It existed under this name for over twenty years until its Greek letters were adopted in the 1950s to avoid confusion between the University's mascot and other similarly-named student organizations.

Delta Rho Upsilon elects a Rose Queen each year in addition to holding a semi-formal and formal dance.

Today, a clubhouse for the Active Chapter/Alumni Association is maintained by the fraternity at the corner of Hartwell Avenue and East Broadway Street, off campus.

With the mortgage paid, the DRU Alumni Association asserted their demand for a title, but this had not been provided; instead, the college offered a buyout for $138,000.

[2] With an eye on another building, in 2011 the alumni had determined to sell the 124 McCall property, which it now owned, but which had been cited by the City with complaints about deferred maintenance.