Alpha Delta Pi (???) is a National Panhellenic sorority founded on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia.
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Founding of Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Delta Pi, nicknamed ADPi, was founded as the first female sorority on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia. It was first named the Adelphean Society, a secret society focused on fellowship and scholarship for girls. Alpha Delta Pi was the first secret society for women. The sorority was founded on the principles of scholarship, leadership, service to others, and sisterhood. These principles still guide the policies and programs of the sorority today.
The open motto of ADPi is "We Live for Each Other," and its colors are azure blue and white. The official flower is the woodland violet; however, since woodland violets are found in the wild and not available for purchase, people often substitute the African violet. The mascot for Alpha Delta Pi is a lion with the nickname of Alphie and the official symbol is the diamond. Alpha Delta Pi currently has 155 chapters in the United States and Canada, with the majority concentrated in the southern United States, and over 140 alumnae associations. Their Executive Office is located in Atlanta, Georgia. Its national philanthropy is the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Alpha Delta Pi was founded by six women: Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Williams Mitchell, Sophronia Woodruff Dews, Octavia Andrew Rush, Mary Evans Glass, and Ella Pierce Turner.
Wesleyan College, the first college for women in the world, was chartered to grant degrees to women. Young women fortunate enough to receive a college education were from progressive and educated families. A typical day for a Wesleyan student was highly regulated. There was a precise schedule for waking, eating, attending classes, taking fresh air and exercising, studying, attending chapel and sleeping. They had few personal liberties and little time for free thinking and socializing.
Alpha Delta Pi is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference, which is the governing council of the 26 member sororities.
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Symbols
The symbols of Alpha Delta Pi are:
- Badge - The first diamond-shaped badge was worn by the Adelpheans in 1852. Stars were not included on this first badge, but it did have a monogram of the Wesleyan pin attached to the badge by a link chain, thus forming a guard. In 1854, the stars were added, but it was not until 1874 that the stars and the clasped hands were raised. This design remained with only slight modifications until 1906 when, at Alpha Delta Pi's first convention, Nanaline King presented a new design for the pin. Her design was a smaller gold badge with a black enamel center which pictured the clasped hands, the two stars, and the Greek letters, Alpha Delta Phi. This design was adopted by the convention and is the same pin we have today, with Alpha Delta Phi being changed to Alpha Delta Pi at the 1913 convention.
- Alpha Badge - New Member Badge, New members wear a gold pin with a lion atop the Greek letters ???.
- Mascot - The lion is the mascot of Alpha Delta Pi. The lion is nicknamed Alphie.
- Official Colors - Azure blue and white are the official colors of Alpha Delta Pi. Blue is symbolic of friendship, the basic spirit upon which Alpha Delta Pi was founded. White symbolizes sincerity and truth, two of the qualities in which Alpha Delta Pi looks for in its members.
- Jewel - Diamond, a symbol of the enduring strength and value of friendship.
- Official Flower - The Woodland Violet, which grows wild, is the official flower. Because it is unavailable for purchase, African Violets are often used to symbolize the Woodland Violet.
- Coat of Arms - Elizabeth Moseley Coles, who was elected national president at the first grand convention, was responsible for having the coat of arms designed. Another sister of Alpha chapter, Agnes Chapman, is given credit for the actual design of the coat of arms. Symbolism from the ritual and the Alpha pin were combined in the coat of arms, and the design originally had a background of violets. In 1919, the convention body voted to make changes and the present design was accepted.
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History
The Adelphean Society was founded on May 15, 1851 by Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald. The society was founded for the purpose of mental, moral, and social and domestic improvement. In 1904, a committee of three, led by Jewel Davis, conferred with Attorney Dupont Guerry, the President of Wesleyan, about to the procedure to become a national organization. They secured a charter of incorporation from the state of Georgia. In 1905, the Adelphean Society changed its name to Alpha Delta Phi. At the time of nationalization, Alpha Delta Phi had 60 active members and 3,000 alumnae.
In 1905, Beta Chapter was established at Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by two members of Alpha Chapter. The chapter has seven members and fifteen new initiates. It thrived for three years until the administration abolished sororities. In 1906, the Gamma Chapter was founded at Mary Baldwin Seminary. Visitors were not allowed at the school, so the chapter charter and special instructions were delivered to the new group by mail. In 1906, Jewel Davis entered The University of Texas at Austin as a graduate student, organized a group, and installed them as Delta Chapter, the fourth chapter of Alpha Delta Phi. Jewel Davis is listed as a charter member as there was no precedent for affiliation. Today, the Delta Chapter at The University of Texas at Austin is the oldest surviving chapter of Alpha Delta Pi. Between 1906 and 1912, eight more chapters were founded at various universities.
In 1913, Alpha Delta Phi officially changed its name to Alpha Delta Pi. The Convention body changed the name of the organization, adopted a recognition pin, and appointed a standardization committee. The trustees at Wesleyan Female College voted to abolish sororities. Chi Chapter, at Wittenberg University was the first chapter to bear the new name. In 1948, Mrs. Carolee Strock Stanard retired as Grand President and part of her keynote address became The Creed of Alpha Delta Pi. In 1960, Alpha Delta Pi's 100th chapter, Delta Omicron, was installed at East Carolina University. In 1971, the Zeta Gamma Chapter was adopted as the first sorority at the University of North Carolina Charlotte's campus.
The first mascot was a griffin.
In 1979, Alpha Delta Pi adopted Ronald McDonald Houses as the National Philanthropy. In 1983, Alpha Delta Pi Foundation was established. In 2001, Alpha Delta Pi celebrated its 150th Anniversary in Atlanta, Georgia, and in 2006, the Delta chapter, the oldest open chapter of ADPi, celebrated its 100th anniversary at The University of Texas at Austin. In 2009, Theta Theta Chapter at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut was installed. Theta Theta was the 200th chapter of ADPi to be installed. Chapters continue to be installed and anniversaries celebrated at numerous university campuses. In 2014, the Delta Sigma Chapter was reinstalled at The University of Mississippi.
The Beta Epsilon Chapter at the University of South Carolina is currently the largest chapter of all sororities in the nation with 415 active members.
The Adelphean of Alpha Delta Pi
- The Adelphean is a quarterly magazine complied with recent events, upcoming activities, outstanding members and chapter news. It is a subscription for members and alumnae and promotes leadership on and off campus. The Adelphean has a partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities and other local organizations.
- The first issue of the Adelphean was published March 12, 1907 by a select group of national Alpha Delta Pi leaders and included a collection of letters from outstanding members and updates on the expansion of the secret society. At this time, Alpha Delta Pi was still referred to as "Alpha Delta Phi".
Notable ADPis
- Kathy Bates (Alpha Zeta) - actress
- Alexis Bellino (Alpha Gamma) - The Real Housewives of Orange County
- Bree Boyce (Zeta Phi) - Miss South Carolina 2011
- Kate Capshaw (Alpha Gamma) - actress; (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) and wife of Steven Spielberg
- Deana Carter (Alpha Kappa) - country singer
- Jenna Day (Beta Psi) - Miss Kentucky 2013
- Cathy Deupree (Eta) - singer
- Ainsley Earhardt (Iota and Beta Epsilon) - Journalist and co-host of FOX and Friends
- Monique Evans (Delta) - Miss Texas 2014
- Karen Fairchild (Kappa) - country singer; member of Little Big Town
- Kelli Finglass (Gamma Chi) - Director of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
- Nancy Grace (Delta Theta) - CNN News host
- Lauren Grandcolas (Delta) - author, passenger on United Airlines Flight 93
- Karen Hughes (Alpha Zeta) - Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- Anna Kooiman (Eta Alpha) - Reporter and co-host on FOX & Friends weekend
- Neva Jane Langley (Gamma Gamma) - Miss America, 1953
- Danica McKellar (Alpha Chi) - actress; (The Wonder Years)
- Danielle Murphree(Eta) - Big Brother contestant
- Jessica Nelson North (Theta) - poet and author. Editor at Poetry
- Sandra Palmer (Gamma Upsilon) - professional golfer
- Lu Parker (Zeta Sigma) - Miss USA 1994; KTLA news correspondent
- Emily Procter (Delta Omicron) - actress; (CSI: Miami, The West Wing)
- Ali Rogers (Zeta Nu) - Miss South Carolina 2012-2013, 1st runner-up Miss America 2013
- Leigh Sherer (Kappa) - Miss Alabama 1995, top ten Miss America 1996
- Carol Shields (Phi) - author; winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1995
- Jean Smart (Alpha Theta) - actress; (Designing Women, 24, Samantha Who?)
- McKey Sullivan (Delta Pi) - model; winner of the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model
- Mary Kate Wiles (Alpha Psi) - actress
- Judy Woodruff (Omicron) - news correspondent
- Maggie Bridges (Zeta Omicron) - Miss Georgia 2014
- Michelle Pfeiffer - actress, singer, and producer
- Summer Rae - WWE Diva
- Kylie Williams - Miss Florida 2007; contestant on "Miss America: Reality Check"
- Brooke Hyland -reality TV show "Dance Moms"
- Lauren Akins - humanitarian and wife of country singer Thomas Rhett
- Shayari Peiris- famous Latino singer, expert dancer, played in the WNBA as a Shooting Guard. Got a 95 on math test. Expert meditator and yoga instructor. INFP-A personality type.
Alpha Delta Pi chapters
See also
- List of social fraternities and sororities
References
External links
- Alpha Delta Pi's Official International Website
- Alpha Delta Pi Memorial Headquarters historical marker
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