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Delta Upsilon (ΔΥ) is a non-secret international gentlemen's fraternity founded on November 4, 1834 at Williams College. Delta Upsilon is unique in that it has no secrets. There are no secret rituals, secret principles, secret motto, secret handshakes, or other secret things typically associated with fraternities. Most Fraternities hold their esoteric rituals as a high honor among the initiated, while in DU everyone (including outsiders) is privy to information. The International Fraternity recently celebrated its 170th anniversary.
In 1909 Charles Evans Hughes, while serving as Governor of New York, led the charge to incorporate Delta Upsilon Fraternity and the fraternity was incorporated in New York. He served as the first International president of the Fraternity, which was the first fraternity to incorporate. Today several other fraternities have followed Hughes' lead by incorporating.
The fraternity headquarters initially was in New York City, but in 1969 the fraternity moved its headquarters to temporary office space in Indianapolis while its new building at 8705 Founders Road was constructed. It moved into its permanent home in December 1970 and the building was dedicated on April 17, 1971.
The fraternity believes in four principles known as The Four Founding Principles. These principles are:
The Promotion of Friendship
The Development of Character
The Diffusion of Liberal Culture
The Advancement of Justice
Delta Upsilon is derived from the first two letters of the fraternity motto Δıκαıα Υποθηκη (Dikaia yōōpōthākŭ) which translates to "Justice, Our Foundation."
The Fraternity was originally founded as an Anti-Secret social fraternity to combat against the prevailing secret societies at the time. These secret societies had conspired amongst themselves to take control of campus honors and create honors that were not based on merit. Such activities had aristocratic tendencies and disgusted the founders of Delta Upsilon. Over the years however, the fraternity has since become simply non-secret. Delta Upsilon is now a thriving international fraternity with 82 chapters in the United States and Canada.
Delta Upsilon is informally known as DU or Delta U. Members of Delta Upsilon are often referred to as DUs, Deltas, and Ducks.
Delta Upsilon is known for running philanthropic events in many communities internationally. The main organization they provide support to is Boys and Girls Club.
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| | Letters | ΔΥ | | Name | Delta Upsilon | | Motto | Dikaia Upotheke ("Justice, Our Foundatio... | | Secondary Motto | Building Better Men | | Crest | Image:COA1.gif | | Founded | November, 1834 | | Type | List of social fraternities and sororities | | Scope | International | | Address | 8705 Founders Road | | City | Indianapolis | | State | Indiana | | Country | USA | | Chapters | 82 in the United States and Canada | | Colors | The colors of the International Fraternity ar... | | Free Label | Founding Principles | | Free | Founding Principles | | Homepage | http://www.deltau.org/ | | Birthplace | Williams College, Massachusetts | | Symbol | A Distinguished Duck | | Flower | None |
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Politics and Government
James Abram Garfield, Williams 1856, The second fraternity man to become President of the United States
Justin L. Morrill, Middlebury 1860, United States Senator - Vermont; author of the land grant college act
W.H.H. Miller, Hamilton 1861, Attorney General of the United States
George W. Goethals, Manhattan 1877, US Army General, chief engineer during the building of the Panama Canal
Charles Evans Hughes, Colgate and Brown 1881, Governor of New York, Secretary of State, and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
Charles G. Dawes, Marietta 1884, Vice President of the United States and Ambassador to Great Britain; winner of the Nobel Prize for peace
Robert H. Lord, Harvard and Northwestern '06, Adviser to the 1918 Versailles Peace Conference
Adam J. Brunk, Chicago '08, First President of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) and noted literary historian
Joseph P. Kennedy, Harvard '12, Ambassador to Great Britain, father of two Senators and a President
James B. Conlan, Harvard '13, Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
Sumner T. Pike, Bowdoin '13, President of the Atomic Energy Commission
John L. Keddy, Hamilton '15, Curator of the Smithsonian Institute
Matthew W. Hill, Washington '17, Chief Justice, Washington State Supreme Court
Kenneth B. Keating, Rochester '19, United States Senator, New York; Ambassador to India; Ambassador to Israel; Brigadier General, United States Army
Lester B. Pearson, Toronto '19, Prime Minister of Canada and President of the United Nations General Assembly; Nobel Prize winner for Peace
Hugh E. Rodham, Pennsylvania State '35, Father of First Lady Hillary Rodham-Clinton
George S. Welch, Purdue '41, Shot down the first Japanese aircraft of the Pacific War on Dec 7, 1941. WWII triple air ace in three different fighter aircraft.
William H. Brown, Jr., Swarthmore '51, Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives
Paul R. Ford, Middlebury '67, Director of Amnesty International
Tommy R. Franks, Texas '67, Commander in Chief of US Central Command, General in the US Army
Les Aspin, Jr., Marquette '70, Congressman from Wisconsin and former Secretary of Defense
Tom Riley, Stanford '72, US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco
Sports
Ralph N. Good, Colby '10, Major League Baseball player, Boston Nationals
Billy Foulds, Toronto '11, Canadian Football League - Quarterback, Coach, Hall of Fame
Don A. Veller, Indiana '35, Former head football and golf coach at Florida State University
Andrew Currie, Manitoba '35, Professional football player - Regina Roughriders, Canadian Football League Hall of Famer
Leland S. MacPhail, Swarthmore '39, President, National League Baseball and GM of the New York Yankees
Hugh Gallarneau, Stanford '41, Professional football player - Chicago Bears
Bill Bangert, Purdue '48, 1945 U.S. Men's Indoor Track and Field champion in the 16-pound shot put. 1944 and 1945 NCAA Track and Field champion in the discus. 1946 Big Ten indoor champion in the 16-pound shot put. 1946 Big Ten outdoor champion in the 16-pound shot put and discus.
Lou Holtz, Kent State '58, Head football coach, University of South Carolina, NCAA Football National Champion as Coach of Notre Dame in 1988
Peter V. Ueberroth, San Jose '59, Organizer of the 1984 Summer Olympics and Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Fred Arbanas, Michigan State '61, Football player - Dallas Texans (AFL) and Kansas City Chiefs
Galen S. Hall, Penn State '62, Former head football coach, University of Florida
Paul Flatley, Northwestern '63, Professional football player - Minnesota Vikings
Peter Gogolak, Cornell '64, Professional football player - New York Giants
Steven Solomon, Tufts '65 - Former President/COO of the National Hockey League
Thurman Munson, Kent State '69, Professional baseball player, New York Yankees
Ed Molstad, Alberta '70, Professional football player, Edmonton (CFL)
Mark VanEeghen, Colgate '74, Professional football player, Oakland Raiders
Dino Mangiero, Rutgers '80, Professional Football player - Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots
Thomas W. Darling, Syracuse '81, Silver medal in crew, '84 Olympics and crew member, Stars and Stripes, winner of the America's Cup
Tom Burgess, Colgate '86, Professional football player - Ottowa, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg (CFL)
Mark Whitycombe, Fresno '88, Professional football player - New York Giants, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals
Jimmy Ball, Arlington '90, BMX Cycler - 1991 Silver Medal, Pepsi Games of Texas, Two-time U.S. Gold Cup Champion, Four-time Texas State Champion, ABA World 6 ('95) and 4 ('99), Over 25 career National Main Event victories
Education
Homer W. Davis, Hamilton '16, President of Athens College, Athens, Greece
George W. Haskins, Purdue '16, Created the Purdue School of Aeronautical Engineering and Astronautical Engineering.
John C. Warner, Indiana '19, President, Carnegie Institute of Tehnology
Entertainment
Noel P. Stookey, Michigan State '55, Folk singer and composer, "Paul" of Peter, Paul and Mary
Jonathan Buss, Bradley '94, Emmy Award Winning Director for an HBO Short Film
Literature and Publishing
Stephen Crane, Lafayette and Syracuse 1894, Journalist and author; Red Badge of Courage
Leland Stowe, Wesleyan '21, Columnist and 1930 Pulitzer Prize winner
Drew Middleton, Syracuse '34, Syndicated columnist and London correspondent, The New York Times
Donal Dinwiddle, Virginia '40, Editor-in-chief, Popular Mechanics Publishing Company
Business
Thomas B. McCabe, Swarthmore '15, President of Scott Paper and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
Winthorp H. Smith, Amherst '16, Co-founder of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Smith
Edward P. Taylor, McGill '22, Chairman of Canadian Breweries and President of the Argus Corp.
James S. Schoff, Rochester '23, Chairman of Bloomingdale's Department Stores
Arnold Bernhard, Williams '25, Founder of the investment news organization ValueLine
Earl B. Hathaway, Northwestern '27, President of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Edward W. Carter, UCLA '32, Chairman emeritus, Carter, Hawley, Hale (Nieman-Marcus, WaldenBooks)
David M. Chenoweth, McGill '38, Director and executive vice president of Molson Brewries, Ltd.
H. James Avery, Illinois ’44 – Founder and CEO of James Avery Craftsman, Inc.
Maurice Mandel, Chicago '55, Investment Banker and former Financial Manager of the Delta Upsilon Education Fund
William G. Davidson, Wisconsin ’55, Executive VP of Harley-Davidson, (Grandson of Founder) – ’99 Inductee of Motorcycle Hall of Fame
James McQuaid, Chicago '60, President of Delta Upsilon International from 1994-2000 and successful businessman
Michael McConnell, Tufts '65 - CEO of Brown Brothers Harriman investment bank in New York City
Michael R. Hallman, Michigan '67, Past President and Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft, past President & CIO of Boeing Computer Services, past Vice President of Field Operations for IBM. Brother Hallman currently serves on the boards of directors of Intuit, InFocus Corporation, Network Appliance Corporation, and two wholly owned subsidiaries of Fujitsu Ltd.
John J. Bello, Tufts '68, Founder of SOBE Beverage Company, President of NFL Properties from 1986-93
John H. Eyler, Jr., Washington '69, President and CEO of FAO Schwartz
Miles G. Bryant, III, Arlington '70, President and General Director of Chrysler of Mexico
Mark O. Stutrud, North Dakota ’74, Founder and President of Summit Brewing Co.
John Thain, Technology '77, CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
Science and Technology
Arnold O. Beckman, Illinois '22, Inventor of the pH meter and founder of Beckman Instruments
Linus C. Pauling, Oregon State '22, Winner of two Nobel Prizes chemistry and peace
Dr. William C. Dement, Washington '49, Pioneer in sleep research, discovered and named REM sleep, author of many books on sleep, founder of the National Sleep Foundation, and a long time professor at Stanford University where he established one of the first university sleep laboratories.
Lee Nordan, Tufts '68, Prominent eye surgeon in San Diego and a pioneer in Lasix Surgery and Radial Carotomy
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