It is our mission to uphold high academic standards, reach out to the community, show kindness to all, encourage unity in Greek Life, and become the maximized men of faith that we need to be. We are brothers through all. We are brothers for life. We are Delta Tau Delta."
-Delta Tau Delta, Iota Xi Chapter Mission Statement-
Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College in present day We
st Virginia. Eight men, angered by a fixed vote for a prize in oratory to be given at the Neotrophian Literary Society (a forum for students to practice and demonstrate skills in poetry, public speaking and writing essays), responded by forming a secret society. The purpose of the new society, known only by the Greek letters Delta Tau Delta, was to see the Neotrophian Society returned to popular control from the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and to form an organization of the student body drawn together by common aims, brotherly regard and desire for mutual support. Delta Tau Delta was born of the knowledge that integrity is essential. The founding principles of Truth, Courage, Faith and Power have provided a guide for both the Fraternity and its membership. Since 1858 the Fraternity has spread to nearly 200 campuses with over 120 active chapters and colonies comprised of about 6,500 undergraduate members. For over 150 years, Delta Tau Delta has in excess of 150,000 men who have become members of the Fraternity. Starting as an interest group, the men that would become the Iota Xi gained colony status in April 2010. Forty men were later chartered on November 20, 2010 after a successful petition becoming the newest fraternity on the Florida Tech campus.
