Alpha Sigma Delta (sorority)

Alpha Sigma Delta
ΑΣΔ
Founded1918; 107 years ago (1918)
University of California, Berkeley
TypeSocial
AffiliationIndependent
StatusMerged
Merge dateApril 1932
SuccessorLambda Omega
ScopeNational
Member badge
Colors  Gold and   White
PublicationThe Crown
Chapters4
Headquarters
United States

Alpha Sigma Delta (ΑΣΔ) was an American collegiate sorority that formed in 1918 at University of California, Berkeley. It was absorbed by Lambda Omega in April 1932.

History

Alpha Sigma Delta started as a sorority called the Iaqua Club at University of California, Berkeley in 1918.[1] Iaqua Club changed its name to Alpha Sigma Delta in 1919.

In 1925, Alpha Sigma Delta became a regional sorority with the creation of its Beta chapter at the University of California, Los Angeles. It became a national sorority in 1928 with the chartering of the Gamma chapter at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Baird's archive notes that "supposedly five chapters were established.":[2]: VIII-30 and 32–33 [3]

In April 1932, Alpha Sigma Delta was absorbed by Lambda Omega (ΛΩ), another sorority that was also established at UC Berkeley. In September 1933, Lambda Omega was absorbed by Theta Upsilon.[1] In turn, Theta Upsilon merged into Delta Zeta in 1962.[2]

Symbols

Alpha Sigma Delta's badge was a shield of red enamel, bearing the Greek letters ΑΣΔ, vertically. The sorority's colors were gold and white.[4] Its quarterly magazine was The Crown.

Chapters

The known chapter list follows.Reference = :[2]: VIII-30 and 32–33 [3] Inactive chapters noted in italics.[2]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1918–April 1932 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Merged (ΛΩ) [a][b]
Beta 1925–April 1932 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Merged (ΛΩ) [c][d]
Gamma 1928–April 1932 Colby College Waterville, Maine Merged (ΛΩ) [e][f]
Delta 1929–April 1932 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Merged (ΛΩ) [g][h]
Epsilon ≥1929–before 1932 Inactive [i]

Notes

  1. ^ Chapter formed as the Iaqua Club (local) in 1918 and changed its name to Alpha chapter of ΑΣΔ in 1919.
  2. ^ Merged into the Alpha chapter of Lambda Omega with the national merger of the two sororities.
  3. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Zeta Chi (local), established in 1924.
  4. ^ Merged into the Zeta chapter of Lambda Omega with the national merger of the two sororities.
  5. ^ Chapter formed from Beta Chi Theta (local), established in 1923.
  6. ^ Became the Iota chapter of Lambda Omega with the national merger of the two sororities.
  7. ^ Chapter formed from Kappa Chi (local), established in 1926.
  8. ^ Became the Kappa chapter of Lambda Omega with the national merger of the two sororities.
  9. ^ Baird's Archive online notes there may have been this, a fifth chapter. On the other hand, Colby College's 1932 yearbook shows the roll of chapters for ASD with only the four listed above.

References

  1. ^ a b Miner, Florence Hood (1983). Delta Zeta Sorority 1902- 1982: Building on Yesterday, Reaching for Tomorrow. Published by Delta Zeta Sorority, Compolith Graphics, and Maury Boyd and Associates, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 180
  2. ^ a b c d 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. VIII-32–33. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  3. ^ a b William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), page listing both Lambda Omega and Alpha Sigma Delta chapters". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 24 Nov 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  4. ^ Noted in the Colby Oracle yearbook, 1932, p.129.
  • Martin, Ida Shaw (1931). The Sorority Handbook, 11th edition. Published by Ida Shaw Martin, Boston, Massachusetts.