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Alpha Xi Delta - Zeta Kappa Chapter

ΑΒΓΔΕΖΗӨΙΚΛΜΝΞΟΠΡΣΤΥΦΧΨΩ
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History

Type: National
Status: Inactive
Headquarters Founding: April 17, 1893 at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois
Chapter Founding: Zeta Kappa Chapter: 1973-1979  
Years Active: 1973- 1979

Alpha Xi Delta (ΑΞΔ or A-"Zee"-D ) is a sorority founded on April 17, 1893 at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois. Alpha Xi Delta is one of the oldest women's fraternities as well as one of the ten founding fraternities of the National Panhellenic Conference. Alpha Xi Delta has over 150,000 initiated members and maintains chapters at 123 institutions across the United States. By Constitution, Alpha Xi Delta is one of the few social sororities that can accept graduate students as well as undergraduates

The Alpha Alpha chapter was established at the University of Pittsburgh in 1918 and was chartered until 1935.

Heraldry

  • Motto: "The Pen is Mightier than the Sword"
  • Colors: Double blue (light and dark) and gold
  • Jewels: Pearl and Diamond
  • Symbol: Golden Quill
  • Flower: Pink Rose
  • Mascot: Teddy Bear
  • Philanthropy:
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Advisors


List of University Advisors goes here

Founding Sisters

info goes here....
DEVELOPER NOTES: Founding sisters and numbers go here: see Omega Alpha Tau or Delta Chi for an example of what we are putting in this field. Jan 19, 2015 

Awards 1

List Sorority Awards

Awards 2

List Sorority Awards

other

The colors of Alpha Xi Delta are double blue (light and dark) and gold. The fraternity flower is the pink rose, as chosen by the Founders to complement the white rose of Sigma Nu fraternity whose brothers helped to found Alpha Xi Delta at Lombard College. The mascot is a teddy bear, the official mascot is named BetXi Bear. Each initiated member wears the golden quill (the official symbol), which is depicted in the Alpha Xi Delta crest and represents the Alpha Xi Delta open motto "The Pen is Mightier than the Sword." Both the pearl and the diamond are the official jewels.
Originally posted by fire1977 
"Okay I am reviving a crusty thread here.....
I was at the library with my boyfriend and as I had nothing to do I looked up the old baird's manuals, the latest being in 1960 something. Anyway it looks that besides the 11 they have now and Theta I believe we have had....

Alpha Xi Delta - Alpha Alpha Chapter in 1918 to 1935(?)
Beta Sigma Omicron - Alpha Tau chapter 1930-1964 (merged with Zeta)
Phi Mu - Beta Theta in 1920-1933(?)
Phi Sigma Sigma - Iota - 1924 or 1923
Pi Beta Phi - (this was listed diff. than the others) Pennsylvania Delta 1918-1931(?)
Zeta Tau Alpha - Chi - 1915 -?

as far as theta nu xi moxie, I haven't heard anything yet. 

Now that you mention it, fire1977, I know that Alpha Xi Delta WAS on one of Pitt's "other" campuses - I think Johnstown. I had a good friend who transfered to main campus, and was crushed to be out of the sorority loop!

The others, well, that's just cool! Is Baird's still published? I've only ever seen the ancient copy we used to have.

And, to those who wanted a copy of the floor plan, I wasn't able to scan it properly. If someone has a fax number, I'll fax it to you."

Last edited: 18 Jan 2015. Bernard Martin
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