Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Alabama
Psi Chapter
Photographed by Kai NeSmith, November 3, 2023
1. Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Alabama Marker
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Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Alabama. Psi Chapter. On November 18, 1921, Psi Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta became the fifth national sorority installed at the University of Alabama. On this date, eight new inductees were initiated to establish Alpha Gamma Delta. These eight women were Annie Mary Jones-Williams, Louise Locke McCollum, Virginia Hatton, Margaret Louis Shirley, Sarah Maud Taylor, Caroline Taylor, Edith Woodruff, and Ivey Louise Logan. Julia Riser, Myrtle Burchfield, and Catherine Sharpe from Brenau University, Mu Chapter, in Gainesville, Georgia, transferred to the University of Alabama and affiliated with the new chapter. The chapter held an installation banquet at the McLester Hotel in downtown Tuscaloosa. For over 100 years, Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Alabama has promoted academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership, personal development and above all, a spirit of loving sisterhood. Guided by their purpose, Alpha Gamma Delta members strive to attain a higher standard, thereby improving their lives, the lives of those around them and the communities in which they live. Together, they continually work to inspire women and impact the world.
On November 18, 1921, Psi Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta became the fifth national sorority installed at the University of Alabama. On this date, eight new inductees were initiated to establish Alpha Gamma Delta. These eight women were Annie Mary Jones-Williams, Louise Locke McCollum, Virginia Hatton, Margaret Louis Shirley, Sarah Maud Taylor, Caroline Taylor, Edith Woodruff, and Ivey Louise Logan. Julia Riser, Myrtle Burchfield, and Catherine Sharpe from Brenau University, Mu Chapter, in Gainesville, Georgia, transferred to the University of Alabama and affiliated with the new chapter. The chapter held an installation banquet at the McLester Hotel in downtown Tuscaloosa. For over 100 years, Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Alabama has promoted academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership, personal development and above all, a spirit of loving sisterhood. Guided by their purpose, Alpha Gamma Delta members strive to attain a higher standard, thereby improving their lives, the lives of those around them and the communities in which they live. Together, they continually work to inspire women and impact
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the world.
Erected 2022 by Alpha Gamma Delta, Psi Chapter House Association and the Alabama Historical Commission.
Location. 33° 12.494′ N, 87° 32.778′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is on Judy Bonner Drive 0.1 miles east of Magnolia Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 737 Magnolia Drive, Tuscaloosa AL 35401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2023, by Kai NeSmith of Augusta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 619 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2023, by Kai NeSmith of Augusta, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
