About the Undergraduate Chapter​

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Founded as the first non-secret fraternity, it is the sixth-oldest general men’s college fraternity and the oldest and largest non-secret fraternity in North America. Established at Western Illinois University on April 27, 1974, the chapter had 25 members in Fall 2014, with an average member GPA of 3.108.

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#1 in grades in IFC and #2 overall in Greek Life

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Philanthropy:

• Global Service Initiative

• Amazing Race (Spring)

• Haunted House (Fall)

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Mascot: Duck

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Colors: Sapphire Blue and Old Gold

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Four Founding Principles:

• The Promotion of Friendship

• The Development of Character

• The Diffusion of Liberal Culture

• The Advancement of Justice

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Over 80 Chapters and several Colonies with approximately 3,000 undergraduate members and 65,000 living alumni. Delta Upsilon has initiated over 110,000 men since its founding.

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Prominent DU Alumni:

• Alan Thicke (Actor, Songwriter)

• Charles Evans Hughes (Chief Justice of the United States, U.S. Secretary of State)

• James A. Garfield (20th President of the United States)

• ​Jim Boehiem (College Baseball Coach)

• ​Lou Holtz (College Football Coach)

• Michael D. Eisner (Disney C.E.O.)

• ​Tommy Franks (Retired General of the United States Army)

• Dr. Will S. Keim (Motivational Speaker)​​​​

 

Phone #:   309-837-1525

 

Undergraduate Chapter Board
Updated – 11/17/15

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President – Sean Dowling

VP of Member Education – Nick Breslin

VP of Finance – Ethan Johnson

VP of Administration – Mike Shriber

VP of Academic Excellence & Standards – Terrance Petry

VP of External Relations – Mike Genovese

VP of Loss Prevention – Matt Dickerson

VP of Recruitment – Benton Winscott

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