Delta Chi (del-ta Kai) was formed on October 13, 1890 at Cornell University as a fraternity for law students. In fact, the open motto of the Fraternity remains Leges, the Latin word for law. In 1922 the Fraternity officially started accepting general male student membership. Delta Chi abolished hazing in 1929, becoming the first American fraternity to do so. The Fraternity is headquartered in Iowa City, Iowa. The values and ideals of the Order can be summed up in the preamble to its Constitution; "We the members of The Delta Chi Fraternity, believing that close association may promote friendship, develop character, advance justice and assist in the acquisition of a sound education, do ordain and establish this constitution." The spiritual founder of the Fraternity is Sir Edward Coke (pronounced "Cook"). The ideals by which he lived are those Delta Chi strives to emulate.
There are now over 120 chapters and colonies of Delta Chi across North America. The Fraternity counts among its members many accomplished men including President Benjamin Harrison, current (2004) US Senators Larry Craig, Richard Shelby and Craig Thomas; former US Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson;former FBI chief William S. Sessions; former general manager ot the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners Pat Gillick; actors Kevin Costner, G. D. Spradlin and Ashton Kutcher. Other notable members include Bill Thomas of Atlanta, GA. and Tom "Bruno" Viola of New Haven, CT.
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