ua021_446 Guide to the North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Delta Upsilon Fraternity, North Carolina State Chapter Records, 1974-1993 UA 021.446 Finding aid prepared by Processed by: Cate Putirskis;machine-readable finding aid created by: Cate Putirskis Special Collections Research Center 2008 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-10-30T19:10-0400 Finding aid written in English. North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Delta Upsilon Fraternity, North Carolina State Chapter Records UA 021.446 Special Collections Research Center 5.25 Linear feet 1974-1993 This collection contains the administrative records of the NCSU colony (chapter) of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, including correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, notebooks kept by fraternity officers, information on the incorporation of the colony at NCSU, and information on the fraternity house and fraternity activities. This collection also contains some materials produced by the International Headquarters of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Materials range in date from 1974 to 1993. [Alpha] Delta Upsilon, an international men's fraternity, was founded in 1834. The fraternity is committed to "building better men" through their four founding principles: friendship, character, culture, and justice. The North Carolina State University colony (chapter) of the fraternity was established in 1976, with the first class taking pledges in 1977. Through the 1980s, the fraternity stayed active on campus and participated in many activities, but was forced to disband in 1993, due to low membership. NCSU's Delta Upsilon colony was later reinstated, practicing a mission to: "strengthen Greek life at North Carolina State University by providing a vehicle for positive leadership, change, and growth," and remains active as of 2008. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. 8 archival boxes, 1 archival half box, 2 flat files Restrictions to Access

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Acquisitions Information

Trasferred from Delta Upsilon Fraternity, North Carolina State Chapter

Preferred Citation

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Processing Information note

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Historical Note

[Alpha] Delta Upsilon, an international men's fraternity, was founded in 1834. The fraternity is committed to "building better men" through their four founding principles: friendship, character, culture, and justice. The North Carolina State University colony (chapter) of the fraternity was established in 1976, with the first class taking pledges in 1977. Through the 1980s, the fraternity stayed active on campus and participated in many activities, but was forced to disband in 1993, due to low membership. NCSU's Delta Upsilon colony was later reinstated, practicing a mission to: "strengthen Greek life at North Carolina State University by providing a vehicle for positive leadership, change, and growth," and remains active as of 2008.

For more information on the Delta Upsilon fraternity, visit their website.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains the administrative records of the NCSU colony (chapter) of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, including correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, notebooks kept by fraternity officers, information on the incorporation of the colony at NCSU, and information on the fraternity house and fraternity activities. This collection also contains some materials produced by the International Headquarters of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Materials range in date from 1974 to 1993.

Organization of the Collection

Materials are arranged alphabetically by topic, and chronologically therein.

Related Material Student and Other Organizations, Interfraternity Council Records (UA 021.468) Delta Upsilon Fraternity. North Carolina State Chapter. North Carolina State University--Students--History. College students--Social life and customs Greek letter societies Greek letter societies--North Carolina Activities Guest Book 1 1 1990 Awards and Recognitions 1 2 1977-1987 Budgets (1 of 2) 1 3 1976-1993 Budgets (2 of 2) 1 4 1976-1993 By-Laws 2 7 28 Apr. 1976 Caldwell Cup 1 5 1979 Caldwell Cup Report 1 6 1979-1980 Caldwell Cup 1 7 1980 Caldwell Cup 1 8 1981 Caldwell Cup 1 9 1982 Caldwell Cup 1 10 1983 Caldwell Cup (1 of 2) 2 1 1984 Caldwell Cup (2 of 2) 2 2 1984 Caldwell Cup (1 of 2) 2 3 1985 Caldwell Cup (2 of 2) 2 4 1985 Caldwell Cup 2 5 1986 Caldwell Cup 2 6 1987 Chapter and Colony Histories 2 8 1980-1981 Chapter Installation (1 of 2) 2 9 1977 Chapter Installation (2 of 2) 3 1 1977 Chapter Member Photographs 1 1977-1992 Committee Reports (1 of 2 ) 3 2 1979-1989 Committee Reports (2 of 2) 3 3 1979-1989 Constitution, Membership Roster 3 4 1977 Constitution and By-Laws 3 5 1981-19992 Correspondence, General 3 6 Apr. 1976 - Jun. 1977 Correspondence, General (1 of 2) 3 7 1976-1993 Correspondence, General (2 of 2) 3 8 1976-1993 Correspondence, International Headquarters 3 9 1984-1985 Correspondence, President's 4 1 1976-1977 Food Drive Map 8 10 1990 Housing 4 2 1977-1991 Housing Survey 4 3 1976 International Fraternity Publications 4 4 1982-1993 Little Sister Program 4 5 1977-1983 Meeting Minutes 4 6 1976-1977 Meeting Minutes 4 7 1977-1978 Meeting Minutes 4 8 1978-1979 Meeting Minutes 4 9 1979-1980 Meeting Minutes 4 10 1980-1981 Meeting Minutes 4 11 1981-1982 Meeting Minutes 4 12 1982-1983 Meeting Minutes 4 13 1983-1984 Meeting Minutes 5 1 1984-1985 Meeting Minutes 5 2 1985-1986 Meeting Minutes 5 3 1986-1987 Meeting Minutes 5 4 1987-1988 Meeting Minutes 5 5 1991-1992 Meeting Minutes, Executive Council 5 6 1977-1978 Meeting Minutes, Executive Council 5 7 1978-1979 Meeting Minutes, Executive Council 5 8 1983-1984 Meeting Minutes, Executive Council 5 9 1984-1985 Meeting Minutes, Executive Council 5 10 1985-1986 Meeting Minutes, Executive Council 5 11 1986-1987 Meeting Minutes, Executive Council 5 12 1987-1988 Meeting Minutes, Executive Council 5 13 1991-1992 Member Interviews 5 14 1990 Member Recruitment 5 15 1974-1977 Membership Cards 8 11 undated Membership Rosters 5 16 1977 Newsletters 5 17 1977-1992 Newspaper Articles 5 18 1982-1983 Parents Weekend 5 19 1977-1989 Philanthropy Activities 6 1 1980-1993 Photographs, Slides, and Negatives 9 1 1977-1990 Pledge Applications 6 2 1983 Pledge Education Materials (1 of 4) 6 3 1976-1991 Pledge Education Materials (2 of 4) 6 4 1976-1991 Pledge Education Materials (3 of 4) 6 5 1976-1991 Pledge Education Materials (4 of 4) 6 6 1976-1991 Pledge Manual 6 7 1976 President's Notebook 7 1 1980 President's Notebook (1 of 2) 7 2 1981 President's Notebook (2 of 2) 7 3 1981 President's Notebook 7 4 1983 President's Notebook 7 5 1985 President's Records 7 6 1982 Regional Leadership Seminar 7 7 1992 Regional Leadership Seminar 7 8 1985 Reports, Field Staff 7 9 1976-1993 Risk Management Program 8 1 1991 "Risky Business" film on Greek lifestyles 8 12 1993 Rush 8 2 1976-1993 Sketch of Chapter House 2 undated Ski Weekend Retreat 8 3 1976-1979 Social Events 8 4 1978-1993 Songs 8 5 undated Stationary 8 6 undated Vice President's Notebook (1 of 2) 8 7 1977 Vice President's Notebook (2 of 2) 8 8 1977 Weekly Event Calendars 8 9 undated