The Aims and Purposes of ADX

:: To strengthen the SPIRITUAL lives and testimonies of the members of the National Fraternity resulting in service and outreach to others.

:: To promote higher SCHOLASTIC standards among the members of the National Fraternity.

:: To provide SOCIAL fellowship among the university students living the Christian life and active in Christ's service.

The Thirteen Membership Requirements

1. Personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord
2. Enrollment in a university where a chapter of the National Fraternity has been chartered by the National Board
3. Active participation in Christian service
4. Regular attendance or membership in an evangelical church or in some other church approved by the National Board
5. Interest in leading others to Christ
6. Willingness to avoid situations which would cause one's sister or brother to stumble
7. Willingness to abstain from sexual relations until marriage
8. Willingness to abstain from smoking and illegal use of drugs
9. Willingness to abstain from alcohol in circumstances where the Christian witness would be adversely affected
10. A scholarship rating of at least a "C" or its equivalent maintained in all university work
11. Passage of annual examinations on the National Constitution, II Corinthians 3, and the active chapter's bylaws
12. Procurement of a membership pin
13. Payment upon graduation or leaving the university, or an amount specified by the chapter, to their Scholarship and Housing funds

The History of Beta Chapter

In 1929, Karin Anderson and Edith Bishop McAulay, members of the Alpha Chapter of Areta and UCLA graduates, were attending the University of California at Berkeley as graduate students. On February 4, 1929, they organized the Beta Chapter.

In 1935, an alumnae chapter and Mother's Club were formed to encourage and support the Beta chapter. Both of these groups set up an Advisory Board to help with problem solving and bringing the body to common understandings.

At the National Convention of 1969 in Los Angeles, it was reported by a Beta alumna that there were no active chapter members. The National Board declared the chapter inactive at this time.

In the fall of 1978, a group of girls who were members of "Friends of Alpha Gamma Omega" chose to recharter the Beta Chapter. With the guidance of ten dedicated alumnae, these new chapters members were initiated in the winter of 1979.

The History of Alpha Delta Chi

The founding chapter of Alpha Delta Chi was started at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1925.

The original founders were:
Alice Slingerland McEachern
Alma Becker
Amy Culp
Dora Marie Showalter-Goertz
Dorothea Harvey Schultz
Evelyn Kepple Kay
Marion Wright Madden
Ruth Umsted Ohlyn
Theta Slingerland Dean
Willard Crowder Clawson

The first annual convention of Alpha Delta Chi was held in Berkeley, California, on April 6-7, 1939. At this meeting the National Association of Areta and the National Executive and Advisory Board were formed. The original name of the National Fraternity, Areta, a greek word meaning virtue was changed to Alpha Delta Chi at the June 1943 National Convention. In 1946, under the leadership of National President Celestia Major Jasaitis, Alpha Delta Chi became incorporated under the laws of the State of California.

House Phone Number: 510-540-6916 (If we don't answer, sorry!)
Email: adx@ocf.berkeley.edu
Address: 2730 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Publicity Chair (Website Maintainer): pearlyee@berkeley.edu

ADX Beta Chapter Links

:: UC Berkeley
:: Alpha Gamma Omega - Our Brother Fraternity
:: Unity in Christ - An Umbrella Ministry
:: CalJourney (Cal's Campus Crusade for Christ)
:: FoCUS - The College Ministry of First Presbyterian Church in Berkeley
:: Multiethnic Christian Fellowship

Alpha Delta Chi Chapters

:: ADX National Board
:: San Diego State University (Delta)
:: Murray State University, Kentucky (Kappa)
:: University of California, Santa Barbara (Iota)
:: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (Mu)
:: University of California, Davis (Nu)
:: University of Colorado (Pi)
:: University of Cincinnati (Rho)
:: Georgia Institute of Technology (Sigma)
:: Georgia Southern University (Chi)