Northern Illinois University · Est. 1985
Brothers, then & now.
Forty years on, we're tracking down the brothers of Delta Sigs — recording their stories and bringing everyone back to the same fire. Pull up a chair and catch up.
Forty years on, we're tracking down the brothers of Delta Sigs — recording their stories and bringing everyone back to the same fire. Pull up a chair and catch up.
We're recording every brother's story and gathering them in one place, so we can all see what's happened in each other's lives since NIU — and truly reconnect. One conversation at a time, the whole chapter comes back together.
We began where the chapter did — with the man who, by his own telling, "gave the wild horses a direction."
Wrestling, mountains, the price of everything — and the night Delta Sigs was born. Recorded fireside, Aug 29, 2025 · 58 min.
"Delta Sigs was a moment in time, where lightning struck. Those characters made it what it was — had they not come together, it wouldn't have gone where it went."
One brother at a time, we're capturing the stories. New interviews drop regularly — join the list and we'll tell you when.
"Lightning Struck" — the founding of Delta Sigs, and a life spent doing the things that are worth the price.
We want to hear from every brother. Got a story — or a name and number we should chase down?
Larry, Arnie, Walt, Matt and the rest of the characters who made it what it was. The list is growing.
Every brother has a story worth keeping. Here's the arc we follow — from the young man you were to the wisdom you've earned.
That final question — your advice to your younger self — is the heart of a book we're writing, dedicated to young men just getting started in their careers and families.
Full interviews are for brothers. We post a short public teaser of each one so it's easy to catch new episodes — we're building a private podcast of these conversations.
In person we keep it dynamic — wireless mics and a phone, recorded while we do something: a workout, a horseback ride, a campfire. No sitting in front of microphones. Anywhere, doing anything. Prefer remote? We do online interviews too.
Tell us how to reach you and how you'd like to do it — we'll set it up.
Already recorded an interview with a brother, or have photos to add to a story? Contribute them here →
Delta Sigs started at NIU in 1985 — a few guys who decided that if the fraternities on campus weren't worth the price, they'd build their own. They did, and it shaped the friendships of everyone it touched.
Four decades later, we're scattered across the country and out of touch. This project is simple: sit down with the brothers, record their stories, and use them to find our way back to the same table. Listen, reconnect, and add your own.
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Saturday, October 4th · DeKalb, IL — come find the brothers.
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