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Alpha Delta Gamma (ΑΔΓ, also known as ADG or Alpha Delt) is an American Greek-letter Catholic social fraternity and one of 75 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 29 chapters in its 89 year history.[2] Today, Alpha Delta Gamma operates 12 active chapters at private and public colleges across the United States, stretching from Los Angeles, California to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]
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 Saint Louis University in St. 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-nine collegiate chapters, twelve of which are active. Most chapters are located at Catholic universities, but there are no religious requirements for membership.
Beta - Saint Louis University; St. Louis, Missouri Zeta - Rockhurst University; Kansas City, Missouri Kappa - The 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, Pennsylvania Alpha Epsilon - LaGrange College; LaGrange, Georgia Alpha Eta - McKendree University; Lebanon, Illinois Alpha Theta - University of Texas at Austin; Austin, Texas Alpha Iota - Felician College; Lodi, New Jersey
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 Theta - St. Norbert College; De Pere, Wisconsin Eta - Quincy University; Quincy, Illinois Iota - Regis College; Denver, Colorado Mu - Spring Hill College; Mobile, Alabama Nu - University of San Francisco; San Francisco, California Omicron - University of San Diego; San Diego, California Pi - Marquette University; Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sigma - St. Mary's University of Minnesota; Winona, Minnesota Tau - Northern Kentucky University; Highland Heights, Kentucky Upsilon - Saint Joseph's University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Phi - Merrimack College; North Andover, Massachusetts Chi - St. Cloud State University; St. Cloud, Minnesota Alpha Beta - Philadelphia University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alpha Gamma - Chestnut Hill College; Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania Alpha Zeta - York College; York, Pennsylvania
These names and additional Famous Alpha Delts are listed on the Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity website on this page *[5]
Rome, Chicago, Illinois, Society of Jesus, National Collegiate Athletic Association
New York City, United States, American Civil War, Hawaii, Western United States
Freemasonry, Sigma Chi, Alpha Delta Phi, Sigma Phi, Cornell University
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, Washington & Jefferson College, Phi Gamma Delta, Hazing, FarmHouse
Missouri, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, United Kingdom, Greater St. Louis
Sigma Chi, Indiana, Indianapolis, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Phi Kappa Psi
Washington, D.C., Landmark Conference, Old Dominion Athletic Conference, Columbus School of Law, Philosophy
Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, Political Science, Music, Presidents' Athletic Conference
Phi Kappa Psi, FarmHouse, Kappa Alpha Order, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Chi