Alpha Gamma Delta (), also known as Alpha Gam, is an international women's fraternity and social organization. It was founded on May 30, 1904, by eleven female students at

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, making it the youngest member of the Syracuse Triad of North American social sororities, along with Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Phi. Since then, Alpha Gamma Delta has, initiated over 201,000 members and has 199 installed collegiate chapters and more than 250 alumnae groups. The main archive URL i
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The fraternity provides various social, academic, leadership, and community service opportunities for collegiate members and alumnae. Throughout the organization's history, it has sponsored charities and causes via grants, scholarships, and volunteer hours. Its current initiative is a fight against hunger, for which it has partnered with the nonprofit organizations

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. Alpha Gamma Delta is one of 26 North American sororities that are members of the

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, an umbrella organization. Alpha Gamma Delta's international headquarters is located in

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, Indiana.

History

Founding

In 1904, efforts to introduce a new women's fraternity at Syracuse University began from eleven women and Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a professor at the university who encouraged his students to form new fraternities and was instrumental in the early development of Alpha Gamma Delta. In May of that year, the founding women chose the fraternity's colors, motto, and badge. Alpha Gamma Delta was officially founded on May 30, 1904, at Dr. Coddington's home with eleven founders: * Ethel Evelyn Brown Distin * Flora Knight Mayer * Georgia Alberta Dickover * Estelle Shepard Beswick * Emily Helen Butterfield * Edith MacConnell Hickok * Georgia Otis Chipman * Grace Mosher Harter * Mary Louise Snider * Jennie Titus Smith Morris * Marguerite Shepard. At the founding, its constitution and bylaws were read and adopted, and suggestions for a ritual were made. Jennie Titus was elected as the first president. Unlike many other groups founded at the time, Alpha Gamma Delta was founded as a US-wide women's fraternity rather than a local fraternity or literary or professional society, refusing an offer to join one of the other two US-wide women's fraternities on campus. The organization's official designation as a fraternity rather than a sorority derives from an early advisor who noted that ''soror'' is a Latin word with no connection to the Greek traditions cited by similar collegiate social groups. Many other Greek-letter organizations for women refer to themselves as fraternities, although in the collective sense they are generally called sororities.

Expansion and first philanthropies

Alpha Gamma Delta expanded to an unusual extent during its early years; its ''Beta chapter'' at was founded at the

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in 1905 and by 1909, its 9th chapter—''Iota''—was founded at the

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. The fraternity's first National Conference was held in 1907, and two years later, it joined the

. Alpha Gamma Delta began international expansion in 1919 with the chartering of its ''Tau chapter'' at the

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. The fraternity held its annual meeting as the International Convention and adopted an international philanthropy project. The 1910s and 1920s saw the beginning of the fraternity centralizing its philanthropic objectives towards single causes. Instead of hosting its sixth annual National Convention, the fraternity's national president canceled the meeting and asked chapters to donate their $50 fees to war relief efforts. Many chapters adopted war orphans or made garments, beginning the fraternity's timeline of organized charitable activity. During

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, the fraternity supported the

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and various war relief efforts. This service continued during

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. In 1920, the fraternity created its first official philanthropy by starting a summer camp for underprivileged children in

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, which expanded into Wellington, Canada. These camps hosted more than 7,000 children and ran for 27 years. In 1947, Alpha Gamma Delta's primary philanthropic activities shifted from volunteering with underprivileged children to sponsoring counselors for the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults. That year, the fraternity held its first International Convention outside the United States, in

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. By 1949, the fraternity had installed 60 chapters and had initiated 20,840 members. In 1959, at the organization's 22nd International Convention,

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merged with Alpha Gamma Delta and added 19 chapters to the latter's roster.

Organizational and philanthropic changes

During and after the 1960s, the organization underwent restructuring, in which it created a separate branch to manage its philanthropic sponsorships and run programs for its members. A separate foundation, originally called the Founders Memorial Foundation, was established in 1962 to handle fundraising; it was later renamed the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. This Foundation managed the funds raised by collegiate and alumnae chapters via activities and by direct donations to the foundation. In 1979, the fraternity partnered with the

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and again changed its primary philanthropic focus, which would later expand in 1991 to diabetes treatment and research. Alpha Gamma Delta celebrated its centennial anniversary during its 2004 International Convention. In the 2010s, Alpha Gamma Delta continued to change and restructure, creating a separate branch to manage its collegiate housing and again changing its service and philanthropy programs. The fraternity founded its Fraternity Housing Corporation in 2010 to provide local chapters with a national

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and funding option; in 2021, circa 100 out of 125 active chapters are managed under this corporation. The fraternity partnered with

and

in 2017 and now focuses its community service and fundraising initiatives towards fighting hunger . Alpha Gamma Delta gives back to the community through community service efforts. In 2016, they launched their first International Week of Service where members from all over North America participate in local community service initiatives. Members volunteer their time at humane societies, retirement communities, local clean up services and many more. By volunteering together during Week of Service, they are able to impact their communities.

Programs

Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation

Alpha Gamma Delta participates in philanthropy through donations made through a separate arm, the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation. Created in 1962, the Foundation provides grants to organizations and individuals in the U.S. and Canada who are involved in fields related to certain causes. The Foundation currently and historically awards scholarships and grants, funds wellness programs, and provides leadership training and other courses. Since 2017, the fraternity's philanthropic objective has been to fight hunger, and it currently works with

and

America. , its campaign, which is titled "Full Plates. Hearts. Minds", provides meals for hungry people and creates awareness of

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Local activities

Collegiate and alumnae members participate in fundraising activities for the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation and volunteer with and raise funds for food-based organizations in local communities, including Feeding America and Meals on Wheels. Chapters plan their own local events, which include fundraisers and galas. Chapters also plan social events such as formals and mixers with fraternities, host sisterhood activities and reunions, and participate in charity-related events. As for academics, each chapter must maintain a 2.9 average GPA to remain in good standing with the national organization. The fraternity has scholastic recognition and programs for individuals who maintain a GPA above 3.14 and for chapters averaging from 3.14 to 3.5 and higher. Alpha Gamma Delta created an annual internal celebration called International Reunion Day in 1936, as many of its collegiate chapters could not celebrate the organization's Founder's Day on May 30 due to university vacation closures or final exams held on that day. Collegiate and alumnae chapters were—and still are—encouraged to meet on the third Saturday of April instead.

Symbols

While Alpha Gamma Delta has no official symbols, it has official flowers, colors, and a jewel chosen by the founders. Alpha Gamma Delta's flowers are red and buff roses, and green asparagus plusmosa ferns, matching the official colors red, buff, and green. The jewel is the pearl. The ''

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'' of the fraternity were designed by founding member Emily Helen Butterfield in 1906. The fraternity's vision is to "Inspire the woman. Impact the world", while its motto is to "Loving, Leading, Lasting"

Mascot

In 1915, ''Gamma chapter'' at

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chose the mascot, a squirrel, and named it Skiouros, with the following explanation:

"... me emberssought a mascot to symbolize the characteristics of the colors and progress of Alpha Gamma Delta ... the little squirrel, typical frequenter of autumn haunts, was chosen as the mascot. Our little friend, we find, is also nimble and agile—he leaps from branch to branch and ymbolizesthe spirit that never dies, the spirit of energetic alertness and progress."

Badge

The fraternity's founders designed a badge; they decided on a new design submitted by Mr. J. F. Newman, a jeweler, in the following months: "The second, and current, badge features a plain Delta (), a chased Gamma (), and an Alpha () set with pearls he official jewelor diamonds superimposed on the other two letters". Members may attach one of several honors chains to their badges if they have received the appropriate honor.

Membership

According to Alpha Gamma Delta, the fraternity has an initiated member base of over 201,000 and 119 active chapters. As with all

(NPC) sororities, women may join Alpha Gamma Delta if they attend as an undergraduate a university with an active chapter from which they receive a membership offer. Prospective members must meet the fraternity's national minimum GPA requirement (2.5/4.0) as well as the chapter's requirement. Alternatively, women past college-age may be invited or may apply to join via alumnae initiation if they are not already a member of another NPC sorority, a process which 20 of the 26 NPC members also participate in. Due to NPC agreements, no woman who has been initiated into another NPC sorority may join another one, although no NPC member is restricted from joining a professional or service

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. Collegiate members have chapter meetings, philanthropy events, and chapter leadership opportunities; according to the fraternity's website, active membership involves programming with the Epsilon Pi Journey. Alumnae in good standing may join one of 250+ alumnae clubs in North America.

Leadership

International Headquarters is the governing body for all members—undergraduate and alumnae—and is headed by an International President. The International Headquarters calls an annual meeting of chapter presidents and any alumnae or collegiate members who wish to attend. As chapters expanded early in the 20th century, Alpha Gamma Delta established fraternity provinces organized by geographic region; these have directors who lead each province and represent them to the International Headquarters. Individual collegiate chapters follow a standardized leadership structure; they have an elected executive board consisting of a president and several vice presidents with different responsibilities. Alumnae often act as advisors or volunteers for a nearby collegiate chapter. In 1982, the fraternity launched an annual leadership program, The Leadership Conference, to provide its members with leadership education. However, after continual requests for the program to speak at conferences, present at events, or run corporate retreats, this program branched into an organization of its own, the Leadership Institute, which now runs around 60 programs to address women's leadership, both inside and outside of workplaces and careers. Today, Alpha Gam hosts an annual Academy for Collegiate Officers and biannual Academies for Chapter Officers and its Volunteer Service Team.

Chapters

Alpha Gamma Delta House, Urbana, IL (NRHP)

Alpha Gamma Delta has 199 collegiate chapters across North America; these are grouped and named by geographical region. The longest-running active collegiate chapter is ''Delta chapter'' at the University of Minnesota. Since its re-establishment in 2010, the oldest active collegiate chapter is the ''Alpha chapter'' at Syracuse University.

Fraternity Housing Corporation

The Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) is a 501(c)(7) organization formed in 2010 to provide student housing for the fraternity's undergraduate members. Currently, the FHC provides property management services to about 100 collegiate chapters and about 100 staff members in the headquarters office and in local US chapters. Outside of housing, the FHC manages meal services for the members of the fraternity. It reported assets of US $78 million in 2019.

Notable alumnae

Business, philanthropy, education, and science

* Jani Macari Pallis (Gamma Phi) – founder of Cislunar Aerospace * Kelly M. Miller (Zeta Kappa) – first female president of

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* Gail Saltz (Zeta Beta) – Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, columnist, author, TV commentator on psychiatry *

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(Rho) - CEO, Land O'Lakes

Entertainment and arts

Fran Allison Frances Helen Allison (November 20, 1907June 13, 1989) was an American television and radio comedienne, personality, and singer. She is best known for her starring role on the weekday NBC-TV puppet show '' Kukla, Fran and Ollie'', which ran fro ...

(Pi) – radio and TV personality (''

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'') * Amber Brkich Mariano (Alpha Epsilon) – TV personality ('' Survivor: All-Stars'' winner, contestant on '' Survivor: The Australian Outback'', '' Survivor: Winners at War'', ''

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'') * Emily Helen Butterfield (Alpha) – Michigan's first licensed female

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, artist, Women's Movement pioneer *

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(Mu) – international artist *

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(Gamma Beta) – Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter *

Ashley Durham Ashley Elizabeth Durham (born April 9, 1990) is a beauty queen from Tennessee who won Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006 and Miss Tennessee USA 2011. Durham won the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006 title in October 2005 representing Adamsville. Her siste ...

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2011;

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1st runner-up 2011 *

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(Gamma Delta) – actress, poet; best known as Whitney Frost on '' Agent Carter'' *

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(Gamma Eta) – Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter * Erin Hatley (Gamma Zeta) – Miss Tennessee 2011 * Gloria Loring (Delta Alpha) – singer/songwriter, author, actress, national spokesperson for the

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(Iota) – actress ('' The Alaskans'', ''

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'', ''

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'') * Jeanne Robertson (Gamma Delta) – comedian,

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1963 *

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(Alpha Omicron) –

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singer/songwriter * Barbara Jo Walker (Gamma Zeta) –

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, 1947 * Raquel Leviss (Delta Rho) – TV Personality

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, Miss

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2016 * Marcelle LeBlanc (Gamma Delta) -

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2022, actress,

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, Fear Street Part Two: 1978,

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, The Waltons' Homecoming * Michaela McLean (Psi) -

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2020 * Lauren Bradford (Gamma Delta) -

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2021

Literature

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(Beta Alpha) – mystery writer proclaimed as “America’s Agatha Christie” * Donna Lewis Friess (Delta Alpha) – author, college professor, activist *

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(Omicron) – author, Japanese POW/civilian internment camp survivor *

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(Epsilon Eta) – novelist *

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(Gamma Mu) – screenwriter, author (''

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'', ''

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'') * Samara O'Shea (Alpha Omega) – author (''Love of Letters: A 21st-Century Guide to the Art of Letter Writing'', ''Note to Self: On Keeping a Journal and Other Dangerous Pursuits'')

Media

* Andrea Mead Canning (Zeta Chi) – TV anchor, journalist (''

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'', ''

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'')

Politics

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(Tau) – member of Canadian Parliament * Beth Chapman (Gamma Upsilon) – former Alabama Secretary of State *

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(Delta Zeta) – former member of Canadian House of Commons and Minister of National Revenue * Jennie M. Forehand (Gamma Epsilon) – former Maryland State Senator *

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(Gamma Delta) – Governor of Alabama and former Alabama State Treasurer *

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(Delta) – political activist and organizer *

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(Sigma) – former U.S. Senator (R-GA) * Dee Long (Lambda) – former Minnesota House Speaker *

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(Alpha Xi) – North Carolina Secretary of State *

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(Beta Alpha) – former Nebraska State Senator *

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(Lambda) – former Comptroller and Treasurer of Illinois

Sports

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(Psi) – professional golfer * Maria Maunder (Zeta Chi) –

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women's rower *

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(Delta Alpha) –

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women's swim team coach * Jo Ann Washam (Delta Beta) – professional golfer * Adrienne Roberson (Gamma Nu) - first female

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Local chapter or member misconduct

In 1970, at Eastern Illinois University, Donna Bedlinger died from head trauma after she was left in the woods with other pledges as part of hazing. In 2000, a member at the University of Georgia filed a discrimination complaint against her chapter, alleging that members denied a black classmate a membership offer due to her race. The chapter was temporarily suspended and received racial sensitivity training. After this incident, the university Interfraternity Conference created a diversity improvement program. In 2013 and 2014, sorority women from multiple chapters at the University of Alabama – including Alpha Gamma Delta,

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– alleged that either active members or some alumnae had prevented them from offering membership to black candidates because of their race. Alpha Gamma Delta member Melanie Gotz stated that the entire collegiate chapter had "wanted this girl to be in Alpha Gam utwere just powerless over the alums." An alum denied the allegations in the report, and the national headquarters issued a statement saying that the sorority "prohibits discrimination on the basis of race in all of its activities including recruitment." Gotz and fellow students held a campus march to integrate campus Greek life, and following media and national outcry, the university held a second round of recruitment to offer membership to more women, including black women. The Alabama chapter initiated its first black member that year.

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External links

Alpha Gamma Delta's official website

Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation official website

Alpha Gamma Delta Chapter Houses Website
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History

Founding

Expansion and first philanthropies

Organizational and philanthropic changes

Programs

Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation

Local activities

Symbols

Mascot

Badge

Membership

Leadership

Chapters

Fraternity Housing Corporation

Notable alumnae

Business, philanthropy, education, and science

Entertainment and arts

Literature

Media

Politics

Sports

Local chapter or member misconduct

See also

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