Delta Sigma Lambda

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'''Delta Sigma Lambda''' ('''ΔΣΛ''') was a social fraternity founded on September 21, 1921 formed entirely of members of the [[Order of DeMolay]].<ref name=Bairds1991></ref>

==History==
The origins can be traced to the spontaneous rise of a number of local collegiate organizations based on the principles of the Order of DeMolay during 1921-1924. On December 23, 1924 six of these fraternities met in Lawrence, Kansas to consider the formation of a National fraternity based on these principles.

Those represented were:
*Delta Sigma Lambda: [[University of California]], [[University of Arizona]]
*Star and Crescent: [[Purdue University]]
*Scimitar Fraternity: [[University of Kansas]]
*Delta Kappa Fraternity and Illinois DeMolay Club: [[University of Illinois]]
*Delta Lambda:[[University of Nebraska]]
Others were invited to attend, but were unable. By December 25, the consolidation was finalized, taking the name and founding date from Delta Sigma Lambda, the oldest group.

In September 1933, the group merged with Theta Alpha (founded in 1909 with chapters at Syracuse and Cornell). Later that year the Grand Council of the Order of Demolay recognized Delta Sigma Lambda as the national college Fraternity. In the following years through 1937, most of the chapters died, though some were absorbed by other Fraternities

==Symbols==
Badge: Jeweled Shield containing the letters ΔΣΛ at the top, a star and crescent in the center and below, the greek letters ΘΑ.

==Chapter List==

*Alpha - [[University of California]] - 1921
*Beta - [[University of Arizona]] - 1922
*Gamma - [[University of Nevada]] - 1922
*Beta (2) - [[University of Kansas]] - 1924
*Epsilon - [[University of Nebraska]] - 1924
*Zeta - [[Purdue University]] - 1924
*Eta - [[University of Illinois]] - 1925
*Theta - [[University of Montana]] - 1927
*Delta - [[University of Arizona]] - 1930
*Iota - [[Carnegie Institute of Technology]] - 1931
*Kappa - [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] - 1931
*Alpha (2) - [[Syracuse University]] - 1933
*Lambda - [[Cornell University]] - 1933

==References==



[[Category:Former members of North-American Interfraternity Conference]]
[[Category:Defunct fraternities and sororities]]
[[Category:Student organizations established in 1921]]
[[Category:1921 establishments in California]]
[[Category:1924 establishments in Kansas]]
[[Category:1937 disestablishments in the United States]]

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