Delta Epsilon Mu

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.

Delta Epsilon Mu
ΔΕΜ
FoundedMay 3, 1996 (1996-05-03)
Binghamton University
Binghamton, New York
TypeProfessional
ScopeNational
United States
SloganHelping People, Together.
Colors  Crimson   White   Black
PhilanthropyDragonfly Forest
Chapters37 Total Chapters
(33 Active, 4 Inactive)
Members2,000+ Active collegiate
5,000+ Lifetime lifetime
Founding PrinciplesLoyalty, Dedication, Friendship, Support
Headquarters1765 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia
United States of America
Websitewww.demnational.org

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 Fall 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 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 integration of the Chapter-based efforts and potential formalization of a 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 leadership 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 2019-2021 National President) brought about the next layer of infrastructure for the national fraternity through 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, 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, by deliberation and vote of the National Board of Directors, the National Board of Directors pushed forward with restructuring of the current composition of the National Executive Committee, establishment of the National Directorship, drafting of the Policy Procedure Manual to supplement to the National Bylaws, and incorporation of other integral changes to the national structure. With anticipated growth of the organization over the coming years, National President Gabrielle Marie (2017-2019) and National President Randell Rueda (2019-2021) have led development of additional stages of restructuring planned for potential staged incorporation over the coming years.

National Leadership

Delta Epsilon Mu currently maintains a National Board of Directors, with a National President and the 7 National Vice Presidents. It also has 15 National Directors and a National Membership Council. The National Board of Directors meets monthly and holds National Convention annually. Details and contact information of the National Directors are located on the national website.

National Executive Committee

PositionNameChapterStatusTerm
National President Randell Rueda, MD Theta - University of California, Merced Alumnus 2019-2021
National Executive Vice President Christina Hayduchok, MS Alpha Nu - University of Pittsburgh Alumna 2019-2021
National Vice President of Operations Emily Auschwitz Zeta - University of Central Florida Alumna 2019-2021
Interim National Vice President of Finance Lawrence Chen Alpha Theta - University of California, Riverside Alumnus 2019-2021
Interim National Vice President of Records Madison Worley Zeta - University of Central Florida Alumna 2019-2021
National Vice President of External Affairs Michelle Liu Alpha Theta - University of California, Riverside Alumna 2019-2021
Interim National Vice President of Internal Affairs Kendyll Gartrelle Alpha Alpha - Wayne State University Alumna 2019-2021
National Vice President of Membership Michael Rodriguez Alpha Theta - University of California, Riverside Alumnus 2019-2021

Regions, Districts, Chapters, and Colonies

Delta Epsilon Mu has active charters at 33 four-year collegiate institutions and inactive charters at 4 four-year collegiate institutions in four regions.

Regions

RegionStates
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, NB, ND, OH, SD, WI

Districts

DistrictStates
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

ChapterGreekUniversityLocationDate FoundedRegionDistrictStatus
Alpha Α Binghamton University Binghamton, NY May 3, 1996 Eastern I Inactive
Beta Β University of California, Davis Davis, CA January 17, 2003 Western II Active
Gamma Γ University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD 2005 Eastern III Active
Zeta Ζ University of Central Florida Orlando, FL May 13, 2006 Southern IV Active
Eta Η Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA April 25, 2007 Eastern III Active
Theta Θ University of California, Merced Merced, CA February 7, 2009 Western II Active
Iota Ι George Washington University Washington, DC April 16, 2010 Eastern III Active
Kappa Κ University of Kansas Lawrence, KS April 24, 2011 Central V Active
Lambda Λ Texas A&M University College Station, TX April 15, 2012 Southern VI Active
Nu Ν California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA May 5, 2012 Western II Active
Xi Ξ University of Missouri Columbia, MO 2012 Central V Inactive
Omicron Ο University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 2012 Eastern III Inactive
Pi Π Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 2012 Central V Inactive
Rho Ρ University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA December 1, 2012 Western II Active
Sigma Σ University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX April 27, 2013 Southern VI Active
Tau Τ University of the Pacific (United States) Stockton, CA May 9, 2014 Western II Active
Upsilon Υ Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York May 10, 2014 Eastern I Active
Phi Φ Miami University Oxford, OH December 6, 2014 Central VII Active
Chi X University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA December 7, 2014 Western II Active
Psi Ψ University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL December 12, 2014 Central VIII Active
Alpha Alpha ΑΑ Wayne State University Detroit, MI April 12, 2015 Central VIII Active
Alpha Beta ΑΒ University of Richmond Richmond, VA April 19, 2015 Eastern III Inactive
Alpha Gamma ΑΓ Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Blacksburg, VA April 19, 2015 Eastern III Active
Alpha Zeta ΑΖ University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI May 3, 2015 Eastern IX Active
Alpha Eta ΑΗ Florida International University Miami, FL December 5, 2015 Southern IV Active
Alpha Theta ΑΘ University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA April 3, 2016 Western II Active
Alpha Iota ΑΙ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI September 11, 2016 Central VIII Active
Alpha Kappa ΑΚ University of Washington Seattle, WA February 18, 2017 Western X Active
Alpha Lambda ΑΛ University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA May 13, 2017 Western II Active
Alpha Nu ΑΝ University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA April 14, 2018 Eastern I Active
Alpha Xi ΑΞ Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL April 15, 2018 Southern IV Active
Alpha Omicron ΑΟ Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA February 3, 2019 Western II Active
Alpha Pi ΑΠ Stockton University Galloway Township, NJ April 13, 2019 Eastern I Active
Alpha Rho ΑΡ San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA May 4, 2019 Western II Active
Alpha Sigma ΑΣ University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA June 21, 2019 Western II Active
Alpha Tau ΑΤ New York University New York, New York November 24, 2019 Eastern I Active
Alpha Upsilon ΑΥ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California May 3, 2020 Western II Active
Alpha Phi Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH November 6, 2020 Central VII Active
Alpha Chi AX Michigan State University East Lansing, MI November 8, 2020 Central VIII Active

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