Alpha Delta Chi () is an American national Christian sorority founded at

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in 1925. Its brother

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is Alpha Gamma Omega.

History

Alpha Delta Chi was founded in 1925 at the

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by ten women. Their vision was to create a place where

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women could participate in Greek life without compromising their beliefs, build strong friendships, and most of all, they wanted to create a place which would mirror Christ's love to their community. The

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was originally named Areta, which means virtue. The sorority's purpose is to provide fellowship for Christian college women, to strengthen the spiritual lives of its members, to be a testimony for

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on each campus. In 1929, Karin Anderson Dyer and Edith Bishop McAulay, two members of the ''Alpha chapter'' of Areta, were attending the

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as graduate students. The two saw a need for the sorority and with the help of the ''Alpha chapter'', they organized the ''Beta chapter'' on February 4, 1929. The first annual convention of Alpha Delta Chi was held in

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, on April 6–7, 1939. At this meeting the National Association of Areta and the National Executive and Advisory Board were formed. The original name of the National Fraternity, Areta, was changed to Alpha Delta Chi at the June 1943 National Convention. A.D.X. currently has 14 active chapters across the nation, the newest of which is the ''Alpha Gamma chapter'' at

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List of chapters

Active chapters of Alpha Delta Chi are noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in ''italics''. The main archive URL i
The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage

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References

External links

Alpha Delta Chi national website
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History

List of chapters

See also

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