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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSENATE RESOLUTION 731—RECOGNIZING THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
FOUNDING OF ALPHA DELTA PI SORORITY
Mrs. MOODY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:
S. Res. 731
Whereas Alpha Delta Pi Sorority was founded as the
Adelphean Society on May 15, 1851, at Wesleyan Female College
in Macon, Georgia;
Whereas Alpha Delta Pi Sorority was the first secret
society for college women, founded at the first college
chartered to grant degrees to women;
Whereas the recognized founders of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
include Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, Mary Evans Glass, Octavia
Andrew Rush, Ella Pierce Turner, Sophronia Woodruff Dews, and
Elizabeth Williams Mitchell;
Whereas membership of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority stands at
over 290,000 lifetime initiates as of the date of
introduction of this resolution;
Whereas Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia, has established chapters at over 220 colleges and
universities across the United States and Canada and has 165
active alumnae associations;
Whereas Alpha Delta Pi Sorority is a private membership
organization whose mission is to provide women with a
meaningful lifelong experience that empowers them to reach
their full potential through leadership,
educational, philanthropic, and social opportunities;
Whereas the objects set forth by the Adelphean Society were
the mental, moral, social, and domestic improvement of its
members, and Alpha Delta Pi Sorority now recognizes the core
values of sisterhood, service, character, and knowledge to be
the guideposts by which all members live;
Whereas Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, whose open motto is “We
Live For Each Other”, whose collegians log over 300,000
community service hours annually, and whose platforms
regularly educate members and the public about the dangers of
hazing and the importance of sisterhood in relation to
wellness and belonging, consistently raises over $1,000,000
per year for Ronald McDonald House;
Whereas Alpha Delta Pi Sorority counts among its alumnae 1
Academy Award winner, 6 Emmy Award winners, 2 Grammy Award
winners, 4 New York Times bestselling authors, 6 United
States Olympians, 2 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, and 1
recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in
Journalism and the Peabody Award for Journalistic Integrity,
is home to 2 sitting United States Representatives and 1
sitting United States Senator as of the date of introduction
of this resolution, and can claim several “firsts”,
including the first Treasurer of the United States to be
named National Director of the Savings Bond Division and the
first woman to hold the highest education post in the Federal
Government; and
Whereas Alpha Delta Pi Sorority will hold its 175th
Anniversary Grand Convention in Palm Desert, California, from
June 17 through June 20, 2026: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) congratulates Alpha Delta Pi Sorority on the occasion
of its 175th anniversary;
(2) acknowledges the contributions of Alpha Delta Pi
members to education, science and technology, the arts,
athletics, government, the military, business, and community
service; and
(3) recognizes the members of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority for
their lifelong commitment to personal growth, friendship, and
community enrichment.