Updated 7/03/09

History

From the Beginning

Here are some helpful definitions to understand our history a little better:

Fraternity: The national organization of brotherhood, spanning the entire country.
Chapter: The fraternity's presence on a particular campus. I.E., We are the Alpha Chi chapter of Delta Sigma Phi fraternity.
Pyramid of Excellence:The highest award a chapter can earn from our fraternity, given to 3-5 chapters per year out of a hundred plus in existence.
Fraternity of the Year: Award given by Stetson University to the best fraternity chapter on campus.
Chancellor's Cup: Award given by Stetson University to the fraternity chapter with the most service hours for the year.

Spring 2009
  • Awarded Chancellor's Cup for third straight year at Stetson Greek Award's Banquet.
  • 1st Place Overall in GreekSing, bringing back the 90's. Click here to watch our performance!
  • Delta Sig "Escort Service" is the number one fundraiser at Relay for Life.
  • Fence goes up, and work begins on the chapter's "deck project". The project will be completed by the end of Spring 2010.
  • Alumni weekend is a big success, with over 60 of the chapter's alumni attending from across the country.
  • Latenight Bag Toss Tournament & Pizza Party raises money for the American Red Cross.
  • Chapter moves back into the newly renovated Delta Sig house!
Fall 2008
  • Second Place finish in AirWaves.
  • Fall recruitment brings in 17 new members, making Mu class one of the largest on campus.
  • Chapter is relocated to Nemec Hall, Epsilon pod, as renovations to the fraternity houses are completed.
Spring 2008
  • Awarded the Pyramid of Excellence for the 2007-08 academic year by our national fraternity.
  • Named Fraternity of the Year at the Stetson Greek Award's Banquet
  • Awarded the Chancellor's Cup at the Stetson Greek Award's Banquet
  • Brother, and InterFraternity Council President, McLaren Stanley is named Greek Man of the Year.
  • 1st Place in GreekSing, introducing the "Running Man" to the ancient Mediterranean. Click here to watch our performance!
Fall 2007
  • 1st Place Overall in AirWaves, Soulja Boyin' in the 60's. Click here to watch our performance!
  • Fall recruitment brings in 29 new members, making Kappa class the largest at Stetson, and one of the largest in the nation.
Spring 2007
  • Awarded Pyramid of Excellence for the 2006-07 academic year by our national fraternity
  • Blows the competition out of the water at the Stetson Greek Awards Banquet, after only being back on campus for 5 years!
    • Named Fraternity of the Year
    • Named Most Improved Fraternity
    • Awarded the Chancellor's Cup
  • Chapter amasses 2000 hours of community service for the year by helping victims of the Deland tornado, Stetson Crew, Hontoon Island, and the cleaning of Delta Sig's adopted road.
  • 1st Place in GreekSing, performing "Thriller". Click here to watch our performance!
Fall 2006
Spring 2006
  • Eta class initiates 4 brothers
  • Top 3 finish in GreenFeather
Fall 2005
  • Zeta class brings in 9 more members
  • Top 3 finish in Greek Week
Spring 2005
  • Epsilon class brings in two more brothers.
  • Top 3 finish in GreenFeather
Fall 2004
  • Fall Recruitment brings in 21 new members to make up Delta Class, one of the biggest on campus.
  • Victories in Greek Week lead to a top 3 finish.
Spring 2004
  • Chapter receives news that they will occupy a house on fraternity row.
  • The Alpha Chi Colony officially becomes the Alpha Chi Chapter on April 3, 2004 when the Grand Council approves Alpha Chi for rechartering.
  • Named Most Improved Fraternity at the Greek Awards Banquet.
  • Chapter Advisor receives "Advisor of the Year" award.
  • Participating for the first time, Delta Sig wins Greek Week, with victories in such events as: Greek Olympics, Greek Sing, Banner, and Jersey Day.
  • Gamma Class is initiated, bringing 5 more quality men into the fraternity
Fall 2003
  • Chapter participates in first fall recruitment since being brought back to Stetson.
  • Beta class brought in 12 new members, the third largest class on campus, with 9 becoming brothers.
  • Third place finish in Greenfeather.
  • Vice President wins "Mr. Greenfeather".
Spring 2003
  • Alpha class brings six new members into the chapter.
Fall 2002
  • The Alpha Chi chapter is brought back to Stetson, known as "recolonization".
  • The Founding Fathers class begins with 15 men handpicked by nationals.
1998
  • The fraternity is removed from campus.
1994
  • Chapter is awarded its second Pyramid of Excellence.
1987
  • Chapter is awarded its first Pyramid of Excellence.
1926
  • Chapter puts on the first ever Sailor’s Ball which turns into a yearly event held by all chapters of Delta Sigma Phi
1925
  • Chapter chooses to change its affiliation, becoming the Alpha Chi Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi.
1899
  • Delta Sigma Phi is formed at City College of New York, called Insula (the mother chapter, later renamed Alpha), on December 10.
1897
  • Chapter is started at Stetson University under a different name.