Information for Parents
Your son may be considering membership in Delta Tau Delta Fraternity or may have already taken the step forward by signing a bid card seeking full membership in the fraternity.
You no doubt have a lot of questions and concerns about how this fits into your son’s college experience. Watch this video to learn more about what Delta Tau Delta stands for, and see the FAQ below for the most common questions we receive.
Delta Tau Delta Parents Club
Getting involved with the Delta Tau Delta Parents Club is a great way to support your son’s college experience.
The Parents Club decorates the house during Christmas and also supports the undergraduates during Finals Week. For more information, please contact Mom Donna Allen.
Frequently Asked Questions
We hear this one a lot, and the concern is that being in a fraternity will be bad for your son's grades. This is not born out by the facts. OSU tracks the GPA of men in fraternities and compares it to the GPA of non-fraternity men. The All- Fraternity Average (AFA) is consistently higher than the All-Men's Average (AMA). The uncomfortable reality is that, in a dorm room your son can very easily shut his door, not go to class, and no one will check on him.
At Delta Tau Delta, we support our brothers through challenging times and direct them to resources that can help them when appropriate. It is this accountability and support system that drastically increase the odds of your son graduating with a degree in hand.
No more so than living anywhere else on campus. The cost of living at Delta Tau Delta for one semester is $5200 (plus some one time fees during the first semester). Our state-of-the-art facility opened in the fall of 2021. This includes meals that are better than what you'll find on campus, a dedicated parking spot (no fighting for a spot), and access to all of the Delt-exclusive personal and leadership development programs that we offer. College is historically expensive, but we're doing everything we can to increase the value that your son is getting from his time.
The difference between Delt and the dorms is that dorms are just where you live. Delt is your home away from home.
That's a real concern. Every year there's a national story about an entirely avoidable tragedy. It's something that we take very seriously. We have a zero-tolerance policy for hazing, and anyone caught violating it is brought up for suspension immediately.
Absolutely. We encourage all of our members to spend the holidays with their families. As it pertains to weekends, there is no formal rule, but in their first semester, we have found that freshmen adjust better if they aren't going home every weekend. With football games and plenty of sorority events, there's just so much that they'd miss out on.
There is a whole team of them! Delta Chi chapter of Delta Tau Delta has two chapter advisors, Logan Holden ('14) and Shae Roggendorff ('92). They work directly with the chapter to encourage that they do the right things. Additionally, they have a team of area-specific advisors that support the undergraduates in the areas of academics, accountability, and finance, among others.
We also have a "house mom", Donna Allen, who works as a liaison between the chapter and the Delt parents club. She lives in an apartment built into the Delt house fulltime and is invaluable resource.
There are also countless other Delt alumni working to support the undergraduates in various capacities.
The best way is to join the Delta Tau Delta Parent's Club. Mom Donna Allen works with Delt parents to support the undergraduates during finals week, and they help decorate the house during Christmas.
There is also a Dad's Day in the Fall and a Mom's Day in the Spring where parent's are encouraged to come to Stillwater and spend the day with their sons.
