The History of Alpha Delta Chi
how it all began
Alpha Delta Chi was founded at UCLA in 1925 by ten women: Ruth Uhmstead Ohly, Evelyn Kepple Kay, Dora Marie Showalter Goertz, Dorothea Harvey Shultz, Marion Wright Madden, Theta Slingerland Dean, Alice Slingerland McEachern, Willard Crowder Clawson, Amy Culp and Alma Becker. Their vision was to have a place for Christian women to participate in greek life without compromising their beliefs, build strong friendships and mirror Christ's love to their community. Thus, Alpha Delta Chi began, but under the name 'Areta' meaning 'virtue'.
In 1929, two members of the Areta Alpha chapter saw the need for the sorority at UC Berkeley while they were attending graduate school. With the help of the Alpha chapter, the Beta chapter was formed. Over the past years, 23 chapters have been chartered across the nation and 14 chapters still remain active.
The first annual convention of Alpha Delta Chi was held in Berkeley, California on April 6-7, 1939. At this meeting the National Asociation of Areta and the National Executive and Advisory Board were formed. In the 1943 convention, the original name of the national fraternity, Areta, was changed to Alpha Delta Chi. In 1946 Alpha Delta Chi became incorporated under the laws of the State of California.
nu chapter foundation
The Davis chapter began in 1992 with six women: Flora Haesuk Choi, Julia Christine Field, Deana Louise Fritcher, Julie Anne Haroutunian, Kimberly Denise Trunta and Christine Younker Nelson. On January 9, 1993 the Nu Chapter was activated and officially joined the circle of Alpha Delta Chi. Since then the Nu Chapter has been growing with each passing quarter and now harbors a wonderful group of girls coming from a variety of ethnic and denominational backgrounds.