Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Alpha Delta Pi

Organized May 15, 1851

— ETA Chapter March 21, 1907 —

Alpha Delta Pi Marker image. Click for full size.

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.

Erected 1996 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 6, 1856.

Location. 33° 12.397′ N, 87° 32.893′ W. Marker is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in Tuscaloosa County. It is on

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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.

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 distance of this marker: Zeta Tau Alpha (a few steps from this marker); Delta Zeta at the University of Alabama (within shouting distance of this marker); Kappa Delta (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alpha Gamma Delta at the University of Alabama (approx. 0.2 miles away); Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); The President's Mansion (approx. ¼ mile away); Autherine Lucy Foster (approx. ¼ mile away); Denny Chimes (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tuscaloosa.

Alpha Delta Pi Marker (restored) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by American Sign Restoration, December 15, 2018

2. Alpha Delta Pi Marker (restored)

Alpha Delta Pi Marker and Sorority House image. Click for full size.

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 2,680 times since then and 15 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.