Alpha Delta Gamma

Alpha Delta Gamma
ΑΔΓ
Founded	October 10, 1924 (1924-10-10) (87 years ago) Loyola University, Chicago
Type	Social
Scope	United States
Motto	"Γνωσθεντες εφ Φιλων"
Colors	Scarlet Red and Gold
Flower	Red Carnation
Publication	Alphadelity, History of ADG, Mark of Honor
Philanthropy	Habitat for Humanity
Chapters	28 Chapters - 11 Active
Nicknames	ADGs, G's, Alpha Delts, Delts
Headquarters	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Homepage	http://www.alphadeltagamma.org/

Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity (ΑΔΓ, also known as ADG or Alpha Delt) is an American Greek-letter social fraternity and one of 74 members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). Based on Christian principles and the traditions of the Jesuit Order of the Catholic Church,^[1] 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 28 chapters in its 85 year history.^[2] Today, Alpha Delta Gamma operates 11 active chapters (at private and public colleges) across the United States, stretching from Los Angeles, California to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[3]

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!"^[4]

In 1926, members of the local organization Delta Theta at St. Louis University in Saint 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.^[5] 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 twenty-eight chapters, eleven of which are active and one that recolonized in February 2010. Most chapters are located at Catholic universities, but there are no religious requirements for membership.

Active Chapters

Beta - St. Louis University; St Louis, Missouri
Zeta - Rockhurst University; Kansas City, Missouri
Theta - St. Norbert College; De Pere, Wisconsin
Kappa - 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, PA
Alpha Epsilon - LaGrange College; LaGrange, GA
Alpha Zeta - York College of Pennsylvania; York, PA
University of Texas Colony; Austin, TX
McKendree University Colony; Lebanon, IL

Inactive Chapters

Alpha - Loyola University Chicago; Chicago, Illinois^[6]
Gamma - DePaul University; Chicago, Illinois
Delta - St. Mary's College; Moraga, California
Epsilon - Loyola University New Orleans; New Orleans, Louisiana
Eta - Quincy University; Quincy, Illinois
Iota - Regis College; Denver
Mu - Spring Hill College; Mobile, Alabama
Nu - University of San Francisco; San Francisco
Omicron - University of San Diego; San Diego
Pi - Marquette University; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sigma - St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota
Tau - Northern Kentucky University; Highland Heights, KY
Upsilon - Saint Joseph's University; Philadelphia
Phi - Merrimack College; North Andover, Massachusetts
Chi - St. Cloud State University; St. Cloud, Minnesota
Alpha Beta - Philadelphia University; Philadelphia, PA
Alpha Gamma - Chestnut Hill College; Chestnut Hill, PA

Notable Members

• Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (Epsilon Chapter)
• Joseph Paul Clayton, President and CEO of DISH Network Corporation and former CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio ('01-'04), chairman of Sirius XM Radio ('04-08), and President and CEO of Frontier Communications ('97-'99) (Xi Chapter)
• Edward Derwinski, former United States Congressman from Illinois and the first United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Alpha Chapter)
• John (Jack) Grundhoffer, Former CEO and Chairman of US Bank (Lambda Chapter)
• Harry Wiggins, Former State Senator of Missouri (Zeta Chapter)
• Walter J. Ong, Jesuit, cultural and religious philosopher, historian (Zeta Chapter)
• Michael R. Quinlan, Former Chairman and CEO McDonald's Corp. (Alpha Chapter)
• William Smithburg, Former President and CEO, Quaker Oats Company (Gamma Chapter)
• Patrick Wayne, Actor (Lambda Chapter)
• Hunter Wendelstedt, Major League Baseball Umpire (Epsilon Chapter)
• Phil Woolpert, Head Basketball Coach, University of San Francisco Dons (Lambda Chapter)
• J. Skelly Wright, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Epsilon Chapter)

Notable Honorary Members

• Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States of America^[7]
• George Brett, Hall of Fame Baseball Player
• Theodore Edgar McCarrick, former Archbishop of Washington
• de Lesseps Story Morrison, Mayor of New Orleans and Ambassador to the Organization of American States
• Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame Baseball Player
• Carl Sandburg, Poet
• Victor H. Schiro, Mayor of New Orleans

These names and additional Famous Alpha Delts are listed on the Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity website on this page *[1]

References

External links

• Alpha Delta Gamma National Website
• Alpha Delta Gamma Alumni Network