Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Alpha Delta Pi
Organized May 15, 1851
— ETA Chapter March 21, 1907 —
Photographed By Tim Carr, March 13, 2010
1. Alpha Delta Pi Marker
Inscription.
Alpha Delta Pi, the first college secret sisterhood, was organized at Wesleyan Female College, Macon, Georgia, the first women's college to grant academic degrees. Originally identified as Adelpheans, the group had three thousand alumnae and sixty active members in 1905 when it change its name to Alpha Delta Phi (Pi in 1913) and began to expand nationally. Eta Chapter at the University of Alabama was the first chapter established in the state. Pi Kappa Kappa, the first local sorority at the University, had organized February 6, 1904 and became affiliated with Alpha Delta Phi (Pi) as the Eta Chapter on March 21, 1907. Installation ceremonies were held in the rooms of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Eta Chapter went into inactive status in 1909-10 because of the scarcity of eligible women students. Reactivation followed on February 14, 1931.
Alpha Delta Pi, the first college secret sisterhood, was organized at Wesleyan Female College, Macon, Georgia, the first women's college to grant academic degrees. Originally identified as Adelpheans, the group had three thousand alumnae and sixty active members in 1905 when it change its name to Alpha Delta Phi (Pi in 1913) and began to expand nationally. Eta Chapter at the University of Alabama was the first chapter established in the state. Pi Kappa Kappa, the first local sorority at the University, had organized February 6, 1904 and became affiliated with Alpha Delta Phi (Pi) as the Eta Chapter on March 21, 1907. Installation ceremonies were held in the rooms of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Eta Chapter went into inactive status in 1909-10 because of the scarcity of eligible women students. Reactivation followed on February 14, 1931.
Location. 33° 12.397′ N, 87° 32.893′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. Marker
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is on Magnolia Drive north of Paul W. Bryant Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the Campus of the University of Alabama, one block east of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tuscaloosa AL 35487, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By American Sign Restoration, December 15, 2018
2. Alpha Delta Pi Marker (restored)
Photographed By Tim Carr, March 13, 2010
3. Alpha Delta Pi Marker and Sorority House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,416 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on March 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 2. submitted on December 15, 2018, by American Sign Restoration of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 3. submitted on March 18, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
