Okay, here are the answers to my questions:

The Louise Leonard Fund was established in 1954 and later incorported into the Founder's Memorial Fund (established 1959) in 1974 when it became SIS. In 1990, the Founder's Memorial Fund became the Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation...and the rest is history... http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

Ready for the next question?
In the five years following our founding, eight chapter were chartered. Why was this such as remarkable record?


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Oooh, oooh, I think I remember this one! If I remember correctly, it was because transportation and the mails were still incredibly slow. Cross-country travelling was very difficult at the time--so eight chapters in five years was an accomplishment.

GreekLaw, you are correct! How about another...

In what year did we become an international organization? What was the Chapter name and the University it was founded at?

OK, I think I may be on a roll. I think it was in 1919 with the University of Toronto. (Tau chapter?)
Other AGDs--feel free to jump in here and let me know if I'm wrong or right! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

Greek law you are correct!! We became International with the Tau chapter at the University of Toronto and you even got the year right (that is one of my fav fun facts since we were FOUNDED to be an International org.)

Yay! I can't believe I remembered that. I guess I'm not as rusty as I first thought!
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Ok, guys, here's a multipart question:
What is the name and Greek meaning of our mascot?
Which chapter chose it, and what was the reason behind the choice?

Skiouros the squirrel made it's debut at Gamma Chapter in 1906. Skiouros means "shady tail" or squirrel in Greek. Gamma is Wesleyan Univ. in Middletown, Conn. Skiouros was chosen because squirrels prepare for the future by stocking up on accorns in the fall to have in the winter. This represents that we should all prepare for our futures.

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Here's another question for you all. What year did Founders Day (May 30)switch to the presently celebrated, International Reunion Day(3rd Sat. in April)?

Finally I get to play too! IRD was changed in 1936 because many college and universities were either closed for Memorial Day or taking final exams!

Here's another question:
Who were the initial seven founders? Which of them was unable to attend the first meeting and why?

Hee hee! I don't remember all seven founders, but I'll knock out the most obvious three: Marguerite Shepard, Estelle Shepard Beswick, and Jennie Titus Smith Morris. I'm not sure about the other four.

One of the original seven was unable to attend the first meeting because she was recuperating from a serious illness.

the answer to the question about the What is an Alpha Gam? is that it was written by a sister at Murray State here in KY. I don't know her name or anything else.

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To honor my home, my country, my religious faith. To hold truth inviolable, sincerity essential, kindness invaluable.

Besides Estelle, Marguerite, and JTSM, the other initial founders were Georgia Dickover, Ethel Brown (Distin), Grace Mosher (Harter), and Edith MacConnell (Hickok). Edith was the sister unable to attened and Maria was right; she was in the hospital recuperating from a serious accident.

Here's another question:
What field(s) of study was Dr. Coddington a professor of?

Okay ladies, I'm so excited! I just bought a 1931 AGD Quarterly that purports to be the first comprehensive history of the Fraternity! I've had lots of fun looking through it...there are so many tidbits that I didn't learn in Frat Ed.

Dr. Coddington, among many things, taught Greek, ethics, and philosophy.

The serious accident that Edith MacConnell had was that she slipped and fell on some ice while at Syracuse. It took her nearly a year to completely recover. In fact, the first and only time that all our Founders were under one roof together occurred on May 12, 1905, at the first Alpha Gamma Delta reunion banquet (which I believe is the predecessor to IRD).

Where do you girls find this cool stuff? What other fun info is in that issue of the Quarterly?

i would love to hear more of the trivia questions...they're so interesting....keep them coming!!