Alpha Delta Gamma
Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity (
ΑÎ"Î", also known as
ADG or
Alpha Delt) is a National Catholic Social Fraternity. It is a member organization of the
North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded at
Loyola University, Chicago in
1924. The fraternity considers
St. Ignatius Loyola as its patron.
|
Alpha Delta Gamma House at Alpha Chapter in Chicago. |
In 1924, while riding on the
Chicago 'L' four students from Loyola University came up with an idea to create a new fraternity on their campus. This new fraternity would embrace the ideals of the
Roman Catholic Church and the
Society of Jesus. On October 10 Francis Patrick Canary, John Joseph Dwyer, William S. Hallisey and James Collins O'Brien, Jr. founded Alpha Delta Gamma. The fraternity's ideals are can often be summed up by the "Five S's":
*Spiritual
*Scholastic
*Service
*School Spirit
*Social
To this day, Alpha Delta Gamma has remained a small fraternity. A big selling point for the fraternity is its intimate size where brothers are known by "name not number." Most chapters are located in Catholic Universities.
*Alpha,
Loyola University, Chicago*Beta,
Saint Louis University*Epsilon,
Loyola University New Orleans*Zeta,
Rockhurst University*Eta,
Quincy University*Kappa,
The Catholic University of America *Lambda,
Loyola Marymount University*Xi,
Bellarmine University*Rho,
Thomas More College*Psi,
Barry University*Alpha Beta,
Philadelphia University*Alpha Delta (Colony),
Chestnut Hill College*
Walter J. Ong, Jesuit, cultural and religious philosopher, historian
*
Harry Wiggins, former Missouri State Senator
*
Edward Derwinski, former Congressman and Secretary of Veterans Affairs
*
Harry S. Truman, former
President of the United States (Honorary)
*
George Brett, Hall of Fame Baseball Player (Honorary)
*
Carl Sandburg, Poet
*
Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame Baseball Player (Honorary)
*
Ollie Mattson, Former professional Football Player
*
Hunter Wendlestadt, Major League Baseball Umpire
*
Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington
*
Rt. Reverend "Buckie" Palmer-Ball, Vicar General of the St. Cloud Diocese
*
William Smithburg, President and CEO Quaker Oats Co.
*
Michael Quinlan, former Chairman and CEO McDonald's Corp.
*
Patrick Wayne, Actor
*
J. Skelley Wright, US Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
*
James P. Delaney, Multi-Millionaire Philanthropist
*
Benjamin Aranda III, former Justice Pro Tem of the California State Court of Appeals
*
Lieutenant General Donald Lamontagne, former member of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
*
Jack Grundhoffer, former CEO US Bankcorp.
Some of the information in this } may
not be verified by as as would be preferred. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed,
citing more reliable sources.
In 1994 the original photo of the founding fathers was deftly swiped from the Mother House (Alpha Chapter, Loyola University of Chicago) by a Chi Chapter Alumni. Absonding with the photo is a highly dangerous and difficult task. The Chi Alumnus got the Alpha Chapter active members intoxicated, and waited until they passed out. The (large) photo was then carried to the waiting vehicle of an alumnus of Xi Chapter, and transported to his reinforced bunker outside in Racine, WI. Members of Eta Chapter provided assistance in the caper without advance knowledge of their role. The photo was returned after Alpha Chapter members made a humiliating trek to Wisconsin to seek its return. The reallocation of the photo is the only successful attempt since the fraternity was founded. All previous attempts have resulted in severe beatings leveled on those who sought to take the photo.
*
Alpha Delta Gamma National Website
