Phi Delta Phi Case Study

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The Department of Government and Public Affairs at Gallaudet University and its students are establishing a Gallaudet chapter of a national legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi (PDP). Phi Delta Phi is the first national legal fraternity that will be set up on Gallaudet campus, and it will be sponsored by the Department of Government and Public Affairs. It is open to like-minded students who are passionate about a future in law.

On the website of the Phi Delta Phi, it states that the Phi Delta Phi was founded only six months after the Columbus, Ohio Bar Association and nine months before the American Bar Association in 1869. Since its founding, it has expanded into Mexico and Europe. It has over one hundred and thirty-one active chapters, which are called Inns.

In the Western Hemisphere, the number of chapters continues to grow each year. At this moment, it has approximately 200,000 members. Former members have varying professions, such as American presidents, judges, governors, senators, representatives, cabinet members, ambassadors, American Bar Association presidents, Association of American Law School presidents, and law school Deans. It is the most highly respected legal fraternity in the country.

According to the Gallaudet Daily Digest, the purpose of Phi Delta Phi is to promote academic excellence, extraordinary growth, and to …show more content…

The members at the meeting voted for the magister (president), vice magister (vice president), clerk (secretary), exchequer (treasurer), and historian. The magister of Phi Delta Phi is Junior Mary Harman, the vice magister is Freshman Jehanne McCullough, the clerk is Sophomore Michael Snyder, and the exchequer is Sophomore Taylor Mickelson. The members have not voted for a historian yet. Currently, a little over ten members have joined the organization, and more people will be joining

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