Initiation Exam

Question 1

Where was Alpha Delta Pi founded? Give college name and location.

Answer 1

Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia

Question 2

When was Alpha Delta Pi founded?

Answer 2

May 15, 1851

Question 3

List the six founders.

Answer 3

Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald
Ella Pierce Turner
Sophronia Woodruff Dews
Octavia Andrew Rush
Mary Evans Glass
Elizabeth Williams Mitchell

Question 4

What was the original name of Alpha Delta Pi?

Answer 4

The Adelphean Society

Question 5

What was the first Greek letter name of Alpha Delta Pi?

Answer 5

Alpha Delta Phi

Question 6

What is the official magazine of Alpha Delta Pi?

Answer 6

The Adelphean

Question 7

List several nearby chapters, giving Greek name and college or university where they are located.

Answer 7

Beta Nu- UGA
Zeta Zeta- Augusta
Zeta Iota- GCSU
Zeta Omicron- Georgia Tech
Delta Alpha- Emory
Epsilon Pi- Georgia Southern
Delta Theta- Valdosta State

Question 8

Give a brief history of your chapter, including the year your chapter was founded, as well as highlights of important events.

Answer 8

Alpha Delta Pi was founded on Mercer’s campus on November 13, 1937. It was the first sorority at Mercer! Two of our founders are buried in Macon, and Helen Glenn, a Beta Sigma, was the first Panhellenic President. This year we will celebrate our 80th anniversary!

Question 9

International President

Answer 9

Emily Erkel

Question 10

International Vice President of Collegiate Membership

Answer 10

Jan Alexander Maisch

Question 11

International Vice President of Collegiate Membership

Answer 11

Amanda Sloan

Question 12

International Vice President of Alumnae Membership

Answer 12

Jana Andriano Clayton

Question 13

International Vice President of Finance

Answer 13

Kelly Pelletier

Question 14

International Secretary

Answer 14

Jennifer McGhee Siler

Question 15

International Vice President of Organizational Relations

Answer 15

Dawn Victor-Herring

Question 16

Explain how the sorority is organized geographically.

Answer 16

Chapters are sorted into provinces by geography. Within each province, chapters are sorted into districts.

Question 17

Where is Executive Office/Memorial Headquarters located?

Answer 17

1386 Ponce de Leon Avenue, NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30306

Question 18

Who is the Director of Executive Office?

Answer 18

Linda Ablard

Question 19

Where can you find the addresses for International Officers and ExecutiveOffice/Memorial Headquarters?

Answer 19

AlphaDeltaPi.Org

Question 20

Where can you look and/or whom can you contact to find the answer to any Alpha Delta Pi policy or procedural question?

Answer 20

The Chapter Operations Book/the EVP or President

Question 21

Summarize the Alpha Delta Pi Statements of Policy.

Answer 21

The Standards Code!

• don’t communicate ritual or sorority business with nonmembers
• promptly meet financial obligations
• no hazing
• can’t wear letters or post anything from events downtown

Question 22

What do the letters NPC stand for?

Answer 22

National Panhellenic Conference

Question 23

How many members of NPC are there?

Answer 23

26

Question 24

What is Alpha Delta Pi’s international philanthropy?

Answer 24

RMHC

Question 25

What separate corporation accepts tax-deductible gifts, as allowed by law, then uses its resources to fund Alpha Delta Pi scholarships and educational programs?

Answer 25

The Alpha Delta Pi Foundation