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Iota Nu Delta
ΙΝΔ
Iota Nu Delta Crest
FoundedFebruary 7, 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-02-07)
Binghamton University
TypeSocial
Affiliation
StatusActive
EmphasisSouth Asian
ScopeInternational
MottoIs The Fire In You?
Imitated Never Duplicated
Colors  Orange and   Green
SymbolRose over Sword
JewelDiamond
PublicationThe ΙΝΔ Insider
Chapters10 active, 31 installed
Members1,000 active
HeadquartersNew York City, New York
United States
Websitewww.iotanudelta.com

Iota Nu Delta (ΙΝΔ, also IND) is the first South Asian interest college fraternity. IND was founded in 1994 at the Binghamton University. It is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference since 2007 and National APIDA Panhellenic Association since 2016.

Founding

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On February 7, 1994, eight male students at Binghamton University founded the first South-Asian Interest Greek Organization. Their stated goal in forming the organization was to bridge the gaps between people of different backgrounds, ethnicity, and cultures while promoting South Asian cultural awareness. Iota Nu Delta Fraternity, Inc. is South Asian based, but is not exclusive to men of South-Asian origin.[1][2]

Founding Fathers

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The first eight members, known as the national Founding Fathers, of Iota Nu Delta Fraternity, Inc. are:[2]

  • Sachin Chopra
  • Varun Gujral
  • Ankur Desai
  • Renjy Vattasseril
  • Stanley Jacob
  • Shaiju Eapen
  • Samir Chopra
  • Johri Mathew

Philanthropy

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Iota Nu Delta has established mental health awareness and advocacy as its primary philanthropic focus and works in partnership with Active Minds.

Additionally, Iota Nu Delta supports bone marrow advocacy through the National Marrow Donor Program & SAMAR (South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters). Iota Nu Delta is also involved with several other national non-profit organizations including the United Service Organizations, Association for India's Development, and SAALT (South Asian Americans Leading Together).[3] Much of the fundraising for their causes being done through fraternity-specific banquets at the local level or collaborative social events like "The Official Four Way: World Tour" with other fraternal Greek-lettered organizations like Alpha Phi Alpha, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, and Pi Delta Psi.[4]

Chapters

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Following is a list of chapters and colonies of Iota Nu Delta. Active chapters are indicated in bold, inactive groups are in italics.[5][6]

Chapter Charter date

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Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1994 Binghamton University Binghamton, New York Inactive
Beta New York University New York City, New York Inactive
Gamma 1997 Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Delta State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Inactive
Epsilon 1999 State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, New York Active [7]
Zeta University of Debrecen Debrecen, Hungary Inactive
Eta 2003 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Inactive
Theta 2006 George Washington University and Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Iota 2006 St. John's University New York City, New York Active
Kappa Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Lambda 2008 Long Island University New York City, New York Inactive
Mu 2009 Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Active
Nu 2009 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Xi New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury Campus Old Westbury, New York Active [a]
Omicron New York City New York City, New York Inactive
Pi 2011 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Inactive [8]
Rho 2011 City College of New York New York City, New York Active
Sigma April 23, 2017 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active [9]
Colony University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive [10][b]
Colony East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Active [c]
Colony Adelphi University Garden City, New York Active
Colony University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland Inactive
Staten Island Colony College of Staten Island Staten Island, New York Inactive
Newark Colony New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University–Newark) Newark, New Jersey Inactive [11]
  1. ^ Chapter formed as a colony in 2002.
  2. ^ Colony was originally formed in 2009 but went dormant. It was reformed in 2019.
  3. ^ Colony formed in 2010.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), Iota Nu Delta listing". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 26 October 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  2. ^ a b "Iota Nu Delta Fraternity Incorporated". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. ^ "Iota Nu Delta Fraternity Incorporated". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  4. ^ Editor, Pi Delta Psi (1 December 2006). "The Dragon - Winter 2005" (PDF). Retrieved December 12, 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 7, 2023) "Iota Nu Delta". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 7, 2023
  6. ^ "Start a Chapter". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  7. ^ "Iota Nu Delta National Fraternity Inc. -Chapters". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
  8. ^ "Π - Penn State University". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  9. ^ "Σ - George Mason University". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  10. ^ "University of Pittsburgh". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  11. ^ "Newark Colony". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
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