ON THIS DAY IN DELTASIG HISTORY

• 1907: Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity was founded at New York University by Alexander Frank Makay, Alfred Moysello, Henry Albert Tienken, and Harold Valentine Jacobs.  HAPPY 118th BIRTHDAY DELTASIG!
• 1975: Grand President Bill Tatum convened a conference call with the Board of Directors on November 7, 1975, and they unanimously voted to open membership of Delta Sigma Pi to women. This decision was ratified at the 31st Grand Chapter Congress in 1977. 50 YEARS OF WOMEN INITIATES IN THE FRATERNITY!

THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY TO BE A PART OF THE FUTURE OF DELTASIG:

Founders' Day and the 50-year anniversary of women initiates signifies our progress and the chance to shape our future. You can further the future of the Fraternity by participating in the Founders’ Day Challenge.

• Set up a fundraising page at dsp.org/fdc. (Our goal is 1500 participants this year!)
• Make a donation to a Chapter Leadership Fund and/or the Deltasig Fund at dsp.org/fdc.
• Spread the word to friends, family and other brothers to join the challenge.

Purchase a commemorative 50 years of women initiates pin.

• Each pin is $15 with FREE shipping
• A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Leadership Foundation in honor of the 50-year anniversary of women being initiated into Delta Sigma Pi.
• Visit dsp.org/deltasigshop TODAY!
  

EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AROUND THE WORLD ON NOVEMBER 7:

The historic 1975 decision wasn’t the only historic decision on November 7, women made strides around the world on this day:

• 1837: One of the first institutions of higher education for women in the United States, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College) opened in Massachusetts.
• 1916: Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress after she won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
• 1990: Mary Robinson became Ireland's first female president.
• 2020: Kamala Harris was the first woman, and first woman of color elected U.S. vice president.

EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AROUND THE WORLD IN NOVEMBER:

• 1775: The U.S. Marine Corps was established as part of the U.S. Navy.
• 1800: The U.S. Congress met for the first time in the new capital at Washington, D.C.
• 1848: The first medical school for women opened in Boston. In 1874, the school merged with the Boston University School of Medicine, becoming one of the first co-ed medical schools.
• 1911: Aviator C.P. Snow completed the first transcontinental flight across America, landing in Pasadena, California. 
• 1922: King Tut's tomb was discovered at Luxor, Egypt, by British archaeologist Howard Carter.
• 1967: Carl Stokes became the first African American mayor in the U.S., elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
• 1989: L. Douglas Wilder became the first African American governor in the U.S., elected governor of Virginia.

EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AROUND THE WORLD IN 1907:

• First taxicabs, imported by Harry N. Allen, operated in New York City.
• The first ball drop at Times Square to signal the New Year.
• Sir Robert Baden-Powell formed the Boy Scouts in England.
• Oklahoma became the United States 46th state.
• French bicycle maker Paul Cornu flew the first twin-rotor helicopter, lifting 5 ft off the ground for 20 seconds.
• Finland is first European country to give women the right to vote.