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Delta Epsilon Mu

ΔΕΜ
Founded| May 3, 1996; 27 years ago (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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Position | Name | Chapter | Status | Term

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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[edit]

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[edit]

Region | States

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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[edit]

District | States

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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[edit]

Chapter | Greek | Chartered/Range | University | Location | Region | District | Status

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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

## See also[edit]

* Professional fraternities and sororities

## References[edit]

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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 Eta Phi
* Block and Bridle

Inactive independent professional fraternities|

* Aleph Yodh He
* Alpha Epsilon Iota
* Alpha Tau Sigma
* Chi Zeta Chi
* Delta Omicron Alpha
* Pi Delta Nu

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