Delta Phi Delta
Delta Phi Delta | |
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ΔΦΔ | |
Founded | January 10, 1909 University of Kansas | as the Palette Club
Type | Honor Society |
Affiliation | ACHS (former) |
Emphasis | Art |
Mission statement | To promote art in the United States, to encourage high scholarship, and to recognize superior accomplishment in the fine arts and related arts. |
Publication | Palette |
Chapters | 38 |
Members | 13,450 collegiate |
Headquarters | United States |
Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society (ΔΦΔ) was an American collegiate art honorary society. Delta Phi Delta was a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. The national society is defunct, with two former chapters operating as local organizations.
History[edit]
The society was originally organized as the Palette Club on January 10, 1909, at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.[1][2] It began publishing its magazine, Palette, in 1911.[1] Planning to become a national honorary art sorority, the Palette Club was renamed Delta Phi Delta on May 28, 1912.[1][2] Neva Foster Gribble was the sorority's first national chair and wrote its ceremonies, constitution, and bylaws.[3][4]
The purpose of Delta Phi Delta was to encourage scholarship, promote art in the United States, and recognize accomplishment in the arts.[2] Chapters were located at four-year colleges that granted degrees in the arts.[2] The Beta chapter was established at the University of Montana in 1918, followed by Gamma at the University of Minnesota in 1919, and Delta at Bethany College in 1920.[2]
At its second national convention in 1922, the sorority agreed to admit men and women.[5] The following year, around one-third of its members were males.[5] Later, it was called the Delta Phi Delta National Art Honor Society, Inc.[2]
Delta Phi Delta joined the American Federation of Arts and the Association of College Honor Societies.[3][6]
Symbols[edit]
The society's key featured the Greek letters ΔΦΔ across a gold artist's pallet with three paint brushes to the rear.[7][2] Its badge was similar in design to the key.[2] There was a different key for laureate members.[2]
Activities[edit]
The chapters sponsored demonstrations and talks about architecture, arts, and related subjects.[1] Chapters also provided space for art students to be creative outside of the classroom and encourage experimentation with new mediums or methods.[8] The national society offered scholarship for its members.[1][6] In the 1920s, it developed an annual traveling art exhibit.[6][5]
Governance[edit]
Delta Phi Delta was overseen by a grand council that was elected at its annual national convention.[4] Its officers included a grand president, grand secretary, grand treasurer, and grand corresponding secretary.[4]
Chapters[edit]
Following is a list of Delta Phi Delta chapters chartered as of 1964.[3][2] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Chapter was inactive before 1962.
- ^ Chapter went inactive before 1924, based on the 10th and 11th editors of Baird's Manual of College Fraternities and Sororities.
- ^ This chapter continues to exist but is a local organization.
- ^ Chapter formed from the BGSU University Art Club.
- ^ This chapter continues to operate as the independent Delta Phi Delta Fine Arts Club.
Notable members[edit]
- Anna P. Baker (Zeta), visual artist
- Olga Ross Hannon (Beta), artist, art professor, and president of Delta Phi Delta
- Clyde Kenneth Harris (Omega), interior decorator who served as a "Monuments Men" during World War II
- Rosekrans Hoffman (Psi), children's book illustrator and painter
- Harold G. Nelson (Beta), architect
- Coreen Mary Spellman (Alpha Epsilon) printmaker, painter, and teacher
- Charles Turzak (Zeta), artist, known primarily for his modernist woodblock prints
- Muriel Sibell Wolle (Alpha Epsilon), artist
Laureate members[edit]
Delta Phi Delta honored the following well-known artists with laureate memberships.[3]
- Wayman Adams
- Buckminster Fuller
- Bruce Goff
- William Alexander Griffith
- Ernest Bruce Haswell[11][12]
- Oscar B. Jacobson
- Raymond Johnson
- Jon Mangus Jonson[13]
- Dwight Kirsch[14][15]
- Abraham Rattner
- Ruth Raymond
- Boardman Robinson
- John Rood
- Birger Sandzen
- Eugene Francis Savage
- Lorado Taft
- Levon West
- Francis Whittemore[16][17]
- Muriel Sibell Wolle
- Grant Wood
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Delta Phi Delta Records, 1922-1954 | Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections". University of North Dakota. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. p. 570.
- ^ a b c d Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-1185. ISBN 978-0963715906.
- ^ a b c "Mrs. Humble Heads Delta Phi Delta". The Summer Session Kansan. Lawrence, Kansas. 1920-06-18. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-04-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d Brown, James T., ed. (1923). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. New York: James T. Brown, Publisher. p. 494. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 370 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Delta Phi Delta - Fraternity ART 10k Gold Key Charm". Wilson Brothers Jewelry. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
- ^ a b "Delta Phi Delta - Pioneer Engage". Texas Women's University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Collection: Delta Phi Delta, Alpha Epsilon chapter, Bowling Green State University scrapbook - Special Collections Finding Aids at BGSU". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Delta Phi Delta - BoilerLink". Purdue University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "About The Supreme Court of Ohio". Artwork Archive. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Haswell, Ernest Bruce". Dick Johnson's Databank. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Jon Magnus Jonson - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Dwight Kirsch | MONA". Museum of Nebraska Art. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Dwight Kirsch". Kiechel Fine Art. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Francis Whittemore". The Art Institute of Chicago. 1921. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Francis Dyer Whittemore, Jr". The Paperweight Collection. Retrieved 2024-04-19.