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Delta Upsilon

Delta Upsilon
ΔΥ
FoundedNovember 4, 1834 (1834-11-04)
Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
TypeSocial
AffiliationNIC
StatusActive
ScopeInternational
MottoΔικαια Υποθηκη – "Justice Our Foundation"
Slogan"Building Better Men"
Colors  Sapphire Blue
  Old Gold
Flag
PublicationThe Delta Upsilon Quarterly
Chapters68 active chapters (2017)[1]
7 colonies
155 chapters installed
Members3,954 undergraduate
80,000 living alumni collegiate
110,000+ lifetime
AnimalDuck (unofficial)[2][3][4]
Headquarters8705 Founders Road
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
United States
Websitedeltau.org

Delta Upsilon (ΔΥ), commonly known as DU, is a collegiate men's fraternity founded on November 4, 1834, at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It is the sixth-oldest, all-male, college Greek-letter organization founded in North America (only Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, Delta Phi, Alpha Delta Phi, and Psi Upsilon predate).[5] It is popularly and informally known as "DU" or "Delta U" and its members are called "DUs". Although historically found on the campuses of small New England private universities, Delta Upsilon currently has 76 chapters/colonies across the United States and Canada.[6][7] A number of its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 2013, Business Insider named Delta Upsilon one of the "17 Fraternities with Top Wall Street Alumni".[8] Notable members include President of the United States James A. Garfield, president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, Canadian prime minister Lester B. Pearson, Linus Pauling, Joseph P. Kennedy, Lou Holtz, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Charles Evans Hughes, Les Aspin, James Smith McDonnell and others. Forty-two brothers of the fraternity have sat in the United States Congress, three in the Parliament of Canada, one in the Imperial House of Peers of Japan, and six on the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. Its members have received six Nobel Prizes, five Olympic gold medals, one Pulitzer Prize, four Medals of Honor, one Lenin Peace Prize, one Presidential Medal of Freedom, seven investitures into the Order of Canada, and one investiture each into the Order of St Michael and St George, the Order of Merit, and the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[7][9][10][11]

In 2018, the fraternity adopted policies to reduce risk. As of August 1, 2018, hard alcohol was banned from all chapter houses. As of August 1, 2020, chapter houses must be "substance free" (including wine, beer, and drugs), except for chapters that obtained waivers through 2022, based upon good behavior.[12]

  1. ^ "2016-2017-state-of-delta-upsilon".
  2. ^ "Undergraduate Chapter". wiudu.com. Delta Upsilon Western Illinois University Chapter. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Delta Upsilon". gvsu.edu. Grand Valley State University. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Delta Upsilon North Dakota chapter". und.edu. University of North Dakota. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. ^ The Cornerstone: Delta Upsilon's Guide to College and Beyond (25th ed.). Indianapolis, Indiana: Delta Upsilon Fraternity. 2010. p. 16.
  6. ^ "College Rankings 2012: Top Fraternities". Newsweek. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bnine was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ La Roche, Julie (13 February 2013). "17 Fraternities With Top Wall Street Alumni". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference six was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference lj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients". nicindy.org. North American Interfraternity Conference. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Substance-Free Housing". Retrieved 2020-07-01.

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