In the fall of 1984 a group of men contacted the Kappa Delta Rho National Fraternity. They were seeking an organization that stood for brotherhood, and placed honor before all things. The ideals of Kappa Delta Rho fit their needs and a "group of intent" was established in order for these men to better acquaint themselves with the Fraternity.

In the fall of 1985 this group of intent became the Upsilon Alpha Provisional chapter of Kappa Delta Rho, which was followed by a successful open rush. In recognition of it's hard work, on the 22nd of March 1986 the Upsilon Alpha Chapter was chartered by the National Fraternity becoming the first National Social Fraternity at Parks College of Saint Louis University. The men responsible for that acomplishment are:

The charter members of Kappa Delta Rho could not have accomplished so much without the help and support of the late John C. Carl (Theta, '51). His name will forever live in the hearts of our members, and his generosity will never end as a result of his annual chapter scholarship.  John's outstanding wisdom and guidance was a mainstay throughout the difficult process of creating what has become the best chapter at Saint Louis University.

With the move of the Parks campus to the Frost campus of Saint Louis University, KDR led the way becoming the first Parks organization recognized by the Saint Louis University Inter-Fraternity Council and at the time was the 6th Fraternity at Saint Louis University.

Kappa Delta Rho is the only fraternity to have survived the move from Parks, and as of 2006 had reached its 20th year as a chartered fraternity. The closeness and family oriented structure of the chapter has been the driving force as we continue to lead our lives under the motto "Honor Before All Things."