Sigma Delta Tau, a National Sorority for college women, was founded at Cornell University on March 25, 1917. Sigma Delta Tau is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference and has over 50,000 alumnae from over one hundred college campuses across the United States and Canada. Sigma Delta Tau’s beginning…
In 1917, SDT’s seven founding sisters at Cornell University experienced discrimination prac
ticed against religious minorities by many Greek Organizations. In response to the closed doors, these
bright Ivy League Jewish scholars established a sorority which would represent the individuality of its members and empower young women to meet their full potential. Today, Sigma Delta Tau
honors our Jewish roots, but its doors are open to all as a social organization based on College Panhellenic Guidelines.
