Gamma Phi Delta
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| Motto | First Class, First Choice. |
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| Colors | Maroon,White and Navy |
| Symbol | Cross, Lion |
| Founded | March 21, 1988 at University of Texas at Austin Austin,TX |
| Type | Christian/Service |
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| Chapters | 10+ |
| Nickname | Gammas, GPHID |
| Homepage | Gamma Phi Delta website |
Gamma Phi Delta Fraternity, Inc., is a national Christian fraternity founded in 1988 at the University of Texas at Austin. It is composed of seven chapters in Texas and Connecticut.
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[edit] History
Gamma Phi Delta Christian Fraternity, was founded on March 21, 1988, on the campus of University of Texas at Austin, and incorporated on March 16, 1994.
Kelvin C. James, Curtis Campbell, Rodney Walker, and Dwight Burns conceived the idea to form such an organization, due to what they perceived as a of Christian organization for college-educated men on the diverse campus at that time.
Brothers Luis Lopez, Eric Wilson, David Porter, Derek Riley, Jeffrey Holmes, James Lee, George Floyd, Michael Satterfield, Alex Bird, Bernard Jackson, Ikless Pettiet and Melbourne McDonald joined in the vision with the original catalysts and have now become known affectionately by the members as the "Sixteen Visionaries."
The fraternity originally began as a fellowship and Bible study. As time progressed, many of the Visionaries were urged to pledge a fraternity.
After attending various interest meetings and parties of the fraternities established on the campus at the time, the Visionaries unanimously voted to establish their organization in the spring of 1988.
[edit] Vision
The vision of Gamma Phi Delta is "to provide an organization of men who have dedicated themselves to Jesus Christ in every aspect of life; who desire to grow and show excellence (1) spiritually, (2) mentally, (3) physically, and (4) socially. Gamma Phi Delta is a fraternity for brothers who choose to be committed to God by taking their communities for Jesus Christ. We will do it through fellowship, evangelism, and discipleship, in return becoming real men, men after God's own heart."
[edit] Organization
- President: Billy Joe Jackson, Jr.
- Vice-president: Preston Jenkins
- Secretary: Robert Joseph
- Executive Director: L. Michael Scott
- Regional Vice Presidents:
- Tim Williams, southwest
- Jacobie Robinson, northeast
- Patrick Shelton, southeast
[edit] Chapters
- Α Genesis - University of Texas at Austin
- Β Exodus - Prairie View A&M University
- Γ Leviticus - Texas A&M University at College Station
- Δ Numbers - Sam Houston State University
- Ε Deuteronomy - Langston University (inactive)
- Ζ Joshua - Grambling State University (inactive)
- Η Judges - North Carolina Central University (inactive)
- Θ Ruth - University of Houston
- Ι Samuel - Texas Southern University
- Κ Kings - Yale University
- Λ Samuel - Lamar University
The fraternity is expanding soon to universities such as Talladega College, Troy University, Tuskegee University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
[edit] External links
- Official website of the national fraternity
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Christian Fraternities |
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| Twenty or more chapters: |
Beta Upsilon Chi, 1985 |
| Ten or more chapters: |
Sigma Theta Epsilon, 1925 | Alpha Nu Omega, 1988 | Kappa Upsilon Chi, 1993 |
| Less than ten chapters: |
Alpha Gamma Omega, 1927 | Chi Alpha Omega, 1987 | Gamma Phi Delta, 1988 | Men of God, 1999 |
