As you mark the end of your collegiate experience and enter a new phase of your life, so you enter a new phase of your membership in Delta Phi Epsilon. In addition to living the ideals of Delta Phi Epsilon throughout your life, alumna membership includes the following responsibilities:
I believe a positive public image is invaluable to the collegiate ability to recruit new members; therefore, it is my responsibility to continue to promote membership in Delta Phi Epsilon.
I believe membership in Delta Phi Epsilon is sisterhood for a lifetime; therefore, it is my responsibility to continue my active membership in Delta Phi Epsilon throughout the various stages of my life.
I believe my collegiate experience has laid the foundation for my personal development through my participation in the Five S's; therefore, it is my responsibility to build on that foundation by maintaining a commitment to my personal enrichment.
I believe publications such as the TRIAD help me and my sisters maintain a connection with the International Organization's purpose, initiatives, and news about my fellow alumnae; therefore, it is my responsibility to keep current with our international publications and, further, to update the International Headquarters of changes in my name and address, as well as announcements of my achievements.
I believe Delta Phi Epsilon has challenged me to live up to the highest standards and ideals; therefore, it is my responsibility to be a role model in all aspects of my life by continuing to exemplify the principles, values and beliefs of the Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority.
I believe in providing women the opportunity for a lifelong Sorority experience and understand that continuing financial support of the Sorority is part of my expectation of membership; therefore, it is my responsibility to financially support the Sorority so that the legacy of Delta Phi Epsilon continues.
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The Privilege and Responsibility of Sisterhood
Your membership in Delta Phi Epsilon has come about through a process of mutual selection. It is with great pride that a young woman takes her vow and is initiated into the lifetime of sisterhood of Delta Phi Epsilon. Membership in our sisterhood is a privilege that comes with longstanding traditions, timeless values, and individual responsibilities and commitment to our organization.
A sister of Delta Phi Epsilon is responsible for the reputation, image, and high moral character of the Sorority. Her words and deeds are a constant reminder to the world of the standards by which Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority defines itself. To enable each sister to live up to the values set forth in our founding principles of Justice, Sisterhood, and Love, each sister agrees to live by the Expectations of Membership.
As a nonsectarian sorority, DPhiE has a strong legacy as an organization that embraces culturally diverse women, each with special talents, opinions, and life perspectives, who are united by a belief in the concepts of Justice, Sisterhood, and Love to guide our actions in our daily lives with the goal of improving our society. Our Founders had a vision of a group of women working together in our respective communities to foster a social conscience and a willingness to “think in terms of the common good.” It is through living by the principles of Justice, Sisterhood, and Love that we encourage better human relations and foster an understanding of diversity throughout the world. “Sorority Life, the life of a Delta Phi Epsilon woman, has served and will continue to serve as a training ground for the practical application of this ideal of democratic living.”
(From the Manual of Delta Phi Epsilon, 1951)
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