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Delta Sigma Rho

Delta Sigma Rho (ΔΣΡ) was a collegiate honor society devoted to the promotion of public speaking (forensics). It merged with Tau Kappa Alpha, a similar organization, to form Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha in 1963.

History
Delta Sigma Rho was founded in Chicago on April 13, 1906. The founders at the organizing convention included representatives from University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois, University of Nebraska, University of Chicago and Northwestern University. In 1963, Delta Sigma Rho had 85 active chapters and 20,100 members. The merged group adopted the name Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha. ==Symbols ==
Symbols
Delta Sigma Rho emblem was a diamond-shaped key with a star at the top, the Greek letters '''', and the date of the organization of the society (April 13, 1906) in relief. Its mottos are "Oratory, the key to power" and "Honor for merit". Its colors were maroon and black. Its publication was The Gavel,'' first published in 1912. ==Members ==
Members
To be eligible for membership, students had to be active in intercollegiate forensic contest and had to complete their sophomore year. In addition, they had to be in the top 35 per cent of their class. ==Chapters ==
Chapters
In 1963, Delta Sigma Rho had 85 active chapters. == Notable members ==
Notable members
Paul R. Anderson, president of Chatham University and Temple UniversitySamuel H. Blackmer, associate justice of the Vermont Supreme CourtBennett Champ Clark, United States senator from Missouri and a circuit judge of the District of Columbia Circuit. • Louis B. Costello, general manager and president of The Lewiston Daily Sun and Lewiston Evening JournalGarfield V. Cox, economist and dean of the University of Chicago School of BusinessJohn P. Davis, co-founded the National Negro Congress and founder of Our World magazine • David Fellman, political scientist and constitutional scholarRudolph Fisher, physician, radiologist, novelist, short story writer, dramatist, musician, and oratorMarion Janet Harron, lawyer and United States Tax Court judgeAsher Hobson, agricultural economistJohn C. Holland, Los Angeles City Council member • Richard C. Hunter, United States Senator and Nebraska State Attorney General • Wellington Koo, diplomat and statesman of the Republic of ChinaFrank Licht, Governor of Rhode Island, associate justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court, and the Rhode Island SenateBenjamin Mays, Baptist minister and American rights leader • Archie Palmer, 8th president of the University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaStanley M. Powell, member of the Michigan House of RepresentativesMarshall Russell Reed, Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist ChurchLoren Reid, communication professor and the chair of the Department of Communication. at the University of MissouriSamuel Rosenman, first White House Counsel and presidential speechwriter who coined the term "New Deal" • Tucker P. Smith, economics professor at Brookwood Labor College and Olivet College and the Socialist Party of America's nominee for Vice President in the 1948 == See also ==
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