THE PURPOSE
The purpose of the Fraternity is to promote social integration between brothers. Beta Upsilon Delta is opposed to any sort of isolationism whether it is perpetuated through race or through associations with other people or other organized groups. This is the reason why we recognize ourselves as a social underground Fraternity – we do not identify ourselves as a Fraternity with any racial interests nor do we associate with a council dictating how this brotherhood will be run. This alone inspires our motto of "Keeping it Real"; the brotherhood of Beta Upsilon Delta does not seek to mold an individual therefore the ideal of a Beta Upsilon Delta man will always vary.
THE PHILOSOPHY
The motto of “Keeping It Real†stresses the importance of not only individuality but also dignity to one’s self. We as individuals act differently around different groups of people, whether they are our family or friends because of proper etiquette. However, there are those who are willing to compromise themselves whether it is their family values or even their self worth to join other social groups. Beta Upsilon Delta’s Keeping it Real philosophy opposes such practices. It does not serve to be an excuse to blanket one’s personal troubles or justify ignorance, but to preserve the dignity and determination of the individual.
THE HISTORY
Toward the end of the summer of 1998, two University of California Riverisde students, Jet Tantibanchachai and Jun Tamoro already rushed and pledged for a few fraternities their Freshman year. While pledging other Fraternities the two witnessed the assassination of character and dignity in exchange for Fraternity pride. Together, they formed a new vision of a Brotherhood that would not be categorized by race or image but the quality of a true brotherhood that will not be tainted. That culminated into the Brothers of the Underground Denomination, or BUD for short. The protest of the other organization practices are summed into three words – Keeping it Real; the idea that a person does not have to turn into another person to be part of an organization. Together, they were able to get 19 other students who related to the experiences, 7 who attended the California State University Fullerton to establish the brotherhood known today as BUD, or Beta Upsilon Delta.
The road in establishing credibility within the college community was met with much difficulty and resistance because of three main factors – the refusal of being a part of a council, the so-called unorthodox practices of the Fraternity, and the name itself. Despite the resistance, the brothers of Beta Upsilon Delta pushed themselves harder to carve a niche in the Greek Lettered community, and eventually became one of the more well known Fraternities on the campus of UC Riverside today. During the end of 2001, Beta Upsilon Delta established their newly formed Beta chapter in California State University, Fullerton. As of now, the history of this Fraternity is still unwritten, defying the odds of other contrasting opinions of the existence of the Brotherhood.
EXPANSION
Beta Upsilon Delta is always looking to spread the brotherhood into your respective campus. For more information, please email us at [email protected].
