Dates:  1944 - 2002

Creator:  Delta Phi Epsilon, PSI Chapter University of Georgia

Summary/Abstract:  Delta Phi Epsilon, Psi Chapter at the University of Georgia records, 1944 – 2002, consisting of manuals, scrapbooks, photographs and objects including a mezuzah; a place setting of sorority dinnerware; and a silver punch bowl.

Quantity/Physical Description: 15 linear feet

Language(s):  English

Repository:  The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

Restrictions on Access:  There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.

Restrictions on Use:  Copyright restrictions may apply.  Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.  Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation:  Box #, Folder #, Mss 331, Delta Phi Epsilon, PSI Chapter University of Georgia, The Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

Processed by:  Demece Harvey, June 2015

Arrangement:  File folders arranged in alphabetical order, scrapbooks arranged by year, artifacts moved to artifact cabinet.

Biographical/Historical Note:  Delta Phi Epsilon is sorority women dedicated to a lifetime of sisterhood and the development of all members through a commitment to excellence.  On March 17, 1817, five women at New York University School of Law took a pledge of sisterhood and loyalty and so founded Alpha Chapter of Delta Phi Epsilon, the first non-sectarian sorority and the only one founded at a professional school.  Delta Phi Epsilon mission is “Sorority women dedicated to a lifetime of sisterhood and the development of all members through a commitment to Excellence.”  This organization was built on the bonds of sisterhood, pride in the sorority, and support for one another. 

Scope and Content:  The collection tells the story of Jewish sorority life at University of Georgia through a collection of scrapbooks dating 1933 - 2004.

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