Delta Tau Chi
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Delta Tau Chi is a fictional fraternity in the popular 1978 film Animal House.
Supposedly the writer was thinking of "Detox" when he came up with the letters, which appear in Greek as ΔTX. It contrasts with fraternity "Omega," the "end-all" of the Greek system on campus.
Delta Tau Chi is known as the wildest fraternity at fictional Faber College. It is notorious for its crazy parties, low academic performance, and numerous pranks. The Deltas, as they are informally known, are constantly hosting wild parties. During the movie, a Roman toga party is held. According to the Faber disciplinary council, two dozen reports of individual acts of perversion were reported. Douglas C. Neidermeyer, the Omega's sergeant at arms, claims that these acts were "so profound and disgusting" that decorum prohibited listing them.
Deltas have some of the lowest GPAs on campus. They have received a deficient aggregate grade point average for 5 consecutive semesters. The Delta president himself only has a 1.6 GPA. The highest GPA of the pledge class is only 1.2. One member, John "Bluto" Blutarsky, has a 0.0. Another member, Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day, does not have a grade point average, as all his classes are incomplete.
The Deltas are well known for their pranks, some of which are performed on a regular basis. For example, every Halloween the Deltas adorn the trees with underwear; every spring, they make the toilets on campus explode. Other pranks are more unexpected and random. On one occasion, the Deltas dumped a truckload of fizzies into the swimming pool during a meet. On another, the Deltas had the medical school cadavers delivered to an alumni dinner.
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Other Information: Delta Tau Chi is the actual name of a real fraternity which was started in 1990 in Farmville Virginia, at Longwood University. The Alpha Chapter is currently still growing strong, and is thriving at Longwood.
