About Delta Sigma Pi

Purpose

Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial welfare of the community.

History

Delta Sigma Pi was founded in 1907 at New York University: School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance by Harold Valentine Jacobs, Alexander Frank Makay, Alfred Moysello and Henry Albert Tienken. Today, coast to coast, 243 chapters and over 175,000 members support the goals and ideals of the Fraternity.

Membership

Candidates for membership in Delta Sigma Pi must receive an invitation to join from a local chapter, complete an orientation program, and demonstrate a willingness to perpetuate the ideals of the Fraternity. Members may be men and women of all creeds and colors engaged in the study of business or related fields. Cross-membership in Greek social fraternities and sororities is permitted.

About The Alpha Omicron Delta Colony

AOD Purpose

The AOD Colony was founded to enrich the lives of students of both Alfred North Whitehead College (ANWC) and College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) by building the first and only bridge between these two constituencies. In doing so, AOD provides a forum wherein ANWC students can access a fuller collegiate experience (the history, traditions, and culture at the University of Redlands) and CAS students gain access to networking relationships with the established business professionals of ANWC. Bound by fraternal ties, these two like-minded groups now strive together to develop personally and professionally, contribute positively to the Fraternity, the University, and the Community. By taking these actions as a team, the AOD Colony ultimately seeks to earn a charter from the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi.

AOD History

Three Whitehead College students from San Diego founded the Alpha Omicron Delta Colony on November 17, 1997. Richard P. Boyd, Jr., Kerry A. Lane, and Patricia M. Schafer, all of whom are still active in the Fraternity, saw the establishment of a Colony of Delta Sigma Pi as an opportunity to contribute something of lasting value to the University, its students, and the Fraternity. The idea arose when Boyd came across his father’s Delta Sigma Pi pledge manual and dues receipts (circa 1949) from the Beta Chapter at Northwestern University while researching his family history. After reading the purpose statement in the manual, Boyd believed that Delta Sigma Pi would be the perfect professional organization for Whitehead business students. On September 6, 1997, Boyd invited Lane and Schafer to join him in starting the Colony. Over margaritas at the Old Town Mexican Café in San Diego, the trio agreed to join together to begin the process of earning a Delta Sigma Pi charter. At a subsequent meeting, Boyd and Lane decided upon the name for the Colony. Alpha Omicron Delta or AOD, which stands for Agents of Change was selected to serve as an inspirational reminder of the potential the Colony has to bring about positive change within our University, its students, and communities of which we are part.

AOD Membership

Any student who is actively pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree in a program offered under the auspices of the Department of Management and Business (ANWC) or The Department of Business Administration & Accounting (CAS) is eligible for membership in the Colony. Additionally, applicants for membership must be of good moral character, agree to abide by the bylaws of the Fraternity, understand and support the purpose of the Fraternity, be in good academic standing with the College and/or University, and maintain a minimum GPA as set forth in the bylaws.