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 The
History of the Delta Chapter
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Delta Chapter Alpha Founding Class, Spring 97. |
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On the 20th of February 1997, four men looked onto the campus
of SUNY Stony Brook and saw the need to bring about one voice
to the Asian community. They envisioned an organization that
would be able to unite all the various Asian cultures into one
strong voice, educate the community on Asian American Issues,
and break the negative stereotypes associated with Asians through
education and direct interaction with all people. To see their
goals to completion, these four men found the best organization
to be Pi Delta Psi.
On the 17th of June 1997, after successfully completing the
requirements for membership, the four men began what is now
the Delta Chapter. Now in its fourth year since inception, the
torch of leadership has been passed on down to new brothers
who continue the tradition of excellence. |
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University
Background : |
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Chapter:
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Delta |
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School:
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State University of New
York at Stony Brook |
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School Adress:
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State University of New
York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York
10794 |
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University Website:
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www.sunysb.edu |
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Current University Population:
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13,247 |
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Current % Asian Population:
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23% undergraduates, 17%
graduates |
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Current President:
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Thomas "S.L.A.B."
Liu |
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Mailing Address:
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Chapter Website:
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come.to/stonypdp |
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Current # Undergrad Brothers:
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21 |
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The State University at Stony Brook was originally established
in 1957 as a college for the preparation of secondary
school teachers of mathematics and science; our first
campus was located at Oyster Bay, Long Island, on the
grounds of a former Gold Coast estate. In 1962 a new campus
was built in Stony Brook, on land donated by local philanthropist
Ward Melville. In the forty years since its founding,
the University has grown tremendously, and is now recognized
as one of the nation's important centers of learning and
scholarship-carrying out the mandate given by the State
Board of Regents in 1960 to become a university that would
"stand with the finest in the country."
The State University at Stony Brook has become New York's
comprehensive university center for the downstate metropolitan
region. Starting with 9 buildings on a 480-acre site,
Stony Brook has expanded to encompass 123 buildings on
nearly 1,200 acres. The faculty has grown from about 175
to 1,682, the student body from 1,000 to 18,628, and the
annual budget from about $3 million to more than $600
million. |
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Our
Slice of the Pi
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The four pillars of Pi Delta Psi
are Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Righteousness,
and Friendship/Loyalty. Briefly describe how your chapter has
upheld and promoted these 4 objectives since inception. |
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Academic Achievement
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Academically, the brothers
at Stony Brook have come a long way. Every semester, we
ensure that every brother stays on track by electing an
academic chair. This past semester,
one of our brothers was nominated for the 2000-2001 IFSC
academic excellence award. As we continue to gain
more experience and grow as a whole, there is no doubt
that we will only continue to achieve new heights in all
academic areas. |
Cultural Awareness
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Brothers after Asian Night 2000. |
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As one of the few cultural
fraternities on campus, we feel that education of the
community of Stony Brook and the surrounding area is a
priority. We recognize that many
people do not understand much pertaining to current Asian
American Issues, thus we strive to be the organization
that bridges that gap. One of our events has been
to participate in the "Read Aloud Program" at
suburban middle schools. Through this annual event, we
help read stories, perform skits, maintain interactive
discussions, and play games with the students. The goal
of this program has been to expose the young students
(which are usually 90%+ Caucasian) of Long Island to the
issues that surround the Asian American community. In
addition, the Delta Chapter also helps support all types
of events, and faculty in their goals of increasing Asian
American awareness. We have recently taken major roles
in helping to organize events such as "Asian
Night 2000", and "With
Liberty and Justice" (the first major event
at Stony Brook that focused on major discussions and lectures
on Asian American Issues that featured speakers such as
Alberta Lee and others).
Through all these events, we have proudly helped make
a difference in the community that surrounds SUNY Stony
Brook and will continue to do so as we look forward to
the completion of the building of the $25 million dollar
Charles B. Wang Asian American Center at Stony Brook. |
Righteousness through Philanthropy
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In addition to Asian American
awareness, we realize that there are also many ways we
can contribute to our community. In the past years, we
have sponsored or volunteered in events such as the Aids
Walk of New York, local soup kitchens, and the American
Red Cross Blood Drives. In order for us to become tomorrow's
leaders, we must strive to understand what important issues
we face in our society. By participating in Philanthropic
activities, we feel that it not only helps out the community
but also benefits us in the experience we take from each
event. |
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Stony Bros after social with the sisters of KPA. |
Friendship/Loyalty through Brotherhood
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Celebrating Justin's 21st Birthday. |
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Brotherhood is a word that
may be overused today and may not have a significant meaning
to some anymore. However, we as a fraternity are not of
such. Though it is impossible for every single brother
to know every other brother on a personal level, we do
keep in contact with every single chapter/colony and maintain
a strong bond through our national liaison. In addition,
we visit each other on a regular basis just to catch up
with everyone. This past school year, we visited our chapters/colonies
at SUNY Albany, NYU, Rutgers University, SUNY Binghamton,
and Cornell University. As for our brothers here at Stony
Brook, it is hard to describe in
depth how deep our friendship and brotherhood is.
However, we can say that no matter what happens, we
will always be there for each other because our fraternity
is not just about an experience that lasts only during
college. It's something we care about deeply and take
part in even after college. |
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Chapter
Goals
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Describe what goals the chapter wishes
to achieve this semester and how it hopes to achieve them. |
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This past school year we have focused a majority of our
time in the community surrounding our campus. For the
following school year, we plan to focus more of our time
on campus. We especially feel the need to do so this year
because of the completion of the Charles B. Wang Asian
American Cultural Center. Charles B. Wang donated the
money to construct this building for the education and
use of all students of SUNY Stony Brook. However, we have
heard that the administration has other thoughts in mind.
With an immense amount of political issues at hand, we
hope to provide a voice and support for the entire student
body in making Charles B. Wang Asian American Cultural
Center live up to its expectations. In addition, no matter
how much we have covered the 4 pillars of our fraternity,
we want to continue to improve our fraternity and ourselves.
We want our brothers to become the
future in our society and continue to develop their communication
skills, academic education, leadership qualities, etc.
to their fullest potential. |
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Notable
Achievements
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Spring 2000 - Recognition on campus by the Inter-Fraternity
Sorority Council (IFSC)
Spring 2001 - IFSC Outstanding Leadership Award - awarded to
Thomas Liu
Spring 2001 - IFSC Outstanding Community Service Award |
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