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Alpha Delta Theta (professional)

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Alpha Delta Theta (ΑΔΘ) is a professional fraternity in the field of medical technology, originally for women.^[1]^[2]

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Alpha Delta Theta
ΑΔΘ

Founded	February 1, 1944; 80 years ago (1944-02-01) University of Minnesota and Marquette University
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA (former)
Emphasis	medical technology
Scope	national
Colors	green (of medicine) and gold (of science)
Flower	Daffodil
Publication	Scope
Chapters	23 (in 1977)
Headquarters	US

History

Predecessor ΑΔΤ's pin was adopted by the new organization, after switching the Τ for a Θ

Alpha Delta Theta was established on February 1, 1944 by two local sororities, Alpha Delta Tau of the University of Minnesota, formed in 1926, and Tau Sigma of Marquette University, formed in 1942. It was founded to unite all women entering into or engaging in the field of medical technology, to promote social and intellectual fellowship among its members, and to raise the prestige of medical technologists by inspiring the members to greater group and individual effort.

Though the Minnesota group was sixteen years older, the Marquette chapter was designated as Alpha chapter and the Minnesota group as the Beta chapter.

Alpha Delta Theta joined the Professional Panhellenic Association in 1952.

Some professional fraternities became co-educational as a result of Title IX; it is unknown whether Alpha Delta Theta followed this course, or if they remain/remained a women's fraternity only.

As of 2020, Alpha Iota chapter at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia is still active; others may also be active.^[2] It is listed there as a women's fraternity.

Traditions and insignia

The colors of Alpha Delta Theta are described as the "green (of medicine) and gold (of science)."

The fraternity flower is the daffodil.

The official pin is described as six-sided with a black background, and bears the Greek letters of ΑΔΘ.

The biannual publication is The Scope.

Both collegiate and graduate/Alumni chapters are created.^[1]

Chapters

Chapter information from Baird's Manual (20th), however this record was reprinted from the 19th edition.^[1] Chapters in bold are active, chapters in italics are assumed or known to be dormant.^[3]

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Name	Chartered	Institution	Location	Status	Notes	Reference
Alpha	February 1, 1944–1974	Marquette University	Milwaukee, WI	Dormant		^[4]
Beta	1944–1975+?	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	Dormant		^[5]
Gamma	1945–19xx	Macalester College	Saint Paul, MN	Dormant
Delta	1945–19xx	Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	Dormant
Epsilon	1946–19xx	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, WI	Dormant
Zeta	1946–19xx	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	Dormant
Eta	1948–19xx	Indiana University	Bloomington, IN	Dormant
Theta	1948–19xx	St. Scholastica	Duluth, MN	Dormant
Iota	1948–19xx	Mount Mary University (WI)	Milwaukee, WI	Dormant
Kappa	1949–19xx	University of Wyoming	Laramie, WY	Dormant
Lambda	1950–19xx	Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	Dormant
Mu	1950–19xx	University of Colorado (probably Anschutz)	Aurora, CO	Dormant
Nu	1951–19xx	St. Louis University	St. Louis, MO	Dormant
Xi	1952–19xx	University of Denver	Denver, CO	Dormant
Omicron	1953–19xx	Marycrest College (IA)	Davenport, IA	Dormant	This school has closed.
Pi	1954–19xx	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	Dormant
Rho	1954–19xx	College of Saint Teresa (MN)	Winona, MN	Dormant	This school has closed.
Sigma	1956–19xx	Augsburg University	Minneapolis, MN	Dormant
Tau	1957–19xx	West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV	Dormant
Upsilon	1959–19xx	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	Dormant
Phi	1960–19xx	Temple University	Philadelphia, PA	Dormant
Chi	1961–19xx	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Oshkosh, WI	Dormant
Psi	1961–19xx	Marian University (WI)	Fond du Lac, WI	Dormant
Omega	1961–19xx	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, MI	Dormant
Alpha Alpha	1962–19xx	University at Albany, SUNY	Albany, NY	Dormant
Alpha Beta	1962–19xx	St. John's University (New York City)	New York City, NY	Dormant
Alpha Gamma	1963–19xx	Edgewood College	Madison, WI	Dormant
Alpha Delta	1963–19xx	Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	Dormant
Alpha Epsilon	1965–19xx	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	Dormant
Alpha Zeta		Unassigned?
Alpha Eta	1965–19xx	St. Norbert College	De Pere, WI	Dormant
Alpha Theta	1966–19xx	Drake University	Des Moines, IA	Dormant
Alpha Iota	1967	University of the Sciences (PA)	Philadelphia, PA	Active?		^[3]
Alpha Kappa	1967–19xx	University of Wisconsin–Superior	Superior, WI	Dormant
Alpha Lambda	1967–19xx	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	Dormant
Alpha Mu	1969–19xx	University of Dayton	Dayton, OH	Dormant
Alpha Nu	1969–19xx	Xavier University	New Orleans, LA	Dormant

References

[1]
Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-3–4. ISBN 978-0963715906.
[2]
University of the Sciences - Fraternity and Sorority chapters
[3]
A reference note at List of fraternities and sororities at the University of Minnesota citing a no-longer working reference says that the Alpha Iota chapter of ΑΔΘ was the only surviving chapter...
[4]
Alpha chapter's predecessor group was formed in 1942. At formation of the national Fraternity it took the name Alpha chapter.
[5]
The Minnesota chapter was formed in 1926, thus was older than the Alpha chapter, but at formation of the national Fraternity it took the name Beta chapter.

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