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Delta Phi Delta

This article is about the professional Art fraternity. For the professional Law fraternity, see Delta Theta Phi § Delta Phi Delta.

Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society (ΔΦΔ) was an American collegiate art honorary society. Delta Phi Delta was a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The national society is defunct, with one former chapter operating as a local organization.

Delta Phi Delta
ΔΦΔ
FoundedMay 28, 1912; 111 years ago (May 28, 1912)
University of Kansas
TypeHonor Society
AffiliationACHS (former)
EmphasisArt
ScopeNational (US)
Mission statementTo promote art in the United States, to encourage high scholarship, and to recognize superior accomplishment in the fine arts and related arts.
Colors  Red and   Bright blue
FlowerSweet Pea
JewelPearl
PublicationPalette
Chapters50
Members13,450+ lifetime
Headquarters
United States

History edit

The society was originally organized as the Palette Club on January 10, 1909, in Old Snow Hall at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.[1][2][3][4] Its founders included fourteen girls and one male student who were students in the fine arts department.[5][6] It began publishing its magazine, Palette, in 1911.[1] By March 1912, the Palette Club had initiated twenty members and two faculty members.[7]

On March 19, 1912, members of the Palette Club discussed becoming a national Greek letter society.[7] This plan received support from the university's chancellor and regents.[7] In addition, two colleges had expressed an interest in joining such a group.[7] The Palette Club was renamed Delta Phi Delta at a conference in Des Moines, Iowa on May 28, 1912.[1][2][5][8]

Its charter members were:[9]

  • Emly Annadown
  • Wilma Arnett
  • Arta Briggs
  • Lo Alma Brown
  • Edith Cooper
  • Myrtle Ellsworth
  • Neva Foster
  • Mae Jordan
  • Lucile Krieder
  • Lida LeSuer
  • Irene Russell
  • Nettie Smith
  • Addie Underwood

Neva Foster Gribble was the sorority's first national chair and wrote its ceremonies, constitution, and bylaws.[10][11][5] Delta Phi Delta was the first honorary art society.[12]

The purpose of Delta Phi Delta was to encourage scholarship, promote art in the United States, and recognize accomplishment in the arts.[2] Chapters were located at four-year colleges that granted degrees in the arts.[2] The Beta chapter was established at the University of Montana in 1918, followed by Gamma at the University of Minnesota in 1919, and Delta at Bethany College in 1920.[2]

The sorority held its first national convention at the University of Kansas from June 3 to 5, 1920.[13][14] The cost of the convention was supplemented by a member's art sale in December 1919.[13] Mrs. W. H. Humble, president of the Alpha chapter alumnae association, was elected the sorority's first grand president.[11]

At its second national convention, the sorority agreed to admit men and women.[15] The following year, around one-third of its members were males.[15] Later, it was called the Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society.[2]

Delta Phi Delta joined the American Federation of Arts and the Association of College Honor Societies.[10][16][17] It had 41 chapters in attendance at its June 1956 convention.[18] By 1964, it had initiated 13,450 members.[19][2]

Delta Phi Delta went dormant in the late 20th century, with the chapters at Texas Women's University and Purdue University continuing to operate as local fraternities.[20][21] In 2024, Texas Women's College disbanded what was still called Delta Phi Delta, forming the local group SpaceCraft. The only surviving chapter of Delta Phi Delta is at Purdue and calls itself the Delta Phi Delta Fine Arts Club.[20]

Symbols edit

The society's key featured the Greek letters ΔΦΔ across a gold artist's pallet with three paint brushes to the rear.[22][2] Its badge was similar in design to the key.[2][5] It originated as the pin of the Palette Club.[6] There was a different key for laureate members.[2]

Delta Phi Delta's colors were red and bright blue.[23] Its flower was the sweet pea.[5] Its jewel was the pearl.[5] Its publication was Palette, continuing the name from the Palette Club.[1]

Activities edit

Delta Phi Delta offered scholarships for its members.[1][16][24] In the 1920s, the it developed an annual National Traveling Exhibit of Delta Psi Delta.[16][15][25] The first travleling exhibit was developed in the fall of 1920 and featured work from members of all five chapters.[25] The society also held a juried art show for its student members at its national convention.[18]

The chapters sponsored demonstrations and talks about architecture, arts, and related subjects.[1] Chapters also provided space for art students to be creative outside of the classroom and encourage experimentation with new mediums or methods.[21] In addition, chapters hosted annual art exhibits featuring the work of members.[26][27] Another chapter activity was an annual costume ball, themed to eras in art history.[28][29]

Chapters also sponsored fairs, auctions, and sales where their current members and alumni sold their art.[30][31][32][33] A 1973 ad for the annual art sale at the Texas Women's University listed a wide range of art forms for sale, including drawings, macramé, paintings, photographs, pottery, prints, sculpture, silk screens, water colors, and weavings.[34] In some cases, the art sales were open to any student, with a small commission fee raising funds that allowed the chapter to sponsor guest speakers and other programs.[35]

Membership edit

Delta Phi Delta's members were selected by faculty based on overall grade point average and artistic ability.[27] Members were juniors and seniors studying fine arts, who placed in the upper 35 percent of their class.[36][5][4] Initially, membership was open only to female students.[12] However, it opened for male members after the 1922 national convention.[15]

Governance edit

Delta Phi Delta was overseen by a grand council elected at its annual national convention.[11] Its officers included a grand president, grand secretary, grand treasurer, and grand corresponding secretary.[11]

Chapters edit

Following is a list of known Delta Phi Delta chapters.[10][2][3] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter Chartered date

and range

Institution Location Status References
Alpha May 28, 1912 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Inactive [5][a]
Beta 1918–October 1928 University of Montana Missoula, Montana Inactive [37][b]
Gamma December 1919–after 1973 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive [38][39]
Delta 1920–192x ?;

February 1927

Bethany College Lindsborg, Kansas Inactive [15][40][c]
Epsilon May 28, 1920 Washburn University Topeka, Kansas Inactive [41][42]
Zeta 1921 Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Inactive [43]
Eta May 21, 1921 – 19xx ? University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Inactive [44][d][e]
Theta May 1922 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio Inactive [36]
Iota 1922 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Inactive
Kappa December 2, 1922 – 1960 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Inactive [1][45][f]
Lambda 1922 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa Inactive
Mu November 1924 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Inactive [46]
Nu 1926–19xx ? James Millikin University Decatur, Illinois Inactive [e]
Xi 192x ? Santa Barbara State Teacher's College Santa Barbara, California Inactive [9][g][e]
Omicron 1928 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Inactive
Pi February 1929–19xx ? University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Inactive [9][e]
Rho 1930 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado Inactive
Sigma 1930 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Inactive
Tau 1930 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Inactive
Upsilon 1931–19xx ? University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Inactive [e]
Phi 1932–after 1973 Montana State University Bozeman, Montana Inactive [24]
Chi 1932 Edinboro State College Edinboro, Pennsylvania Inactive
Psi 1936 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive
Omega 1936 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Inactive
Alpha Alpha 1936–19xx ? University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Inactive [e]
Alpha Beta 1938 California College of the Arts and Crafts Oakland, California Inactive
Alpha Gamma 1938 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Inactive
Alpha Delta 1939 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Inactive
Alpha Epsilon 1940–c. 2024 Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas Inactive [21][h]
Alpha Zeta May 25, 1941 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive [47][i]
Alpha Eta February 1944 Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Inactive [48]
Alpha Theta May 16, 1945 – after 1973 Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Inactive [33][49]
Alpha Iota [e]
Alpha Kappa 1946 San Jose State University San Jose, California Inactive
Alpha Lambda 1946 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania Inactive
Alpha Mu 1948 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Inactive
Alpha Nu 1948 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois Inactive
Alpha Xi 1948–after 1974 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio Inactive [50][51][j]
Alpha Omicron 1949 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington Inactive
Alpha Pi July 1951 Bradley University Peoria, Illinois Inactive [52]
Alpha Rho 1952–after 1972 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Inactive [35][53]
Alpha Sigma 1956 Mount Mary College Milwaukee, Wisconsin Inactive
Alpha Tau 1959 College of Saint Mary Omaha, Nebraska Inactive
Alpha Upsilon May 1960 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active (local) [54][20][k]
Alpha Phi 1960–after April 1976 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Inactive [55][56]
Alpha Chi 1964–after May 1982 College of St. Catherine Saint Paul, Minnesota Inactive [27][57]
Alpha Psi 1964 Northern State University Aberdeen, South Dakota Inactive
Alpha Omega ? May 21, 1964 University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Inactive [17][58][4][l]
Beta Alpha May 25, 1964 – after 1978 South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota Inactive [59][60][61]
Delta Gamma Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Inactive [62]
  1. ^ The chapter was originally formed as the local group Palette Club on January 10, 1909. When it became the Alpha chapter, it was also called the Griffith chapter in honor of William A. Griffith, a professor of the fine arts school.
  2. ^ The chapter's charter was withdrawn due to a lack of art majors.
  3. ^ Chapter went inactive shortly after being established, sometime before the publication of the 1923 edition of Baird's. It was reinstated in 1927.
  4. ^ Chapter was formed from the local group, Arts and Crafts Club, established to become a chapter of Delta Phi Delta.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Chapter was inactive before 1962.
  6. ^ Chapter formed from the preexisting Sketchers' Club (local).
  7. ^ Chapter formed from Tau Sigma, a local honor fraternity
  8. ^ This chapter continued to exist as a local organization after the national society became defunct. The local chapter, called Delta Phi Delta, disbanded and reformed as SpaceCraft in 2024, according to its faculty advisor.
  9. ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Kappa Tau, a local honorary society for applied arts.
  10. ^ Chapter formed from the BGSU University Art Club.
  11. ^ This chapter continues to operate as the independent Delta Phi Delta Fine Arts Club.
  12. ^ Chapter formed from the Student Art League, a local organization established in 1963.

Notable members edit

Laureate members edit

Delta Phi Delta honored the following well-known artists with laureate memberships.[10]

See also edit

References edit

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