From the beginning, Lambda was a leader on campus. The first two Grand Marshals of the school, the highest undergraduate office, were Delta Phis. That tradition has continued and, as late as 2014, the Grand Marshal of the school was a Delta Phi brother. Three of our brothers went on to lead the university as President, and sixteen buildings and structures on campus have been named after our brothers. Numerous brothers have served as trustees on the Board of the university. Over our more than 150 years, we have prospered and grown and sent over 1,000 young men out into the world, armed with the knowledge and experience to help them succeed and contribute to the better good.

In recent times, the entire Greek system at Rensselaer has made an effort to strengthen the relationship with the school and to ensure that Greek life continues to be a vibrant system, contributing to the betterment of the entire campus and remaining one of the important factors that distinguishes RPI from other universities.  Delta Phi has been instrumental in guiding the entire Greek system and fostering better fraternity/school communication by taking a leadership role in the Greek and school alumni organizations and by innovating new and creative ideas that have allowed Greek life to continue to flourish and grow with the support of the school’s administration.

Our fraternity badge, worn as a pin by our members and proudly displayed on our Chapter house, is in the form of a Maltese Cross. The cross was worn by the Knights of Malta, a fraternal order formed in the late eleventh century. Designed by one of our early brothers in 1832, our badge symbolizes our beliefs and guiding principles. It is best expressed in the Delta Phi song, In Futurum: