New-York tribune., 1907-04-14
FOUNDED 70 YEARS AGO
alpha Delta Phi College Frderufg
to Obserre Annirersaru. :.

The seventy-ffth anniversary of the formai
tion of one Of the leading college fraterntes wiz
occur this week 1t is that of Alpha Delta Phi.
founded at Hamilton College in 1892 The an.
niversary will be observed in connection with
the annual convention 70 be held in this city
The establishment Of this Greek letter secret
organization among college students marked
an era in the development of the idea Of the
association of men aiming at the same ideals
Alpha Delta Phi was the first fraternity to
extend its chapter system outside Of the stats
in which it originated. and it now has chapters
in most Of the leading universities and col
Ieges in the country. It's present number 81
active chapters is twenty-four. and there are
five inactive ones. The total membership Is
1O363 OF the other Greek letter fraternitiss
which rank with IT. Psi Epsilon. founded in
1888. has twenty-five active and two inactive
chapters with a membership from the begin
ming of 1890. and Delta Kappa Epsilon.
founded in 1874 has forty-one active and thir-
teen inactive chapters. the membership num-
bering 1920 There are three older fratsFHl-
ties Of like character. all OF which originated
az Union College. out none Of which has great
strength. The pioneer was Kappa Alpha. 1S25
which has seven chapters and 1O93 members;
Sigma Phi. 1927, with eight chapters and 130O
members. and Delta Phi, which has eleven chap
ters and 300 members.
Sigma Phi was the first 20 go beyond the col
Iege where it was formed. and IL established
chapter at Hamilton in 1881 This was tho
direct inspiration which led 10 the foundation
Of Alpha Delta Phi the following year. Three
years later the parent chapter established dn-
other at Miami Ohio. and by 1910. the move
ment had become national There are now over
thirty affiliated Greek letter college fraterni-
ties for men and a score for women in the COZ
leges OF The land. while there are half nun
dTed for each sex which exist in single chap
ters never having bTanChed out from the col
legeS where they originated.
The seVenty-fifth anniversary and the annual
convention of Alpha Delta Phi viii be held un-
der the auspices of the executive council OF ths
fraternity. with headquarters at the hotel
AStoT, beginning ON "Wednesday, April L. Il0
registration and reception Of delegates Will %
attended 10 by appropriate committee tn tn8
course OF the day. AID in the evening there VIII
- a smoker and reception at the Alpha Delta
Phi Club. This organization. the membersnlp
OF which is composed Of the alumni members
of tNe fraternity from the various colleges
where there are chapters resident in this city
and vicinity. has erected q fine new clubhouse
at Nos 1856 and lSS West 44th street. Wnen
takes its place among the leading clubs grouped
in that part Of the civ In the same street arc
the Yale, Harvard, Lambs 81 NlcEOlas. Ne"
York Yacht, city and Racquet clubs. while me
Century and the Army and Navy clubs are N
the next street The Alpha Delta Phi Club re-
occupied for considerable term OF years IN
West SD street All the latest developments
in club comfort are to be found in the new
house and the meeting Of the convention mea'
bers there viii be practically a housewarulns-
The business proceedings Of the convenu9I
will begin ON THURSDAY az $50 2. m. IN Gs
large ballroom al the Hotel .stor. and VIII %
continued I'm the afternoon O. -hat day unlu
O'Clock. when there viii be 4 reception IN hOhu.
OF the venerable Dr. Edward Everett Hale W1o %
is regarded as the dean Of the fraternity 10
was one Of the early members OF the HarVSL0
Chapter. and entered college in lS{t, only ~
years after the society began its existence ~.
Hale has been a central figure at many OF ug
conventions Of the fraternity and has deiVese-
notable addresses before il iD this and o1nc'
cities
ON Thursday evening the delegates ana - Is5
dent members of the fraternity viii attend tsS
performance of The Chorus Lady" at tue
Hackett Theatre. The convention proceeGiAs'
will be continued on Friday morning ana a alt-
noon. and a photograph will he taken or tness S
attending At 4 p. n. on the evening or FIuss.
the seVenty-fifth annual banquet viii 90 tns
members will be seated at the tables tn the IN IN
tel AStOr. The speakers for the occasion W.. W.
include DR. Hale, Joseph H. Choate. IaISUpS'
Williams Hamilton Wright Mabie. James -
Garfield. Francis I.ynde Stetson and others, ~
the fraternity songs will be sung. Those w. w
attend will be seated by chapters. The ciosHa
exercises of the convention viii take place Sa'
urday morning.