The Western Illinois Chapter of Delta Upsilon is seeking young men with character, maturity, and a genuine desire to develop true long lasting brotherhood. Each man should be prepared for a life changing experience, an experience that only few are selected for. This experience will develop each man into a leader, scholar and gentlemen.

Delta Upsilon has never been the typical fraternity. It was established in protest to fraternities and to all of the unfairness and immaturity that those institutions represented at the time of our founding in 1834.

Delta Upsilon never meant to appeal to the masses. Classically and historically, Delta Upsilon has taken only a handful of few good men each year from our society and has helped them to become great leaders committed to developing men of character, culture, caring friendship and fundamental fairness. Essentially Delta Upsilon has been committed to the development of the Renaissance man. Our Fraternity has always seen its classical mission as the production of real and constructive leaders for our communities, states, provinces and nations. In other words it our goal and purpose to, “Build Better Men.”

Delta Upsilon is committed to excellence, personally on the part of its members and corporately in its chapters and alumni. We are different and we intend to stay that way. We do not belittle, we encourage. We do not degrade, we uplift. We do not waste time and resources, we conserve and use them. We do not retreat from the world into our chapter houses for pleasure and recreation; we emerge from them refreshed, renewed and willing to take on the tasks life offers. We do not lead our members into abusive and destructive behavior, but instead into channels of creative outlet and achievement.

As we have said for so many years in Delta Upsilon "We can not, we will not tolerate mediocrity." We have heritage, we have the experience, we have the knowledge and we have the commitment. Will you join with the legions that have gone before you in this unique mission? Will you become a Renaissance man? Will you become the leaders our society so desperately needs? The world awaits your thoughtful reply.