Our Founders

After several years of teaching while very young, Lewie Strong obtained a leave of absence for additional study at Lombard. It was during this year that Alpha Xi Delta was founded and its emblem, the Quill, was designed by Lewie Strong. During additional study at the University of Utah, she met and married Mr. E.A. Taylor, a member of the faculty. Of their four children, the two daughters are Alpha Xi Deltas. Mrs. Taylor's original stickpin badge is on display at Fraternity Headquarters. It was donated to the Fraternity by her daughter Aileen (Mrs. Hugh Bernecker), who was initiated with her mother's badge at the 1926 National Convention. It is the only Founder's badge in the possession of the Fraternity.
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