Alpha Delta Sigma is an American honor fraternity for advertising. It started in 1913 at the University of Missouri, a men's professional fraternity, and absorbed Gamma Alpha Chi in 1971.[1][2][3] It merged into the American Advertising Federation in 1973, becoming an honor society at the time.[4]
Originally, Alpha Delta Sigma's chapters were named for prominent members of the field, prominent alumni, or members of a host institution's faculty.[1] Following is a list of Alpha Delta Sigma chapters.[1][5][6][7][8]
Former chapter name | Charter date | Institution | Location | Status | References |
John W. Jewell | November 14, 1913 | University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | Active | [9][10][a][b] |
Desha Breckinridge | 1914 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Active | [10] |
Charles H. Dennis | April 1914 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Urbana, Illinois | Active | [11][c] |
Robert W. Jones | April 1914 | University of Washington | Seattle, Washington | Inactive | [12][d] |
Henry Watterson | 1920–1926 | Georgetown College | Georgetown, Kentucky | Inactive | [10] |
Horace Greeley | 1922 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, New Hampshire | Inactive | [10] |
Charles Miller | 1923–1926, xxxx ? | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Active | [10] |
William Wigley Jr. | 1924 | University of Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | Inactive | [10] |
Henry W. Grady | 1924 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive | [10] |
W. F. G. Thacher | 1924 | University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Inactive | [10][13][14][e] |
Green | 1924 | Columbia University | New York City, New York | Inactive | [10] |
Bruce Barton | 1925 | Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts | Inactive | [10] |
L. N. Flint | 1925–1928; November 2, 1971 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas | Inactive | [10][f] |
Ralph D. Casey | 1925 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Active | [10][g] |
Arthur J. Brewster | 1925 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | Inactive | [10] |
Herbert T. Vance | 1926 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon | Inactive | [10] |
Charles H. Dunker Jr. | 1926–1927 | Washington University in St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | Inactive | [10] |
Paoli A. Smith | 1927 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Active | [10] |
Charles Raymond | 1927 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | Inactive | [10] |
Howard Parish | 1928 | Washington State University | Pullman, Washington | Active | |
William D. Moriarty | 1928 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Inactive | [h] |
Orville J. Fee | 1928 | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska | Active | [15][i] |
Daniel Starch | 1928 | Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | Inactive | |
Paul J. Thompson | 1929 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | Inactive | [j] |
Charles C. Younggreen | 1929 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | Inactive | [k] |
Walter B. Cole | 1930 | DePauw University | Greencastle, Indiana | Inactive | |
Merle Sidener | 1931 | Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | Inactive | |
Vergil D. Reed | 1932 | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | Active | [l] |
George Burton Hotchkiss | 1933 | New York University | New York City, New York | Inactive | [m] |
Cyrus H. K. Curtis | 1933 | Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active | [n] |
Benjamin Franklin | 1933 | Pennsylvania State University | State College, Pennsylvania | Active | |
H. W. Preston Jr. | 1937 | Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
William B. Johns | 1938 | City College of New York | New York City, New York | Active | [o] |
Howard Willoughby | 1940 | Stanford University | Stanford, California | Inactive | |
Alvin Long | 1940 | San Jose State University | San Jose, California | Active | [p] |
Walter Dill Scott | 1940 | Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | Inactive | |
George W. Coleman | 1941 | Babson College | Wellesley, Massachusetts | Inactive | |
Philip Ward Burton | 1947 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | Inactive | [q] |
George D. Gaw | 1947 | Roosevelt University | Chicago, Illinois | Inactive | |
Byron E. Ellis | 1948 | Baylor University | Waco, Texas | Inactive | |
Home J. Buckley | 1948 | DePaul University | Chicago, Illinois | Active | [16] |
Fred Black | 1948 | Wayne State University | Detroit, Michigan | Inactive | |
Don Francisco | 1949 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | Active | [r] |
George E. Merrick | 1949 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, Florida | Active | [s] |
Lowell Thomas | 1949 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | Inactive | [t] |
Herbert Hall Palmer | 1949 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, Rhode Island | Inactive | |
Douglas Leigh | 1949 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Inactive | [u] |
Kenneth Dameron | 1949 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Inactive | [v] |
Elwin G. Wood | 1950 | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Inactive | [w] |
Merlin H. Aylesworth | 1950 | University of Denver | Denver, Colorado | Inactive | |
Will C. Grant | 1950 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas | Active | [x] |
A. B. Penny | 1951 | University of Houston | Houston, Texas | Active | [y] |
George McLean | 1952 | University of Mississippi | University, Mississippi | Inactive | |
Raymond Rubicam | 1953 | Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona | Inactive | [z] |
C. Brooks Smeeton | 1953 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Inactive | [aa] |
Elon Borton | 1953 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida | Inactive | [ab] |
Ben Duffy | 1954 | Fordham University | New York City, New York | Inactive | [ac] |
Samuel C. Dobbs | 1954 | University of Georgia | Athens, Georgia | Inactive | [ad] |
William Bernbach | 1956 | Long Island University | Brooklyn, New York | Inactive | |
Eldridge Peterson | 1957 | Manhattan University | Bronx, New York City, New York | Inactive | |
Arthur J. Madsen | 1958 | Whitworth University | Spokane, Washington | Inactive | |
Clyde B. Sullivan | 1958 | Wichita State University | Wichita, Kansas | Inactive | |
J. Culver Hill | 1958 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, Texas | Inactive | [ae] |
Thomas L. Yates | 1958 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, Texas | Inactive | |
Charles H. Sandage | 1959 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, Illinois | Active | |
Nelson Carter | 1959 | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Inactive | [af] |
Wesley Calvert | 1959 | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Active | [17] |
| November 2, 1971 | University of Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | Inactive | [ag] |
| November 2, 1971 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Inactive | [ah] |
| November 2, 1971 | California State University, Chico | Chico, California | Inactive | [ai] |
| | Abilene Christian University | Abilene, Texas | Inactive | |
| | Augustana College | Rock Island, Illinois | Active | |
| | Ball State University | Muncie, Indiana | Active | |
| | Baruch College | New York City, New York | Inactive | |
| | Blackburn College | Carlinville, Illinois | Active | |
| | Bob Jones University | Greenville, South Carolina | Active | |
| | Brigham Young University | Provo, Utah | Active | |
| | Brigham Young University–Idaho | Rexburg, Idaho | Inactive | |
| | California State University, Fresno | Fresno, California | Active | |
| | Chaminade University of Honolulu | Honolulu, Hawaii | Active | [18] |
| | Chapman University | Orange, California | Active | [17] |
| | Clemson University | Clemson, South Carolina | Inactive | |
| | College for Creative Studies | Detroit, Michigan | Active | |
| | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, Colorado | Active | [9] |
| | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | Active | |
| | Creighton University | Omaha, Nebraska | Active | [18] |
| | Drury University | Springfield, Missouri | Inactive | |
| | East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, Tennessee | Inactive | |
| | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Inactive | |
| | Emory and Henry College | Emory, Virginia | Inactive | |
| | George Washington University | Washington, D.C. | Active | |
| | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, Michigan | Active | |
| | Hofstra University | Hempstead, New York | Inactive | |
| | Ithaca College | Ithaca, New York | Active | |
| | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Inactive | |
| | Johnson & Wales University | Providence, Rhode Island | Active | [9] |
| | Kansas State University | Manhattan, Kansas | Active | |
| | Lee University | Cleveland, Tennessee | Active | |
| | Liberty University | Lynchburg, Virginia | Active | |
| | Lindenwood University | St. Charles, Missouri | Active | |
| | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Inactive | |
| | Louisiana State University Shreveport | Shreveport, Louisiana | Active | [16] |
| | Loyola University Maryland | Baltimore, Maryland | Active | |
| | Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | Active | |
| | Lynn University | Boca Raton, Florida | Active | |
| | Manhattan University | Bronx, New York City, New York | Active | |
| | Marian University | Indianapolis, Indiana | Active | |
| | Marietta College | Marietta, Ohio | Active | [4] |
| | Marist University | Poughkeepsie, New York | Active | |
| | Marshall University | Huntington, West Virginia | Active | |
| | Marywood University | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Active | [19] |
| | Miami International University of Art & Design | Miami, Florida | Inactive | [aj] |
| | Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls, Texas | Active | |
| | Molloy University | Rockville Centre, New York | Active | [16] |
| | Morehouse College | Atlanta, Georgia | Active | |
| | Morningside University | Sioux City, Iowa | Active | |
| | Murray State University | Murray, Kentucky | Active | |
| | Northwood University | Midland, Michigan | Active | |
| | Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Active | |
| | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Illinois | Active | |
| | Oral Roberts University | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Active | |
| | Pace University | New York City, New York | Active | |
| | Point Park University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Active | |
| | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Active | |
| | Purdue University Northwest | Hammond, Indiana | Active | [16][ak] |
| | Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, Florida | Active | |
| | Roger Williams University | Bristol, Rhode Island | Active | |
| | Rogers State University | Claremore, Oklahoma | Active | |
| | Rowan University | Glassboro, New Jersey | Active | |
| | Saint Louis University | St. Louis, Missouri | Active | |
| | Samford University | Homewood, Alabama | Active | |
| | Simmons University | Boston, Massachusetts | Active | [20] |
| | South Dakota State University | Brookings, South Dakota | Active | |
| | Spring Hill College | Mobile, Alabama | Active | |
| | St. Bonaventure University | St. Bonaventure, New York | Active | |
| | St. John's University | New York City, New York | Active | |
| | State University of New York at Oneonta | Oneonta, New York | Active | |
| | Suffolk University | Boston, Massachusetts | Active | [17] |
| | Texas State University | San Marcos, Texas | Active | |
| | Union University | Jackson, Tennessee | Active | [21] |
| | University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond, Oklahoma | Active | |
| | University of Hartford | West Hartford, Connecticut | Active | |
| | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, Louisiana | Active | [9] |
| | University of Memphis | Memphis, Tennessee | Active | |
| | University of Missouri–St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | Active | |
| | University of Nebraska Omaha | Omaha, Nebraska | Active | |
| | University of Nevada, Reno | Reno, Nevada | Active | |
| | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Active | |
| | University of North Texas | Denton, Texas | Active | |
| | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, Iowa | Active | |
| | University of San Francisco | San Francisco, California | Active | [17] |
| | University of Scranton | Scranton, Pennsylvania | Active | [16] |
| | University of South Alabama | Mobile, Alabama | Active | |
| | University of South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | Active | |
| | University of Southern Indiana | Evansville, Indiana | Active | |
| | University of Southern Mississippi | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | Active | |
| | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | Active | |
| | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg, Texas | Active | [9] |
| | University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | Active | |
| | University of Tulsa | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Active | |
| | University of West Florida | Pensacola, Florida | Active | [16] |
| | West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia | Active | |
| | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, Michigan | Active | |
| | Winona State University | Winona, Minnesota | Active | |
Notes
- ^ This was originally the Thomas Balmer chapter; its name was changed after founding member John W. Jewell died during World War I.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Delta chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Gamma chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Zeta chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ The chapter was also called Lou Holland. After going dormant, it was reactivated by the Nu chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ This was originally called the Dean E. E. Nicholson chapter, according to the 1928 University of Minnesota Gopher, p.356.
- ^ Absorbed the Eta chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Epsilon chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Beta chapter and Alpha Nu chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Alpha chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Pi chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Pi chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Eta chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Sigma chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Upsilon chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Lambda chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Kappa chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Psi chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Phi chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Gamma chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Chi chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Mu chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Omega chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Beta chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Iota chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Theta chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Delta chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Zeta chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Lambda chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Absorbed the Alpha Omicron chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi on November 2, 1971, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Formed from the Mu chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Formed from the Alpha Xi chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ Formed from the Alpha Rho chapter of Gamma Alpha Chi, with the national merger of the two fraternities.
- ^ The university closed in September 2013.
- ^ Chapter formed at Purdue University Calumet, now Purdue University Northwest.
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