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1921 GAMMA PHI BETA’S 28TH COLLEGIATE CHAPTER

In 1920, Jennie Emerson Miller, a charter member of Beta Chapter (Michigan, 1882), and alumnae from Phi Chapter (Washington University) colonized a group of 10 women at the University of Missouri. The group was accepted by the Sorority after an inspection by Esther Hollebaugh (Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Beulah Bennett (Hollins, 1916). Grand President, now called International President, Lindsey Barbee (Denver, 1897) conducted Alpha Delta’s installation ceremony on May 20, 1921, making it the 28th collegiate chapter of the Sorority.

The Alpha Delta Chapter facility as shown in The Crescent, May 1933

Although Alpha Delta officially turned 100 in 2021, the chapter could not host its planned centennial celebration due to COVID-19 regulations. The celebration event took place during the last weekend in April of this year, with International President Autumn L. Hansen (Idaho) in attendance. Read more about the chapter’s celebration on page 32.