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The majestic former home of the Oklahoma Chapter is preserved in this renditioll by artist Greg Bums.
DU Tradition Preserved by Oklahoma Chapter "Although the house is gone, its memories have been preserved." The Oklahoma Chapter of the Delta Upsilon International Fraternity is one of the oldest fraternity traditions on the University of Oklahoma campus. The chapter house has been located at the corner of Brooks and College for nearly 70 years. The address of 603 W. Brooks has been "home" for over 1,500 young men who have been members of the Oklahoma Chapter of DU since 1927. As a result of the success of the Oklahoma Chapter, it has grown in both size and stature on the University of Oklahoma campus. In the early 1990s it became clear that a newer and larger chapter house was essential to the continued success of the Oklahoma Chapter. In the fall of 1992, the house corporation obtained a newer, more upto-date and larger facility through the purchase of the recently vacated Kappa Delta chapter house located at 505 Emerald Way. Since that time the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Delta Upsilon Corporation have maintained the old chapter house, seeking a buyer who could utilize thi s property as a fraternity house or university facility. Unfortunately, the Board was ultimately 18
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required to sell the property in the winter of 1996 to the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter for use as a parking lot. In January 1997, the cherished home of the Oklahoma Chapter of the Delta Upsilon International Fraternity for nearly 70 years was demolished. Prior to its destruction , the Oklahoma DU Board undertook a project to help preserve the memories of this facility. The image of this historic chapter house has been carefully and artistically preserved in an ink and watercolor painting by noted Oklahoma artist Greg Burns. This is a work of art that all men of DU will want to own. A limited quantity of ink and watercolor prints of this painting are now available. These full-color copies are double-matted, framed and individually signed and numbered by Greg Burns . The price of each framed print is $150 and includes shipping and handling. To order your print, please send your check made payable to Oklahoma Delta Upsilon Print, c/o Oklahoma Delta Upsilon Corporation, P. O. Box 21036, Oklahoma City, OK 73156, or call Rodney Cook, Oklahoma '79, at 405 .348.7305 or Doug Stussi, Oklaho1l1a '77, at 405 .340.8512. Please including shipping instructions.