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'Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity' ('ΑΔΓ', also known as 'ADG' or 'Alpha Delt') is a National Catholic Social Fraternity. It is a member organization of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded at Loyola University, Chicago in 1924. The fraternity considers St. Ignatius Loyola as its patron.
In 1924, while riding on the Chicago 'L' four students from Loyola University came up with an idea to create a new fraternity on their campus. This new fraternity would embrace the ideals of the Roman Catholic Church and the Society of Jesus. On October 10, Francis Patrick Canary, John Joseph Dwyer, William S. Hallisey and James Collins O'Brien, Jr. founded Alpha Delta Gamma. The fraternity's ideals are can often be summed up by the "Five S's":

★ Spiritual

★ Scholastic

★ Service

★ School Spirit

★ Social
To this day, Alpha Delta Gamma has remained a small fraternity. Most chapters are located in Catholic Universities, but there are no requirements on religion. Their members hail from all faiths, and there is no discrimination on any level.

Contents

List of active chapters

List of alumni chapters

Notable alumni

External links

List of active chapters

★ Alpha, Loyola University, Chicago

★ Beta, Saint Louis University

★ Epsilon, Loyola University New Orleans

★ Zeta, Rockhurst University

★ Kappa, The Catholic University of America

★ Lambda, Loyola Marymount University

★ Xi, Bellarmine University

★ Rho, Thomas More College

★ Psi, Barry University

★ Alpha Delta, Cabrini College Not affiliated with the school in any way other than being composed of current/former students of Cabrini College.

List of alumni chapters

★ Windy City Alumni Association, Alpha Chapter

★ Gateway City Alumni Association, Beta Chapter

★ Crescent City Alumni Association, Epsilon Chapter

★ Foundtain City Alumni Association, Zeta Chapter

★ Fountain City Alumni Yahoo! Group

★ Capital City Alumni Association, Kappa Chapter

★ Far West Alumni Association, Lambda Chapter

★ Bluegrass Alumni Association, Xi Chapter

★ Tri-State Alumni Association, Rho Chapter

★ Sunshine State Alumni Association, Psi Chapter

Notable alumni

★ George Brett, Hall of Fame Baseball Player (Honorary)

★ Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (Epsilon Chapter)

★ Edward Derwinski, former Congressman and Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Alpha Chapter)

★ John (Jack) Grundhoffer, Former CEO and Chairman of US Bank (Lambda Chapter)

★ Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington

★ Walter J. Ong, Jesuit, cultural and religious philosopher, historian (Zeta Chapter)

★ Michael R. Quinlan, former Chairman and CEO McDonald's Corp. (Alpha Chapter)

★ Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame Baseball Player (Honorary)

★ Carl Sandburg, Poet

★ Harry S Truman, former President of the United States (Honorary)

★ Patrick Wayne, Actor (Lambda Chapter)

★ Hunter Wendelstedt, Major League Baseball Umpire (Epsilon Chapter)

★ Phil Woolpert, Head Basketball Coach, University of San Francisco Dons (Lambda Chapter)

External links

★ Alpha Delta Gamma National Website

★ Alpha Delta Gamma Alumni Network