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 32 chapters in its long history. Today, Alpha Delta Gamma operates nine active chapters at private and public colleges across the United States, stretching from Los Angeles, California, to Atlanta, Georgia.
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 the 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!"
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- Benjamin Bok - Dutch chess grandmaster (Beta chapter)
- Pascal F. Calogero Jr. – chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court (Epsilon chapter)
- Joseph Paul Clayton – former president and CEO of DISH Network Corporation, former CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio, president and CEO of Frontier Communications (Xi chapter)
- Edward Derwinski – former United States Congressman from Illinois; first United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Alpha chapter)
- John (Jack) Grundhoffer – former CEO and chairman of US Bank (Lambda chapter)
- Nathan H. Lents – scientist, author, science communicator (Beta chapter)
- Walter J. Ong – Jesuit, cultural and religious philosopher, historian (Zeta chapter)
- Michael R. Quinlan – former chairman and CEO of McDonald's Corp. (Alpha chapter)
- Richard G. Thomas – chief test pilot Tacit Blue/ Area 51 Northrop Corporation (Beta chapter)
- Patrick Wayne – actor (Lambda chapter)
- Hunter Wendelstedt – Major League Baseball umpire (Epsilon chapter)
- Harry Wiggins – former State Senator of Missouri (Zeta chapter)
- Phil Woolpert – head basketball coach, University of San Francisco Dons (Lambda chapter)
- J. Skelly Wright – judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Epsilon chapter)
Notable honorary members
- George Brett – Hall of Fame baseball player
- de Lesseps Story Morrison – mayor of New Orleans and ambassador to the Organization of American States
- Babe Ruth – Hall of Fame baseball player
- Carl Sandburg – poet
- Victor H. Schiro – mayor of New Orleans
- Harry S. Truman –President of the United States of America
See also
- List of social fraternities