Delta Epsilon Mu

Delta Epsilon Mu
Delta Epsilon Mu
ΔΕΜ
Founded	May 3, 1996; 28 years ago; Binghamton University; Binghamton, New York
Type	Professional
Scope	National; United States;
Slogan	Helping People, Together.
Colors	Crimson White Black
Philanthropy	Dragonfly Forest
Chapters	39 Total Chapters; (34 Active, 5 Inactive)
Members	2,000+ Active active; 5,000+ Lifetime lifetime
Founding Principles	Loyalty, Dedication, Friendship, Support
Headquarters	1765 Duke Street; Alexandria, Virginia; United States of America
Website	www.demnational.org

Delta Epsilon Mu, Incorporated (ΔΕΜ) is a co-ed fraternity in the United States for students and professionals in clinical or applied practice with interests or focus in pre-health or health-related fields.

It has active chapters in New York, California, Maryland, Florida, Virginia, Washington DC, Kansas, Texas, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Rhode Island, Washington, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.^{[citation needed]}

Purpose

The Members of Delta Epsilon Mu serve the community by advocating health education and care, and through active participation in service activities, fundraising, and outreach programs. Members are given the opportunity to directly participate in health-oriented workshops and discussions, thereby attaining access to pertinent academic and career information through association with professors, advisors, career professionals, Alumni Members and fellow Active Members.^{[citation needed]}

History

As a late twentieth-century Greek organization, Delta Epsilon Mu was founded in a comparably more modern setting than its counterparts recognized within the Professional Fraternity Association. It has a comparably short history as a professional fraternity. Delta Epsilon Mu is a young organization that is helping steer a new course for professional fraternities nationally. ^{[citation needed]}

Founding Charter

Delta Epsilon Mu was formally established at Binghamton University, State University of New York, on May 3, 1996. In an effort to unite students interested in entering various pre-health professions, the Founders formed the organization for the benefit of its Members and all pre-health students on the campus.

In Fall 1995, Marianna Strakhan and Teri Broklawski combined their efforts with Debbie Amster and Ellen Hoffman to begin the formation of a pre-health fraternity. Broklawski recruited Sherine Banton, Wendy Cooper, Wendy Goldstein, and Keri Weintraub to help solidify the foundations for the Fraternity. The eight students presented the Student Association of Binghamton University (SABU) with one-hundred student signatures in support of formal establishment. In January 1996, the SABU formally recognized the fraternity as a student organization. In February 1996, the students hosted the first formal recruitment attended by eighty-six students interested in affiliation, and of these individuals, thirty-six students of various pre-health interests were chosen to become the Founders of Delta Epsilon Mu. National Founders' Day is recognized on May 3 annually, in commemoration of the date the first ratification documents for the fraternity were signed.

The Alpha Chapter at Binghamton University was disbanded in 2020, 24 years after inception, after findings of multiple bouts of sexual assault and sexual harassment. The National leadership failed to take timely and appropriate action on the accusations, leading them to irrationally deactivate all members of the Alpha chapter organization. The organization is slated to make a return in 2023.

First Board of Directors

Though the Founders had no expectations of the future growth of the organization, word of the fraternity's establishment met the ears of students at the University of California, Davis, which eventually earned an Active Charter as the Beta Chapter in 2003, thus marking the continental footprint of the organization. From 2003 to 2009, Active Charters were issued to the University of Maryland at College Park, the University of Central Florida, the Virginia Commonwealth University, and the University of California, Merced. In 2010, the Presidents of each Chapter came together to draft the first plans for integration of the Chapter-based efforts and potential formalization of a national leadership. Through these discussions, the first National Board of Directors was informally established.

Formalization of the Board

In 2012, the addition of Active Charters at the George Washington University and University of Kansas warranted the need for a more formal national leadership model. Over multiple meetings, the representatives of each Chapter came together to formally draft the first National Bylaws, thus establishing the first national leadership model for the organization at-large. An interim National Executive Committee was elected as product of the National Bylaws, to serve as the leadership who would eventually schedule and host the first National Convention at the University of Maryland at College Park in 2013, where the first National Bylaws were ratified. The first recognized National Executive Committee, headed by newly-elected National President John "Jake" Koster and National Vice President Bradley Dmuchowski, brought on a new vision for continued growth and establishment of infrastructure.

Expansion, Recruitment, and Incorporation

In 2014, then newly-elected Vice President of Membership Randell Rueda (current 2019-2021 National President) brought about the next layer of infrastructure for the national fraternity through formal establishment of the expansion protocol, and subsequently the recruitment protocol, of the organization. This standardization came at a crucial time in the organization's history as concurrently, finalization of the Articles of Incorporation was completed in 2014 in Virginia, thus transitioning the organization from a limited liability company to an incorporated entity. In 2015, the national fraternity was officially recognized as tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) as a non-profit corporation. Delta Epsilon Mu Incorporated has remained as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in alignment with its mission and functions.

National Restructuring

In 2016, by deliberation and vote of the National Board of Directors, the National Board of Directors pushed forward with restructuring of the current composition of the National Executive Committee, establishment of the National Directorship, drafting of the Policy Procedure Manual to supplement to the National Bylaws, and incorporation of other integral changes to the national structure. With anticipated growth of the organization over the coming years, National President Gabrielle Marie (2017-2019) and National President Randell Rueda (2019-2021) have led development of additional stages of restructuring planned for potential staged incorporation over the coming years.

National Leadership

Delta Epsilon Mu currently^[when?] maintains a National Board of Directors, with a National President and the 7 National Vice Presidents. It also has 15 National Directors and a National Membership Council. The National Board of Directors meets monthly and holds National Convention annually. Details and contact information of the National Directors are located on the national website. ^{[citation needed]}

National Executive Committee

Position	Name	Chapter	Status	Term
National President	Randell Rueda, MD	Theta - University of California, Merced	Alumnus	2019-2021
National Executive Vice President	Christina Hayduchok, MS	Alpha Nu - University of Pittsburgh	Alumna	2019-2021
National Vice President of Operations	Emily Auschwitz	Zeta - University of Central Florida	Alumna	2019-2021
Interim National Vice President of Finance	Lawrence Chen	Alpha Theta - University of California, Riverside	Alumnus	2019-2021
Interim National Vice President of Records	Madison Worley	Zeta - University of Central Florida	Alumna	2019-2021
National Vice President of External Affairs	Michelle Liu	Alpha Theta - University of California, Riverside	Alumna	2019-2021
Interim National Vice President of Internal Affairs	Kendyll Gartrelle	Alpha Alpha - Wayne State University	Alumna	2019-2021
National Vice President of Membership	Michael Rodriguez	Alpha Theta - University of California, Riverside	Alumnus	2019-2021

Regions, Districts, Chapters, and Colonies

Delta Epsilon Mu has active charters at 33 four-year collegiate institutions and inactive charters at 4 four-year collegiate institutions in four regions.

Regions

Region	States
Eastern	CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV
Western	AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
Southern	AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX
Central	IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NB, ND, OH, SD, WI

Districts

District	States
I	New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
II	California, Hawaii, Nevada
III	District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
IV	Alabama, Florida, Georgia
V	Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
VI	Oklahoma, Texas
VII	Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio
VIII	Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin
IX	Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
X	Alaska, Oregon, Washington

Chapters

Chapter	Greek	University	Location	Date Founded	Region	District	Status
Alpha	Α	Binghamton University	Binghamton, NY	May 3, 1996	Eastern	I	Inactive
Beta	Β	University of California, Davis	Davis, CA	January 17, 2003	Western	II	Active
Gamma	Γ	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD	2005	Eastern	III	Active
Zeta	Ζ	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	May 13, 2006	Southern	IV	Active
Eta	Η	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	April 25, 2007	Eastern	III	Active
Theta	Θ	University of California, Merced	Merced, CA	February 7, 2009	Western	II	Active
Iota	Ι	George Washington University	Washington, DC	April 16, 2010	Eastern	III	Active
Kappa	Κ	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	April 24, 2011	Central	V	Active
Lambda	Λ	Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	April 15, 2012	Southern	VI	Active
Nu	Ν	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	May 5, 2012	Western	II	Active
Xi	Ξ	University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	2012	Central	V	Inactive
Omicron	Ο	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	2012	Eastern	III	Inactive
Pi	Π	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	2012	Central	V	Inactive
Rho	Ρ	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	December 1, 2012	Western	II	Active
Sigma	Σ	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	April 27, 2013	Southern	VI	Active
Tau	Τ	University of the Pacific (United States)	Stockton, CA	May 9, 2014	Western	II	Active
Upsilon	Υ	Marist College	Poughkeepsie, New York	May 10, 2014	Eastern	I	Active
Phi	Φ	Miami University	Oxford, OH	December 6, 2014	Central	VII	Active
Chi	X	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	December 7, 2014	Western	II	Active
Psi	Ψ	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, IL	December 12, 2014	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Alpha	ΑΑ	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	April 12, 2015	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Beta	ΑΒ	University of Richmond	Richmond, VA	April 19, 2015	Eastern	III	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	ΑΓ	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	Blacksburg, VA	April 19, 2015	Eastern	III	Active
Alpha Zeta	ΑΖ	University of Rhode Island	Kingston, RI	May 3, 2015	Eastern	IX	Active
Alpha Eta	ΑΗ	Florida International University	Miami, FL	December 5, 2015	Southern	IV	Active
Alpha Theta	ΑΘ	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, CA	April 3, 2016	Western	II	Active
Alpha Iota	ΑΙ	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	September 11, 2016	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Kappa	ΑΚ	University of Washington	Seattle, WA	February 18, 2017	Western	X	Active
Alpha Lambda	ΑΛ	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, CA	May 13, 2017	Western	II	Active
Alpha Nu	ΑΝ	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	April 14, 2018	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Xi	ΑΞ	Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, FL	April 15, 2018	Southern	IV	Active
Alpha Omicron	ΑΟ	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, CA	February 3, 2019	Western	II	Active
Alpha Pi	ΑΠ	Stockton University	Galloway Township, NJ	April 13, 2019	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Rho	ΑΡ	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, CA	May 4, 2019	Western	II	Active
Alpha Sigma	ΑΣ	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	June 21, 2019	Western	II	Active
Alpha Tau	ΑΤ	New York University	New York, NY	November 24, 2019	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Upsilon	ΑΥ	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	May 3, 2020	Western	II	Active
Alpha Phi	AΦ	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	November 6, 2020	Central	VII	Active
Alpha Chi	AX	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	November 8, 2020	Central	VIII	Active

References

v t e 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 Chi Xi Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Chi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Lambda Chi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Beta Phi 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
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Zeta Omega Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Sigma Theta Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Gamma Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Nu Beta Epsilon Phi Delta Kappa (sorority) Phi Sigma Gamma Phi Psi Chi Delta Mu Chi Eta Phi Block and Bridle Queens' Guard
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Aleph Yodh He Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Chi Zeta Chi Delta Omicron Alpha Pi Delta Nu