Alpha Delta Gamma
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| Motto | "Γνωοσθεντες εφ Φιλων" |
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| Colors | Red and Gold |
| Flower | Red Carnation |
| Founded | October 10, 1924 at Loyola University, Chicago |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | National |
| Headquarters | 946 Sanders Drive St. Louis, Missouri, USA |
| Chapters | 10 Chapters, 2 Colonies |
| Founders | Francis Patrick Canary John Joseph Dwyer William S. Hallisey James Collins O'Brien, Jr. |
| Homepage | http://www.alphadeltagamma.org/ |
Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity (ΑΔΓ, also known as ADG or Alpha Delt) is a National Catholic Social Fraternity. It is a member organization of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded at Loyola University, Chicago in 1924. The fraternity considers St. Ignatius Loyola as its patron.
In 1924, while riding on the Chicago 'L' four students from Loyola University came up with an idea to create a new fraternity on their campus. This new fraternity would embrace the ideals of the Roman Catholic Church and the Society of Jesus. On October 10 Francis Patrick Canary, John Joseph Dwyer, William S. Hallisey and James Collins O'Brien, Jr. founded Alpha Delta Gamma. The fraternity's ideals are can often be summed up by the "Five S's":
- Spiritual
- Scholastic
- Service
- School Spirit
- Social
To this day, Alpha Delta Gamma has remained a small fraternity. A big selling point for the fraternity is its intimate size where brothers are known by "name not number." Most chapters are located in Catholic Universities.
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[edit] List of active chapters
- Alpha, Loyola University, Chicago
- Beta, Saint Louis University
- Epsilon, Loyola University New Orleans
- Zeta, Rockhurst University
- Eta, Quincy University
- Kappa, The Catholic University of America
- Lambda, Loyola Marymount University
- Xi, Bellarmine University
- Rho, Thomas More College
- Psi, Barry University
- Alpha Beta, Philadelphia University
- Alpha Delta (Colony), (Cabrini College)[Not affiliated with the school in any way other than being comprised of current/former students of Cabrini College.]
- Alpha Epsilon (Colony), (USC)
[edit] List of alumni chapters
- Crescent City Alumni Association, Epsilon Chapter
- Capital City Alumni Association, Kappa Chapter
- Fountain City Alumni Association, Zeta Chapter
[edit] Notable alumni
- George Brett, Hall of Fame Baseball Player (Honorary)
- Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (Epsilon Chapter)
- Edward Derwinski, former Congressman and Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Alpha Chapter)
- John (Jack) Grundhoffer, Former CEO and Chairman of US Bank (Lambda Chapter)
- Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington
- Walter J. Ong, Jesuit, cultural and religious philosopher, historian (Zeta Chapter)
- Michael R. Quinlan, former Chairman and CEO McDonald's Corp. (Alpha Chapter)
- Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame Baseball Player (Honorary)
- Carl Sandburg, Poet
- Harry S Truman, former President of the United States (Honorary)
- 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)
