Category Archives: Alpha Delta Pi

Hazing Has No Place in Fraternity and Sorority Life

Hazing has absolutely, positively no place in fraternity and sorority life. It is antithetical to everything brotherhood and sisterhood has to offer and any member who takes part in hazing needs to be dismissed from their respective GLO. One of … Continue reading

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Honoring Memories on Memorial Day

I am grateful for the men and women who have served our country and today I honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. “Of ever honored memory,” a phrase used by Beta Theta Pi, is one that runs through my … Continue reading

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On Alpha Delta Pi’s Founders’ Day

Alpha Delta Pi was founded as the Adelphean Society on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia. In 1905, the Society changed its name to Alpha Delta Phi and installed its second chapter at Salem College in … Continue reading

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Dr. Sara Branham, Alpha Delta Pi, #WHM2018, #notablesororitywomen

Sara Branham graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, in 1907. Her grandmother, Elizabeth Flournoy Stone, was a member of the Class of 1840. Her mother, Amanda Stone Branham, graduated in 1885, and was a member of the Adelphean Society, … Continue reading

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“Your Chapter Is Not Yours . . . It Is In Your Keeping.”

“People support what they help to create,” and “Your chapter is not yours . . . it is in your keeping,” were two of the gems said by Sarah Ruth “Sis” Mullis, a legend among Pi Phis at the organization’s … Continue reading

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Jeanette Barrows, Alpha Delta Pi, #notablesororitywomen #WHM2017

Jeanette Virginia Barrows, a charter member of the Alpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi at the University of Washington, was one of the more than 30 ADPi members who enlisted to serve in World War I. The women were … Continue reading

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Sororities at Oklahoma State and a Depression-Era Service Project

One of my favorite things to read are old issues of fraternity and sorority magazines. In the early 1900s, the National Panhellenic Conference organizations adopted a service project/philanthropy  and members raised funds or did service for that cause. They also did war … Continue reading

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Doris Holmes Blake, Alpha Delta Pi #notablesororitywomen

Alpha Delta Pi was founded as the Adelphean Society on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia. In 1905, the Society changed its name to Alpha Delta Phi. With the installation of its Beta Chapter at Salem … Continue reading

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#WHM – Gladys Gilpatrick, AΔΠ, and the Pillar in Memorial Stadium

March is Women’s History Month (#WHM and #WHM2016), and it is my goal to highlight an outstanding sorority woman each day in March. Please check back every day to see who is in the spotlight for that particular day. I … Continue reading

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December 7, 1941 and the GLO World

December 7, 1941, is a day that has lived in infamy. About a week earlier, fraternity men and women were meeting in New York City at the first joint meeting of the National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) and the National Panhellenic … Continue reading

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