User:Delta Sigma Iota

Delta Sigma Iota Fraternity, Inc. (ΔΣΙ, also DSI) is a multicultural social and service fraternity founded at the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Delta Sigma Iota was originally founded as a South Asian interest fraternity, but has since broadened its focus to encompass and help the advancement of men of all cultures. Delta Sigma Iota is a member of the National APIA Panhellenic Association since 2016.

Founding
Mohandas K. Gandhi was a big inspiration for the founding of Delta Sigma Iota. He believed in truth, education, unity, and brotherhood. He had a vision of uniting all South Asians in the pursuit of freedom. Based on this vision, individuals joined forces to free themselves from the tyranny of British rule on August 15, 1947. On this day, one goal was accomplished and fifty-three years later, at the mark of a new millennium, the vision of Delta Sigma Iota was created.

Delta Sigma Iota was founded on August 15, 2000 by five young men at the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University to help provide an avenue for the development of young South Asian men. Delta Sigma Iota was founded to develop leadership qualities in its brothers and promote South Asian culture, while being open to the recruitment of men of all cultures. The mission of Delta Sigma Iota is to build leaders, one brother at a time. The pillars that are instilled in all Delta Sigma Iota brothers are service, education, and unity. Delta Sigma Iota has since broadened its focus to become a multicultural fraternity to aid in the pursuit of unity of people from all different cultural backgrounds.

Founding Fathers:
The founding fathers of Delta Sigma Iota are:
 * Tarak Bhavsar
 * Vishal Desai
 * Roby Palakudy
 * Rupesh Patel
 * Vipul Patel

Chapters/Colonies
Delta Sigma Iota has 8 chapters/colonies:
 * Alpha Chapter (A): Pennsylvania State University
 * Beta Chapter (B): University of North Carolina
 * Gamma Chapter (Γ): North Carolina State University
 * Delta Chapter (Δ): Rutgers University
 * Epsilon Colony (E): disbanded
 * Zeta Colony (Ζ): Montclair State University
 * Eta Colony (H): Duke University
 * Theta Colony (Θ): Ohio State University

Philanthropies
Delta Sigma Iota is proudly associated with two national philanthropies. Delta Sigma Iota first partnered with the South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters (SAMAR), a community based network program of the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), to help increase the members in the marrow donor registry for those in need of a bone marrow transplant. In 2016, Delta Sigma Iota partnered with Only With Consent, an organization dedicated to helping stop sexual violence through consent and health education.