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Iota Nu Delta

American South Asian-interest collegiate fraternity

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.

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (October 2013)

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Iota Nu Delta
ΙΝΔ

Founded	February 7, 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-02-07) Binghamton University
Type	Social
Affiliation	NAPA and NIC
Emphasis	"Brotherhood Eternal"
Scope	International
Mission statement	Iota Nu Delta uplifts its men in their duties: to serve, to lead, and to accomplish greater things in life. Bound by Brotherhood Eternal, we shall: Cultivate lifelong academic and professional excellence. Extend meaningful service to humanity and leadership in society. Promote understanding of the diverse South Asian cultures.
Motto	Is The Fire In You? Imitated Never Duplicated
Maxim	Brotherhood Eternal Shakti
Colors	Orange and Green
Jewel	Diamond
Publication	The ΙΝΔ Insider
Chapters	16 chapters & 15 Colonies
Members	1,000 collegiate
Emblem	Rose over Sword
Headquarters	New York, NY USA
Website	www.iotanudelta.com

Founding

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

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

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]

Chapters

Following is a list of chapters and colonies of Iota Nu Delta. Active chapters are indicated in bold, inactive groups are in italics.^[4]^[5]

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Chapter	Charter date and range	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	^[6]
Zeta		University of Debrecen	Debrecen, Hungary	Inactive
Eta	2003	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Active
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	^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Omicron		New York City	New York City, New York	Inactive
Pi	2011	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Active	^[7]
Rho	2011	City College of New York	New York City, New York	Active
Sigma	April 23, 2017	George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Active	^[8]
Colony		University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active	^[9]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Colony		East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	Active	^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Colony		Adelphi University	Garden City, New York	Active
Colony		University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Catonsville, Maryland	Active
Staten Island Colony		College of Staten Island	Staten Island, New York	Active
Newark Colony		New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University–Newark)	Newark, New Jersey	Active	^[10]

Notes

Chapter formed as a colony in 2002.
Colony was originally formed in 2009 but went dormant. It was reformed in 2019.
Colony formed in 2010.

References

[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]
"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]
Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 7, 2023) "Iota Nu Delta". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed October 7, 2023
[5]
"Start a Chapter". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
[6]
"Iota Nu Delta National Fraternity Inc. -Chapters". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05.
[7]
"Π - Penn State University". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
[8]
"Σ - George Mason University". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
[9]
"University of Pittsburgh". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
[10]
"Newark Colony". Iota Nu Delta. Retrieved 2023-10-08.

External links

Official website

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