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
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History of Delta Sigma Pi
In the autumn of 1906, there were only a handful of business schools in the United States. One such school—The School of Commerce, Accounts, and Finance—enrolled 300 students as part of New York University. Four members of the Class of 1909—Alexander Frank Makay, Alfred Moysello, Henry Albert Tienken, and Harold Valentine Jacobs—started a fraternity for business majors that became what is known today as the International Fraternity of Delta Sigma Pi.
The response to their idea was positive and immediate. The Fraternity’s constitution was drafted and adopted in the fall of 1907. Then the first officers were elected and November 7, 1907 was declared Founders’ Day. In April of 1908, the name Delta Sigma Pi was adopted and bylaws were approved, with the Fraternity’s badge and colors approved shortly thereafter. By 1911, the Fraternity was publishing a newsletter that evolved into the official publication still in circulation today, The DELTASIG. In 1912, the Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key Award was established and continues to the present day. Delta Sigma Pi chartered its second chapter—at the Northwestern School of Commerce in Chicago—in 1914 at its national convention, Grand Chapter Congress.
After two world wars and the Great Depression, Delta Sigma Pi renewed its expansion efforts, establishing a permanent national headquarters to handle administrative services for the organization and a Foundation to support educational endeavors and offer valuable financial support to members through scholarships. Social change in the 1960s and 1970s led the Fraternity to examine its ideals and, in 1975, Delta Sigma Pi became the first business fraternity to initiate women. Since that time, Delta Sigma Pi has continued to expand and refine its operations, determined to equip members for future professional and personal success and is proud of its reputation as the world’s foremost fraternity for business majors.
Today, nearly 300 universities and colleges in the United States, Canada and Mexico are a part of the Delta Sigma Pi network and history.
The response to their idea was positive and immediate. The Fraternity’s constitution was drafted and adopted in the fall of 1907. Then the first officers were elected and November 7, 1907 was declared Founders’ Day. In April of 1908, the name Delta Sigma Pi was adopted and bylaws were approved, with the Fraternity’s badge and colors approved shortly thereafter. By 1911, the Fraternity was publishing a newsletter that evolved into the official publication still in circulation today, The DELTASIG. In 1912, the Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key Award was established and continues to the present day. Delta Sigma Pi chartered its second chapter—at the Northwestern School of Commerce in Chicago—in 1914 at its national convention, Grand Chapter Congress.
After two world wars and the Great Depression, Delta Sigma Pi renewed its expansion efforts, establishing a permanent national headquarters to handle administrative services for the organization and a Foundation to support educational endeavors and offer valuable financial support to members through scholarships. Social change in the 1960s and 1970s led the Fraternity to examine its ideals and, in 1975, Delta Sigma Pi became the first business fraternity to initiate women. Since that time, Delta Sigma Pi has continued to expand and refine its operations, determined to equip members for future professional and personal success and is proud of its reputation as the world’s foremost fraternity for business majors.
Today, nearly 300 universities and colleges in the United States, Canada and Mexico are a part of the Delta Sigma Pi network and history.
Letter From Our President
As one of the largest professional fraternities, the Mu Omega Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi at The College of New Jersey is focused on developing strong, business-oriented individuals and building a cohesive community within our campus. With our network of distinguished alumni, vast academic resources, and strong community service efforts, we aim to empower each and every brother to reach their goals in academia and in their careers. Being a brother of Delta Sigma Pi equips you with the necessary tools to grow professionally and personally through a series of internal mentorships, a strong international network of alumni, and consistent exposure to leading corporations and local small businesses.
First and foremost, we are a professional fraternity and your professional development is our top priority. We are able to help you enhance your career goals through our comprehensive series of professional events that will help illuminate your career path. With an extensive alumni network that continually contributes to our professional events, as well corporate sponsorships, Delta Sigma Pi is able to incorporate every aspect of the business world in order to create a brotherhood of fully prepared and educated graduates. We also have an outstanding resource through our faculty initiates that help further our academic success. This includes Andrew Carver, David Prensky, Lew Hofmann, Joyce Vincelette, David Letcher, Louis Tucci, John McCarty, Kevin Michels, Nancy Lasher, Karl Peterson, Tae-Nyun Kim, Seung Hee Choi, Abhishek Tripathi, and TCNJ’s Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs – William Keep.
As a brotherhood, we strongly encourage giving back to the community in addition to individual professional growth. A constant initiative of the fraternity is to enhance our philanthropic efforts in creative and innovative ways that make it enjoyable for everyone. Annually, we strongly participate in the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” and are proud to sponsor events for our chapter’s philanthropy of The Ronald McDonald House. We are able to contribute too, and strengthen, the TCNJ community with our community service events that combine entertainment with philanthropic efforts.
As you meet the brothers in Delta Sigma Pi, you will find an incredibly diverse group of people, pursuing different careers within business and fulfilling their own goals alongside one another. What truly brings us together as a brotherhood is our lasting desire to make this fraternity better so that future generations will benefit from our efforts. It is this communal spirit that cements strong relationships with our alumni and establishes lifelong friendships between our brothers.
To learn more about our specific goals at the Mu Omega Chapter, or to join us, feel free to contact us at [email protected]!
Salvatore Cagnina
President
Spring 2024
First and foremost, we are a professional fraternity and your professional development is our top priority. We are able to help you enhance your career goals through our comprehensive series of professional events that will help illuminate your career path. With an extensive alumni network that continually contributes to our professional events, as well corporate sponsorships, Delta Sigma Pi is able to incorporate every aspect of the business world in order to create a brotherhood of fully prepared and educated graduates. We also have an outstanding resource through our faculty initiates that help further our academic success. This includes Andrew Carver, David Prensky, Lew Hofmann, Joyce Vincelette, David Letcher, Louis Tucci, John McCarty, Kevin Michels, Nancy Lasher, Karl Peterson, Tae-Nyun Kim, Seung Hee Choi, Abhishek Tripathi, and TCNJ’s Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs – William Keep.
As a brotherhood, we strongly encourage giving back to the community in addition to individual professional growth. A constant initiative of the fraternity is to enhance our philanthropic efforts in creative and innovative ways that make it enjoyable for everyone. Annually, we strongly participate in the American Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” and are proud to sponsor events for our chapter’s philanthropy of The Ronald McDonald House. We are able to contribute too, and strengthen, the TCNJ community with our community service events that combine entertainment with philanthropic efforts.
As you meet the brothers in Delta Sigma Pi, you will find an incredibly diverse group of people, pursuing different careers within business and fulfilling their own goals alongside one another. What truly brings us together as a brotherhood is our lasting desire to make this fraternity better so that future generations will benefit from our efforts. It is this communal spirit that cements strong relationships with our alumni and establishes lifelong friendships between our brothers.
To learn more about our specific goals at the Mu Omega Chapter, or to join us, feel free to contact us at [email protected]!
Salvatore Cagnina
President
Spring 2024