History
Alpha Gamma Delta was founded on May
30, 1904 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. Eleven women built the
foundation for a fraternity that has grown to obtain international status with
over 123,000 members and 176 chapters currently spanning the United States and
Canada.
Founders of Alpha Gamma Delta
Marguerite Shepard- The first founder
Estelle Shepard Beswick- The first
editor of the Alpha Gamma Delta publication Quarterly
Jennie Titus Smith Morris- The first
president
Georgia Dickover- Historian
Ethel Brown Distin- Installed the Beta
Chapter
Edith MacConnell Hickok- Mother of the
first Alpha Gamma Delta baby
Flora Knight Mayer- Songwriter
Mary Louise Snyder- First missionary
Grace Mosher Harter- Gracious hostess
Georgia Otis Chipman- First business
manager of the Quarterly
Emily Helen Butterfield- Heraldry
authority
Alpha Gamma Delta came to San Francisco State University on March 10, 1991.
On March 10, 2001, the Delta Pi chapter celebrated ten wonderful years at SFSU.