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DPhie Throughout History,
A Timeline of Notable Events



1917 Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority founded at New York University School of Law by Minna Goldsmith Mahler, Eva Effron Robin, Ida Bienstock Landau, Sylvia Steierman Cohn, and Dorothy Cohen Schwartzman.
Founder Eva Effron Robin is pictued on the roof of a New York University building in March 1917.
1922 First issue of the official sorority magazine, the Triangle, Published as a quarterly.
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority incorporated in the State of New York.
Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority goes international with the chartering of the Epsilon Chapter at McGill University (Montreal, Quebec)
1933 International Convention held at the World's Fair, Chicago, Illinois.
1942 World War II: Each soror and alumna resolved to devote a minimum of three hours per week to a war endeavor.
1952 DPhiE becomes a member of the National Panhellenic Conference.
Delta Phi Epsilon's official magazine the TRIANGLE renamed the TRIAD.
1956 Edward R. Murrow is named DPhiE Man of the Year. Here he accepts his award from Rita Rossner, International President, and Etta Taube Sherman (Zeta, University of Toronto), NPC Delegate
1958 Cystic Fibrois is named as one of our international philanthropies.
1971 Delta Phi Epsilon holds its first joint convention with Tau Epsilon Phi fratenity, a tradition that continues until 1983.
1978 International Headquarters moves to Stamford, Connecticut.
1981 The Unicorn is named Delta Phi Epsilon's mascot.
1993 International Headquarters moves to St. Louis, Missouri.
DPhiE assumes lead role in NPC as Harriett Block Macht (Delta Delta, Indiana University) becomes National Panhellenic Conference Chairman at NPC's 100th Biennial Meeting.
1996 DPhiE goes online.
1998 TEAM EXCELLENCE is introduced.
2007 International Headquarters moves to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.