About Us

Name: Tau Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Colors: White & Navy Blue

Flower: White Chrysanthemum

Established: 1910

Founded: CCNY & NYU

National Publications: Tau Delta Phi Facts

Member Manual: Polaris

National Affiliation: Member of North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC)

Active Chapters: Many

Colonies: Many

Initiates: Over 20,000

Logo: The Crest of Tau Delta Phi

Mascot: Taz

Member Pin: Badge of Tau Delta Phi

New Member Pin: "The Alpha"

A Fraternity of Firsts

The only National Fraternity to have been originally founded as a high school fraternity still in continuous existence.

The only National Fraternity to never have been accused of hazing.

The only National Fraternity to have never had a lawsuit filed against them.

The first Fraternity to allow entrance to all men, beginning in 1932.

The first  Fraternity to allow entrance to African Americans and other minorities beginning in 1932.

The first Fraternity to to allow entrance to men of alternative lifestyles, beginning in 1969.

The first Fraternity to accept men regardless of disability status, beginning in 1932.

The first Fraternity to drop its ethnic roots to become non-sectarian, beginning in 1932.