Sigma Delta Kappa
ΣΔΚ
FoundedAugust 14, 1914 (1914-08-14)
University of Michigan
TypeProfessional
AffiliationPFA (former)
EmphasisLaw
ScopeNational
Colors  Red and   Black
SymbolSix stars, Owl, Balance scale
FlowerRed rose
PublicationSi-De-Ka
Chapters18, with 31 inactive (1977)
Members18,350 (1977) lifetime
HeadquartersAs of 1991 the address was:
Sigma Delta Kappa
Arlington Executive Building
2009 North 14th Street
Suite 414
Arlington, VA 22201
US

Sigma Delta Kappa (ΣΔΚ) is a Professional Fraternity in the field of Law. It was founded in 1914 at the University of Michigan Law School.

History

Sigma Delta Kappa was founded as a Men's Professional Fraternity for Law on August 14, 1914.[1][2][3][4]

The founders were:

  • Francis S. Rosenthal
  • James T. Sloan
  • John G. Gutekunst
  • Walter E. Morris
  • Russell D. Calkins
  • Arthur A. Morrow

It joined the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1933,[5] and was a chartering organization of the Professional Fraternity Association.[6][7]

Chapters

The chapters of Sigma Delta Kappa as of the printing of Baird's manual in 1977 (reprinted in the 1991 ed.) were as follows. Active chapters at that time noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics:[1]

  • 1914 Alpha, Michigan
  • 1914 Beta, Chicago Law (school discontinued)
  • 1915 Gamma, Indiana (Indianapolis)
  • 1915 Delta, Hamilton Law (Chicago)
  • 1915 Epsilon, Benton Law, St. Louis
  • 1916 Zeta, Valparaiso
  • 1917 Eta, University of Indianapolis
  • 1917 Theta, Chattanooga College of Law
  • 1920 Iota, Washington and Lee University (1926)
  • 1921 Kappa, Atlanta Law School
  • 1921 Lambda, Detroit College of Law, University of Detroit
  • 1921 Mu, National University (DC)
  • 1921 Nu, Northwestern University
  • 1922 Xi, University of Georgia
  • 1922 Omicron, Ohio Northern
  • 1922 Pi, Cumberland (moved to Birmingham, Ala., 1962)
  • 1925 Rho, San Francisco
  • 1925 Sigma, Southern California
  • 1926 Chi, Alabama
  • 1926 Phi, Hastings Law
  • 1926 Tau, DePaul
  • 1926 Upsilon, Minnesota Law, Minneapolis
  • 1927 Alpha Alpha, Illinois
  • 1927 Alpha Beta, Westminster Law (CO)
  • 1927 Alpha Gamma, Mississippi
  • 1927 Omega, Chicago-Kent Law (school discontinued)
  • 1927 Psi, St. Joseph Law (MO)
  • 1928 Alpha Delta, St. John's Law
  • 1928 Alpha Epsilon, Louisville
  • 1928 Alpha Eta, Knoxville Law
  • 1928 Alpha Theta, Tennessee
  • 1928 Alpha Zeta, John R. Neal Law, Knoxville (school discontinued)
  • 1929 Alpha Iota, Baltimore University
  • 1929 Alpha Kappa, Lake Erie Law (school discontinued)
  • 1929 Alpha Lambda, Wake Forest
  • 1929 Alpha Mu, Columbus (DC)
  • 1929 Alpha Nu, Des Moines
  • 1930 Alpha Xi, Los Angeles Law
  • 1931 Alpha Omicron, Jefferson Law, Dallas
  • 1932 Alpha Pi, Indiana
  • 1933 Alpha Rho, Washington Law (DC)
  • 1933 Alpha Sigma, Jones Law (AL)
  • 1933 Alpha Tau, Woodrow Wilson (GA)
  • 1936 Alpha Phi, Birmingham Law
  • 1937 Alpha Psi, Philadelphia
  • 1938 Alpha Chi, John Marshall Law, Atlanta
  • 1951 Alpha Omega, Jackson Law (MS)
  • 1953 Beta Alpha, Augusta Law
  • 1960 Beta Beta, Baltimore Law
  • 1963 Pi, Samford
  • 1966 Unnamed?, Massey Law (GA)
  • 1966 Beta Chi, Memphis State

Publications

Publications included the Si-De-Ka and a newsletter.[8]

See also

  • Kappa Beta Pi (originally women's professional fraternity, now legal association, law)
  • Nu Beta Epsilon (Jewish, originally men's professional fraternity, law, dormant?)

References

  1. 1 2 Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-95. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  2. ↑ Other sources differ on the founding date, but Baird's seems to be the correct option as the fraternity world's main reference book.
  3. ↑ Professional Fraternities by Professional Interfraternity Conference - 1950
  4. ↑ Leland's Annual: The Fraternity-sorority Directory. Leland Publications. 1967. p. 40.
  5. ↑ Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Menasha, WI;George Banta Company, Incorporated. 1957.
  6. ↑ PFA History
  7. ↑ York, Kenneth H. (1952). "Legal Fraternities" (PDF). Michigan Law Review. The Michigan Law Review Association. 50 (7): 1047–56. doi:10.2307/1284939. JSTOR 1284939. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Education Directory: Education Associations 1971-1972 p49
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