Alpha Delta Gamma
Alpha Delta Gamma (), commonly known as ADG, is an American Greek-letter Catholic social fraternity and one of 75 members of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). Based on Christian principles and the traditions of the Jesuit Order of the Catholic Church, Alpha Delta Gamma was founded at Loyola University Chicago on October 10, 1924, as a response to the unwillingness of most national fraternities to colonize at Catholic colleges and universities. Since its founding, Alpha Delta Gamma has expanded conservatively to keep a small but strong brotherhood; thus, the fraternity has chartered 33 chapters in its  long history. Today, Alpha Delta Gamma operates 12 active chapters at private and public colleges across the United States, stretching from Los Angeles, California, to New York City, New York. History. Alpha Delta Gamma was founded at the Lake Shore campus of Loyola University Chicago on October 10, 1924, by four students: Francis Patrick Canary, John Joseph Dwyer, William S. Hallisey and James Collins O'Brien Jr. According to the Alpha Delta Gamma National Web Site, "In effect, they wanted a fraternity founded upon Christian ideals of true manhood, sound learning, and the unity of fraternal brotherhood. These ideals decreed the  purpose of Alpha Delta Gamma when it first came into being. And so the foundation was set, Alpha Delta Gamma was on its way to becoming a city walled!" In 1926, members of the local organization Delta Theta at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, contacted the "Alpha chapter" at Loyola University Chicago, requesting permission to affiliate with the then existing fraternity. Their request was granted and, on October 26, 1927, Alpha Delta Gamma officially charted its "Beta chapter", becoming a national fraternity. The fraternity continued expanding to other Catholic colleges and universities and adopted the descriptive "National Catholic -College Fraternity." This was eventually changed to "National Catholic Social Fraternity" when the organization began expansion to non-Catholic colleges and universities. Alpha Delta Gamma has remained a small national fraternity, with a total of thirty-two collegiate chapters, twelve of which are active. Most chapters are located at Catholic universities, but there are no religious requirements for membership. Active chapters. These are the chapters of Alpha Delta Gamma fraternity. Active chapters are listed in bold, inactive chapters are listed in "italic". Symbols and traditions. The Fraternity's badge is hexagonal, in gold, which is optionally plain, beveled, or jeweled  with pearls and ruby points. The base supports a black enameled field bearing the carved golden letters ', ', and . Members are instructed to wear the pin at a 45° angle with the appropriate chapter guard. The pledge button is a diamond shaped slab of gold with a bright red enamel center. The Fraternity's colors are scarlet red and gold. The Fraternity's flower is the red carnation. A universal ADG Night is celebrated on the first Friday of December each year, commemorating the founding of the Fraternity. Active chapters annually support at least one function for the benefit of  orphans such as a Christmas toy drive or spring picnic. Notable members. These names and additional famous Alpha Delts are listed on the Alpha Delta Gamma National Fraternity website.