Founding Charter

Delta Epsilon Mu was formally established at Binghamton University, State University of New York, on May 3, 1996. In an effort to unite students interested in entering various pre-health professions, the Founders formed the organization for the benefit of its Members and all pre-health students on the campus.

In Fall 1995, Marianna Strakhan and Teri Broklawski combined their efforts with Debbie Amster and Ellen Hoffman to begin the formation of a pre-health fraternity. Broklawski recruited Sherine Banton, Wendy Cooper, Wendy Goldstein, and Keri Weintraub to help solidify the foundations for the Fraternity. The eight students presented the Student Association of Binghamton University (SABU) with one-hundred student signatures in support of formal establishment. In January 1996, the SABU formally recognized the fraternity as a student organization. In February 1996, the students hosted the first formal recruitment attended by eighty-six students interested in affiliation, and of these individuals, thirty-six students of various pre-health interests were chosen to become the Founders of Delta Epsilon Mu. National Founders' Day is recognized on May 3 annually, in commemoration of the date the first ratification documents for the fraternity were signed. Working with both the student body and community at large, the founders sought to inform students about current health issues and guide fellow students in their professional aspirations beyond graduation. A large part of the fraternity’s goals grew from an interest in serving the community by uniting people of different age groups, ethnicity, religions and ideologies under the common interest of health.

As the founders' vision sought to bring people together to do good work, the organization expanded rapidly across the nation. Continuing in Davis, California (Beta Chapter), new chapters and colonies of Delta Epsilon Mu emerged wherever determined, idealistic students felt that their contribution could make a difference--especially alongside a friend who shares the same career goals and personal ideals.

Our History

Founded on the Pillars of

Loyalty, Dedication, Friendship and Support

As a late twentieth-century Greek organization, Delta Epsilon Mu, Inc. (ΔEM, or DEM) was founded in a comparably more modern setting than its counterparts recognized within the Professional Fraternity Association. It has a comparably short history as a professional fraternity. Delta Epsilon Mu is a young organization that is helping steer a new course for professional fraternities nationally.

Delta Epsilon Mu was founded in 1996 at Binghamton University . As a professional organization, ΔEM integrates professional aspirations, specifically in the health-related fields, social camaraderie, and educational enrichment of its members and community. The brothers and sisters of Delta Epsilon Mu work year-long on various philanthropic projects, professional development, and social bond-building activities to foster what we fondly term our ΔEM Family.