Chapter History

Founded in 1764, Brown University is the seventh-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. 

As fraternities began to populate American campuses in the 1830s, Brown was no exception. Alpha Delta Phi established a chapter in 1836, followed by Delta Phi in 1838, and Psi Upsilon in 1840, with many more to follow, despite disapproval from the administration.

After the Corporation voted to allow women to sit for exams, President Andrews recruited six women to begin study at Brown in the fall of 1891, two of whom would become the first female graduates in 1894. A few years later, the first sorority was established on campus. 

The establishment of Theta Delta chapter included events led by Collegiate Development Consultants assigned to support the chapter. “Infoviews” between potential members, Fraternity staff and volunteers, and a preference event with sisters from Zeta Zeta (Boston University) and Zeta Phi (Cambridge) chapters were held in the spring of 2018. The establishment events culminated in spring of 2018 with the pledging of the founding members of Theta Delta -Brown University and a Bid Day celebration. 

Theta Delta chapter and their 64 founding members join the sisterhood of over 230,000 living members with their April 21, 2018 Initiation and Installation. This day, Theta Delta celebrates becoming Delta Gamma’s 203rd chapter since 1873, and the 152nd active chapter of Delta Gamma on college campuses today.

Two years later, Theta Delta chapter has 130 active members. Today, we exist to empower women to act with intention by fostering a culture of inclusivity, creating a nurturing environment of profound development, and putting purpose to practice, so that we may become an unstoppable force for good.