Steve DeLong attended the university from 1961 to 1964. He was selected as a two-time All-Southeastern Conference and All-American as a middle guard in 1963 and 1964. He was UT’s first Outland Trophy winner in 1964. He was a first-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in 1965 where he played for seven years … Continued

Delta Beta Gamma was established as a local Jewish fraternity in 1925. In February 1928 it was installed as Psi Chapter of the national Phi Alpha fraternity. Abe Wise was the first president of the nationally affiliated group, and Ben Wineck was the chapter advisor. Phi Alpha became inactive shortly before World War II.

The Delta Sigma Chapter of the national Delta Delta Delta sorority came to UT in 1923 when the members of the local sorority Alpha Lambda successfully petitioned for a charter. The charter was granted July 13, and Tennessee’s Delta Sigma chapter was installed in October. Tri Delta was founded at Boston University on Thanksgiving Eve … Continued

The Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Gamma sorority was colonized on October 10, 1946, with 10 members. It received its charter on May 10, 1947, with 17 members. Delta Gamma was founded at Lewis School for Girls in Oxford, Mississippi, in 1873 and was one of the seven charter members of the National Panhellenic Conference … Continued

Delta Nu Alpha was established at UT January 27, 1945, as the 27th chapter organized in the national transportation fraternity. It was reactivated in January 1949. Two types of chapters of Delta Nu exist: the chapters composed of traffic and transportation executives and the chapters composed of college students.

Delta Phi Omega was established on December 6, 1998, at the University of Houston by 17 South Asian women who recognized the need for an organization to promote the advancement of South Asian women. Its mascot is the Bengal tiger; its colors are red, black, and silver; its flower is the white orchid; and its … Continued

Delta Psi Alpha was founded in 1956 at UT as an honorary synchronized swimming society. The society’s membership was drawn from junior and senior women who had been outstanding in the Dolphin Club. The principal function of Delta Psi Alpha was to act as the managing organization for the Dolphin Club in producing the annual … Continued

On April 11, 1931, Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity replaced the local Chi Beta Phi Fraternity. Delta Sigma Phi was founded at City College of New York in 1899 by a group of undergraduates composed of both Christians and Jews. By their charter they admitted undergraduate men to the fraternity “without respect to … Continued

Delta Sigma Pi is a professional business fraternity, which draws its membership from students in any field of business who have completed 30 hours of college work with the minimum GPA required. Originally, it was open only to men, but now it is open to both men and women. The Alpha Zeta Chapter was established … Continued

Mu Zeta Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority was established at UT in May 21, 1975, but the group operated under a citywide charter for the undergraduate chapter and remained unrecognized by UT as a student organization. Director of Student Activities Philip Scheurer held that the agreement not to recognize additional sororities unless there was … Continued