Western is the home of the Delta Zeta chapter of Phi Beta Delta. Through the organizational efforts of Dr. Robert Gurevich, the chapter was founded on April 6, 1998 with an induction ceremony of its founding members. 
Phi Beta Delta's Delta Zeta Chapter is the only campus organization that includes students, faculty and staff in its membership. Its aim is to recognize and encourage high professional, intellectual and personal achievements in international educational activities. The Chapter serves as a means of encouraging interdisciplinary and intergenerational contacts and promoting the exchange of ideas and information in the area of international affairs among students, faculty and staff of the University community and between it and other academic institutions.
The Delta Zeta Chapter sponsors yearly events such as the monthly International Brown Bag Luncheons, the weekly International Socials, and other international speakers. Delta Zeta members support International Education Week and International Festival activities each year. Members of the Delta Zeta chapter are also eligible to apply for the annual Phi Beta Delta Travel Grant for international research and study. The Delta Zeta chapter has won two national Phi Beta Delta best chapter awards in the past 5 years.
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