OUR HISTORY
Alpha Delta Pi is the oldest secret society for collegiate women, founded on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. One of our founders, Eugenia Tucker, was just 16 years old when she entered Wesleyan College, and within her first year she would establish the first sorority in the world, then known as the Adelphean Society, derived from the Greek word, meaning sister. In 1904, the members of the Adelphean Society voted to become a national sorority and changed their name to Alpha Delta Pi in 1905.
Alpha Delta Pi was founded on the values of scholarship, leadership, service to others, and sisterhood. Our sisters encourage one anotherin maintaining the highest standard of our values, and in doing so, our sisterhood not only lasts the years spent together at Texas State; our sisterhood lasts a lifetime!
About Alpha Delta Pi
FOUNDERS
FOUNDERS
FOUNDERS
Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald
Ella Pierce Turner
Sophronia Woodruff Dews
Octavia Andrew Rush
Mary Evans Glass
Elizabeth Williams Mitchell
SYMBOL
FOUNDERS
FOUNDERS
FOUR-POINTED DIAMOND
The four points of our diamond symbolize strengthening character and personality, watching attitudes toward others, recognizing the value of education, and developing faith and loyalty.
COLORS
FOUNDERS
COLORS
AZURE BLUE AND WHITE
The color blue symbolizes friendship, the basic value of which Alpha Delta Pi is founded, and white symbolizes sincerity and truth.
FLOWER
FLOWER
COLORS
THE WOODLAND VIOLET
The Woodland Violet, which grows wild, is the official flower of Alpha Delta Pi. Because it is unavailable for purchase, African Violets are often used to symbolize the Woodland Violet.
MASCOT
FLOWER
MASCOT
LION
Our mascot, Alphie, symbolizes strength, courage and justice.
VALUES
FLOWER
MASCOT
SISTERHOOD, SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE