Alpha Delta Gamma

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Alpha Delta Gamma (ΑΔΓ)
Founded	October 10, 1924 (1924-10-10) (age 83) Loyola University, Chicago
Type	Social
Scope	National
Motto	"Γνωοσθεντες εφ Φιλων"
Colors	Red and Gold
Flower	Red Carnation
Chapters	10 Chapters, 1 Colony
Free label	Francis Patrick Canary John Joseph Dwyer William S. Hallisey James Collins O'Brien, Jr.
Headquarters	946 Sanders Drive St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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 (NIC). The Fraternity was founded at Loyola University, Chicago in 1924 by four students, Francis Patrick Canary, John Joseph Dwyer, William S. Hallisey and James Collins O'Brien, Jr. as a response to the unwillingness of most national fraternities to colonize at Catholic colleges and universities.

According to the Alpha Delta Gamma National Web Site, "In effect, they wanted a fraternity founded upon Christian ideals of true manhood, sound learning, and the unity of fraternal brotherhood. These ideals were decreed the purpose of Alpha Delta Gamma when it first came into being. And so the foundation was set, Alpha Delta Gamma was on its way to becoming a city walled!"^[1]

The name of the fraternity was adapted from the motto of the Jesuits, "Ad Magnum Dei Gloriam," meaning "For the Greater Glory of God." The initials of the Latin phrase, "AMDG", were shortened to "ADG" to adhere to the three-letter naming convention of Greek-letter organizations, thus the fraternity's name translates as "For the Glory of God." The fraternity considers St. Ignatius Loyola as its patron.

The organization became a national fraternity when a second chapter of Alpha Delta Gamma was formed at Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri. The fraternity continued expanding to other Catholic colleges and universities and adopted the descriptive "National Catholic-College Fraternity". This was eventually changed to "National Catholic Fraternity" when the organization began expansion to non-Catholic colleges and universities.

Alpha Delta Gamma has remained a small national fraternity, with a total of twenty-five chapters, ten of which are active. ADG is one of the smallest nationals in the NIC. Most chapters are located at Catholic Universities, but there are no religious requirements for membership.

Contents 1 Active Chapters 2 Inactive Chapters 3 Notable Alumni 4 Notable Honorary Members 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Active Chapters

Alpha - Loyola University Chicago; Chicago, Illinois
Beta - St. Louis University; St Louis, Missouri
Epsilon - Loyola University New Orleans; New Orleans, Louisiana
Zeta - Rockhurst University; Kansas City, Missouri
Kappa - Catholic University of America; Washington, D.C.
Lambda - Loyola Marymount University; Los Angeles, California
Xi - Bellarmine University; Louisville, Kentucky
Rho - Thomas More College; Crestview Hills, Kentucky
Psi - Barry University; Miami Shores, Florida
Alpha Epsilon - LaGrange College; La Grange, GA

[edit] Inactive Chapters

Gamma - DePaul University; Chicago, Illinois
Delta - St. Mary's College; Moraga, California
Eta - Quincy University; Quincy, Illinois
Theta - St. Norbert College; West De Pere, Wisconsin
Iota - Regis College; Denver
Mu - Spring Hill College; Mobile, Alabama
Nu - University of San Francisco; San Francisco
Omicron - University of San Diego; San Diego
Pi - Marquette University; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sigma - St. Mary's College, Winona, Minnesota
Tau - Northern Kentucky University; Highland Heights, KY
Upsilon - Saint Joseph's University; Philadelphia
Phi - Merrimack College; North Andover, Massachusetts
Chi - St. Cloud State University; St. Cloud, Minnesota
Alpha Beta - Philadelphia University; Philadelphia, PA

[edit] Notable Alumni

• 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)
• Walter J. Ong, Jesuit, cultural and religious philosopher, historian (Zeta Chapter)
• Michael R. Quinlan, former Chairman and CEO McDonald's Corp. (Alpha Chapter)
• 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)
• J. Skelly Wright, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. (Epsilon Chapter)

[edit] Notable Honorary Members

• George Brett, Hall of Fame Baseball Player
• Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington
• de Lesseps Story Morrison, Mayor of New Orleans and Ambassador to the Organization of American States
• Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame Baseball Player
• Carl Sandburg, Poet
• Victor H. Schiro, Mayor of New Orleans
• Harry S Truman, former President of the United States

These names and additional Famous Alpha Delts are listed on the Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity website on this page *[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alpha Delta Gamma National Website
• Alpha Delta Gamma Alumni Network

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