Delta Phi Delta
Delta Phi Delta | |
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ΔΦΔ | |
Founded | January 10, 1909; 115 years ago (January 10, 1909) as the Palette Club University of Kansas |
Type | Honor Society |
Affiliation | ACHS (former) |
Emphasis | Art |
Mission statement | To promote art in the United States, to encourage high scholarship, and to recognize superior accomplishment in the fine arts and related arts. |
Publication | Palette |
Chapters | 38 |
Members | 13,450 collegiate |
Headquarters | United States |
Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society (ΔΦΔ) was an American collegiate art honorary society. Delta Phi Delta was a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The national society is defunct, with two former chapters operating as local organizations.
History
The society was originally organized as the Palette Club on January 10, 1909, at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.[1][2] It began publishing its magazine, Palette, in 1911.[1] Planning to become a national honorary art sorority, the Palette Club was renamed Delta Phi Delta on May 28, 1912.[1][2] Neva Foster Gribble was the sorority's first national chair and wrote its ceremonies, constitution, and bylaws.[3][4]
The purpose of Delta Phi Delta was to encourage scholarship, promote art in the United States, and recognize accomplishment in the arts.[2] Chapters were located at four-year colleges that granted degrees in the arts.[2] The Beta chapter was established at the University of Montana in 1918, followed by Gamma at the University of Minnesota in 1919, and Delta at Bethany College in 1920.[2]
At its second national convention in 1922, the sorority agreed to admit men and women.[5] The following year, around one-third of its members were males.[5] Later, it was called the Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society, Inc.[2]
Delta Phi Delta joined the American Federation of Arts and the Association of College Honor Societies.[3][6]
Symbols
The society's key featured the Greek letters ΔΦΔ across a gold artist's pallet with three paint brushes to the rear.[7][2] Its badge was similar in design to the key.[2] There was a different key for laureate members.[2]
Activities
The chapters sponsored demonstrations and talks about architecture, arts, and related subjects.[1] Chapters also provided space for art students to be creative outside of the classroom and encourage experimentation with new mediums or methods.[8] The national society offered scholarship for its members.[1][6] In the 1920s, it developed an annual traveling art exhibit.[6][5]
Governance
Delta Phi Delta was overseen by a grand council that was elected at its annual national convention.[4] Its officers included a grand president, grand secretary, grand treasurer, and grand corresponding secretary.[4]
Chapters
Following is a list of Delta Phi Delta chapters chartered as of 1964.[3][2] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Chapter was inactive before 1962.
- ^ Chapter went inactive before 1924, based on the 10th and 11th editors of Baird's Manual of College Fraternities and Sororities.
- ^ This chapter continues to exist but is a local organization.
- ^ Chapter formed from the BGSU University Art Club.
- ^ This chapter continues to operate as the independent Delta Phi Delta Fine Arts Club.
Notable members
- Anna P. Baker (Zeta), visual artist
- Olga Ross Hannon (Beta), artist, art professor, and president of Delta Phi Delta
- Clyde Kenneth Harris (Omega), interior decorator who served as a "Monuments Men" during World War II
- Rosekrans Hoffman (Psi), children's book illustrator and painter
- Harold G. Nelson (Beta), architect
- Coreen Mary Spellman (Alpha Epsilon) printmaker, painter, and teacher
- Charles Turzak (Zeta), artist, known primarily for his modernist woodblock prints
- Muriel Sibell Wolle (Alpha Epsilon), artist
Laureate members
Delta Phi Delta honored the following well-known artists with laureate memberships.[3]
- Wayman Adams
- Buckminster Fuller
- Bruce Goff
- William Alexander Griffith
- Ernest Bruce Haswell[11][12]
- Oscar B. Jacobson
- Raymond Johnson
- Jon Mangus Jonson[13]
- Dwight Kirsch[14][15]
- Abraham Rattner
- Ruth Raymond
- Boardman Robinson
- John Rood
- Birger Sandzen
- Eugene Francis Savage
- Lorado Taft
- Levon West
- Francis Whittemore[16][17]
- Muriel Sibell Wolle
- Grant Wood
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Delta Phi Delta Records, 1922-1954 | Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections". University of North Dakota. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. p. 570.
- ^ a b c d Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-1185. ISBN 978-0963715906.
- ^ a b c "Mrs. Humble Heads Delta Phi Delta". The Summer Session Kansan. Lawrence, Kansas. 1920-06-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-04-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Brown, James T., ed. (1923). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. New York: James T. Brown, Publisher. p. 494. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 370 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Delta Phi Delta - Fraternity ART 10k Gold Key Charm". Wilson Brothers Jewelry. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ a b "Delta Phi Delta - Pioneer Engage". Texas Women's University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Collection: Delta Phi Delta, Alpha Epsilon chapter, Bowling Green State University scrapbook - Special Collections Finding Aids at BGSU". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Delta Phi Delta - BoilerLink". Purdue University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "About The Supreme Court of Ohio". Artwork Archive. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Haswell, Ernest Bruce". Dick Johnson's Databank. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Jon Magnus Jonson - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Dwight Kirsch | MONA". Museum of Nebraska Art. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Dwight Kirsch". Kiechel Fine Art. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Francis Whittemore". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1921. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Francis Dyer Whittemore, Jr". The Paperweight Collection. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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