Alpha Delta Phi

Specialties

Alpha Delta Phi, with a true philosophical spirit, looks to the entire man, develop his whole being — moral, social and intellectual.

History

Established in 1892.

In the spring of 1890, a movement was first made by a small group of students at the University to obtain a charter for a chapter of the Fraternity. They presented a petition at its next convention, which was referred to the Johns Hopkins Chapter to investigate and report, but little or nothing was done. As a result, however, the local alumni residing in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, at the request of this group, took the matter up and made a thorough investigation of all the men desired to become charter members and selected from their number five, who organized themselves as a local society under the name of Alpha Delta Epsilon for the purpose of holding together until a charter could be obtained. On November 24, 1891, the Executive Council ordered the Charter to be issued. Five charter members were initiated at this time under the auspices of the local alumni of the Twin Cities on February 22, 1892.