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Delta Epsilon Mu, Incorporated (Шаблон:Lang) 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

See also

References

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