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Delta Tau Delta (Syracuse University Chapter) Collection
An inventory of its collection at the Syracuse University Archives
Summary |
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| Creator: | Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. |
| Title: | Delta Tau Delta (Syracuse University Chapter) Collection |
| Dates: | 1907-1982 |
| Size: | 3.75 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The Delta Tau Delta Collection contains scrapbooks, an alumni directory, guest books, and other materials related to its members and activities at Syracuse University |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Historical Note
The Gamma Omicron Chapter of Delta Tau Delta was formally established at Syracuse University in 1910. However, the fraternity’s history at the University begins in 1903, when a group of students formed Syracuse University's Theta Chapter of Sinfonia (now Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia), a musical fraternity. Over the following years, the Theta Chapter began admitting students who were not studying music and began to operate as a general social fraternity. As a result of this change, the group detached itself from Sinfonia and sought out a national Greek letter society that better fit the needs of their organization. In 1909, they petitioned Delta Tau Delta for a charter, which was granted in 1910, officially founding the fraternity's Gamma Omicron Chapter at Syracuse University.
In 2017, the Gamma Omicron Chapter was suspended for violations of school and national fraternity policies. The fraternity’s charter was reinstated in 2023. As of 2025, The Gamma Omicron Chapter of Delta Tau Delta resides at 801 Walnut Avenue.
This collection contains materials that users may find objectionable due to racist, sexist, and homophobic language. The language contained in this collection was conventional at the time of its creation, though no less harmful and inaccurate than it is today. This collection is preserved and presented for its historic and research value.
Scope and Content Note
The Delta Tau Delta (Syracuse University Chapter) Collection includes scrapbooks, an alumni record, guest books, meeting minutes, and other materials related to the fraternity spanning from 1907 to 1982. Also present are programs from Karnea, Delta Tau Delta's national convention. The collection also includes correspondence pertaining to the Theta Chapter of Sinfonia, Delta Tau Delta's predecessor organization, as well as correspondence and a petition requesting that the fraternity be granted a charter from Delta Tau Delta's national governing body.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
One scrapbook was separated to form its own collection, the Ray M. Clark Scrapbook.
One photograph of the 1923 men's basketball team was separated and placed in the Syracuse University Photograph Collection.
More information on the Gamma Omicron chapter of Delta Tau Delta at Syracuse University can be found in the Syracuse University Clipping Files, the Syracuse University Photograph Collection, and the Syracuse University Yearbook Collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Delta Tau Delta (Syracuse University Chapter) Collection,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Gamma Omicron Chapter of Delta Tau Delta in 1982. Additional materials gift of Craig Scholl in 2024.
Processing Information
Materials were placed in acid-free folders in an acid-free box. Plastic enclosures in scrapbook were removed for preservation.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Anna Smallwood
Date: 2016
Revision history: Oct 2025 - Oversize 2 added, Box 3 renamed Oversize 1, three folders added to Box
2 (AES)