Phi Alpha Delta is proud to be a professional fraternity that embraces inclusion, not exclusion. We were the first of the law fraternity's to welcome members of all religions, races, genders and, in 1980, pre-law members into our midst. Our Open Membership Policy precludes chapters from requiring an interested student to do anything to join other than:
1) Complete the official membership application;
2) Submit their International Initiation Fee;
3) Submit any local chapter dues that have been duly adopted and incorporated into your local by-laws; and
4) Take the oath of membership.
The bonds of Fraternalism in P.A.D. are created as we pursue our common interest in the law, regardless of whether you are a Pre-Law, Law or Law Alumni member. There is nothing to be gained by requiring interested students to memorize greek letters, the Fraternity's history or the like and only your chapter charter to be lost.
Please go to
www.pad.org and take the Open Membership Policy Course at our online learning center - P.A.D. University. I think you will find it enlightening and very helpful (along with the other courses available on our Alcohol Policy, our Anti-Hazing Policy, and our Financial Policy).
As an officer of the chapter you will be receiving an email from the Executive Office in the next week or so with your first course assignments at P.A.D. University. Please make sure that you and the other officers have your most current email addresses on file with the Executive Office so that we can ensure you get the email. Chapter's whose officers fail to take, and pass, our required P.A.D. University courses risk the suspension or revocation of their chapter charters, so it is important to take these. That being said, the courses are very short (10 minutes or so each) and the quizes after them are less than 10 questions. In the history of P.A.D. University less than 10 out of 1000 tests have failed.
I'd also like you to contact the Executive Office to discuss any questiosn you may have. We are happyt to set up a conference call with the officers to answer your questions. You should also plan on attending the Leadership Symposia nearest you, as well as the Pre-Law Conference. You can find more information on both at the website.
Fraternally,
Byron K. Rupp
Director of Pre-Law Operations