Who We Are Executive Board
Recent Awards Athletics & Academics

Ohio University Delts
Beta Chapter, Delta Tau Delta, was founded on June 21, 1862, and is the longest continuously existing Delt chapter in the world. We presently have 67 active members and over 1000 supportive living alumni.

The rich history of Delta Tau Delta is evident throughout the beautiful Ohio University campus. Seventy-Five percent of the buildings in Ohio University's College Green are Delt related, including the highest point on campus; Galbreath Chapel. Located at 4 Universtiy Terrace, the Delta Shelter is in the center of the entire campus.

Beta Chapter Exec

Chapter executives are elected in the fall and take office in the winter.

President - Scott Steidel
Vice President - Joe Lowry
Corresponding Secretary - Andy DiBlasi
Recording Secretary - Shawn DeRose
Director of Academic Affairs - Pat Crosby

Recent Awards given to Beta Chapter

Homcoming Float Building Contest - 1st Place
Greek Week Overall Winner

In the fall, Beta Chapter received many awards at the Delta Tau Delta International Awards Convention in Chicago. These Honors included:

  • Toward 2000 Award
  • 135 Year Anniversary Award
  • Exceeding the National All Male GPA/
    All Fraternities GPA
  • Exceeding the All Male GPA/
    All Fraternities GPA on Our Campus
  • Being Ready to Blossom Award
  • Adopt-A-School Community Service Award

Beta Chapter Athletics and Academics
Athletics and Academics go hand in hand for the Delts of Ohio University.

Beta Chapter is one of only two fraternities who have won the prestigious IFC All-Sports trophy in the '90s. During the past school year, we captured the championship in IFC soccer, football, softball, indoor soccer, and swimming, as well as third place in basketball, broomball, golf, and volleyball, thus accumulating more athletic points this school year than any other fraternity on campus. We are currently in first place for the IFC All-Sports Trophy.

We have several Brothers who have participated or are currently participating in Varsity Sports for Ohio University, these members are:

  • Gus Johnson, Basketball
  • Joel Stanley, Basketball
  • Bob White, Baseball
  • Scott Steidel, Football
  • Jason Fine, Football
  • Bill Peters, Football
  • Luke Wimmers, Wrestling
  • Brandon Collier, Wrestling
  • Jon Apple, Swimming
  • Chris Witham, Swimming
  • Brandon Emerson, Rugby
  • Steve Churchill, LaCrosse
  • Sean Savage, LaCrosse

For the past 7 years, Beta Chapter has been in the Top 5 average GPA for entire Greek community at Ohio University. This includes 2 years of first place for all fraternities, and 1 year of second overall GPA for any student organization. We have also exceeded the all-male GPA and all-campus GPA for the past 12 years.