The Alpha Delta Pi blog shares special stories from our sisterhood. With guest writers from our collegiate chapters and alumnae associations, our blogs tell the intimate story of ADPi membership from the diverse perspectives of our members. From sisterhood to scholarship, enjoy reading about our organization directly from our sisters and friends.
June 23rd, 2020
by Tammie Pinkston — Past International President Part Two – Leading with Vision I have no doubt that you entered your leadership role with big plans — ideas on what you wanted to achieve, both personally and organizationally. These plans may have changed with this pandemic and call for social justice. Maslow’s Need Hierarchy is […]
June 11th, 2020
by Tammie Pinkston — Past International President I don’t know about you, but I have been struggling as of late. I make a living observing people going through significant change. Now during our time of pandemic and protest, therein lies my dilemma. With our current state of affairs and varied states of shelter in place, […]
May 28th, 2020
By Quinn Moran – 2017 Office Intern, 2018 Leadership Consultant Whether it be chance, serendipity, a stroke of good luck, I still can’t say. Regardless of how my friendship with Ginny Stafford came to be, it is and will always be one of the greatest blessings of my life and of ADPi story. I received […]
May 21st, 2020
by Shannon Schott, Gamma Iota – University of Florida On April 15, 2013, I spent most of my day in a courtroom in Jacksonville, Florida where I was working as an Assistant Public Defender. I wasn’t paying attention to any news alerts or generally aware of any breaking news. My sister, Courtney with whom I’m lucky to […]
May 6th, 2020
by Anne Charnock, Alpha Upsilon – West Virginia Paula and I met more than twenty years ago when we both served as Collegiate Province Directors. When the sorority re-organized from 4 to 6 districts we were the two new Collegiate District Directors. Then we were two of the first six District Team Directors. I was […]
April 28th, 2020
by Sally Thomas, Beta Sigma – Mercer University Spring 2020 will go down in history as a time the world changed. The COVID-19 pandemic affected every aspect of our lives. Schools closed, workers were ordered not to return to work, churches were not allowed to hold services on site, graduations were cancelled or postponed, new […]
April 23rd, 2020
by Magellan Taylor-Brickey, Delta Beta- Lamar University and Jessica Beaty, Epsilon Omicron- Murray State University When and where did you meet? Magellan: We officially met in 2018 at the Texas State Convention in Fredericksburg, but I feel like we knew of each other before that. Jessica: I think we met when I was buying a […]
April 16th, 2020
by Brooke Bruton, Delta Delta – University of Arkansas Megan Ghezzi Palombaro, Gamma Omicron—Susquehanna, and I met at Grand Convention 2013 in Dallas at an alumnae reception. We were the youngest ones at the event and gravitated toward each other. It sounds ridiculous now, but we were talking about something and I remember thinking, “Wow, […]
April 13th, 2020
by Sydnee Jack, Alpha Omicron – Oklahoma State University Easter was one of my favorite holidays to spend with my good friend and Sister Linda Welch Ablard. We became sisters in the 70’s at Alpha Omicron, Oklahoma State University. While many miles and time zones separated us over the years from Hong Kong to New […]
March 28th, 2020
by Sarah Davis-Candeto, International Vice President The past several weeks have caused me to certainly pause and be thankful for all God has provided for me. With the tornado that tore through Tennessee that left parts of Nashville and Cookeville devastated, I was left waiting to hear news from my family, my friends and my […]