History

  • Delta Upsilon was founded on November 4, 1834 in North Hall of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusettes

    Delta Upsilon was founded as the first non-secret fraternity and is the sixth oldest general men's college fraternity.  We are North America's oldest and largest non-secret fraternity.

    Our motto is Dikaia Upotheke which stands for Justice, Our Foundation

    Delta Upsilon was founded with four principles which is a guideline to expect out of its members.  These four founding principles are

         1.)     The Promotion of Friendship

         2.)     The Development of Character

         3.)     The Diffusion of Liberal Culture

         4.)     The Advancement of Justice

    Our colors are old gold and sapphire blue

    Delta Upsilon has no official mascot, however, a duck has been informally accepted and represented as DU's mascot

    The brothers of Delta Upsilon have two slogans that are understood and accepted by all brothers

         1.)     "Once a DU, always a DU"

         2.)     "A DU in everything, and every DU in something

    Internationally, there are over 80 Delta Upsilon chapters with approximately 3,000 undergraduate members and 65,000 living alumni.  Since DU's founding, over 110,000 men have been initated into our brotherhood.

    Our international headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana. 

    Contact them @ ihq@deltau.org or  317.875.8900

    For more info http://www.deltau.org/