Delta Upsilon Facts 

  A Brief History 

Delta Upsilon International Fraternity is the sixth oldest fraternity in North America. It was founded on November 4, 1834 at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA. Thirty men met in the Freshman Recitation Room of Old West College, a building that still stands on the campus of Williams College today. Delta Upsilon is the oldest NON-SECRET, NON-HAZING fraternity in North America. What does this mean? It means that we are completely open to public scrutiny. We have no secret handshakes or rituals. Our initiation ceremony is not held behind closed doors.  In fact, we encourage new members' families and friends to attend and share in the importance of the ceremony. Anything anyone wants to know about us, we'll be glad to tell them. That's because we're proud of who we are and what we stand for.  

Interesting Facts 

• Our Four Founding Principles are: The Promotion of Friendship, The Development of Character, The Diffusion of Liberal Culture and The Advancement of Justice
• Our motto is Dikaia Upoqhkh (Dikaia Upotheke), which means "Justice Our Foundation"
• Our official colours are Old Gold and Sapphire Blue
• Founder's Day is celebrated every year on November 4th
• Our unofficial mascot is a Duck
• There are more than 80 active chapters of Delta Upsilon across the USA and Canada
• Four Delta Upsilon brothers have been awarded the Nobel Prize
• Fifty-six Delta Upsilon brothers have been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship 

  Why Join Delta Upsilon? 

Today's society is more competitive and aggressive than ever before and requires broadly educated, well-rounded and resourceful individuals who can communicate and interact effectively with others. This is the goal of Delta Upsilon - to develop and support its members so they can meet life's many challenges. A DU man is a leader, an achiever, an innovator, a creator and an integral part of his community.

  What Will Delta Upsilon Do For You? 

Delta Upsilon can provide opportunities and support in all facets of university life and beyond. A few of the benefits are listed below.

FRIENDSHIP - As a fraternity, we strive to achieve a strong sense of brotherhood among our members. Many of the friendships formed through Delta Upsilon last a lifetime.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE - Executive and chair positions allow members to gain valuable leadership experience.

ACADEMICS - We stress the importance of academics through study groups, peer tutoring and scholarship.

COMMUNITY SERVICE - We hold at least two community service/charity projects each term. We encourage all of our members to be active in the community, as well as as in other campus groups.

ATHLETICS & FITNESS - We participate in interfraternity sports events, as well as university intramural sports. We also hold health and wellness seminars.

CAREER NETWORKING & ASSISTANCE - We hold resume-writing workshops and our alumni are an excellent resource for career guidance and networking.

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT - Members gain experience in teamwork and learn to improve their interpersonal and communication skills.

SOCIAL - We have events such as interfraternity/sorority mixers, formals, road trips to other chapters, pool tournaments, paintball and laser tag, just to name a few.

The Delta Upsilon Coat of Arms 

The Coat of Arms consists of:

• The monogram of the Greek letters Delta (D) and Upsilon (U)
• Our Founding Date (1834) and Incorporation Date (1909)
• Our Greek motto, Dikaia Upoqhkh ("Justice, Our Foundation")
• The Convention Banneret with 5 interlocked rings representing the first 5 provinces of Delta Upsilon and a tree representing the relationship of the chapters to the Fraternity
• The Assembly Banneret with 5 crowns representing the first 5 officers of the International Fraternity and a chevron representing the land-holding corporate function of the alumni
• An open knight's helmet representing non-secrecy and democracy
• The Shield of Arms, which has 4 upper stars representing the 4 chapters which formed the Anti-Secret Confederation, 3 lower stars representing the 3 additional chapters which attended the 1852 Convention and a balanced scale representing justice

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