Druid Hills in Atlanta in DeKalb County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Alpha Delta Pi

Memorial Headquarters

Photographed By David Seibert, March 20, 2010

1. Alpha Delta Pi Marker

Inscription. Alpha Delta Pi Sorority was founded May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, as the first secret society in the world for college women, and thus became the mother of the social sorority system. Wesleyan College was the first educational institution to grant an academic degree to a woman. Alpha Delta Pi Sorority now maintains chapters in leading colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada. Memorial Headquarters building was dedicated in memory of the Sorority’s founding in Georgia by the Grand Council on March 26, 1955.

Erected 1957 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 044-84.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1812.

Location. 33° 46.513′ N, 84° 20.523′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in DeKalb County. It is in Druid Hills. Marker is on Ponce de Leon Avenue (U.S. 78) near Oakdale Road NE, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1386 Ponce de Leon Avenue, Atlanta GA 30306, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lynching in America / The Lynching of Porter Turner

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Old Williams Mill Rd. (approx. 0.4 miles away); The March to the Sea (approx. half a mile away); Sweeny's Division Encamped (approx. ¾ mile away); Lophorhothon atopus (approx. 0.8 miles away); Noon Under the Trees (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stanley's Sector (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Battles for Atlanta (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Also see . . .
1. Alpha Delta Pi - Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 25, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)
2. Alpha Delta Pi Website. (Submitted on March 25, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.)

Alpha Delta Pi Marker and the Memorial Headquarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed By David Seibert, March 20, 2010

2. Alpha Delta Pi Marker and the Memorial Headquarters

Photographed By David Seibert, March 20, 2010

3. Alpha Delta Pi Marker

On Ponce de Leon Avenue

Alpha Delta Pi Memorial Headquarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed By David Seibert, March 20, 2010

4. Alpha Delta Pi Memorial Headquarters

Photographed By David Seibert, March 20, 2010

5. Alpha Delta Pi Memorial Headquarters

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,502 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 22, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.