# Iota Nu Delta

Iota Nu Delta (ΙΝΔ, also IND) is the first South Asian interest college fraternity. IND was founded in 1994 at the Binghamton University. It is a member of the North American Interfraternity Conference since 2007 and National APIDA Panhellenic Association since 2016.

## Founding

On February 7, 1994, eight male students at Binghamton University founded the first South-Asian Interest Greek Organization. Their stated goal in forming the organization was to bridge the gaps between people of different backgrounds, ethnicity, and cultures while promoting South Asian cultural awareness. Iota Nu Delta Fraternity, Inc. is South Asian based, but is not exclusive to men of South-Asian origin.

### Founding Fathers

The first eight members, known as the national Founding Fathers, of Iota Nu Delta Fraternity, Inc. are:
* Sachin Chopra
* Varun Gujral
* Ankur Desai
* Renjy Vattasseril
* Stanley Jacob
* Shaiju Eapen
* Samir Chopra
* Johri Mathew

## Philanthropy

Iota Nu Delta has established mental health awareness and advocacy as its primary philanthropic focus and works in partnership with Active Minds.
Additionally, Iota Nu Delta supports bone marrow advocacy through the National Marrow Donor Program & SAMAR (South Asian Marrow Association of Recruiters). Iota Nu Delta is also involved with several other national non-profit organizations including the United Service Organizations, Association for India's Development, and SAALT (South Asian Americans Leading Together). Much of the fundraising for their causes being done through fraternity-specific banquets at the local level or collaborative social events like "The Official Four Way: World Tour" with other fraternal Greek-lettered organizations like Alpha Phi Alpha, Lambda Upsilon Lambda, and Pi Delta Psi.

## Chapters

Following is a list of chapters and colonies of Iota Nu Delta. Active chapters are indicated in bold, inactive groups are in italics.
| Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status |
| Alpha | 1994 | Binghamton University | Binghamton, New York | Inactive |
| Beta | 199x | New York University | New York City, New York | Inactive |
| Gamma | 1997 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Delta | 199x | State University of New York at Buffalo | Buffalo, New York | Inactive |
| Epsilon | 1999 | State University of New York at Stony Brook | Stony Brook, New York | Active |
| Zeta | xxxx | University of Debrecen | Debrecen, Hungary | Inactive |
| Eta | 2003 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Inactive |
| Theta | 2006 | George Washington University and Georgetown University | Washington, D.C. | Inactive |
| Iota | 2006 | St. John's University | New York City, New York | Active |
| Kappa | 200x | Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active |
| Lambda | 2008 | Long Island University | New York City, New York | Inactive |
| Mu | 2009 | Rutgers University–New Brunswick | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Active |
| Nu | 2009 | University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | Inactive |
| Xi | 2002 | New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury Campus | Old Westbury, New York | Active |
| Omicron | 200x | City University of New York | New York City, New York | Inactive |
| Pi | 2011 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Rho | 2011 | City College of New York | New York City, New York | Active |
| Sigma | 2017 | George Mason University | Fairfax, Virginia | Active |
| University of Pittsburgh Colony | 2009–xxxx, 2019 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| East Carolina University Colony | 2010 | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina | Active |
| Adelphi University Colony | xxxx | Adelphi University | Garden City, New York | Active |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Colony | xxxx | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Catonsville, Maryland | Inactive |
| Staten Island Colony | xxxx | College of Staten Island | Staten Island, New York | Inactive |
| Newark Colony | xxxx | New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University–Newark) | Newark, New Jersey | Inactive |
| Virginia Tech Colony | 2024 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Blacksburg, Virginia | Active |
* ↑ Charter has a city wide scope that excludes the borough of Staten Island. Includes most component institutions of the CUNY such as Baruch College. Excludes City College of New York and College of Staten Island.
* ↑ Charter has a borough wide scope to include institutions such as Wagner College.
* ↑ Charter has a city wide scope.