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Phi Delta Pi
ΦΔΠ
FoundedOctober 23, 1916; 107 years ago (1916-10-23)
Normal College of the American Gymnastics Union (now Indiana University School of Education) in Indianapolis, IN.
TypeProfessional
Affiliation PFA (former)
EmphasisPhysical Education
ScopeNational
Colors  Purple and   Gold
SymbolOak leaf
Flower Purple violet
Jewel Amethyst
Chapters14 active, 16 inactive at merger
Members5,000 (1967) lifetime
Merged with Delta Psi Kappa (1970)
Headquarters
US

Phi Delta Pi (ΦΔΠ) was a national professional fraternity for women in the disciplines of health and physical education, health sciences, and recreation. [1]

History

Phi Delta Pi was founded on October 23, 1916 at the Normal College of the North American Gymnastics Union. [2]

Phi Delta Pi was one of the eleven women's professional fraternities to found the Professional Panhellenic Association in 1925. [1]

Many of its early chapters were placed at vocational-oriented Normal Schools for Physical Education which did not survive the Great Depression. Later chapters were placed at colleges with broader course offerings and stronger financial footing. Baird's reports there were fourteen active chapters and sixteen inactive chapters in 1967, but provides only twenty chapter names in the 20th Edition of that resource.

Phi Delta Pi merged with Delta Psi Kappa, a professional fraternity, in March 1970. [2]

Chapters

The chapters of Phi Delta Pi were as follows; this list may be incomplete, and some chapters here listed as inactive may have merged or been absorbed only as alumni clubs (no active chapters). Chapters known to be active at the time of merger in bold, inactive chapters in italics. [2]

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha October 23, 1916–1942 Normal College of the North American Gymnastics Union Indianapolis, IN Dormant
Beta 1918–March 1970 Temple University Philadelphia, PA Merged Joined the existing Tau chapter of ΔΨΚ
Gamma 1918–1919 Northwestern University Evanston, IL Dormant
Delta 1919–1965 American College of Physical Education (now De Paul) Chicago, IL Dormant
Epsilon 1918–March 1970 Kellogg School of Physical Education Battle Creek, MI Merged Became or joined the Eta chapter of ΔΨΚ [3]
Zeta 1919–1921 Chicago Normal School of Physical Education [4] Chicago, IL Dormant [5]
Eta 1920–19xx ? University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Dormant ? [6]
Theta 1922–19xx ? Ithaca School of Physical Education Ithaca, NY Merged ? [7]
Iota 1924–1944 Savage School of Physical Education [8] New York, NY Dormant [9]
Kappa 1927–1944 Panzer College of Physical Education East Orange, NJ Dormant [10]
Lambda 1928–1936 Ohio University Athens, OH Dormant [6]
Mu 1929–19xx Utah State University Logan, UT Dormant [6]
Nu 1930–1942 Southeastern Teachers College Durant, OK Dormant [6]
Xi 1931–19xx Brigham Young University Provo, UT Dormant [6]
Omicron 1933–1943 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Dormant [6]
Pi 1935–1954 Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, PA Dormant [11]
Rho 1949–1965 Wittenberg University Springfield, OH Dormant [6]
Sigma 1951–19xx University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, MN Dormant [6]
Tau 1952–1970 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Merged [12]
Upsilon 1959–1970 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Merged [13]


Membership

Four types of membership existed in Phi Delta Pi: [1]

  • Active
  • Alumni
  • Honorary
  • Special Membership

Notable members

Notable Honorary Members include: [1]

  • Maud May Babcock, pioneer leader in physical education in Salt Lake City, UT.
  • Lillian Schoedler, former secretary of the Women's Division of the NAAF.
  • Jane Deeter Rippin, past National Director of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
  • Grace E. Jones, Supervisor of Health and Physical Education, Summit, NJ.
  • Helen E. Manley, Director of Health and Physical Education, University City, MO. President of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University City, MO.
  • Anne Schley Duggan, Director of Health and Physical Education, Texas State College for Women, Denton, TX.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Josephine Christaldi (December 1, 1946). "Affiliated Organizations: X. Phi Delta Pi". The Journal of Health and Physical Education. 17 (10): 598–639. doi: 10.1080/23267240.1946.10626724.
  2. ^ a b c Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VIII-44. ISBN  978-0963715906.
  3. ^ The Physical Education school at what was then known as Battle Creek College, was open until 1938 as a department of what became Andrews University.
  4. ^ Located at 5026 Greenwood Ave., Chicago, IL, the school was opened in 1903, lasting until at least 1924. Apparently no successor school.
  5. ^ This school was also the site of the Lambda chapter of ΔΨΚ (1920).
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Not listed among chapters of ΔΨΚ in Baird's 20th ed.
  7. ^ This school was also the site of Psi chapter (1931-19xx) of ΔΨΚ.
  8. ^ For a time the Savage School was located at what is now the Prince Hall Masonic Temple in Harlem, NY. Apparently no successor school.
  9. ^ This school was also the site of the Lambda chapter of ΔΨΚ (1920).
  10. ^ This school (Panzer) was also the site of the Theta chapter of ΔΨΚ (1919). Panzer merged with nearby Montclair State College in 1958.
  11. ^ A separate Alpha Phi chapter of ΔΨΚ was established on the Slippery Rock campus in 1956.
  12. ^ Appears to have become the Beta Tau chapter of ΔΨΚ.
  13. ^ Appears to have become the Beta Upsilon chapter of ΔΨΚ.
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