The North Carolina Chapter of Delta Upsilon Fraternity was chartered in April 1953 in response to the Delta Club's application in 1952 for national affiliation. In 1925, 1926, and 1927, Sigma Delta, another local fraternity, had applied to affiliate with Delta Upsilon Fraternity but had been denied each time. North Carolina Delta Upsilon Foundation, incorporated in 1954, owns the chapter house, provides scholarship aid for members, and funds the chapter's educational programs. The collection includes petitions, 1926-1927, from Sigma Delta to Delta Upsilon; records of the North Carolina Chapter of Delta Upsilon; records of the North Carolina Delta Upsilon Foundation; and records of Don Watkins, adviser to the chapter. Chapter records include alumni newsletters; bylaws; budgets; newspaper clippings; correspondence; incorporation certificates; meeting minutes; membership lists and alumni directories; photographs; publications, including a history of the chapter; event fliers and other publicity items; rush booklets; and a reel-to-reel audiotape of the 1967 Founder's Day Banquet. Foundation records include correspondence, financial information, meeting minutes, and a great deal of information on the Delta Upsilon house renovations, including correspondence with the architects, public hearing notices for zoning meetings, fundraising information, newspaper clippings, and architectural plans. Don Watkins's records include correspondence from the university to him about fraternity performance and correspondence between Watkins and fraternity members and alumni.
