alpha delta phi

where was samuel eells born?

westmooreland, onita county, upstate new york

on what day was samuel eells born?

may 18, 1810

what are the three classes of fraternities?

social, professional, honor societies

what did samuel eells father do?

missionary pastor

where was samuel eells father a pastor?

Mohawk valley where eells was born

What did Eells' family consist of?

5 boys, one girl, and eells mother.

what disease did eells first have?

pulmonary tuberculosis

what did eells do when he was 15?

worked on a farm where he could be in an outdoor envrionment

what school did eells go to before hamilton?

Clinton Academy

in what year did eells attend clinton academy?

1826 (age 16)

When did eells first go to hamilton?

1827

What did eells do as he was too sick for school?

became a sailor and fisherman

when did eells return to hamilton?

1828

which two literary societies were present at hamilton college?

phoenix and philopeuthian

which literary society did samuel eells join?

philopeuthian

what did eells not like about the societies?

the recruitment process, the lack of morality, the precense of jealousy

when did eells decide he would create a new society?

by 1830, recruiting members from each society?

when was alpha delta phi founded?

the eve of October 29, 1832

where was alpha delta phi founded?

Kirkland Hall, Room 15, Back Middle, Hamilton College.

What was samuel eells when he graduated?

Valedictorian in 1832

What did eells do after graduation?

he joined his father in clevland, ohio

what did eells contract on the boat from buffalo to cleveland?

cholera

where was eells left ashore?

Dunkirk, where her persuaded 2 boys to bring him medicine.

where was samuel eells as he recovered?

a shed, alone, for a week

what did eells ancestry study?

ministry

when was eells admitted into the ohio bar?

Februrary of 1835

who offered eells partnership?

salmon p. chase, who later became lincolns secretary of the treasury and chief justice of the U.S

When did eells open his own office and start his own practice?

1837

What happened as eells success grew?

his health worsened

what did samuel eells go to do in 1838?

went back to live with his father for the summer

where did eells spend the winter of 1840?

Cuba, and the following summer with his father

Where did samuel eells die?

In the home of one of his friends, S.W Pomeroy. Cincinatti.

When did Eells die?

March 13, 1842

where was eells first buried?

city cemetery, cincinnati.

when was his body first moved?

in 1859, to the family plot in woodland cemetery.

Where is his body now buried?

Entombed in the alpha delta phi house at hamilton college

what is theodore roosevelts speech called, and about?

The college graduate and public life. it is about the duty of educated men to do their share of work in public life.

when and where was theodore roosevelts speech written?

Harvard, 1880

What is Richard L. Greene's speech called, and about?

The Fraternity's job, the purpose of fraternities and what they do for young men, inspiring long careers of usefulness, honor, and support.

when and where did richard l. greene produce this essay?

Rochester, 1925. given before the eastern association, in ny, january 17, 1947

What was the speech by Henry Wade Rogers called?

The American college fraternity

what was the american college fraternity about?

it is about the organizations that are fraternities and their history.

what is the oldest organization fratnerity?

Phi Beta Kappa, established 1776

president

Noah Watt

vice president

Kyle Wada

Risk Management

Benny Lerner

Rush Recruitment

Ethan Connert, Alex Rodriguez, Alex Melchoir

Social Chair

Alex Rodriguez/Peyton Kessler

Treasurer

Max Gorman

secretary

Noah Watt

Senior Advisor

Trinidad Flores

New Member Educator

Andrew Inda?

Where is samuel eells body today?

1,000 feet from the chapter house in Hamilton, in the cemetery.

founder 2

Henry Storrs

founder 3

Oliver Morse

founder 4

John C. Underwood

founder 5

Lorenzo Latham

what is the fraternity motto?

manus multae cor unum / many hands, one heart

what is the brothers in arms statue?

an american and canadian solider lifting eachother up in war. 2,300 men of this frat fought in world war 1. 93 died. the two symbolize brotherhood, service, leadership, and sacrifice.

Richard Nelville Hall

December 24, 1915

Charles S. Williams

April 2, 1918

Nathan Clarence Towne

October 6, 1918

Marshall Warren Foote

February 11, 1919

John Louis Rubsam

February 2, 1944

Owen Patrick Lillie

July 21, 1944

A.C.M. Carter

July 22, 1944

Edward May Mancourt

July 25, 1944

Alan Davis Groom

October 11, 1969

5 colleges where adphi was the first greek letter frat

miami, new york, yale, brown, havard

3 colleges where asphi was the second greek letter frat

hamilton, alabama, mcgill university

5 colleges where adphi was the third greek letter frat

michigan, toronto, cumberland, dartmouth college, kenyon college

what was the essay by john m. young called?

the literary aspect of our fraternity

when/where was "the literary aspect of our fraternity" written?

cornell, 1928

what was john m. young's essay about?

the importance of remaining alpha delta phi as a literary society, and the literary plan of the frat.

when did the first annual convention taken place?

1836

since when has the international convention been held annually (despite civil/world wars)?

1853

what is the convention comprised of?

a delegate from each active chapter & alumni organization, an honorary chairman elected at the last convention, board of governers.

greek alphabet

the badge

oblong slab with rounded corners, displaying on a shield of black enamel a white crescent bearing the letters alpha delta phi. above the crescent, a UPSIDE DOWN green star with a gold center, and below the date 1832 in gold. on the back SWORD AND SPEAR BOTH POINT LEFT

the crest

shield, surrounding the shield another layer with pearls in the gap. two sprays of laurel leaves, SPEAR LEFT SWORD RIGHT, a knight on the top, manus multae cor unum on a banner under, and under all, 1832.

Fraternity Colors

Emerald Green & White, with black and gold subsidiaries

fraternity flower

lily of the valley, representing the emerald green of the badge

pledge pin

half green (left), half white (right)

the brown compromise

the brunonian chapter voted to admit women into its pledge class. reactions were mixed, though many brothers or chapters were very upset.

when did the trinity compromise take place?

in 1981

what was the trinity compromise?

phi kappa chapters suggested five solutions to the co ed problem.

1. grant women full, unconditional, membership, in the fraternity

2. revoke the charter of any chapter initiating women

3. adopt a home rule policy

4. Restrict yet tolerate women's "associate membership"

5. Split the fraternity into two organizations: one male, one coed

from this came the trinity compromise where women were allowed to be inducted as full members of an individual chapter and participate in the initiation ceremony as long as they don't hold constitutional office.

first 10 active chapters

hamilton, miami, yale, peninsular, rochester, kenyan, union, cornell, phi kappa, john hopkins

second 10 active chapters

minnesota, toronto, chicago, memorial, wisconsin, california, illinois, washington, british colombia, lambda phi

last 9 active chapters

massechusetts, adelpho, nittany, middlesex, nu epsilon zeta, delta phi alpha, conneticut, florida state, virginia

phi kappa chapter

trinity college

memorial chapter

mcgill university

Lambda Phi Chapter

MIT

Adelpho chapter

chapman college

Nittany chapter

penn state

middlesex chapter

brandeis university

Nu Epsilon Zeta Chapter

northeastern university

delta phi alpha chapter

duke

delta phi international

alpha delta phi international is the fraternity's governmental and administrative unit. supreme legislative body and board of governors are chief executives.

board of governors

12 alumni, elected for 3 year terms, 3 student governors, elected annually for 2 year terms.

how many meetings do the board of governors have a year?

4, one at convention, others at various chapters in fall, winter, spring.