Alpha Xi Delta
Texas State University
About Alpha Xi Delta
In 1893, ten young women at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois, shared a vision and a dream of a national organization dedicated to the personal growth of women. Their dream became Alpha Xi Delta, one of the oldest women's fraternities in the United States.
The timeless ideals envisioned by Alpha Xi Delta's Founders remain constant throughout the years, inspiring pride in each member to pursue individual excellence. Now a national fraternity with more than 149,000 initiated members, our Fraternity is a progressive organization with college chapters and alumnae associations throughout the United States.
Alpha Xi Delta is proud of its rich history and lasting impact on its members and the Panhellenic community. In fact, Alpha Xi Delta's first National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) Chairman wrote the Panhellenic Creed, which all members of NPC still recite on college campuses today.
Alpha Xi Delta's Founders left us a great legacy. They taught us the value of education because it frees us to achieve our goals and gives us the power to be whatever we choose. They taught us to support one another through shared experiences and understanding. They taught us to serve others and reach out to better the lives of those less fortunate. Because of them, Alpha Xi Delta continues to inspire countless bold and talented women to realize their potential.
IDEALS
Since Alpha Xi Delta’s founding over 118 years ago, we continue to enrich the lives of women throughout the world with by emphasizing the ideals our Founders instilled in our Fraternity: sisterhood, leadership, knowledge and service to our communities. We fully embrace these ideals and the opportunity to bring them to college women.
FOUNDERS
Cora Bollinger Block
Alice Bartlett Bruner
Almira Lowry Cheney
Frances Elisabeth Cheney
Bertha Cook Evans
Eliza Drake Curtis Everton
Julia Maude Foster
Lucy W. Gilmer
Harriet Luella McCollum
Lewie Strong Taylor
Sisters of Distinction
Betsey Johnson, Syracuse University: Fashion designer
Susan Koeppen, Syracuse University: Consumer correspondent for CBS News' The Early Show
Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Vice President and General Manager of JR Motorsports
Jen Schefft, Ohio University: Featured on ABC's The Bachelorette 2004, author of Better Single Than Sorry
Karen Tumulty, University of Texas: National Political Correspondent for Time magazine
Jane Henson, University of Maryland: Co-creator of the Muppets with husband Jim
Amanda Pennekamp, Newberry College: Miss South Carolina USA, Miss USA first runner up 2004
Kim Webster, West Virginia: Actress on “The West Wing”
Susan Winckler, University of Iowa: Acting Chief of Staff for the Food and Drug Administration
Jan Davis, Georgia Tech: Astronaut with four successful space missions
Mimi Blackburn Drew, University of Washington: First female Rear Admiral, United States Navy
Verna Kay Gibson, Marshall University: First female CEO of a Fortune 500 company (The Limited stores)
Lena Grandin Baldwin, Syracuse University: Author of the Panhellenic Creed
Colors:
Double Blue and Gold
Mascot:
BetXi Bear
Badge:
Quill
Flower:
Pink Rose