Alpha Phi Celebrates 139 years on October 10th!

Oct. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Alpha Phi Sorority was founded at Syracuse University on October 10, 1872.  The ten founders of Alpha Phi were looking for a social center, a place of conference, a tie which should unite, and a circle of friends who could sympathize with one another in their perplexities. Today, Alpha Phi continues to provide a "tie which unites, a circle of friends" for women young and old all around the world. Alpha Phi Founders:

•   Clara Bradley Wheeler Baker Burdette
•   Hattie Florence Chidester Lukens
•   Martha Emily Foote Crow
•   Ida Arabella Gilbert DeLamanter Houghton
•   Jane Sara Higham
•   Kate Elizabeth Hogoboom Gilbert
•   Elizabeth Grace Hubbell Shults
•   Rena A. Michaels Atchison
•   Louise Viola Shepard Hancock
•   Clara Sittser Williams

The sisterhood of Alpha Phi stretches from coast to coast through 151 collegiate campuses and more than 200,000 members.  Sisters share a commitment to excellence and a strong desire to help one another and their communities.  Alpha Phis are leaders, scholars, contributors and lifetime members of a sisterhood that values these traits.
 
Alpha Phi assists college women in making informed choices to reach their highest potential. Alpha Phi enhances and promotes each member’s development and learning by focusing on sisterhood, service, scholarship, love, loyalty and character development.
In 1879, Alpha Phi adopted the distinctive colors of silver and Bordeaux.  Members wear their colors in the form of a ribbon of silver/gray and Bordeaux, under their badge to acknowledge special occasions, the installation of a new chapter, the anniversary of their chapter’s installation or the celebration of Alpha Phi Founders’ Day, October 10.

The flowers of Alpha Phi are the fragrant lily of the valley and the blue and gold forget-me-not. The symbol of Alpha Phi is the ivy leaf with the new member badge taking its form.
The Fraternity Crest is the Alpha Phi coat-of-arms, adopted by Convention delegates in 1922. The shield is Bordeaux with a scroll and ivy leaf above it. Inscribed on the scroll is the public motto, Union hand in hand. A bar of silver crosses the shield from left to right; the upper half of the shield contains a Roman lamp in silver and the lower half, Ursa Major. The meaning of the symbols depicted on the crest is a significant part of the ritual witnessed at initiation.

The use of the Fraternity crest is reserved for jewelry, sportswear and other Fraternity equipment befitting the dignity and honor of Alpha Phi’s heritage.

To Learn more about Alpha Phi – visit the Alpha Phi Fraternity website: www.alphaphi.org

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