Joe Scheinkoenig
As an incoming freshman I was all but willing to join a fraternity. I had every thought in my mind that fraternities involved nothing but drinking and the usual stuff that the stereotypes about them bring to mind. When I was a freshman, however, some people in my hall got me to start rushing, going to fraternities and meeting all of the guys.
After a few rushes I got to know all of the members and thought that this fraternity was a cool place to hang out. What really drew me in, however, was when I learned that Delta Upsilon was non-secret and non-hazing.
After joining Delta Upsilon, I learned that there are many opportunities that you may not particularly see. I’ve held a few positions and done quite a bit in my time with DU. I’ve held Public Relations chair for 3 semesters, CEP chair for one semester, rush assistant for 2 semesters, and assisted many other positions as well. Delta Upsilon gave me the best leadership and community service possibilities that I could think of. I still strongly support my decision to join DU and I will continue, even after school, to use the principles that I have learned in my time with the fraternity.
MTU Delta Upsilon Alumni
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Building Better Men since May 10, 1986
Dikaia Upotheke
Justice, Our Foundation
Service
Service is a large part of our fraternity. Service is a great way to help our community and keep the area that we live in looking great for all members of the community.
Some service activities that we will be participating (have participated) in this year include:
- Highway Cleanup (3 times a year)
- Taking care of West Edwards city park
- Food drive during Greek Week scavenger hunt
Events
Science and Technology
Charles F. Kettering, Ohio State ‘04 - founder of the Sloan-Kettering Institute for cancer research
Laurens Hammond, Cornell ‘16 - inventor of the pipeless organ
Arnold O. Beckman, Illinois ‘22 - inventor of the pH meter and founder of Beckman Instruments
Linus C. Pauling, Oregon State ‘22 - winner of two Nobel Prizes ; chemistry and peace
Dr. Christian Boehmer Anfinsen, Jr., Swarthmore ‘37 - Nobel Prize winner for chemistry
Dr. Augustus A. White, III, Brown ‘57 - Chief Surgeon of Orthopedics at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston
Col. Frederick R. Hauck, Tufts ‘62 - NASA astronaut
Brewster H. Shaw, Wisconsin ‘67 - NASA astronaut
Terry Hart, Lehigh ‘68 - NASA astronaut
Business
Alexander D. Noyes, Amherst 1883 - financial editor of the New York Times
Alfred J.P. Sloan, Jr., Technology 1895 - chairman of the board - General Motors
Wallace T. Holliday, Western Reserve ‘05 - President of Standard Oil of Ohio
William A. Mather, McGill ‘08 - President of Canadian Pacific Railroad
Clarence Francis, Amherst ‘10 - President of General Foods
Albert W. Hughes, Colgate ‘11 - President of J.C. Penny
Thomas B. McCabe, Swarthmore ‘15 - President of Scott Paper and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
Winthorp H. Smith, Amherst ‘16 - co-founder of Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Smith
David Burpee, Cornell ‘17 - President of Burpee Seed Company
Morse G. Dial, Cornell ‘19 - chairman of Union Carbide
Edward P. Taylor, McGill ‘22 - chairman of Canadian Breweries and President of the Argus Corp.
William E. Robinson, New York ‘23 - chairman of Coci-Cola Company
James S. Schoff, Rochester ‘23 - chairman of Bloomingdale’s Department Stores
Nelson Schaenan, Sr., Cornell ‘23 - chairman of Smith Barney & Company
Arnold Bernhard, Williams ‘25 - founder of the investment news organization ValueLine
Charles F. White, Bucknell ‘25 - President of M&M Candy Company
Leslie M. Cassidy, Pennsylvania ‘26 - chairman and CEO of Johns-Manville
Earl B. Hathaway, Northwestern ‘27 - President of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Trevor F. Moore, Toronto ‘28 - Vice President - Imperial Oil of Canada
James S. McDonnell, Technology ‘29 - chairman of McDonnell-Douglas
Arthur V. Danner, Indiana ‘30 - President of Mobil Petroleum Company
Leonard E. Root, Pacific ‘32 - President of Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Edward W. Carter, UCLA ‘32 - chairman emeritus, Carter, Hawley, Hale (Nieman-Marcus, WaldenBooks)
Dwane L. Wallace, Wichita ‘33 - chairman of Cessna Aircraft Co.
Semon E. Knudsen, Technology ‘36 - President of Ford Motor Company
David M. Chenoweth, McGill ‘38 - director and executive vice president of Molson Brewries, Ltd.
Edward G. Harness, Marietta ‘40 - CEO of Proctor & Gamble
Walter A. Fallon, Union ‘40 - President and CEO of Eastman Kodak
Forwood C. Wiser, Jr., Northern Illinois ‘42 - President of Trans World Airlines
Charles L. Brown, Virginia ‘43 - chairman AT&T
L. Gordon McGovern, Brown ‘48 - chairman of Campbell Soup
Charles D. Miller, Johns Hopkins ‘49 - CEO of Avery Dennison
John W. Amerman, Dartmouth ‘53 - chairman and CEO of Mattel International
Richard P. Simmions, Technology ‘53 - chairman of Allegheny Ludlum Steel
William M. Crossin, Toronto ‘55 - President, Merle Norman Cosmetics
John P. Morgridge, Wisconsin ‘55 - President and CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc.
John W. Rogers, Miami ‘57 - chairman and CEO of United Parcel Service
Lawrence D. Downing, Iowa State ‘58 - President of the Sierra Club
Gerald T. Aaron, Wichita ‘63 - President of Pizza Hut
Steve Rowley, Ohio ‘65 - President of DAY-TIMERS, Inc.
Michael D. Eisner, Denison ‘64 - chairman and CEO of Walt Disney, Inc.
John H. Eyler, Jr., Washington ‘69 - President and CEO of FAO Schwartz
Miles G. Bryant, III, Arlington ‘70 - President and General Director of Chrysler of Mexico
Literature and Publishing
William Bross, Williams 1838 - Editor - Chicago Tribune
Rossiter Johnson, Rochester 1863 - historian and novelist
Rupert Hughes, Western Reserve 1892 - historian and novelist
Stephen Crane, Lafayette and Syracuse 1894 - journalist and author; Red Badge of Courage
Joyce Kilmer, Rutgers ‘09 - poet and battlefield reporter
Leland Stowe, Wesleyan ‘21 - columnist and 1930 Pulitzer Prize winner
Hedley W. Donovan, Minnesota ‘34 - Editor-in chief of TIME Magazine
Drew Middleton, Syracuse ‘34 - Syndicated columnist and London correspondent, The New York Times
Robert Letts Jones, Stanford ‘35 - President of Copley Newspapers
Austin H. Kiplinger, Cornell ‘38 - publisher of the Kiplinger Letter
Dwight E. Sargent, Colby ‘39 - Editorialist and Editor, New York Herald Tribune
Heywood Hale Broun, Swarthmore ‘40 - Editorialist and author
Donal Dinwiddle, Virginia ‘40 - Editor-in-chief, Popular Mechanics Publishing Company
Buert R. Servaas, Indiana ‘41 - President, The Saturday Evening Post
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Cornell ‘44 - editorialist and author
Richard F. McLoughlin, DePauw ‘50 - President of Reader’s Digest
Donald Axinn, Middlebury ‘51 - poet and author
Robert S. Phillips, Syracuse ‘60 - poet and author
Richard A. Moran, Rutgers ‘72 - author
Joseph P. Turton, Denison ‘94 - author - My Freshman Manual
Entertainment
Edgar J. Bergen, Northwestern ‘27 - ventriloquist and entertainer
George A. “Banana George” Blair, Miami ‘37 - champion barefoot water-skier, businessman, entertainer
Anthony H. Sargent, Washington and Lee ‘55 - News correspondent, CBS News
Noel P. Stookey, Michigan State ‘55 - folk singer and composer, “Paul” of Peter, Paul and Mary
Ronald H. Husmann, Northwestern ‘59 - Broadway and screen actor and producer
Richard D. Threlkeld, Ripon ‘60 - ABC news correspondent
John H. Davidson, Denison ‘63 - actor, singer and comedian
Alan Thicke, Western Ontario ‘67 - actor and songwriter
Stephen R. Walker, Iowa State ‘84 - host of “The Pet Department” - FOX TV
Jonathan M. Frankel, Syracuse ‘86 - news correspondent - NBC
Education
David Starr Jordan, Cornell 1872 - first President of Stanford University
Fenton W. Booth, DePauw 1892 - Dean of Harvard Law
Harry Emerson Fosdick, Colgate ‘00 - theologian, author, educator
James B. Conant, Harvard ‘14 - President of Harvard
Homer W. Davis, Hamilton ‘16 - President of Athens College, Athens, Greece
Dr. Gordon P. Eaton, Wesleyan ‘51 - President, Iowa State University
Dr. Richard A. Kenyon, Clarkson ‘54 - President, Tri-State University
Stanley O. Ikenberry, Illinois ‘56 - Chancellor and President, University of Illinois System
Dr. James B. Holderman, Denison ‘58 - President, University of South Carolina
Dr. Paul J. Olscamp, Western Ontario ‘58 - President of Bowling Green State University
Dr. John E. Brown, Kansas ‘61 - President of Coe College
Dr. William H. Mobley, Denison ‘63 - President, Texas A&M University
Bro. Dr. Craig J. Franz, FSC, Bucknell ‘75 - President, St. Mary’s College of California
Dr. Will S. Keim, Pacific ‘75 - noted motivational speaker and author
Melvin A. Eggers, Syracuse ‘76 - Chancellor of Syracuse University
Dr. Richard N. Cyert, Carnegie ‘86 - President of Carnegie-Mellon University
Sports
Frank S. McGill, McGill ‘15 - member, Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Kenneth L. “Tug” Wilson, Illinois ‘20 - chairman US Olympic Committee
Justin “Sam” Barry, Iowa ‘26 - founder New York Knicks, NBA Hall of Fame coach
Edward S. “Ned” Irish, Pennsylvania ‘28 - NBA Hall of Famer
Don A. Veller, Indiana ‘35 - former head football and golf coach at Florida State University
Andrew Currie, Manitoba ‘35 - professional football player - Regina Roughriders, Canadian Football League Hall of Famer
Leland S. MacPhail, Swarthmore ‘39 - President, National League Baseball and GM of the New York Yankees
Dr. J. Robert Cade, Florida ‘45 - inventor of Gatorade
Frank R. Burns, Rutgers ‘49 - head football coach, Rutgers University
Darrell K. Royal, Oklahoma ‘50 - head football coach, University of Texas
Harvey Kuenn, Jr., Wisconsin ‘54 - baseball player and manager
Michael K. White, California ‘57 - NFL Coach
Louis L. Holtz, Kent State ‘58 - head football coach, University of South Carolina
Peter V. Ueberroth, San Jose ‘59 - organizer of the 1984 Summer Olympics and Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Theodore R. Boehm, Brown ‘60 - chairman, ‘87 Pan Am Games organizing committee
Neil R. Austrian, Swarthmore ‘60 - former president and COO of the NFL
Galen S. Hall, Penn State ‘62 - head football coach, University of Florida
Peter Gogolak, Cornell ‘64 - football player - New York Giants
Clark E. Graebner, Northwestern ‘65 - professional tennis player
James D. Rodgers, Iowa ‘65 - head coach - Boston Celtics
James A. Boeheim, Jr., Syracuse ‘66 - head coach, Syracuse basketball
Rick J. Venturi, Northwestern ‘68 - NFL coach
Bruce N. Coslet, Pacific ‘68 - NFL coach
Thurman Munson, Kent State ‘69 - professional baseball player, New York Yankees
John J. Ebersole, Penn State ‘70 - football player, New York Jets
James H. Sundberg, Iowa ‘73 - professional baseball player, Texas Rangers
Richard W. “Rick” Sund, Northwestern ‘73 - NBA executive
Randolph C. Gradishar, Ohio State ‘74 - professional football player, Denver Broncos
Mark VanEeghen, Colgate ‘74 - professional football player, Oakland Raiders
Randell Gregg, Jr., Alberta ‘75 - NHL defenseman on four Stanley Cup Champions
Paul K. Mokeski, Kansas ‘79 - NBA center
Craig K. Bolerjack, Kansas State ‘80 - CBS sportscaster
Thomas W. Darling, Syracuse ‘81 - silver medal in crew, ‘84 Olympics and crew member, Stars and Stripes, winner of the America’s Cup
Chad G. Little, Washington State ‘85 - NASCAR Driver
James A. Les, Bradley ‘86 - professional basketball player
Politics and Gov
Stephen J. Field, Williams 1837 - US Supreme Court Justice
James Abram Garfield, Williams 1856 - the second fraternity man to become President of the United States
Justin L. Morrill, Middlebury 1860 - United States Senator, Vermont; author of the land grant college act
W.H.H. Miller, Hamilton 1861 - Attorney General of the United States
Daniel S. Lamont, Union 1872 - Secretary of War
George W. Goethals, Manhattan 1877 - US Army General, chief engineer during the building of the Panama Canal
Otto M. Eidlitz, Cornell 1881 - contractor and civic investigator
Charles Evans Hughes, Colgate and Brown 1881 - Governor of New York, US Vice President, Secretary of State, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court
Charles G. Dawes, Marietta 1884 - Vice President of the United States and Ambassador to Great Britain; winner of the Nobel Prize for peace
Arthur M. Hyde, Michigan 1899 - US Secretary of Agriculture
William B. Greeley, Stanford and California ‘01 - chief forester, US Forest Service
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Michigan ‘04 - United States Senator, Michigan
J. Arthur Clark, Toronto ‘06 - President of the Canadian Bar Association
Robert H. Lord, Harvard and Northwestern ‘06 - adviser to the 1918 Versailles Peace Conference
Amos J. Peaslee, Swarthmore ‘07 - United States Ambassador to Australia
W. W. Randolph Burgess, Brown ‘12 - United States Ambassador to NATO
Joseph P. Kennedy, Harvard ‘12 - Ambassador to Great Britain, father of two Senators and a President
James B. Conlan, Harvard ‘13 - Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany
Paul H. Douglas, Bowdoin ‘13 - Senator - Illinois
Sumner T. Pike, Bowdoin ‘13 - President of the Atomic Energy Commission
John L. Keddy, Hamilton ‘15 - Curator of the Smithsonian Institute
Matthew W. Hill, Washington ‘17 - Chief Justice, Washington State Supreme Court
Kenneth B. Keating, Rochester ‘19 - United States Senator, New York; Ambassador to India; Ambassador to Israel; Brigadier General, United States Army
Lester B. Pearson, Toronto ‘19 - Prime Minister of Canada and President of the United Nations General Assembly; Nobel Prize winner for Peace
David E. Lilienthal, DePauw ‘20 - President of the Atomic Energy Commission
Herbert Brownell, Nebraska ‘24 - US Attorney General
Clifford P. Case, Rutgers ‘25 - Senator - New Jersey
Francis H. Russell, Tufts ‘26 - United States Ambassador to Indonesia
General David M. Shoup, DePauw ‘26 - Commandant, US Marine Corps and Congressional Medal of Honor winner
John M. Matthias, Ohio State ‘28 - Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Frank R. Kenison, Dartmouth ‘29 - Chief Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court
Winston L. Prouty, Lafayette ‘30 - Senator - Vermont
Foy D. Kohler, Ohio State ‘31 - ambassador to the USSR
William H. Avery, Kansas ‘34 - Governor, State of Kansas
Robert T. Stafford, Middlebury ‘35 - US Congressman and Senator, Vermont
Hugh E. Rodham, Pennsylvania State ‘35 - Father of First Lady Hillary Rodham-Clinton
Joseph L. Fisher, Technology ‘35 - US Congressman, Virginia
George R. Hunter, Manitoba ‘37 - Member of Parliament
William C. O’Neill, Marietta and Ohio State ‘38 - Governor, State of Ohio
John P. Robarts, Western Ontario ‘39 - Premier, Province of Ontario, Canada
F. Ray Keyser, Jr., Tufts ‘50 - Governor, State of Vermont
Dr. G. William Whitehurst, Washington and Lee ‘50 - US Congressman from Virginia
William H. Brown, Jr., Swarthmore ‘51 - Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives
John B. Conlan, Northwestern ‘51 - US Congressman, Arizona
Alan J. Dixon, Illinois ‘51 - Senator - Illinois
E. Peter Lougheed, Alberta ‘52 - Premier, Province of Alberta, Canada
Robert Hanrahan, Bowling Green ‘56 - US Congressman, Illinois
Ronald A. Irwin, Western Ontario ‘57 - Minister of Indian Affairs
Thomas E. Morgan, Lafayette ‘58 - US Congressman, Pennsylvania
John S. Herrington, Stanford ‘61 - US Energy Secretary
N. Lloyd Axworthy, Manitoba ‘63 - Member of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Michael D. Barnes, North Carolina ‘65 - US Congressman, Maryland
Anthony J. Moffat, Jr., Syracuse ‘66 - US Congressman, Connecticut
Paul R. Ford, Middlebury ‘67 - director of Amnesty International
Les Aspin, Jr., Marquette ‘70 - Congressman from Wisconsin and former Secretary of Defense
Thomas J. Vilsack, Hamilton ‘72 - Governor of the State of Iowa
Dennis R. Rehberg, Washington State ‘77 - US Congressman, Montana
Famous Alumni
Our famous alumni list was provided by http://www.deltau.org. Use the links on the right to see each grouping.
Facts
| Founded: | - November 4, 1834 - William College, Williamstown, MA - Founded as the first non-secret fraternity - Sixth-oldest, oldest active general men’s college fraternity - North America’s oldest and largest non-secret fraternity |
| Founding Principles: | - The Promotion of Friendship - The Development of Character - The Diffusion of Liberal Culture - The Advancement of Justice |
| Fraternity Motto: | - “Dikaia Upotheke”, which translates to “Justice Our Foundation” |
| Fraternity Colors: | - Old Gold - Sapphire Blue |
| Local Chapter: | - Interest Group Started: Fall 1979, Craig Ferguson, Chuck Wegener, Stephen Knapowski, James Clous, Bruce Griffin - Colony Installed: January 9, 1980 - Chapter Installed: May 10, 1986 |
| Famous Brothers: | - Click here to see a listing. |
| International: | - Headquarters: Indianapolis, IN - Official Site |
History
History of Delta Upsilon - International and Local
.:: The Beginning
The Williams campus, in the rugged hills of northwestern Massachusetts, was Spartan. Men lived in barely heated halls, doing the necessary chores themselves. There were no women students on campus. Life focused on knowledge and discourse, religion, and family. There were no radios or televisions; the electric light nor the phonograph had been invented. Even the telegraph Morse code transmitted by wire - was years away. There were neither trains nor paved roads; the efficient use of internal combustion and “horseless carriages” was a good 60 years in the future. The nearest “large” cities, Troy and Schenectady across the New York border, together sheltered only 20,000. The Union had about 14.5 million citizens and slaves in 24 states. Andrew Jackson was President and Abraham Lincoln was a young man of twenty five. Canada was firmly under British domination. The modern world as we know it today lay undiscovered and barely dreamed.
Consider those men who founded Delta Upsilon at Williams College, on a crisp November day in 1834. What do they have in common with you? Why has their inspiration thrived for more than 165 years? What role will their principles play in your life? What is the import of a non-secret fraternity based on the Promotion of Friendship, the Development of Character, the Diffusion of Liberal Culture and the Advancement of Justice?
For more of Delta Upsilon’s history, check out International’s History Page or the International Homepage.
The Michigan Technological University Chapter of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity began as a colony in January 1980. The colony was started by five men who lived on the third floor of West Wadsworth Hall, and were dissatisfied with the fraternities on campus at that time. These men were James Clous, Craig Furgeson, Bruce Griffen, Stephen Knapowski, and Charles Wegener. Craig Furguson was already a member of Delta Upsilon, having been initiated with the reorganized Michigan State Chapter when they went through the Fraternity Installation Ceremony. Charles Wegener also had ties to the Michigan State Chapter through his brother Robert Wegener, and spent many hours at the MSU Chapter house. Craig was approached by the other four men, that they were interested in forming an Alpha Delta Upsilon Colony with his assistance.
On January 9, 1980, the Delta Upsilon Fraternity sent a representative to the MTU campus to meet with the petitioners, and campus officials. The petition to colonize was accepted with the condition that the colony increase membership to twenty four men by February. This was accomplished in short order, and by the end of that month the colony was officially designated as an Alpha Delta Upsilon Colony.
Growth of the Colony was quick at first, then painfully slow. By the end of the Fall term of 1981 the Colony membership was at forty eight men. The requirements for Chapter Installation were fifty undergraduate members, a stable Colony organization and good standing with the Fraternity. At forty eight members, the Colony could not go through Chapter Installation. After several close attempts, and low dips in membership, Wilford A. Butler, CAE, the Fraternity Executive Director, sent an ultimatum to the Colony in October 1985. The Colony had until the end of May 1986 to increase its current membership of twenty four, and have fifty or more initiates for the Chapter Installation Ceremony. If the Colony failed, it would cease to exist as a Delta Upsilon affiliate. The challenge was answered by the membership of the Colony, and the Colony presented sixty five men for the Oath of Initiation at the Chapter Installation Ceremonies took place on May 9 and 10, 1986.
This is the Charter granted to the Chapter on May 10, 1986. It hangs in the living room of our chapter house.
This is a picture of all the brothers who were initiated with the installation of our Chapter. The original also hangs in the living room of our chapter house.As a Colony, there were numerous men who joined, and quit, but the men who stayed perservered through the good times and bad. The Fall of 1981, brought the establishment of a Little Sisters group “The Doves of Delta Upsilon.” This group was small and was disbanded two years later. The presence of this group brought a lot of animosity to the colony, and split the Colony membership into “pro” little sisters, and “anti” little sisters groups. Much was said as to the energy being spent on little sisters, rather than becoming a Chapter.
| Craig Ferguson | 1979-80 |
| James Clous | 1980-81 |
| Terry O’Brien | 1981-82 |
| Stephen Knapowski | 1982-83 |
| Darryl Muir | 1983-84 |
| Larry Krause | 1984-85 |
| James DeClerck | 1985-86 |
These men played a key role leading the Colony towards becoming a Chapter, however the work was accomplished by all of the membership as a team. The least of which were the twelve pledges of Spring term 1986. The men of the Colony continued to work for the betterment of the Chapter after the receiving the Charter.
Fifteen years have passed since our installation date, and while some years are better than others, we are still continuing on. Stronger than ever, we initiated 13 men this past year, more than the past two years combined. We have had the best average GPA for all the fraternities two years running, and this past year we were voted fraternity of the year. With luck and dedication, we will continue to thrive and stay on top for the next fifteen years.
Delta Upsilon
Established on November 4, 1834, Delta Upsilon is the sixth oldest men’s college fraternity. Founded at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachussetts, Delta Upsilon now encompasses over 80 chapters in the U.S. and Canada. Delta Upsilon was the first non-secret and non-hazing fraternity in existence.
Delta Upsilon, an international men’s fraternity founded in 1834, is committed to building better men through four founding principles that challenge our members to expect nothing less than excellence from themselves and others.
There are no secrets with Delta Upsilon. No secret rituals. No secret oaths. We’re proud of what DU stands for. And proud to be the world’s only international fraternity committed to sharing our ideals, symbols, and rituals openly.
Delta Upsilon has more than 85 chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada. More than 110,000 men have been initiated into our brotherhood since our founding. Our members include men from all walks of life and each has been admitted solely on the basis of merit, nothing more, nothing less.
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Wayne, MI
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Surveying
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Taylor, MI
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Civil Engineering
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Belleville, MI
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Members
Welcome to the member’s page. Use the links below or to the right to navigate
About MTU DU
The Michigan Tech Chapter of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity began as a colony in January 1980. The colony was started by five men who lived on the third floor of West Wadsworth Hall, and were dissatisfied with the fraternities on campus at that time. These men were James Clous, Craig Ferguson, Bruce Griffen, Stephen Knapowski, and Charles Wegener.
Craig Ferguson was already a member of Delta Upsilon, having been initiated with the reorganized Michigan State Chapter when they went through the Fraternity Installation Ceremony. Charles Wegener also had ties to the Michigan State Chapter through his brother Robert Wegener, and spent many hours at the MSU Chapter house. Craig was approached by the other four men, that they were interested in forming an Alpha Delta Upsilon Colony with his assistance.
On January 9, 1980, the Delta Upsilon Fraternity sent a representative to the MTU campus to meet with the petitioners, and campus officials. The petition to colonize was accepted with the condition that the colony increase membership to twenty four men by February. This was accomplished in short order, and by the end of that month the colony was officially designated as an Alpha Delta Upsilon Colony.
Growth of the Colony was quick at first, then painfully slow. By the end of the Fall term of 1981 the Colony membership was at forty eight men. The requirements for Chapter Installation were fifty undergraduate members, a stable Colony organization and good standing with the Fraternity. At forty eight members, the Colony could not go through Chapter Installation. After several close attempts, and low dips in membership, Wilford A. Butler, CAE, the Fraternity Executive Director, sent an ultimatum to the Colony in October 1985. The Colony had until the end of May 1996 to increase its current membership of twenty four, and have fifty or more initiates for the Chapter Installation Ceremony. If the Colony failed, it would cease to exist as a Delta Upsilon affiliate. The challenge was answered by the membership of the Colony, and the Colony presented sixty five men for the Oath of Initiation at the Chapter Installation Ceremonies took place on May 9 and 10, 1986.
As a Colony, there were numerous men who joined, and quit, but the men who stayed persevered through the good times and bad. The Fall of 1981, brought the establishment of a Little Sisters group “The Doves of Delta Upsilon.” This group was small and was disbanded two years later. The presence of this group brought a lot of animosity to the colony, and split the Colony membership into “pro” little sisters, and “anti” little sisters groups. Much was said as to the energy being spent on little sisters, rather than becoming a Chapter.
The Colony Presidents were as follows:
Craig Ferguson 1980
James Clous 1980-81
Terrence O’Brien 1981-82
Stephen Knapowski 1982-83
Darryl Muir 1983-84
Lawrence Krause 1984-85
James DeClerck 1985-86
Mark Brinker 1986-87
These men played a key role leading the Colony towards becoming a Chapter, however the work was accomplished by all of the membership as a team. The least of which were the twelve pledges of Spring term 1986. The men of the Colony continued to work for the betterment of the Chapter after the receiving the Charter