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Coat of Arms

Delta Upsilon is the Nation's first Non-Secret fraternity and we believe that anyone should be able to know about our history, traditions, and rituals. We are proud of our fraternity. To learn about any specific part of the crest, hold your mouse over a feature of the crest for about a second.

The five interlocked rings represent the first five provinces Founding date: 1834 DU: Our letters. Also the shape of our membership badge Incorporation date: 1909 The open helmet represents non-secrecy The tree represents the relationship of chapters to International Fraternity Four stars represent the original Anti-Secret Confederation Three additional stars represent the three other chapters that attended the 1852 convention Five crowns represent the first five officers of the Fraternity Five crowns represent the first five officers of the Fraternity The chevron represents the land-holding corporate function Torso and mantling (decking) Torso and mantling (decking) The balanced scale represents justice, our founding principle Our Motto: Dikaia Upotheke (Justice Our Foundation)

Founding Principles

Delta Upsilon's mission is Building Better Men by focusing on the fraternity's non-secret heritage and Four Founding Principles:

The Promotion of Friendship
The Development of Character
The Diffusion of Liberal Culture
The Advancement of Justice

Our Greek motto is "Dikaia Upotheke" which means "Justice Our Foundation". Each D.U. member strives to uphold this motto in ever aspect of his life and pursues that which is just and fair.

Brothers Across the Nation (And Up North)

When you join Delta Upsilon Washington Chapter, you are not only becoming part of our large house, but part of an international brotherhood. During school breaks many of the brothers travel to different chapters and crash on couches for the evening. Every summer all of the chapters send representative (who usually travel for free) to the Leadership Institute to learn how to better ourselves and our chapters. This summer (2009) we will be sending fifteen members to Albany, New York!

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