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History
Alpha Delta Pi was founded in 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, GA. It holds the distinction of being the first secret society in the world for college women. The original name for the sorority was the "Adelphean Society," which is derived from the Greek word meaning "sister." The name changed to Alpha Delta Phi in 1905 and then to Alpha Delta Pi in 1913, but the basic principles and ritual are still much the same as those developed by our founders. Delta Chapter at The University of Texas at Austin was founded in 1906. It was the fourth chapter to be established within the Alpha Delta Pi organization, and our chapter is over 100 years old!
Our founders were Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, Ella Pierce Turner, Octavia Andrew Rush, Mary Evans Glass, Sophronia Woodruff Dews, and Elizabeth Williams Mitchell.
These women were lucky to attend college, let alone to attend Wesleyan, the first chartered college for women in the world. Eugenia, the acknowledged leader of the Adelpheans, was chosen their first president. Within two weeks of the founding of the Adelphean Society, these six ladies were joined by 13 others to form the first chapter of the Adelphean Society. It is interesting to note that at the time these young women went to college, they were only 14 or 15 years old. That just makes their vision of forming a secret society for women even more remarkable. They paved the way for all other sororities and millions of other sorority women across the world.
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