Delta Epsilon Mu

Delta Epsilon Mu
ΔΕΜ
Founded	May 3, 1996 (1996-05-03) Binghamton University Binghamton, New York
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA
Emphasis	Pre-Health
Scope	National United States
Slogan	Helping People, Together.
Colors	Crimson   White   Black
Philanthropy	DrEaM Network
Chapters	43 Total (7 inactive)
Members	2,000+ collegiate 5,000+ lifetime
Founding Principles	Loyalty, Dedication, Friendship, Support
Headquarters	1765 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 US
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.

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.

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.

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 the fall of 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 the 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.

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 the integration of the chapter-based efforts and potential formalization of 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 leader 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 2021-2023 National President) brought about the next layer of infrastructure for the national fraternity through the 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, the 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, the National Board of Directors pushed forward with restructuring the current composition of the National Executive Committee, establishing the National Directorship, drafting the Policy Procedure Manual to supplement the National Bylaws, and incorporating other integral changes to the national structure. With the anticipated growth of the organization over the coming years, National President Gabrielle Marie (2017-2019) and National President Randell Rueda (2019-2021, 2021-2023) have led additional restructuring for potential staged incorporation over the coming years.

National Leadership

Delta Epsilon Mu maintains a National Executive Committee, with a National President and eight National Vice Presidents. It also has nineteen National Directors and a National Membership Council. The National Membership Council meets monthly and holds National Convention annually. Details and contact information of the National Executive Leadership are located on the national website.

National Executive Committee

Position	Name	Chapter	Status	Term
National President	Allajah Blugh	Theta - University of California, Merced	Alumna	2023-2025
National Executive Vice President	Brecklynn Van Uden	Alpha Zeta - University of Rhode Island	Alumna	2023-2025
National Vice President of Operations	Jessica Marie Mariano	Theta - University of California, Merced	Alumna	2023-2025
National Vice President of Finance	Lawrence Chen	Alpha Theta - University of California, Riverside	Alumnus	2023-2025
National Vice President of Records	Kaitlin Nowicki	Alpha Alpha - Wayne State University	Alumna	2023-2025
National Vice President of Internal Affairs	Nick Covington	Alpha Gamma - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Alumnus	2023-2025
National Vice President of External Affairs	VACANT
National Vice President of Philanthropy	Alexander Waldherr, DO	Phi - Miami University	Alumnus	2023-2025
National Vice President of Membership	Karley Seto	Alpha Sigma - University of California, Santa Barbara	Alumna	2023-2025

Regions, Districts, Chapters, and Colonies

Delta Epsilon Mu has active charters at 43 four-year collegiate institutions and inactive charters at 7 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, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI

Regions and 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	Chartered/Range	University	Location	Region	District	Status
Alpha	Α	May 3, 1996	Binghamton University	Binghamton, NY	Eastern	I	Inactive
Beta	Β	January 17, 2003	University of California, Davis	Davis, CA	Western	II	Active
Gamma	Γ	March 3, 2005	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, MD	Eastern	III	Active
Zeta	Ζ	May 13, 2006	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	Southern	IV	Active
Eta	Η	April 25, 2007	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	Eastern	III	Active
Theta	Θ	February 7, 2009	University of California, Merced	Merced, CA	Western	II	Active
Iota	Ι	April 16, 2010	George Washington University	Washington, DC	Eastern	III	Active
Kappa	Κ	April 24, 2011	University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	Central	V	Active
Lambda	Λ	April 15, 2012	Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	Southern	VI	Inactive
Nu	Ν	May 5, 2012	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	Western	II	Active
Xi	Ξ	2012	University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	Central	V	Inactive
Omicron	Ο	2012	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Baltimore, MD	Eastern	III	Inactive
Pi	Π	2012	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	Central	V	Inactive
Rho	Ρ	December 1, 2012	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	Western	II	Active
Sigma	Σ	April 27, 2013	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	Southern	VI	Active
Tau	Τ	May 9, 2014	University of the Pacific (United States)	Stockton, CA	Western	II	Active
Upsilon	Υ	May 10, 2014	Marist College	Poughkeepsie, NY	Eastern	I	Active
Phi	Φ	December 6, 2014	Miami University	Oxford, OH	Central	VII	Active
Chi	X	December 7, 2014	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Western	II	Active
Psi	Ψ	December 12, 2014	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, IL	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Alpha	ΑΑ	April 12, 2015	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Beta	ΑΒ	April 19, 2015	University of Richmond	Richmond, VA	Eastern	III	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	ΑΓ	April 19, 2015	Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	Blacksburg, VA	Eastern	III	Active
Alpha Zeta	ΑΖ	May 3, 2015	University of Rhode Island	Kingston, RI	Eastern	IX	Active
Alpha Eta	ΑΗ	December 5, 2015	Florida International University	Miami, FL	Southern	IV	Active
Alpha Theta	ΑΘ	April 3, 2016	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Iota	ΑΙ	September 11, 2016	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Kappa	ΑΚ	February 18, 2017	University of Washington	Seattle, WA	Western	X	Active
Alpha Lambda	ΑΛ	May 13, 2017	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Nu	ΑΝ	April 14, 2018	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Xi	ΑΞ	April 15, 2018	Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Southern	IV	Active
Alpha Omicron	ΑΟ	February 3, 2019	Santa Clara University	Santa Clara, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Pi	ΑΠ	April 13, 2019	Stockton University	Galloway Township, NJ	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Rho	ΑΡ	May 4, 2019	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, CA	Western	II	Inactive
Alpha Sigma	ΑΣ	June 21, 2019	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Tau	ΑΤ	November 24, 2019	New York University	New York, NY	Eastern	I	Active
Alpha Upsilon	ΑΥ	May 3, 2020	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, CA	Western	II	Active
Alpha Phi	ΑΦ	November 6, 2020	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	Central	VII	Active
Alpha Chi	ΑΧ	November 8, 2020	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	Central	VIII	Active
Alpha Psi	ΑΨ	May 29, 2021	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	Western	II	Active
Beta Alpha	ΒΑ	May 31, 2021	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	Western	II	Active
Beta Beta	ΒΒ	July 24, 2021	The College of New Jersey	Ewing Township, NJ	Eastern	I	Active
Beta Gamma	ΒΓ	April 15, 2023	University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	Southern	VI	Active
Beta Zeta	ΒZ	December 3, 2023	College of William and Mary	Williamsburg, VA	Eastern	I	Active

See also

• Professional fraternities and sororities