Alpha Delta Pi History
Alpha Delta Pi holds the distinction of being the first secret society in the world for college women and is regarded as the "First and Finest."
We were founded on May 15, 1851, at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia. The original name of the sorority was the "Adelphean Society."
The six original founders of the Adelphean Society were Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, Ella Pierce Turner, Octavia Andrew Rush, Mary Evans Glass, Elizabeth Williams Mitchell , and Sophronia Woodruff Dews.The Adelphean Society flourished through the years and in 1904 the members voted to become national. In 1905 the name was changed to Alpha Delta Phi, but because of continued confusion with a mens' fraternity of the same name, the name was changed once again to Alpha Delta Pi in 1913.
The qualifications for membership have remained unchanged through the years: scholarship, high principles of behavior, and true friendship. Today, there are over 170,000 initiated members of Alpha Delta Pi worldwide and more than 130 collegiate chapters throughout the United States and Canada Throughout our history, from Adelphean Society, to Alpha Delta Phi, to Alpha Delta Pi, the core ideals of our Sorority have remained the same: loyalty and sisterhood as exemplified in our open motto, "We Live for Each Other."
In 1964 Alpha Delta Pi expanded its chapters and opened the Alpha Delta Pi- Delta Omega chapter here,on the Northern Illinois University's campus in DeKalb IL, in 1964. Currently, the many members of the chapter reside at 1230 Blackhawk drive where the chapter house is located.