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Originally Posted by oldu
Delta Upsilon - Equitable Fraternity - Anti-Secret Confederation
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To clarify and add to this, Delta Upsilon began as "The Social Fraternity" at Williams College in 1834. In 1874, the Williams group, by then known as the Equitable Fraternity, met with groups from Union College (The Equitable Union), Hamilton College (The Social Fraternity or Theta Sigma), and Amherst College (Delta Sigma). Together, these four groups formed the "Anti-Secrecy Confederation."
The fraternity was officially known as the Anti-Secrecy Confederation until the Convention of 1864, when the name Delta Upsilon was officially adopted. This name had been in common use for many years, the Delta Upsilon member badge having been adopted in 1858.
(All of this information is provided on the Delta Upsilon website, except the Williams name change to Equitable Fraternity, which comes from, "Challenge, Conflict, and Change" by Orville Read, Missouri '33 which is the 100th Anniversary book)
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