Alpha Delta Mu

Alpha Delta Mu is an American social work honor society It was founded in 1976 at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. It has chartered more than ninety chapters across the United States. The society is a former member of the Association of College Honor Societies.

History

Alpha Delta Mu was founded by Dr. J. Lawrence Feagins at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland in the fall of 1976. Its purpose is to encourage scholarship in the field of social work and to advance the field. The society was incorporated in April 1977 in Maryland.
A second chapter, Beta, was chartered at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1977. Alpha Delta Mu went on to add chapters at colleges and universities in the United States with social work programs.
Alpha Delta Mu was previously a member of the Association of College Honor Societies, joining in 1983 and becoming a full member in 1986. In 1991, the society had 88 active chapters and initiated 8,350 members. In 2004, it had sixty active chapters and had initiated 10,000 members.

Symbols

The Alpha Delta Mu motto is "Advocate of the People". The society's colors are black and silver. Its members may wear an honor cord at graduation. Its publication is The Alpha Delta Mu Journal.

Membership

To be eligible for membership, students must be a social work major who have completed six hours of courses in social work with a 3.0 GPA for undergraduate and a 3.5 GPA for graduate students. Colleges and universities with Alpha Delta Mu chapters must hold accreditation from regional and national organizations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and must offer degrees at baccalaureate or higher levels in social work and maintain program accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education.

Chapters

As of 1991 the society had 88 chapters. Following is an incomplete chapter list, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions indicated in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha	1976	Morgan State University	Baltimore, Maryland
Beta	1977	University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
	1977	University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	Inactive
Epsilon		Misericordia University	Dallas, Pennsylvania	Active
Zeta	1977	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, Virginia	Active
Theta		East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina
Iota	1978 ?	Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee
	1978 ?	Kean College	Union, New Jersey
Rho	1978	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, North Carolina
Sigma	1979 ?	Murray State University	Murray, Kentucky
Upsilon	1978 ?	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Chi	1978 ?	Southern University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Psi	1978	University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Alpha Beta		Monmouth College	Monmouth, Illinois
Alpha Gamma	1978 ?	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky
Alpha Epsilon	1978	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Active
Alpha Zeta	1978	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Urbana, Illinois
	before fall 1979	Southern Illinois University	Carbondale, Illinois
Alpha Theta	before 1981	Seton Hall University	South Orange, New Jersey	Active
Alpha Lambda	before 1981	Marycrest College	Davenport, Iowa
Alpha Omicron		North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina
Alpha Pi	1980	Ferrum College	Ferrum, Virginia
Alpha Rho	before May 1984	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina
Alpha Sigma	1978	East Texas A&M University	Commerce, Texas	Active
Alpha Tau	before May 1980	Mount Mary College	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Beta Beta		Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas
Beta Epsilon		University of St. Thomas	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Beta Zeta		University of Wisconsin-Waukesha	Waukesha, Wisconsin
Beta Lambda	198x ?	Harding University	Searcy, Arkansas	Active
Beta Mu	before May 1982	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina
Beta Nu	before May 1981	Averett College	Danville, Virginia
Beta Xi	before September 1982–19xx ?; May 2003	Longwood University	Farmville, Virginia	Active
Beta Omicron	198x ?	Southwest Missouri State University	Springfield, Missouri
Beta Rho	1981	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Beta Tau	198x ?	Prairie View A&M University	Prairie View, Texas	Active
Beta Phi	198x ?	Elizabethtown College	Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Beta Chi	1982	Rhode Island College	Providence, Rhode Island	Active
Gamma Alpha		Radford University	Radford, Virginia
Gamma Beta	1983	University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Gamma Gamma		Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois
Gamma Delta		Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Gamma Epsilon	198x ?	Indiana University	Indianapolis, Indiana
Gamma Zeta	198x ?	Meredith College	Raleigh, North Carolina
Gamma Eta	1985	Delta State University	Cleveland, Mississippi
Gamma Mu	1986	Augustana College	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Gamma Nu	1986	Winona State University	Winona, Minnesota
Gamma Omicron		Lamar University	Beaumont, Texas	Active
Gamma Xi		Weber State University	Ogden, Utah
Gamma Tau		Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.
Gamma Upsilon		Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Gamma Omega	1991	Wright State University	Fairborn, Ohio
Delta Gamma		University of North Carolina at Pembroke	Pembroke, North Carolina	Active
Delta Epsilon		Delaware State University	Dover, Delaware	Active
Delta Xi		Providence College	Providence, Rhode Island	Active
Epsilon Delta	Before March 2015	Valdosta State University	Valdosta, Georgia
		Andrews University	Berrien Springs, Michigan
		Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Active
	before July 1989	Baylor University	Waco, Texas
		College of St. Catherine	Saint Paul, Minnesota
	xxxx ?–c. 2016	East Central University	Ada, Oklahoma	Inactive
		Marywood University	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Active
	before December 1982	Morningside College	Sioux City, Iowa
		Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky
	before April 1982	Pittsburg State University	Pittsburg, Kansas
		Rutgers University–Camden	Camden, New Jersey	Active
Beta	before June 1980	Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	Active
	before May 1981	San Jose State University	San Jose, California
		Sioux Falls College	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
	before May 1980	Texas Woman's University	Denton, Texas
		Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, Alabama	Inactive
	before July 1981	University of Mississippi	University, Mississippi
		University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina
		University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Active
	before February 1981	University of Tennessee at Martin	Martin, Tennessee
	before September 1990	University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas
		Virginia State University	Ettrick, Virginia	Inactive
		West Virginia State University	Institute, West Virginia	Active