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Phi Gamma Delta

Tau Nu Chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Since 2014, our brothers have lived in the First Baptist Church of Troy, a downtown landmark where Samuel Wilson, the original Uncle Sam, once served as a trustee.

The story of our house
Brothers gathered on the steps of the chapter house, under its columns and steeple

Brothers since 1984

Tau Nu began as the local fraternity Alpha Beta Gamma and joined Phi Gamma Delta in 1984. Today our brothers are active all over RPI, from Student Government to Rensselaer Endurance Motorsport.

More about our chapter

Not for college days alone

Every fall, graduate brothers come home to Troy for Grad Weekend and the Frank Norris Pig Dinner, the oldest annual alumni event in the Greek world.

Grad Weekend

Our mission and values

Phi Gamma Delta unites men in enduring friendships, stimulates the pursuit of knowledge, and builds courageous leaders who serve the world with the best that is in them.

  • We are united by Friendship

    Brothers live together at 82 Third Street, cook for one another, and keep the Blue and Black family trees’ rivalry going. Every fall, grads from as far back as the 1980s come home for Grad Weekend.

  • The pursuit of Knowledge

    The Bob Pringle Library is the house’s study hall. New members keep study hours there, and older brothers help younger ones through RPI’s hardest classes and get them ready for career fairs.

  • We encourage Service

    Every Grad Weekend, brothers and grads clean up Barker Park next door. Through the year we raise money for causes near and far, from neighbors who lost their homes in a fire down the street to the USO.

  • We believe in Morality

    We look after each other and our guests, with sober drivers at every party and a shuttle all Grad Weekend. As our grads remind us, we earn Troy’s trust by how we act every day.

  • We strive for Excellence

    Brothers lead all over RPI, from The Polytechnic to RCOS. We keep up the largest house on campus with our own hands, with a Work Week before every semester and work parties every week.