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Originally Posted by AOIILisa
From Wikipedia: Delta Sigma was a collegiate sorority operating in New England from 1895 to 1908. Its three chapters were absorbed by Alpha Omicron Pi.
At the end of the spring semester in 1895, six female students at Tufts University drew up plans for Alpha Delta Sigma. In October of the same year, the constitution and bylaws were drafted. Initiations were held on November 14 and December 9 (Start, p. 231). The badge was a "square pin of blue enamel displaying the letters". The official colors were blue and gold (Baird's 1898). This chapter became the Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma.
Alpha Delta Sigma existed as a separate group from Delta Sigma, Alpha chapter. Baird's (1905) maintained a separate entry for ADS, with membership at 33. Delta Sigma, with Alpha, Beta, and Gamma chapters, are listed among the national sororities. Seventy seven women were members of the Alpha chapter (Baird's 1905, p. 314).
Female students at Brown University created Delta Sigma in 1896. Martha Mitchell described the sorority as "formed as a local organization in 1896, and merged in 1901 with another local society, Alpha Delta Sigma at Tufts" (Encyclopedia Brunoniana). Baird's(1905)described this merger as "the outcome of ΑΔΣ (local at Tufts) and ΔΣ at Brown". Thus, Brown's Delta Sigma is now the Beta chapter.
The Maine chapter began as Phi Gamma in 1896. It joined Delta Sigma as the Gamma chapter in 1903. Five years later, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma were absorbed by Alpha Omicron Pi (Fernald, p. 24). Delta Sigma ceased to exist as a separate entity.
The official colors were pale green and white.
The flower was the violet (Phi Delta Theta, 1907).
The badge was "a square of black enamel with concave sides outlined in gold, and displaying the letters 'ΔΣ' in gold. This square is encircled by a jeweled golden circle" (Baird's 1905).
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Glad Delta Sigma was mentioned. Delta Sigma is an example of a small, non-NPC sorority that had hopes of going national, but instead joined an established NPC organization. In addition to non-NPC Delta Sigma joining NPC Alpha Omicron Pi, there were other tiny non-NPC nationals that went to NPCs chapters:
1)
Pi Delta Kappa to
Chi Omega (3 chapters, 1910s)
2)
Pi Sigma Gamma to
Beta Sigma Omicron (UCLA chapter died, the 3 remaining chapters to Beta Sigma Omicron, 1932-ish)
3)
Kappa Sigma Tau's 3 chapters died approx 1930; Lake Forest joined
Alpha Xi Delta
4)
Phi Delta had two chapters go to
Beta Phi Alpha and
Alpha Delta Pi, the rest died and SUNY Albany stayed
local.
5)
Sigma Sigma Delta closed all chapters but one, which went to
Phi Omega Pi 1938.
6) Two-year "junior" sororities to become absorbed-
Alpha Kappa Psi and
Phi Mu Gamma had a couple chapters each join
Delta Delta Delta 1910s.