1. DELTA UPSILON INFO NIGHT 2012

2. 2 Agenda  What is Delta Upsilon?  History  Famous Alumni  Facts About Delta Upsilon  What is a DU Man?  Founding Principles  Dues, what they pay for  What you can expect from Delta Upsilon  Events  Questions and Answers

3. 3 What is Delta Upsilon?  The purpose of DU is to Build Better Men with an understanding of our Founding Principles by creating and implementing products and programs that teach leadership, service, and respect for others.  Dikaia Upotheke – “Justice, Our Foundation”

4. 4 History of Delta Upsilon  DU was founded by 30 students on November 4, 1834 at William’s College in Massachusetts  DU was founded against secrecy and corruption of other fraternities of the time  Delta Upsilon is proud to be the world's only international fraternity committed to sharing our ideals, symbols, and rituals openly.

5. 5 History Continued  March 9, 1864 – DU accepted as a name and the constitution was established.  First Canadian Chapter was formed in 1898 at McGill  Guelph Chapter was founded on April 1, 1987 and it was installed as a chapter March 11, 1989.

6. 6 Map of Chapters

7. 7 Characteristics of a DU Man  Thinking – open, intelligent mind  Evaluate/Re-evaluate – evaluate your activities  Creative – move forward while keeping tradition  Action – help make the best men possible

8. 8 Founding Principles  Promotion of Friendship – get along as much as possible  Development of Character – making yourself a better person  Diffusion of Liberal Culture – open to anyone, based on merit  Advancement of Justice – obeying laws of the land, justice, no corruption

9. 9 Our Chapter  As many as 30 members, as little as 4  Over 200 Guelph Alumni  We look for ambitious men with creative ideas; who are doers, enablers, and leaders

10. 10 Positions available  Executive Positions  President  VP Finance  VP Philanthropy/Public Relations  VP Loss Prevention  VP Recruitment  VP Member Education/Academics  VP Alumni Relations/Secretary

11. 11 Positions available cont’d  The Judicial board (Three voted members who don’t hold exec position) mediates conflicts within the chapter and looks to resolve disputes in an impartial manner  Interfraternal  CSA  Alumni Relations  Sports Master Officers

12. 12 Annual Dues – what they cover Loss prevention insurance: International covers liability for injuries or accusations occurring from any DU event. Chapter Administration & Quarterly’s: Issue quarterly reports to chapters Leadership institute, Winter Educational Conference Costs cover to send two members to WEC Majority costs covered to send two members to LI RLS materials & speakers  Fall Semester - $280  Winter Semester - $220  Pledge Fees- $70

13. 13 What To Expect From DU  Opportunity to excel › DU is committed to building better men › Build a quality and comprehensive resume  Need a job when you graduate? No Problem! › Over 65,000 successful alumni worldwide › Would be pleased to recommend or aid in a job search › DU’s are leaders in business, education, arts, science, politics, technology and other fields!  Experience and memories that will last a lifetime!

14. 14 Events – Polar Bear Dip  Team up with the Heart and Stroke Foundation to raise money for life saving research!

15. 15 Events – Trick or Eat  Team up with the University of Guelph and the local community by collecting nonperishable food for the less fortunate on Halloween

16. 16 Walk a Mile  What beats strapping on a pair of your favourite pumps and walking around campus raising money for a local women’s shelter? 16 Text

17. 17 Famous Delta Upsilon Alumni The following men best exemplify our 4 Founding Principles: Promotion of Friendship Development of Character Diffusion of Liberal Culture Advancement of Justice

18. 18 Linus Pauling – The Big One  Graduated from Oregon State in 1922  Brother Pauling won a Nobel prize in the category of Chemistry  He also won a Nobel prize for Peace  He is the only person in history to have been awarded Nobel Prizes in two separate categories I won TWO Nobel Prizes!

19. 19 Michael Eisner – Your childhood’s bestfriend  Brother Eisner graduated from Denison University in 1964  In 2004, Michael Eisner relinquished the post of Chairman; he stepped down as Chief Executive Officer in October 2005, after 21 years with Disney  Eisner had transformed a film and theme park company with $3 billion in enterprise value into an international multimedia colossus valued at $60 billion

20. 20 Lester B. Pearson – Ran This Show  Graduated from the University of Toronto, 1919  Prime Minister of Canada  President of the United Nations General Assembly  Nobel Prize winner for Peace They named an airport after me too, WHAT UP!?!

21. 21 Notables – Entertainment  Alan Thicke – University of Western, Ontario, 1967 – Singer, Actor, Songwriter  Wayne Brady – University of Miami, 1990– Actor & Comedian  Juan Manuel Santos - President of Colombia Text Brady Being a Boss

22. 22 Notables – Science & Technology  Arnold Beckman – Illinois 1922 – Inventor of the pH meter  Dr. Christian B. Anfinsen – Swarthmore, 1937 - Nobel Prize for chem.  Dr. Robert Cade - Texas – Inventor of Gatorade Dr. Robert Cade

23. 23 Notables from Guelph  Calum Ross - Senior Vice President of The Mortgage Centre  Peter Evans - Co-founder of ICON printing  Matthew Walach - Co-founder of Mobile Capital Network Calum Ross Peter Evans Matthew Walach

24. 24... And now, you know!

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