The Delta Psi fraternity was organized to establish a bond of union between college students, to improve its members through literary exercises, to give life-long support of brotherhood, and to advance each member through protection and support. Candidates must be undergraduates or graduates of some college, law, or medical school having the power to confer degrees. Initiation of students attending a school already having a chapter of Delta Psi is not permitted unless authorized, nor is membership in any other collegiate secret society.
The Delta Chapter was founded at Burlington College, Burlington, N.J. on November 28, 1849 by Warren Livingston. Lack of support from the administration eventually led the members to investigate the possibility of transferring the chapter to another institution. On December 27, 1854 the chapter was transferred to Philadelphia. The Delta Chapter House, known as St. Anthony's Hall, opened in January of 1889. The Delta Alumni Association was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1912, and is concerned with the scholastic standing of the undergraduates and the maintenance of St. Anthony Hall's and St. Anthony's Club. The fraternity and the alumni association remain active today.
From the description of Records, 1890-1985. (University of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 145429684
