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The Delts have restored the house where our founding took place. For some reason the links for Bethany College are not working, neither for our Theta chapter there. When they are back up I will let you know. Here is a little history about it. In any event, there is a lot of historical relics there that I hear are really cool. And our headquarters in Indiana holds a ton of historical artifacts.
1977 The Fraternity restores the Bethany Founding House, birthplace of Delta Tau Delta. The restoration project, first a dream of Delts at Bethany, was started at the 1970 Karnea in Toronto when Theta chapter delegates proposed the project. An initial gift of $1,000 on the floor of the convention by a young Theta chapter Delt, Barry Gardner, matched immediately by a gift from former President G. Herbert McCracken, Pittsburgh '21, prompted an Arch Chapter study of possibilities. This story demonstrates how brotherhood sustains us: a group of Delts had a common goal; they presented their idea to other brothers who responded with enthusiasm. Brotherhood creates a community of individuals with common concerns, and goals are contagious.
1980 The 75th Karnea, meeting in Pittsburgh, makes the pilgrimage to Bethany for the formal dedication of the Founders' House. Both the refurbished Founders' House and the pilgrimage were the product of hundreds of lives committed to excellence. Both efforts were in tribute, also, to those lives of excellence. These events serve as shining examples of Delta Tau Delta's strong foundation in truth, courage, faith, and power, its pride in the past, and its confidence in the future.
Currently, UG members selected to attend our leadership academy do so at Bethany College and get to explore the house and recently, our Arch Chapter, the governing body, held their first meeting there.
I have not been able to attend but will be when we celebrate our 150th anniversary in 2008. Our convention is at our founding's backyard in Pittsburg.
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