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Delta Upsilon (ΔΥ), commonly known as DU, is a collegiate men's fraternity founded on November 4, 1834, at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.It is the sixth-oldest, all-male, college Greek-letter organization founded in North America (only Kappa Alpha Society, Sigma Phi, Delta Phi, Alpha Delta Phi, and Psi Upsilon predate). [5]
The honor society standards set by the Association of College Honor Societies are mentioned by the U.S. government's Office of Personnel Management for entry into government employment at GS-7 Level: "Applicants can be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed... by the Association of ...
The ACHS website lists the colors for their 68 member organizations, and the Honor society WP page lists others. Many honor societies invite students to become members based on scholastic rank (the top x% of a class) and/or grade point, either overall, or for classes taken within the discipline for which the honor society provides recognition.
"Honor Societies", illustration from the 1909 Tyee (yearbook of the University of Washington). In the United States, an honor society is an organization that recognizes individuals who rank above a set standard in various domains such as academics, leadership, and other personal achievements, not all of which are based on ranking systems.
Alpha Gamma Sigma (honor society), Regional: California two-year schools, honor, scholarship; Alpha Gamma Upsilon, men's traditional d.--> Alpha Sigma Phi, others; Alpha Iota, women's business professional; Alpha Iota Delta, honor, decision sciences, and information systems; Alpha Iota Omicron, Multiculture, men's traditional
Also not listed is Dave Frohnmayer, initiated as a regular member by the University of Oregon chapter of Delta Upsilon in 2001 at the age of 61. (Frohnmayer's father was a member of the fraternity; however, the Harvard chapter of Delta Upsilon had seceded before Dave Frohnmayer arrived at that school as an undergraduate in the 1960s, precluding ...
Delta Psi Delta (ΔΨΔ) was established at Dartmouth College in 1950 as the Epsilon Delta chapter of Tau Epsilon Phi, a national fraternity. The Dartmouth chapter dissociated from the national in 1969 and reformed itself as the Harold Parmington Foundation. Faced with falling membership in 1981, the fraternity reformed itself with a more ...
Both groups had been members of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS). [1] The notion of consolidation came from a strategic planning session for the Administrative leadership of the two organizations. Phi Upsilon Omicron was also invited to join in the discussion of forming one honor society but demurred. Consolidation was eased by ...