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Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity in convention assembled declares and affirms
the following principles:
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the belief in God is essential to our welfare.
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loyalty to the constituted authority of our nations and their subdivisions
is a cardinal virtue of our Brotherhood, the pledged faith of which shall
never be broken; and that our Brotherhood, receiving the blessings of liberty,
education and fraternity, shall ever support, foster and defend our universities,
colleges, and school systems, founded under the dispensation of our governments
and constituting the bulwarks of democracy for us, for our posterity and
for all men.
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the sanctity of the home and the sacredness of the family bond, the hearthstone
of our enlightened civilization, and the chivalry of man toward woman,
shall be maintained and protected by us, not only for ourselves and our
posterity, but also for the good of all mankind.
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as a symmetrical culture, a fraternal communion among the colleges of this
country, and brotherhood of men, whose ideals and beliefs are those of
modern civilization, are essential to the welfare of our college men.
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furtherance of these aims, the Fraternity has recognized certain standards
of attainment and gentlemanly conduct expressed in the ideals symbolically
represented by the three Greek letters, Delta, Sigma, and Phi; and
it shall be the constant endeavor of the brothers who may be called to
preside over and govern the fraternity, or its component chapter, to enforce
the precepts of the Fraternity by every reasonable means within their power,
and they, and each Brother of the Fraternity shall exemplify those principles
by conduct as well as enforcement in order that the Fraternity may grow
and prosper with honor to itself and that the world may ever be convinced
of the sincerity of our purpose.
