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Delta Phi Delta
Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society (ΔΦΔ) was an American collegiate art honorary society. Delta Phi Delta was a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The national society is defunct, with one former chapter operating as a local organization.
The society was originally organized as the Palette Club on January 10, 1909, in Old Snow Hall at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Its founders included fourteen girls and one male student who were students in the fine arts department. It began publishing its magazine, Palette, in 1911. By March 1912, the Palette Club had initiated twenty members and two faculty members.
On March 19, 1912, members of the Palette Club discussed becoming a national Greek letter society. This plan received support from the university's chancellor and regents. two colleges had also expressed an interest in joining such a group. The Palette Club was renamed Delta Phi Delta at a Des Moines, Iowa conference on May 28, 1912.
Its charter members were Emly Annadown, Wilma Arnett, Arta Briggs, Lo Alma Brown, Edith Cooper, Myrtle Ellsworth, Neva Foster, Mae Jordan, Lucile Krieder, Lida LeSuer, Irene Russell, Nettie Smith, and Addie Underwood. Neva Foster Gribble was the sorority's first national chair and wrote its ceremonies, constitution, and bylaws. Delta Phi Delta was the first honorary art society.
The purpose of Delta Phi Delta was to encourage scholarship, promote art in the United States, and recognize accomplishment in the arts. Chapters were located at four-year colleges that granted degrees in the arts. The Beta chapter was established at the University of Montana in 1918, followed by Gamma at the University of Minnesota in 1919, and Delta at Bethany College in 1920.
The sorority held its first national convention at the University of Kansas from June 3 to 5, 1920. The cost of the convention was supplemented by a member's art sale in December 1919. Mrs. W. H. Humble, president of the Alpha chapter alumnae association, was elected the sorority's first grand president. At its second national convention, the sorority agreed to admit men and women. The following year, around one-third of its members were males. Later, it was called the Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society.
Delta Phi Delta joined the American Federation of Arts and the Association of College Honor Societies. It had 41 chapters in attendance at its June 1956 convention. By 1964, it had initiated 13,450 members.
Delta Phi Delta went dormant in the late 20th century, with the chapters at Texas Women's University and Purdue University continuing to operate as local fraternities. In 2024, Texas Women's College disbanded what was still called Delta Phi Delta, forming the local group SpaceCraft. The only surviving chapter of Delta Phi Delta is at Purdue and calls itself the Delta Phi Delta Fine Arts Club.
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Delta Phi Delta
Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society (ΔΦΔ) was an American collegiate art honorary society. Delta Phi Delta was a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The national society is defunct, with one former chapter operating as a local organization.
The society was originally organized as the Palette Club on January 10, 1909, in Old Snow Hall at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. Its founders included fourteen girls and one male student who were students in the fine arts department. It began publishing its magazine, Palette, in 1911. By March 1912, the Palette Club had initiated twenty members and two faculty members.
On March 19, 1912, members of the Palette Club discussed becoming a national Greek letter society. This plan received support from the university's chancellor and regents. two colleges had also expressed an interest in joining such a group. The Palette Club was renamed Delta Phi Delta at a Des Moines, Iowa conference on May 28, 1912.
Its charter members were Emly Annadown, Wilma Arnett, Arta Briggs, Lo Alma Brown, Edith Cooper, Myrtle Ellsworth, Neva Foster, Mae Jordan, Lucile Krieder, Lida LeSuer, Irene Russell, Nettie Smith, and Addie Underwood. Neva Foster Gribble was the sorority's first national chair and wrote its ceremonies, constitution, and bylaws. Delta Phi Delta was the first honorary art society.
The purpose of Delta Phi Delta was to encourage scholarship, promote art in the United States, and recognize accomplishment in the arts. Chapters were located at four-year colleges that granted degrees in the arts. The Beta chapter was established at the University of Montana in 1918, followed by Gamma at the University of Minnesota in 1919, and Delta at Bethany College in 1920.
The sorority held its first national convention at the University of Kansas from June 3 to 5, 1920. The cost of the convention was supplemented by a member's art sale in December 1919. Mrs. W. H. Humble, president of the Alpha chapter alumnae association, was elected the sorority's first grand president. At its second national convention, the sorority agreed to admit men and women. The following year, around one-third of its members were males. Later, it was called the Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society.
Delta Phi Delta joined the American Federation of Arts and the Association of College Honor Societies. It had 41 chapters in attendance at its June 1956 convention. By 1964, it had initiated 13,450 members.
Delta Phi Delta went dormant in the late 20th century, with the chapters at Texas Women's University and Purdue University continuing to operate as local fraternities. In 2024, Texas Women's College disbanded what was still called Delta Phi Delta, forming the local group SpaceCraft. The only surviving chapter of Delta Phi Delta is at Purdue and calls itself the Delta Phi Delta Fine Arts Club.