Delta Mu Delta | |
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ΔΜΔ | |
Founded | November 18, 1913 New York University (New York, NY) |
Type | Honor Society |
Affiliation | ACHS |
Emphasis | Business Administration |
Scope | International |
Motto | Through Knowledge, Power |
Colors | Purple, Gold and White |
Publication | The Vision |
Chapters | 199 active chapters |
Members | 150,000+ collegiate |
Headquarters | 3730 Grand Boulevard Brookfield, IL 60513 USA |
Website | Official website |
Delta Mu Delta (ΔΜΔ) is an international honor society that recognizes academic excellence in Baccalaureate, Master's, and Doctorate degree business administration programs at Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)-accredited schools. It was founded November 18, 1913 by the Dean from Harvard University and four professors from Yale University and New York University.[1]
Symbols
The official badge of the Society is a gold key in the form of a Delta with a ship of commerce with full-blown sails and the Greek letters ΔΜΔ engraved on it. The ship symbolizes financial success and the advancement of business while the letters stand for the Society's motto, Dia Mathessos, Dynamis ("Through Knowledge, Power"), specifically the power to manage creatively for social and economic good.[1] [2]
Purpose and activities
The purpose of the Delta Mu Delta honor society is to promote higher education in business administration by recognizing and rewarding scholastic accomplishment.[3] DMD's mission statement, as given by its official website, is as follows:
"Delta Mu Delta is a business honor society that recognizes and encourages academic excellence of students at qualifying colleges and universities to create a DMD community that fosters the well-being of its individual members and the business community through life-time membership."
Affiliations
Since 1963, Delta Mu Delta has been a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.
In January, 1992, the Society signed an exclusive agreement with the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs stating that all future chapters of DMD must be established at ACBSP-accredited colleges and universities.[4]
Delta Mu Delta also maintains close relations with three sister business honor societies:
- Sigma Beta Delta - for institutions with state or regional accreditation
- Kappa Beta Delta - for ACBSP-accredited two-year institutions
- Beta Gamma Sigma - for AACSB-accredited institutions[5]
Active chapters
The list of active Delta Mu Delta chapters. Note that many former DMD chapters have since become Beta Gamma Sigma chapters as their host institutions have achieved AACSB accreditation.[6]
See also
- Alpha Kappa Psi ΑΚΥ, professional
- Delta Sigma Pi ΔΣΠ, professional
- Phi Gamma Nu ΦΓΝ, professional, originally women's
- Phi Chi Theta ΦΧΘ, professional, originally women's
- Epsilon Eta Phi ΕΗΦ, merged into ΦΧΘ (1970)
- Beta Gamma Sigma ΒΓΣ, honor, (AACSB schools)
- Pi Omega Pi ΠΩΠ, honor, business education teachers
- Sigma Beta Delta ΣΒΔ, honor, (non-AACSB schools)
- Alpha Beta Gamma ΑΒΓ, honor, (2-yr schools)
- Kappa Beta Delta ΚΒΔ, honor, (2-yr schools, ACBSP)
References
- 1 2 ABOUT US – History Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ National Bylaws, 11-01-2007 Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Delta Mu Delta Honor Society- Business Administration - An ACHS Member Society
- ↑ ACBSP Gateway Archived 2007-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ABOUT US – Professional Affiliations Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ DMD Chapters
- ↑ Delta Upsilon chapter was originally established at Philadelphia University. The school formally merged with Thomas Jefferson University in 2017.
- ↑ This school merged with Kennesaw State University on January 6, 2015. If the chapter moved or the name of the school was changed, this should be updated.
- ↑ St. Thomas University's main campus is in St. Paul; its Business School and College of Entrepreneurship are in downtown Minneapolis, 15 minutes away.
- ↑ Now the University of North Georgia, a senior military college, the school is the result of a merger on January 8, 2013 between North Georgia College and State University, and Gainesville State College. This chapter, originally placed at NGCSU, Theta Epsilon, is no longer listed on the national website. Inactive?
- ↑ Lambuth University closed in 2011; the campus is now owned by the University of Memphis, and is now called its Lambuth branch campus. Did the chapter close?
- ↑ Note, Purdue University acquired Kaplan University in March of 2018. Subsequently, several campuses of the institution were scheduled to close; is the Pembroke campus and Mu Psi chapter at risk?