About Delta Upsilon Zeta Tau Alpha was founded October 15, 1898, by nine women at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University) in Farmville, Virginia. Jetzt shoppen! DU Educational FoundationTax ID#: 35-1976226, © 2021 Delta Upsilon. The building was financed with a bequest from Lester E. Cox, a University of Pennsylvania chapter alumnus who left half his estate to the fraternity. Our motto will become yours: Dikaia Upotheke, Justice Our Foundation. Gen. John Arthur Clark, the celebrated former commander of the Seaforth Highlanders and a Member of Parliament from Vancouver, was elevated to "international president", the fraternity's penultimate office, in 1944, holding it for three consecutive terms. It features the Greek letter Delta superimposed on an Upsilon. [26][45][46], Almost 20 years later, in 1986, the Brown chapter rejoined Delta Upsilon. We believe each of you has the character and merit to join the men who have perpetuated the ideals of our Fraternity. Delta Upsilon was founded in 1834 as the first non-secret fraternity in the country. (The preceding year, the Brown DU chapter had elected an African-American as chapter president causing the fraternity's new southern chapters to threaten a boycott of the convention.) However, most expansion in this period came in the form of the annexation of established local fraternities. Delta Upsilon is the premier men's fraternity committed to Building Better Men. Our Motto. We are a Non-Secret Fraternity. The crest is a monogram of the Greek letter Delta surcharged upon the letter Upsilon bearing the motto in Greek letters between two scrolls, the dexter charged with the number "1834", the sinister charged with the number "1909". Twitter: @SNCDeltaU Instagram: @sncdeltau Cy Dubinsky ’59 Lives the Motto “Once a DU, Always a DU!” We recently talked with Former Penn State QB Brother John J. It has initiated over 125,000 members since its founding. Our motto will become yours: Dikaia Upotheke, Justice Our Foundation. Log in above with your username and password that was provided to you via email. Colors: Old Gold and Sapphire Blue. Justice, Our Foundation — Motto of Delta Upsilon A DU Lands on the IFC Board We’re incredibly excited to announce that one of our very own brothers, Matthew Talley, was elected tonight to serve as the Vice-President of External Affairs for 2019. Visit Student Affairs department pages for services and information about remote and in-person operations. 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). In 1915 the Harvard chapter stopped paying dues to the fraternity. Terry Bullock, then Delta Upsilon international president, wrote of the return of Brown that "there is no greater joy than the reconciliation of a family estranged for many years". [62], North American Interfraternity Conference, Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, "College Rankings 2012: Top Fraternities", "17 Fraternities With Top Wall Street Alumni", "Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos recalls years at KU, discusses importance of diplomacy", "Campus Life: Rutgers; Two Fraternities Are Suspended For Violations", "Delta Upsilon International Fraternity Suspends Technology Chapter", "Behind the suspension of MIT Delta Upsilon", "D. U. 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