Founding & Origins
This year saw the founding of Alpha Delta Phi at Hamilton College.
What is 1832?
This upstate New York college is where Alpha Delta Phi was established.
What is Hamilton College?
The translation of our motto.
What is "Many Hands, One Heart" (Manus Multae, Cor Unum)?
A central area of Wesleyan's campus is named after this former Alpha Delt.
What is Andrus Field? (After John E. Andrus, Class of 1862)
The nicknames of the "Brothers-in-Arms" statue.
Who are "Mike and Ike"?
This man founded Alpha Delta Phi in 1832 at Hamilton College.
Who is Samuel Eells?
Alpha Delta Phi was originally founded as this type of organization.
What is a literary fraternity?
The tune we sing the Xaipe to.
What is O Tannenbaum/Oh Christmas Tree?
The greenery in front of our chapter house is named after this former Alpha Delt.
Who is Robert G. McKelvey?
On the Alpha Delta Phi crest, these two weapons are crossed behind the shield.
What are a sword and a spear?
In Eells’ vision, “literary” didn’t just mean books—it meant being this type of person.
What is well-rounded (or interested in all areas of study)?
The year the Middletown Chapter became co-ed (in practice).
What is 1972?
The number of secret doors in our home.
What are seven secret doors?
This currently prominent figure at Wes was once an Alpha Delt in the 1970s.
Who is Michael Roth?
The Fraternity and Society flower.
What is the lily of the valley?
The founders of ADP are collectively known by this name.
What are the Original Seven?
Before fraternities, these campus groups were the main intellectual student organizations.
What are literary/debating societies?
The original name of our beloved Star and Crescent.
What is "The Chronometer"?
Michael Roth once served in this position as an undergraduate Alpha Delt.
What is president?
The symbol on pledge pins.
What is a shield divided vertically, half green and half white?
At its founding, ADPhi aimed to promote these intellectual pursuits alongside social connection.
What is debate and literary discussion?
This early American college, founded in 1636, helped inspire the structure of later societies.
What is Harvard University?
The year(s) the main portion of the current Alpha Delta Phi home was built.
What is 1904-1906?
This former Alpha Delt and Wesleyan alumna was a finalist for Miss America.
Who is Monica Louwerens?
The direction the crescent horns should be placed when wearing the Badge (pin).
What is over the right shoulder?