About ADX

Scripture Verse: For we all, with
unveiled face, reflecting as in a mirror
 the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image, from glory
to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." -2 Corinthians 3:18

Original Name: Areta,
which means virtue

Motto: "As in a mirror"

Colors: Flame and Blue

Flowers: Gladiolus and Delphinium

Mascot: Lamb

The Aims and Purposes of ADX

• To strengthen the SPIRITUAL lives and testimonies of the members of the National Fraternity resulting in service and outreach to others.
   

• To promote higher SCHOLASTIC standards among the
  members of the National Fraternity.
   

• To provide SOCIAL fellowship among the university students
  living the Christian life and active in Christ's service.

History of Alpha Delta Chi

The founding chapter of Alpha Delta Chi was started at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1925. The original founders were:

Ruth Umsted Ohly

Evelyn Kepple Kay

Marion Wright Madden

Willard Crowder Clawson

Theta Slingerland Dean

Alice Slingerland McEachern
Amy Culp

Dora Marie Showalter-Goertz

Dorothea Harvey Schultz

Alma Becker

 

Their vision was to create a place where Christian 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 sorority 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, and to be a testimony for Christ on each campus.

In 1929, Karin Anderson Dyer and Edith Bishop McAulay, two members of the Alpha chapter of Areta, were attending the University of California, Berkeley 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 Berkeley, California, 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, a greek word meaning virtue was changed to Alpha Delta Chi at the June 1943 National Convention. In 1946, under the leadership of National President Celestia Major Jasaitis, Alpha Delta Chi became incorporated under the laws of the State of California.