History

Delta Tau Delta Fraternity was founded in 1858 at Bethany College in Bethany, Virginia. The social life on campus was centered on the Neotrophian Society, a literary society.

In 1858, a group of students met to discuss means to regain control of the Neotrophian Society and return control to the students at large. A constitution, name, badge, ritual and motto were devised, and Delta Tau Delta was born.

In 1886, Delta Tau Delta merged with the Rainbow Fraternity, an old and respected southern fraternity founded in 1848 at the University of Mississippi.

Delta Tau Delta now has one-hundred eighteen undergraduate chapters and colonies, over six thousand active undergraduates, over one-hundred fifteen thousand living alumni, and has initiated over one-hundred fifty thousand members since its founding. Its national community service initiative is Adopt-a-School. The fraternity will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year in Pittsburgh, PA at the 2008 Karnea.

The Gamma Eta Chapter of Delta Tau Delta was recolonized on the The George Washington University campus in 2008, and has maintained a position of excellence in every area of college life since its inception.