History
International History
Delta Phi Epsilon was founded on March 17th, 1917 at New York University Law School. The sorority was founded on principles of justice, sisterhood, and love, and adopted the motto "Esse Quam Videri", meaning "To be rather than to seem to be". Today, Delta Phi Epsilon has over 25,000 members in over 70 chapters throughout the United States in Canada.
Local History
The Epsilon Iota Chapter was founded at SUNY Geneseo on March 13th, 1986. In Fall 2000 the Epsilon Iota Chapter took a new member class of 27 that allowed the sorority to recolonize.
Pearl Program
A program unique to Delta Phi Epsilon is the Pearl Program. This is a program designed to create growth in individual sisters throughout their collegiate careers. The program focuses on five categories: social, self, scholarship, service, and sisterhood.
