alpha delta pi - founded as the adelphean society in 1851, the first secret society for women, now known as alpha delta pi sorority. we were founded at the first college for women, wesleyan female college. we are the oldest sorority, having celebrated our 151st anniversary this year. adpi's ritual has remained unchanged since it's inception on may 15, 1851 and have been acknowledged undeniably as the first organization of our type for women.
a history of our sorority is contained in the volumes of Loyally, and for our 150th anniversary, we unveiled Sisters, another Excellent and detailed celebration of the past 150 years with many beautiful photographs, etc. if you have a chapter of adpi near you i would urge you to contact them and see if you can take a look at the Sisters book, it has a very thorough history of how we came to be alpha delta pi sorority, from our founding in 1851 to 1909 when we became a member of the npc, and up to our 150th anniversary.
our website is located at
www.alphadeltapi.org
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