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The national administrative headquarters of Delta
Sigma Pi is the Central Office. It was established in Chicago, Illinois,
in 1924 where it remained until the fall of 1956 when it was moved
to 330 South Campus Avenue in Oxford, Ohio (near Cincinnati) and
its own building. The Executive Director is in charge of the Central
Office and has a full-time staff, including a Director of Administrative
Services, Director of Chapter and Expansion Services, Executive
Vice President of the Leadership Foundation, Director of Education
and Communications, Director of Information Services, Director of
Alumni Development, Educational and Leadership Consultants and administrative
personnel.
An ever-increasing computer network is employed to expedite the
routine of the Central Office and the handling of thousands of inquiries
responded to annually. The Fraternity database contains information
for every member initiated, as well as historical data and records.
The library of the Central Office contains files on schools of business
administration in the United States, copies of all issues of The
DELTASIG and bound membership records for every member of Delta
Sigma Pi from the very founding of the Fraternity in 1907.
More than a hundred different items of jewelry, chapter supplies,
forms and manuals are stocked by the Central Office for the use
of collegiate and alumni chapters and individual members. The DELTASIG,
official bulletins, all manuals and other Fraternity publications
are edited and distributed by the Central Office.
The Central Office is geographically located in the heart of the
Fraternity's activities. The headquarters building is adjacent to
the Miami University campus which affords a true college atmosphere
and a perfect environment for the national operation.
Some of the services of the Central Office are as follows:
- Keeps all Fraternity membership records
- Maintains mailing lists
- Issues certificates and cards of membership
- Purchases and distributes chapter supplies and jewelry
- Edits and publishes The DELTASIG Magazine, Fraternity Web site
and all manuals and forms
- Serves as custodian of all Fraternity funds and archives
- Coordinates and oversees the Chapter Efficiency Index
- Arranges for the Grand Chapter Congress and other meetings
- Visits and supervises collegiate and alumni chapters
- Represents the Fraternity at various national and regional
meetings related to college fraternities, business colleges and/or
the business community
- Carries on the expansion and public relations program of the
Fraternity
- Prepares all national reports to collegiate and alumni chapters
- Distributes the Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key
- Maintains and distributes ritualistic regalia equipment
- Administers and invests Fraternity funds
There are several national programs in Delta Sigma Pi that are
of special importance. Inasmuch as all chapters participate in them,
each member of the Fraternity should become familiar with them.
Only those national programs that have become more or less standard
ones in Delta Sigma Pi are described in this listing.
The Chapter Efficiency Index:
The CEI was established in the 1931-1932 academic year as a method
for evaluating the efficiency of collegiate chapters. The index
has been periodically revised to assist the Fraternity in improving
the quality and scope of chapter operations. Today, the Chapter
Efficiency Index serves chapters as a planning guide and as a guide
for reporting activities to the national headquarters.
Chapters which receive 100,000 points during an academic year are
recognized for their performance by being placed on the Fraternity's
Honor Roll of chapters. This recognition indicates that the chapter
has a well rounded and above average program. It does not mean that
a chapter has achieved the ultimate in chapter operations as continuous
improvement in chapter operations must be an ongoing effort.
To achieve Honor Roll recognition, the chapter must meet point
goals in each of six major divisions of the Chapter Efficiency Index.
The point goals needed in each division and their names are:
Strategic Plans and Officer Transitions: 21,500 points
Strategic Planning Operations: 28,500 points
Financial Management: 17,000 points
Chapter Records: 7,500 points
Initiation Planning and Reporting: 15,000 points
Chapter Recognition and General Activities: 10,500 points
Each chapter earning less than 100,000 points but more than 85,000
points receives Honorable Mention recognition.
Grand Chapter Congress:
The national convention of Delta Sigma Pi, which is held every odd-numbered
year, in the month of August, is called the Grand Chapter Congress.
Each collegiate and alumni chapter of the Fraternity, in good standing,
is entitled to be represented by an official delegate and as many
other members of their organization as care to attend. The laws
of the Fraternity are enacted at this meeting of the Grand Chapter,
and the Grand President and other members of the Board of Directors
are elected at this time.
Several hundred Deltasigs attend the Grand Chapter Congress. During
these 4-5 days, very extensive educational, legislative and social
programs are conducted, which not only enlighten the members on
the operation of the Fraternity as a whole, but also help to bind
them into one unit Fraternally. The next Grand Chapter Congress
will be held in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo, Buffalo/Niagara Falls,
New York on August 15-19, 2001.
Scholarship Key:
High scholastic attainments are recognized by Delta Sigma Pi by
the awarding of a Scholarship Key. These keys are awarded to the
graduating senior in commerce and business administration who ranks
highest in each class. The promotion of high scholarship began with
the giving of the first key in 1912, and since then it is awarded
in all colleges having chapters of Delta Sigma Pi.
Conferences, Schools and Academies:
Delta Sigma Pi sponsors conferences, schools and academies designed
to benefit collegiate and alumni Brothers. These meetings focus
on providing direction, motivating leadership, providing educational
material and encouraging involvement consistent with the purpose
of this fraternity. Each meeting strives to enhance the personal
growth and development of the individual student or alumnus while
providing networking opportunities to improve and grow our individual
collegiate and alumni chapters.
The Fraternity meets these educational goals through Leadership
and Excellence Academies for Deltasigs (the LEAD program) which
encompasses Provincial Conferences, Schools, the Ultimate Leadership
and Excellence Academy for Deltasigs, and regional and area conferences.
These educational meetings differ in length of the program and in
whether their primary focus is personal development or chapter development.
Some educational meetings are devoted solely to the personal development
of the individual while other programs are designed to aid chapters
in conducting their programs and activities.
LEAD Provincial Conferences are conducted annually between November
1 and March 30 in each Province. LEAD Schools are scheduled during
the school terms opposite the LEAD Provincial Conference. The Ultimate
Leadership Academy for Deltasigs is conducted in the summer of even-numbered
years. Regional and area conferences are scheduled throughout the
year whenever the Provincial or Regional Vice President determines
that an educational conference would be beneficial to the chapters
in that area.
Consultation Program:
One of the services offered to collegiate chapters is the consultation
program of the Central Office. The Director of Chapter and Expansion
Services and the Educational and Leadership Consultants are trained
in all areas of chapter operations and periodically visit each chapter
to answer any questions and to assist with any problems a chapter
might have. The Chapter Consultants, especially, spend a majority
of their time during the academic year consulting with numerous
chapters across the country.
Fraternity Awards:
Several chapter and individual awards have been established to recognize
those who have made outstanding contributions to Delta Sigma Pi.
They include:
Chapter Awards: (collegiate and alumni categories)
Outstanding Chapter
Most Improved Chapter
Outstanding Service
Professional Activities
Individual Awards:
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Sparks Collegian of the Year
Anthony Z. Fernandez Distinguished Alumni Service
Deltasig Lifetime Achievement
Deltasig Career Achievement
Order of the Golden Helmet
Order of the Silver Helmet
District Director of the Year
Chapter Advisor of the Year
Chapter Advisor's Recognition Certificate
Distinguished Service Certificate
Certificate of Service
Corporate Awards:
Corporate Citizen Recognition Certificate
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