Most Meaningful part of creed, mission, symphony, etc.

[DUKyleXY]

Although Delta Upsilon does not have a creed, we do have our Oath of Initiation and Our Four Founding Principles which we use to guide our daily lives.

Four Founding Principles:

The Promotion of Friendship
The Development of Character
The Diffusion of Liberal Culture
The Advancement of Justice.

The Oath of Initiation: (I have bolded my favorite parts)

I, of my own free will and accord, in the presence of God and of these witnesses, do hereby solemnly declare that the principles of this Fraternity as they have been explained to me accord entirely with my own views; and I solemnly promise that as a member of this Fraternity I will faithfully adhere to those principles endeavoring in every way to perfect myself morally, intellectually, and socially, and endeavoring also to act towards others according to that high standard of conduct required by the Fraternity.


I solemnly promise that I will be loyal to the Delta Upsilon Fraternity and to this chapter, abiding by their rules, discharging my obligations to them faithfully, and using all honorable means to promote their interests.


I solemnly promise that I will share with my brothers the duties of my chapter; that I will uphold and encourage them in all that is honorable and right; that I will ever extend to each brother the right hand of sympathy; and that at all times and in all circumstances I will endeavor to cultivate those sentiments which should ever exist between brothers.


All this I solemnly promise upon my honor, without any equivocation, mental reservation, or secret evasion of mind whatsoever.


From the "RITUAL OF INITIATION," The Delta Upsilon Fraternity

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by DUKyleXY

Although Delta Upsilon does not have a creed, we do have our Oath of Initiation and Our Four Founding Principles which we use to guide our daily lives.

And you get to share that with non-members?

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

And you get to share that with non-members?

All of DU's rituals are "open".

[AlwaysSAI]

My Favorites here are in Purple

Our Ideals:
Phi Sigma Pi's Purpose is to bring together some of the brightest and most motivated students on campus and work together in a spirit of excellence to encourage three ideals (aka: the tripod):

* The acquisition and dissemination of information and knowledge through scholarship.
* The application of professional skills and the fostering of leadership qualities by promoting and advancing the welfare of humanity.
* The fostering of non-discriminatory, fraternal fellowship within our ranks.

We also have two official songs:

Brothers Are We
By: Charles Darrin & Edward Ingraham

Bound by the ties of friendship,
Bound by the ties of truth,
Ideals to show us service, love, and loyalty

For you is service honor,
To keep your standard true.
Through all the years together,
We pledge our lives to you.

Brothers are we in Phi Sigma Pi;
Knowledge the teacher, skill the means of life,
Fellowship ever to live or die,
Brothers are we forever, Phi Sigma Pi.

Brother
By: Thomas "Ted" Daniels

It wasn't long ago that I was all alone.
I never had anyone, anyone to call my own.
I knew where I was going, but I never had a clue
what my life would really be until I found you.

You pulled me from the lonliness; you made me feel at home.
You taught me about Brotherhood, now I know I'll never roam.
We started out as strangers, but now we're more than friends
We've become a family that I know will never end.

(Chorus)
You're my Brother-You have always been there.
You're my Brother-in my time of need.
You're my Brother-I will follow you anywhere,
You're my Brother-no matter where life leads.

You've always stood beside me every step of the way.
We do that for each other, yeah, we do that day by day.
If we stand together, united as one,
We can do anything that we need to get done.

(Repeat Chorus)

I put my life in your hands, I laid it on the line.
I know you will never let me down.
And I will come running if ever you should call
Even though I may not always be around because...

(Repeat Chorus)

You're my brother...for a lifetime guaranteed.

[DUKyleXY]

NutBrnHair,

Delta Upsilon is a non-secret fraternity. As ForeverRoses mentioned, this means that all of our Rituals are open to the public, you can even read the text on our Fraternity website, here.

Thanks for asking