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Encyclopedia > Alpha Xi Delta
ΑΞΔ – Alpha Xi Delta
Founded 1893
Lombard College, (Galesburg, Illinois)
Type Social
Scope National
Vision Statement Inspiring women to realize their potential.
Motto The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Colors Double blue (light and dark blue) and gold
Symbol Quill
Flower Pink Rose
Philanthropy Choose Children
Members 130,000+ currently
lifetime
Mascot BetXi Bear
Headquarters 8702 Founders Road
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Homepage http://www.alphaxidelta.org/

Alpha Xi Delta (ΑΞΔ) was founded in 1893 by ten women at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, who shared a vision of an organization dedicated to the personal growth of women. Those 10 women were Cora Bollinger Block, Alice Bartlett Bruner, Bertha Cook Evans, Harriett Luella McCollum, Lucy W. Gilmer, Lewie Strong Taylor, Almira Lowry Cheney, Frances Elizabeth Cheney, Eliza Drake Curtis Everton, and Julia Maude Foster. 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. The National Panhellenic Creed, which is still read aloud today at every NPC meeting across the country, was even written by an Alpha Xi Delta. Alpha Xi Delta maintains chapters at 113 institutions ranging from the University of Washington to Florida International University. Image File history File links Alphaxideltacrestjpg. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Lombard College was a college located in Galesburg, Illinois. ... Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. ... For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation) Blue is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength range (about 420–490 nanometers) of the three additive primary colors. ... Dark blue is a shade of blue. ... Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... A quill pen is made from a flight feather (preferably a primary) of a large bird, most often a goose. ... For other uses, see Rose (disambiguation). ... Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. ... The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 inter/national womens sororities. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... Florida International University, commonly known as FIU, is a public research university with its main campus in University Park in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ...


Now a national fraternity with more than 130,000 initiated members, Alpha Xi Delta is known for being a progressive and forward-thinking organization whose vision is to help women to realize their potential. 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. Each initiated member wears the quill which represents their open motto "The Pen is Mightier than the Sword." For other uses, see Rose (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A quill pen is made from a flight feather (preferably a primary) of a large bird, most often a goose. ...


Alpha Xi Delta's national philanthropy is Choose Children. Their philanthropy differs from other sororities' because it is an idea rather than an actual physical foundation. Alpha Xi chapters around the country are encouraged to find a worthy philanthropy nearby that embodies the idea of helping children. The general sorority mascot is the teddy bear, the official mascot is named BetXi Bear.


"Realize your Potential" is Alpha Xi Delta's vision.


Notable alumnae

Jan Davis N. Jan Davis (b. ... Betsey Johnson Betsey Johnson (born August 10th, 1942 in Wethersfield, Connecticut). ... Amanda Pennekamp is a beauty queen from South Carolina who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and will compete at Miss Earth 2006. ... The Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. ... Deborah D. Pryce (born July 29, 1951 in Warren, Ohio) is an American politician from Ohio. ... Patricia Patsy Ramsey (née Paugh) (December 29, 1956 — June 24, 2006), was the mother of JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old American beauty pageant contestant who was murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. ... The Miss West Virginia competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss America pageant. ... JonBenét Patricia Ramsey (August 6, 1990 – December 26, 1996) was a six-year-old girl known for her participation in beauty pageants in the United States. ... Sandra Lee Scheuer (pronounced SHAW-yer) (b. ... John Filos iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio, a fourteen-year-old runaway, kneeling over the dead body of Jeffrey Miller after he was shot by the National Guard. ... Karen Marie O’Connor Shelton (born June 23, 1951 in St. ... Karen Tumulty is Time Magazines national political reporter. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... Kim Webster as Ginger in an episode of The West Wing Kim Webster is an American actress most commonly known for her role of Ginger, one of Toby Zieglers (Richard Schiff) secretaries in the communications office on The West Wing. ...

References

  1. ^ Astronaut Bio: N. Jan Davis. NASA (January, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ Summer 2006 Quill - Distinguished Designer. Alpha Xi Delta (2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
  3. ^ Spring 2004 Quill - Sister Profiles. Alpha Xi Delta (2004). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  4. ^ a b Fall 2004 Quill - She's a Leader, a Trailblazer, an Inspiration!. Alpha Xi Delta (2004). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  5. ^ Slain girl's mom dies. Denver Post (June 25, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  6. ^ Heritage Timeline - 1970. Alpha Xi Delta. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
  7. ^ Sorority Hair: Memories Of Alpha Xi Delta. HairBoutique.com (October 25, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.
  8. ^ Fall 2000 Quill - From West Virginia to the West Wing. Alpha Xi Delta (2000). Retrieved on 2007-03-19.

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External links

  • Alpha Xi Delta
  • Lombard College Scrapbook
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Alpha Xi Delta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (310 words)
Alpha Xi Delta (ΑΞΔ) was founded in 1893 by ten women at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, who shared a vision of an organization dedicated to the personal growth of women.
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 maintains chapters at 115 institutions ranging from the University of Washington to Florida International University.
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