Delta Epsilon Sigma at Villanova University Includes member and officer rosters, publications, constitution and bylaws, and links to related sites.Delta Epsilon Sigma, the national scholastic honor society for students, faculty, and alumni of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition, was begun at the suggestion of Reverend E. A. Fitzgerald, Dean of Studies at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, who in October of 1938 surveyed Catholic colleges and universities concerning their interest in initiating such a society.In 1939 the Committee of Founders, under the chairmanship of Father Fitzgerald, was appointed to draw up a general plan of organization. Subcommittees on Constitution, on Name and Motto, and on Insignia were also appointed. A constitutional convention was held at the Hotel President, Kansas City, Missouri, on 29 March 1940; a provisional constitution was adopted.National meetings between 1941 and 1945 were infrequent because of the war, but the society was kept alive through the efforts of Father Fitzgerald, the National SecretaryTreasurer. In 1947 the society initiated its official publication, the Delta Epsilon Sigma Bulletin, now known as the Delta Epsilon Sigma Journal.The first major revision of the constitution and bylaws was adopted on April 2, 1959. On May 28, 1976, in the bicentennial year of the United States of America, a new constitution, bylaws, and induction ritual were approved by a National Conclave held at Rosemont College in Philadelphia. Minor amendments were made at the Second National Conclave held at the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, on April 18, 1986, and by mail ballot in 1996.The Beta Chi chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma was established at Villanova University in 1953, but became inactive in 1970. The Villanova chapter was reactivated during the 2002 academic year, under the sponsorship of the Office for Mission Effectiveness, as part of a comprehensive plan for encouraging student contribution to the mission of the University.

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