Phi Beta Delta (fraternity)

Phi Beta Delta was founded at Columbia University on as a college social fraternity for Jewish students. Its eight founders were David H. Cohen, Henry C. Fenton, William Haas, Darcy M. Heinemann, Joseph Michtom, Samuel Null, Julius Rudd, and Bernard Shapiro While entering the ranks of national fraternities somewhat later than its national peers, the organization quickly grew, with chapters quickly formed at several eastern schools. In 1934, Phi Beta Delta absorbed the UPenn chapter of Omicron Alpha Tau, a smaller Jewish fraternity that was dispersing that year. This group either merged with the existing Phi Beta Delta chapter on the campus or re-established it. Four of 's other chapters went to Tau Delta Phi. == Symbols ==

The Phi Beta Delta badge was diamond-shaped and edged with twenty pearls. Across the center, it displayed the Greek letters '''''' in gold on a blue background. Above the letters was a five-pointed star, and below were two crossed keys. The fraternity's colors were blue and gold. Its jewel was the pearl. Its flower was the hyacinth. Its publications were the monthly ''What's Doing in Phi Beta Delta and the quarterly magazine The Tripod of Phi Beta Delta''. ==Chapters==

Following are the chapters of Phi Beta Delta, listed in the order of formation, with inactive chapters and institutions are in italics. == Notable members ==

• Maurice Caro, Massachusetts State Legislature • Max Fisher (Alpha Epsilon) businessman and philanthropist • Leopold Calvin Glass, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Joseph L. Kun, judge on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas • Louis B. Mayer, film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios • Aaron M Sakolski, author ==See also==