7 November 1907
Founded at New York University
Four students at the School of Commerce found Delta Sigma Pi as a professional business fraternity.
Founded MCMVIINew York UniversityChapter № 294Chartered MMXVI51 Founding Members
Statement of Purpose
“To foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement.”
Delta Sigma Pi was founded on November 7, 1907 at NYU's School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance by Harold Valentine Jacobs, Alexander Frank Makay, Alfred Moysello and Henry Albert Tienken.
The Upsilon Omega Chapter — the 294th chapter — was chartered at Stony Brook on December 3, 2016 by fifty-one founding members. Since then, 300+ students and faculty have been initiated.
Founding Class · MMXVIThe Record
A chapter, in chronology.
1975
First co-ed professional business fraternity
Delta Sigma Pi opens membership to all students of business — the first in the nation to do so.
3 December 2016
Upsilon Omega is chartered
Fifty-one founding members install the 294th chapter of Delta Sigma Pi at Stony Brook.
2017 – 2025
300+ initiated · 250+ alumni
The chapter grows past forty actives per term, with alumni across investment banking, marketing, consulting, technology and wealth management.
2021 – 2023
Chapter of Excellence
Three straight years of the national fraternity's top honor, plus a 5-Star Organization award from Stony Brook.
Fall 2026
A New Executive Committee
A new executive committee and a recruitment class we intend to be proud of in twenty years.
Core Values
Five ideals our founders wrote down, still load-bearing.
01
Professional Development
Guest speakers, mock interviews and LinkedIn workshops.
02
Diversity & Ethics
The nation's first co-ed professional business fraternity.
03
Service & Philanthropy
Community service on and off campus, across Long Island.
04
Leadership
A ten-position executive committee that turns over every year.
05
Social Bonding
Lasting relationships between members and alumni.
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Come see for yourself
Every recruitment cycle is open to the campus.
Core FourOur Awards
Honors on the mantel.
- Chapter of Excellence — 2021, 2022, 2023.
- 5-Star Organization, Stony Brook — 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026.
- Outstanding Professional Activities Award, National Winner — 2023.
- R. Nelson Mitchell Outstanding Collegiate Chapter Award — 2019, 2022, 2023.
$3,500+ donated and 1,700+ service hours in the past year alone.