Type Catholic Social Motto "Γνωσθεντες εφ Φιλων" Flower Red Carnation | Scope United States Colors Scarlet Red and Gold | |
Founded October 10, 1924; 92 years ago (1924-10-10)
Loyola University Chicago | ||
Alpha Delta Gamma (ΑΔΓ, also known as ADG or Alpha Delt) is an American Greek-letter Catholic social fraternity and one of 75 members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). Based on Christian principles and the traditions of the Jesuit Order of the Catholic Church, Alpha Delta Gamma was founded at Loyola University Chicago on October 10, 1924 as a response to the unwillingness of most national fraternities to colonize at Catholic colleges and universities. Since its founding, Alpha Delta Gamma has expanded conservatively to keep a small but strong brotherhood; thus, the fraternity has chartered 32 chapters in its long history. Today, Alpha Delta Gamma operates 13 active chapters at private and public colleges across the United States, stretching from Los Angeles, California to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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History
Alpha Delta Gamma was founded at the Lake Shore campus of Loyola University Chicago on October 10, 1924 by four students: Francis Patrick Canary, John Joseph Dwyer, William S. Hallisey and James Collins O'Brien, Jr. According to the Alpha Delta Gamma National Web Site, "In effect, they wanted a fraternity founded upon Christian ideals of true manhood, sound learning, and the unity of fraternal brotherhood. These ideals were decreed the purpose of Alpha Delta Gamma when it first came into being. And so the foundation was set, Alpha Delta Gamma was on its way to becoming a city walled!"
In 1926, members of the local organization Delta Theta at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri contacted the Alpha Chapter at Loyola University Chicago, requesting permission to affiliate with the then existing fraternity. Their request was granted and, on October 26, 1927, Alpha Delta Gamma officially charted its Beta Chapter, becoming a national fraternity. The fraternity continued expanding to other Catholic colleges and universities and adopted the descriptive "National Catholic-College Fraternity." This was eventually changed to "National Catholic Social Fraternity" when the organization began expansion to non-Catholic colleges and universities.
Alpha Delta Gamma has remained a small national fraternity, with a total of thirty-two collegiate chapters, thirteen of which are active. Most chapters are located at Catholic universities, but there are no religious requirements for membership.
Active chapters
Beta - Saint Louis University; St. Louis, Missouri
Zeta - Rockhurst University; Kansas City, Missouri
Kappa - The Catholic University of America; Washington, D.C.
Lambda - Loyola Marymount University; Los Angeles, California
Xi - Bellarmine University; Louisville, Kentucky
Rho - Thomas More College; Crestview Hills, Kentucky
Psi - Barry University; Miami Shores, Florida
Alpha Delta - Cabrini College; Radnor, Pennsylvania
Alpha Epsilon - LaGrange College; LaGrange, Georgia
Alpha Eta - McKendree University; Lebanon, Illinois
Alpha Theta - University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas
Alpha Iota - Felician College; Lodi, New Jersey
Alpha Kappa - Marian University; Indianapolis, Indiana
Inactive chapters
Alpha - Loyola University Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
Gamma - DePaul University; Chicago, Illinois
Delta - St. Mary's College; Moraga, California
Epsilon - Loyola University New Orleans; New Orleans, Louisiana
Theta - St. Norbert College; De Pere, Wisconsin
Eta - Quincy University; Quincy, Illinois
Iota - Regis College; Denver, Colorado
Mu - Spring Hill College; Mobile, Alabama
Nu - University of San Francisco; San Francisco, California
Omicron - University of San Diego; San Diego, California
Pi - Marquette University; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sigma - St. Mary's University of Minnesota; Winona, Minnesota
Tau - Northern Kentucky University; Highland Heights, Kentucky
Upsilon - Saint Joseph's University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Phi - Merrimack College; North Andover, Massachusetts
Chi - St. Cloud State University; St. Cloud, Minnesota
Alpha Beta - Philadelphia University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alpha Gamma - Chestnut Hill College; Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania
Alpha Zeta - York College; York, Pennsylvania
Notable members
These names and additional famous Alpha Delts are listed on the Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity website.