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Beta Delta Alpha (ΒΔA, also ''BDA'') is the first Arab interest fraternity in the United States and North America.〔“About Us.” Beta Delta Alpha. Accessed June 18, 2014. http://www.betadeltaalpha.org/about-us/.〕 It was founded in 2014 at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) on April 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The fraternity had written its constitution and established its founding fathers on October 11, 2013, which was about six months before the fraternity was approved for induction into UCLA’s Multi-Interest Greek Council (UCLA MIGC).〔“UCLA Fraternity and Social Relations Chapter Directory.” University of California - Los Angeles Student Affairs, April 23, 2014. http://www.greeklife.ucla.edu/directory.html.〕 The fraternity currently consists of one active chapter at UCLA. Today, eight founding father and five alpha class members are active in the fraternity. Beta Delta Alpha’s sister sorority is Epsilon Alpha Sigma (EAΣ, also EAS), the first Arab interest sorority in the United States and North America.〔“Epsilon Alpha Sigma Sorority, Inc.-The Empowered Arab Sisterhood.” Epsilon Alpha Sigma Sorority, Inc.-The Empowered Arab Sisterhood. Accessed June 18, 2014. http://www.epsilonalphasigma.org/.〕 ==History== Upon the induction of Epsilon Alpha Sigma, the United State’s first Arab interest sorority, the founding fathers of Beta Delta Alpha accelerated their plans in establishing the United State’s first Arab interest fraternity. As products of the Arab Diaspora, Arab-American education, and American-driven aspirations, the founding fathers of Beta Delta Alpha sought to establish a fraternity that would cultivate the brotherhood of all Arab and Arab-oriented gentlemen at UCLA and beyond. Anyone of any kind, be him Arab or non-Arab, is welcome to participate with Beta Delta Alpha.〔“Beta Delta Alpha at UCLA.” Facebook. Accessed June 18, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/bdaucla.〕 The fraternity's constitution, code of conduct, and social contract were completed by September 1, 2013. The authors of the fundamental paperwork were Husam Shadid, Laith Mukdad, and Mukhtar Kaissi. Upon the beginning of UCLA's 2013-2014 school year, Shadid, Mukdad, and Kaissi recruited ten other men to help build the foundations of the fraternity. The founding fathers included: * Husam Shadid * Laith Mukdad * Mukhtar Kaissi * Jodutt Basrawi * Daniel Zaki * Yazan Eliyan * Kinan Bachour * John Dibbini * John Moufarrej * Abdullah Baras * Akbar Khan (the only non-Arab founding father) * Omar Attar (became inactive January 3, 2014) * Anas Anqar (became inactive December 1, 2013) The first rush week for Beta Delta Alpha was the week of April 7–13. Bids were given out to seven rushees, and were thus rendered as Beta Delta Alpha's first pledge class (the Alpha pledge class). The members of the Alpha pledge class included: * Adam Herrera * Yosef Diab * Ehab Ghanem * Abdullah Al Nashwan * Bahjat Alirani * Safwan Ibrahim (Dropped May 16, 2014) Ultimately, Herrera, Diab, Ghanem, Al Nashwan, and Alirani were initiated into Beta Delta Alpha's Alpha class. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beta Delta Alpha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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