Sigma Delta Tau at the University of Pennsylvania

Sigma Delta Tau, Beta Chapter HOME

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HISTORY

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History

National History

Chapter History

On March 25, 1917, seven young women founded a sorority, Sigma Delta Phi. These women needed to form their own organization based on non-discrimination because when they had tried to pledge other sororities at Cornell, they were denied based on their Jewish heritage. The seven founders of Sigma Delta Phi did not want to see other womens' hopes and dreams destroyed by prejudice and ignorance. Each one of these amazing women added her own identity to the newly formed sorority. Soon after the sorority was founded, the name was changed to Sigma Delta Tau because another fraternal organization had already worn the letters of Sigma Delta Phi. Today, the membership of over 25,000 women has contributed to the overall success of Sigma Delta Tau.
Beta Chapter of Sigma Delta Tau was established at the University of Pennsylvania on June 20, 1920. Throughout the Depression years and well into the 1960s, SDT was the place to be at Penn. However, as the sixties decade drew to a close, the Greek System was feeling the effects of the growing hostility toward campus establishments. Beta Chapter was among the last to leave the Penn Campus in 1972 as we could no longer fight the anti-establishment sentiment that had enveloped the entire country.With the advent of a new decade, Beta Chapter was reactivated. Fifteen new founders were initiated on April 20, 1980. In late November 1987, Beta Chapter embarked on a new era in its history as it merged with an active campus social club, Alpha Zeta. These 30 new girls became pledges under Nationals supervision and were initiated in late January 1988 before Rush. This merger practically doubled the size of the sisterhood. With its new image, Beta Chapter once again became the place to be on Penns campus. In 1991 Beta Chapter won the National Award of Outstanding Chapter (out of 53 chapters). At National Convention in June 1992, Beta Chapter again won the Outstanding Chapter Award, making Beta the only chapter to be awarded this honor two years in a row.Because of the hard work and dedication of the Beta Chapter Presidents, the house moved from 4033 Spruce Street to 3833 Walnut street in the summer of 1994, where we currently reside. Over the summer of 2008, the house was renovated, re-doing the chapter room, adding a study room, and re-painting the walls.
SISTERHOOD

Sisterhood

Executive Board

Awards & Activities

Social Events

For each school year from 2007 to 2011, SDT has had the highest GPA of all sororities on campus, exemplifying our dedication to scholarship. Furthermore, our members are in numerous honor societies and programs such as Sigma Iota Rho (IR Honor Society), Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences Honor Society), Maimonides Leadership Fellowship, Tzedek Israel Fellowship, Hillman Scholars.You can see SDT sisters involved in all aspects of campus life, including the West Philadelphia Tutoring Project, DART, Unite for Sight, Fox Leadership, Middle East Forum Club, Undergraduate Assembly, Class Boards, Jewish Heritage Program, Healthy Living Task Force, Hillel Steering Board, Simply Chaos, Bloomers, Maimonides Leadership Fellowship, Jewish Renaissance Project, The Daily Pennsylvanian, 34th Street Magazine, Under the Button, Penn Israel Coalition, Wharton Women, Undergraduate Communications Society, and so many more!
Our close-knit sorority promotes our strong bond of friendship and sisterhood. We have numerous sisterhood events, such as Sunday matinee movies at The Bridge, Gossip Girl on Monday nights, Guess Who is Coming to Dinner, lineage dinners, and many more!Each semester we have crush parties, date parties, and mixers with fraternities. In the Fall we have our semi-formal as well as Late Night With SDT, our annual philanthropy event. In Spring, we throw a Bid Day Party downtown and culminate the semester with our formal.
President: Emily SaxVice President: Danielle BernsteinVP of New Member Education: Ali JaffeVP of Recruitment: Jenna AckermanAsst VP of Recruitment:Allison PerelmanTreasurer: Whitney HoyosSecretary: Jamie GinbergSocial Chair: Vivian Poon ChouPanhellenic Delegate: Lauren WilcoxRisk Manager: Leah Steinberg
PHILANTHROPY

Philanthropy

PCAA

Soup Kitchen

Prevent Child Abuse America is our national philanthropy. We work hard to raise money to help support this worthy cause; last year we raised $3400.00 for PCAA, and were looking forward to raising even more this year. Our annual philanthropy event, Late Night With SDT, is always a huge success, and tons of fun! Please click here and what you can do to help.
Every Sunday, sisters help out at a soup kitchen at Hillel, feeding over 30 homeless men and women from Philadelphia. Hillel provides a warm dinner from their cafeteria, and the volunteers serve the food, while talking to the people while they're eating, creating a hospitable and welcoming environment. We're proud to volunteer with this amazing organization, knowing that it makes such a positive impact in the community. You can learn more about this organization on the Hillel website if you'd like to get involved.
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Recruitment

Recruitment 2012

SDT Facts

Colors: Old World Blue and Café Au LaitFlower: Yellow Tea RoseJewel: Lapis LazuliSymbol: Teddy BearMotto: Patriae Multae Spes Una, meaning One Hope of Many PeoplePhilanthropy: Prevent Child Abuse AmericaNational Publication: The Torch
We are looking forward to Spring Recruitment in 2012! Please visit the UPenn Panhellenic website for more information about Formal Recruitment. There you will find the answers to many of your recruitment questions, from how to register to what to wear. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact our Vice President of Recruitment, Haley Pearlstein.
MEMBERS shape2

Class of 2011

Lily AvnetLisa BarnettHeather BermanJill BermanSarah BloomChloe CaanAmanda DavisNina FarranHannah GerstenblattAlex GoldsteinLaura GreenSamantha GreenblattIlana GromisJessica HeidenbergPeyton KatzIsabel KellerErica KivitzJen KornblauMieka LewisLauren LipsayGabby NourafchanBrooke PatkinAmanda RavichAlexandra RosenMelissa RutmanAlexandra SmithEliana TurnerSarah WalcoeSam WertheimerMichelle WintersTracy Wolfbiss

Class of 2012

Julie BeckerNina BlankSami BraunJillian CohnAbigail DenburgBrielle FranklinStephanie GhitisIlana GlassnerJaney GoldbergJessica GoodmanDanielle GreenbergAndrea HighbloomKendall HauptAmanda JeudaRebecca LomazowAriella MabourakhLauren MeeposMaddy MoelisLindsay NadkarniTaylor OlsonHaley PearlsteinJessica PenziasNikki PeppermanRaquel PerelmanHannah PlattRebecca RosenBrooke RosenbaumRaquel RosenbergLora RosenblumMelanie RothRebecca SassoonMelissa SchallRebecca SchollErica ShandellBrittany ShawJessica WhiteDani WinstonEmily WolfAri WolfsonAmanda Zeiger

Class of 2013

Jenna AckermanJustine AronoffWhitney AshAmanda BaderTaylor BloomNicki BlumenfeldSally BronstonAlexa BrynSkyler CohenStephanie CohenStevie CohenCharlotte EdelsonCharlotte EzrattyRachel FeldsteinShayna FriedmanNaomi FujikiEmily GarfinkelLayne GoldmanJaclyn GreenblattJulia GromisJaycee GruszeckiSarah GutmanJenna HeidenbergArielle HerzbergKayla KapitoJordana KonoAli KriesgmanEmily LortieLauren LubetskyHillary MillerCaroline PrebulGina RaijmanRae RavichPaige RubinMelissa RudofskyCristina SaramientoEmily SaxEmily SchwartzJulia SherMaddie ShiffJolie ShosfyCarly SiegelDeborah SilberMallory SuedeLili ValentineArielle VogelsteinSophie WalcoeLori WeilOlivia WitteMeg Zager

Class of 2014

Samantha AlmanCasey AltmanMelanie ApplebySinead BenyaminovDanielle BernsteinMolly BlaisLauren BridgesAri CohenEliza DavisIlana DreyfussAllie EllmanJamie EtkindSamantha FieldSusan FinchRachel FinkelRebecca FleischmanSharon FriedlanderIlyssa FriedmanJessica GatofJamie GinbergMarissa GitlerJill GittlemanWhitney HoyosAlexandra JaffeTamar KatzAly KetoverSamantha LawyerSamantha LeeRachel MarcusWhitney MashCordelia MeserowSamantha MeskinAli NierenbergAllison PerelmanTamara PierVivian Poon ChouShelby RachleffStephanie RiceRebecca SchwartzTara SchwartzMarissa SolomonLeah SteinbergMarlee StesinMolly TobiasJulie UlrichTali WarburgNatalie WeinbergSarah WeingartenLauren WilcoxAmanda WolkinLizzy Yellin

Members

Class of 2011
Class of 2012
Class of 2013
Class of 2014

ALUMNI

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Alumni

Alumni Outreach

National Alumni

For more information about networking with alumni from SDT chapters around the country, and for information on our sorority's notable alumni, please visit our national alumni page. There you will find information about volunteering after graduation and tips on how to stay connected with your chapter and with SDT alumni located near and far.
If you are an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania Beta Chapter of SDT, please join our alumni mailing list! You will be able to receive news, updates, and information about alumni events, including our annual Homecoming Alumni Brunch. Please contact Nicki Blumenfeld to be added to the mailing list.
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