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Achievements
  • 1st Place Overall IFC Homecoming (2008)
  • 2nd Overall Spring GPA 3.153 (2009)
  • Overall Spring GPA 3.05 (2008)
  • Overall Fall GPA 3.06 (2007)
  • 3rd place IFC Homecoming (2007)
  • 2nd place U-SING (2007)
  • 1st place Scandals (2007)
  • 1st place IFC Homecoming (2006)
  • 1st place Homecoming Float (2006)
  • 1st place U-SING (2006)
  • U-SING Best Male Lead (2006)
  • Top Three in Grades Spring (2006)
  • Big Man on Campus Award Winner (2001-2006)
  • Alpha Chi- Omega Man (2006)
  • 1st Place in Grades Fall (2005)
  • Salvation Army Bell Ringers of the Year (2005)
  • 1st Place Overall in Homecoming (2005)
  • Perfect score in float (1st time ever @ OU) (2005)
  • 3rd Place in U-SING (2005)
  • Order of Omega Winner (2005)
  • Most Outstanding Greek Man (2005)
  • Best Male Lead in U-SING (2005)

Brotherhood & Tradition
A Lifelong Relationship.

At Delta Upsilon we pride ourselves on our academic and intramural records, campus leadership, community service, and social development. Above all, we value our traditions and brotherhood.

Ours is a brotherhood based on principles that date back to our founding in 1834. At Delta Upsilon we are proud to live up to those four founding principles: Promotion of Friendship, Development of Character, Diffusion of Liberal Culture, and Advancement of Justice.

The brothers of Delta Upsilon are not stereotyped into one category of individuals, but comprise a diverse group of individuals who, through their collective efforts, make up the most well rounded fraternity on campus.

Delta Upsilon has had a very successful past and look forward to a bright future. We realize that to stay on top in the Greek System we must continue to excel in all aspects of fraternity life. At Delta Upsilon, we don’t intend to rest on our numerous past achievements. We will continue to strive to be the best in all of our future endeavors. We are looking ahead and are committed to being a part of a group of men who constantly strive to be on top.


Scholarship
By selecting the University of Oklahoma, your goal must be to receive a quality education. Although Delta Upsilon offers a variety of activities, socials, intramurals, and cultural activities; we promise to support your academic performance, which is the true purpose of your college education. Delta Upsilon recognizes this and strives to maintain its superior academic performance. To that end, our focus on academics traditionally places us among the top of all fraternities on campus. For the academic year 2004, the fall pledge class had the overall top grade point average for pledge classes with 3.19 G.P.A. For Spring semester 2004, our overall academic performance was 3.089, placing us 4th overall and one of the top academic fraternities on campus. For the spring 2006 semester Delta Upsilon placed third overall in grades with a 3.08 G.P.A.

Besides having others around who “know the academic ropes,” the fraternity provides several other study aides. We encourage a study atmosphere during the week and maintain quiet hours during dead week and finals week. Old tests, homework, and notes are available in our ever-increasing test file archives located in our study room. This study room has also been newly renovated to provide a state-of-the-art study facility for all members to utilize. We just completed upgrading our internet cable service to the fraternity house to provide wireless internet access to each room as well as our study room.

Additionally, we have just completed renovations to our brand new study hall. Dedicated Alumni have pumped tens of thousands of dollars into our house in order to provide current members with the proper study atmosphere. The new study hall has brand new furniture and can be shut off from the rest of the house in order to maintain silence for studying.


Campus Involvement
At Delta Upsilon our motto of "A DU in everything and every DU in something" rings true. You will find brothers throughout many different aspects of campus life. Whether it be serving on an executive event committee, participating in student congress, or heading a student organization, DU's are an active presence on the University of Oklahoma campus.

  • 2008 U-Sing with Kappa Alpha Theta
  • 2008 IFC Homecoming with Delta Delta Delta
  • 2009 Scandals with Kappa Kappa Gamma
  • 12 Members of Alpha Lambda Delta
  • 13 camp crimson counselors
  • 2 members of the crimson club
  • 4 dance marathon exec members
  • 1 member of the film series
  • 5 homecoming exec members
  • 1 high school leadership conference member
  • 1 howdy week exec member
  • 3 members of IFC including the chief justice
  • 1 member of the JC Penny's leadership class
  • 5 volunteers for new sooner orientation
  • 21 members of the OU cousins program
  • 1 member of the presidents leadership class
  • 2 team captains for Relay for Life
  • 4 members of Scandals exec board
  • 5 members on the '05 U-Sing exec
  • 3 members on the '06 U-Sing exec
  • 2 members of UOSA student congress
  • Big Man on Campus- Ben Stewart
  • 33 members of the Deans Honor Roll
  • 2 members of the Big Event ops staff

Socials
Delta Upsilon boasts one of the most active social calendars at the University of Oklahoma. Our calendar consists of sorority functions, date parties, and CAC events. This year we will host 10 different date parties, which adds up to one each month.

Our calendar begins with the annual Bid Day Date Party. We will be partnering with fraternities Sigma Chi and Phi Delta Theta. This year we are hosting LilÕ Wil and DJ Q as our entertainment. He has opened for artists such as: LilÕ Wayne, Pretty Ricky, and Ludacris. This Bid Day Date Party will be one for the ages and will be sure not to disappoint.

Along with two date parties preceding it, Crawfish Boil and Strike Out, our traditional Feudal Dinner Party is the longest running fraternity tradition on the OU campus, 80 years! This party is a three-day event in November and begins with a sorority function followed by a hayride Friday evening at Lake Thunderbird, and on Saturday there is a formal dinner and dance in the Oklahoma City area. This year we will be booking a Texas red-dirt country band for Friday evening to listen and two-step to!

Also in the fall semester we will be bringing back our JingleBalls date party to sum up the semester. We will fill the venue and house with packing-peanuts to simulate snow and will have a live band playing at the event!

Starting the spring semester we will have our Holiday Hangover date party to signify the end of winter and all of the holidays! Also in February, we will host date parties such as "Frat Tuesday" and our formal Valentines Day date party. In March we will host our annual Toga Party, which brings us to our biggest social event of the year: Coast Guard.

Last year Delta Upsilon teamed up with other fraternities including Lambda Chi Alpha, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Phi Epsilon to throw the biggest date party the University of Oklahoma has ever seen, Coast Guard. At one point during the party over 1800 people were in attendance! We held this date party at the historic Oklahoma City Farmers' Market in Bricktown. Our source of entertainment for the night was the famous Eli Young Band, a red-dirt country band from Texas! This was said to have been one of the best parties ever thrown on the Oklahoma campus and was all put together and run by members of Delta Upsilon.

Along with date parties, Delta Upsilon also puts on non-alcoholic mixers with sororities. These help our pledge class and older members get to know other sororities on campus and build lasting friendships throughout their college careers.

We also boast one of the top CAC event calendars on campus this year. Leading off the year we are participating in University Sing with Kappa Alpha Theta. In 2006 we placed 1st in University Sing and in 2007 we placed 2nd. We are hoping to regain the title this year!

Our next CAC event is Homecoming. Each year a fraternity and a sorority team up to build a float, choreograph a dance, and make a banner that correspond to a certain theme. Everyone only has one week to complete these tasks, making this certain week one of the busiest of the year! In 2006 Delta Upsilon placed 1st overall and in 2007 we placed 3rd. Once again we are hoping to take home 1st place this year!

To sum up the year we participate in Sooner Scandals. Much like University Sing, you will learn to sing and dance to a particular theme, although the theme is usually more somber and scandalous. In 2006 Delta Upsilon placed 1st in Scandals and hopes to take back the crown this coming year!

At Delta Upsilon, our social life compares second to none and is handled with the greatest responsibility. We fully comply with all University policies. Just another reason why Delta Upsilon members are respected as well rounded individuals and our fraternity is respected as one of the top on campus.


Intramurals
At Delta Upsilon we have a tradition of being one of the top houses in Intramurals each year. Recreational Services offers over 15 sports throughout the school year, and we encourage all of our new members to participate in a number of sports ranging from football to wiffleball to ping-pong.

Last fall our football team made the semi-finals of the post-season tournament. Then in the spring, our basketball team also performed very well, losing in the quarterfinals of the post-season tournament in overtime.

Our co-ed soccer team also made it to the semi-finals. We won co-ed water polo, and had individuals perform very well in sports such as pickleball, badminton, and racquetball. If you choose to join Delta Upsilon, you are choosing to be part of an outstanding intramural program that strives for excellence each year.

If you would like more information concerning Intramural sports you can contact the Intramural Chair, Jordan Nelson, at 214-334-7709, or Rush Team member Chris Thompson at 918-695-3638.


History
Delta Upsilon is the sixth oldest fraternity in the country. Our roots began at Williams College in northwestern Massachusetts in November of 1834. From this humble beginning our traditions and principles of Advancement of Justice, Promotion of Friendship, Diffusion of Liberal Culture, and Development of Character would take shape and guide our fraternity up to the present day. Delta Upsilon would sprout up in campuses all across New England during the nineteenth century. These chapterÕs rosters included the likes of James Garfield, U.S. President, Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Charles Dawes, Vice-President of the United States, and Stephen Crane, author of such books as ÒThe Red Badge of Courage.Ó

Our strong brotherhood would help the chapter to grow across the ever-expanding country. Delta Upsilon was incorporated in 1909 with the help of Charles Evans Hughes, governor of New York. This move allowed us to elect a Board of Directors that would help manage the expansion of our chapters and colonies. During the first part of the twentieth century, DU continued to produce prominent men. Diplomats and governors, religious and military leaders, and corporate presidents and pioneers in industry formed our ranks and strengthened our chapters. During this time of expansion from 1885 to 1928, 32 new chapters were added including ours at the University of Oklahoma in 1927.

Since our incorporation in 1927, we have remained the only non-secret and non-hazing chapter on OUÕs campus. Over 1750 men have been initiated into the Oklahoma Chapter of Delta Upsilon. These men have incorporated the aforementioned principles of Delta Upsilon into their lives, and have not only become leaders in the house and on campus, but in their respective communities as well. Delta Upsilon remains one of the largest and best houses on OUÕs campus, and promises to honor our fraternityÕs rich heritage into the future.