About Alpha Xi Delta
Alpha Xi Delta was founded in 1893 by ten young women at Lombard College, Galesburg, Illinois, who shared a vision and a dream of a national organization dedicated to the personal growth of women.
One of the oldest women's fraternities, Alpha Xi Delta is proud of its rich history. As one of the ten founding fraternities of the National Panhellenic Conference, it was Alpha Xi Delta's first NPC Chairman who wrote the Panhellenic Creed, which is still recited on college campuses today.
Since that time more than a 100 years ago, the spirit of Alpha Xi Delta has enriched the lives of thousands of women throughout the world with its emphasis on lifelong learning and lasting friendship. Now a national fraternity with more than 142,000 initiated members, Alpha Xi Delta has grown into a progressive and forward-thinking organization with college chapters and alumnae associations throughout the United States.
The ideals envisioned by our Founders are timeless and have remained constant throughout the years, inspiring pride in each member to pursue individual excellence.
Our Founders left us a great legacy--they taught us the value of education because it would free us to achieve our goals and give us the power to be whatever we choose to be. They taught us to support one another through shared experiences and understanding. They taught us to serve others--to reach out to those less fortunate to make their lives better.
It is these ideals of personal development, scholarship, friendship, and civic responsibility that we embrace and bring to every Alpha Xi Delta member. (page top)
Alpha Xi Delta Gives Back
Our Philanthropy: Choose Children
Choose Children isn't an organization - it's an idea. Alpha Xi Delta gives members the flexibility to look in their communities and decide how they can best benefit children. For some chapters it's raising money for a local organization; for others it's spending time tutoring children at an after-school program or working with children at a battered women's shelter.
What Can I Do?
In 2004, Alpha Xi Deltas were asked to submit children's stories and sample illustrations appropriate for children ranging in ages from pre-schoolers to second graders. The best story and illustration were selected by a committee of Alpha Xi Delta early childhood educators. The winning children's story, What Can I Do?, was written by Anne Beiser Allen, Alpha Pi Chapter at Middlebury College, and illustrated by Margo Pullman, Epsilon Phi Chapter at Iowa State University.
Jail-N-Bail
Jail-N-Bail is our annual philanthropic event benefiting Camp Smile-A-Mile. Camp SAM is a non-profit organization in Alabama for children who have or have had cancer. Jail-N-Bail is held every year at UAB's Mini Park. Throughout the day, local police officers arrest volunteers (students, facility, staff, etc.) and escort them to our jail in the Mini Park. This year, arrestees will post a $20 bail. We provide food and music for all of the arrestees. We also sell $1 raffle tickets for various prizes donated by local businesses. In the past nine years, we have raised over $36,000 in support of children in our area!
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