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Iota Nu Delta
ΙΝΔ
Iota Nu Delta Crest
FoundedFebruary 7, 1994 (31 years ago) (1994-02-07)
Binghamton University
TypeSocial
Affiliation
StatusActive
EmphasisSouth Asian
ScopeInternational
Motto"Is The Fire In You?"
"Imitated Never Duplicated"
Colors  Orange and   Green
SymbolRose over Sword
JewelDiamond
PublicationThe ΙΝΔ Insider
Chapters10 active, 31 installed
Members1,000 active
HeadquartersNew York City, New York
United States
Websitewww.iotanudelta.com

Iota Nu Delta (ΙΝΔ, also IND) is the first South Asian interest college fraternity. IND was founded in 1994 at the Binghamton University. It is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference since 2007 and National APIDA Panhellenic Association since 2016.

Founding

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On February 7, 1994, eight male students at Binghamton University in Vestal, New York, founded the first South-Asian Interest Greek Organization. Their stated goal in forming the organization was to bridge the gaps between people of different backgrounds, ethnicity, and cultures while promoting South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi) cultural awareness. The first eight members, known as the national Founding Fathers, of Iota Nu Delta Fraternity, Inc. are Sachin Chopra, Samir Chopra, Ankur Desai, Shaiju Eapen, Varun Gujral, Stanley Jacob, Johri Mathew, and Renjy Vattasseril.[1]

Iota Nu Delta Fraternity, Inc. is South Asian-based, but is not exclusive to men of South-Asian origin.[2][1]

Symbols

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The fratermity's mottos are "Is The Fire In You?" and "Imitated Never Duplicated". Its colors are orange and green. Its symbol is a rose over a sword. Its jewel is the diamond. Its publication is The ΙΝΔ Insider.

Philanthropy

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Iota Nu Delta has established mental health awareness and advocacy as its primary philanthropic focus and works in partnership with Active Minds.

Additionally, Iota Nu Delta supports bone marrow advocacy through the National Marrow Donor Program & SAMAR (South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters). Iota Nu Delta is also involved with several other national non-profit organizations including the United Service Organizations, Association for India's Development, and SAALT (South Asian Americans Leading Together).[3] Much of the fundraising for their causes being done through fraternity-specific banquets at the local level or collaborative social events like "The Official Four Way: World Tour" with other fraternal Greek-lettered organizations like Alpha Phi Alpha, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, and Pi Delta Psi.[4]

Chapters

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Following is a list of chapters and colonies of Iota Nu Delta. Active chapters are indicated in bold, inactive groups are in italics.[5][6]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1994 Binghamton University Binghamton, New York Inactive
Beta 199x New York University New York City, New York Inactive
Gamma 1997 Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Delta 199x State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Inactive
Epsilon 1999 State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York Active [7]
Zeta xxxx University of Debrecen Debrecen, Hungary Inactive
Eta 2003 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Inactive
Theta 2006 George Washington University and Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Iota 2006 St. John's University New York City, New York Active
Kappa 200x Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Lambda 2008 Long Island University New York City, New York Inactive
Mu 2009 Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Active
Nu 2009 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Xi 2002 New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury Campus Old Westbury, New York Active
Omicron 200x City University of New York New York City, New York Inactive [a]
Pi 2011 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Inactive [8]
Rho 2011 City College of New York New York City, New York Active
Sigma 2017 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active [9]
Tau 2010 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Active
University of Pittsburgh Colony 2009–xxxx, 2019 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active [10]
Adelphi University Colony xxxx Adelphi University Garden City, New York Active
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Colony xxxx University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland Inactive
Staten Island Colony xxxx College of Staten Island Staten Island, New York Inactive [b]
Newark Colony xxxx New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University–Newark) Newark, New Jersey Inactive [c][11]
Virginia Tech Colony 2024 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia Inactive
  1. ^ Charter has a city wide scope that excludes the borough of Staten Island. Includes most component institutions of the CUNY such as Baruch College. Excludes City College of New York and College of Staten Island.
  2. ^ Charter has a borough wide scope to include institutions such as Wagner College.
  3. ^ Charter has a city wide scope.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Iota Nu Delta Fraternity Incorporated". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  2. ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), Iota Nu Delta listing". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved October 26, 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  3. ^ "Iota Nu Delta Fraternity Incorporated". Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Dragon (Winter 2005)" (PDF). December 1, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 7, 2023) "Iota Nu Delta". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 7, 2023
  6. ^ "Start a Chapter". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Iota Nu Delta National Fraternity Inc. -Chapters". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011.
  8. ^ "Π - Penn State University". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Σ - George Mason University". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "University of Pittsburgh". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Newark Colony". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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