thi To
Tami Topol
Mei Tschang
Keri Weintraub

Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members

Currently active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta Omega Tau Sigma Pershing Rifles

Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Omega Kappa Kappa Psi Alpha Tau Delta Gamma Iota Sigma Zeta Phi Eta Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Eta Kappa Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Chi Phi Delta Phi Psi Omega

North-American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho

Independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Zeta Omega Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi

References

↑ "Founding of DEM". Delta Epsilon Mu National Fraternity. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
↑ "Chapters". Delta Epsilon Mu National Fraternity. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
↑ "Executive Committee". Delta Epsilon Mu National Fraternity. Retrieved 2016-03-30.

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