Sorority Fun Facts!

Get to know the three sororities on campus! Auburn Montgomery is home to Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Zeta and Zeta Tau Alpha sororities. See below to learn a little bit about each.

Alpha Gamma Delta - "Alpha Gamma Delta was officially founded on May 30, 1904 at the home of Dr. Wellesley Perry Coddington, a professor at Syracuse University who was instrumental in the early development of Alpha Gamma Delta. Each of the Fraternity's 11 founders were progressive women who selflessly contributed to the foundation and growth of Alpha Gamma Delta. Since the founding, collegiate chapters have been installed at 181 colleges and universities across North America and more than 145,000 women have become Alpha Gam sisters. Guided by our Purpose, Alpha Gamma Deltas are impacting our communities and contributing to the world's work."

The colors of Alpha Gamma Delta are red, buff and green. Their mascot is the squirrel, their flowers are the red and buff rose with asparagus ferns. Their jewel is the pearl and vision is "To inspire the woman. Impact the world." Visit www.alphagammadelta.org for more information on AGD.

Delta Zeta - Delta Zeta Sorority was founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1902. Miami is dubbed the “Mother of Fraternities” because of the many prominent men’s fraternities which were founded there. When six young women came together in 1902 to form a social sorority, they had a vision of lifetime sisterhood fostered by ideals that they cherished. These friends bonded quickly as they faced the challenges of starting a sorority on a male-dominated campus (women had just been given full status as students at Miami University in 1902).
Although fraternities were well-established by the time Alfa Lloyd, Mary Collins, Anna Keen, Julia Bishop, Mabelle Minton, and Anne Simmons met with Dr. Guy Potter Benton, then president of the university, to make their idea a reality, they faced derision from the male students of the university. This adversity served to bond them even closer."

The colors of DZ are rose and green, their mascot is the turtle. Their flower is the pink killarney rose, and their jewel is the diamond. Delta Zeta has over 220000 initiated members. To learn more about Delta Zeta, visit their website at www.deltazeta.org.

Zeta Tau Alpha - The mission of ZTA is "to make a difference in the lives of our members by developing the potential of each individual through innovative programming, which emphasizes leadership development, service to others, academic achievement and continued personal growth for women, with a commitment to friendship and the future based on the sisterhood, values and traditions of the past. The purpose of Zeta Tau Alpha is the intensifying of friendship, the fostering of a spirit of love, the creating of such sentiments, the performing of such deeds, and the moulding of such opinions as will be conducive to the building up of a purer and nobler womanhood in the world. The open motto is to 'Seek the Noblest.'”

The colors of Zeta Tau Alpha are turquoise and grey, the flower is the white violet. Their symbols are the five point crown and the strawberry. To learn more about Zeta Tau Alpha, visit their website at www.zetataualpha.org.

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