Welcome!

At Alpha Delta Pi, we are a sisterhood of friends, a family of individuals, and a home away from home. We embrace every woman's uniqueness, we encourage and support each other's goals and dreams, and we value character above all else. Founded in 1851 at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia, Alpha Delta Pi was the first secret society for women.

Dear reader,

When I arrived at Southwestern, I was unsure where I belonged. I hoped to find a sense of community, the “college experience” I needed. I decided to take a risk and go through Primary Recruitment in the spring. Little did I know, that decision would lead me to Zeta chapter filled with sisters who welcomed me to our sisterhood. My earliest and most cherished memory is running home to Alpha Delta Pi, spending the night rollerskating and getting to know the people I now call my best friends. I chose Alpha Delta Pi due to the genuine love, support, and understanding that runs throughout the chapter. It was truly evident, even when I was a freshman looking in from the outside. I saw how the ADPis cared for each other, while caring for the Southwestern community and for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. I saw how they would enjoy themselves raising money, but also being of service helping to clean around RMHC houses.

To be a sister of Alpha Delta Pi is an honor that my sisters and I hold highly. We live by our values: to be of service, character, knowledge, and sisterhood. Within this sisterhood, we follow these values by truly living to love each other. There is not a moment where you will not see at least two ADPis together around campus, choosing to be roommates, or having marathon study dates. We choose to laugh together, choose to love each other. We consistently and constantly choose each other. My sisters are the community I needed time and time again in college. I love the fact that I can walk up to a sister, have a coffee, and talk with them for hours. We constantly celebrate each other’s achievements, and I could not be prouder to watch this chapter grow and love each other through every new season. I walked into Alpha Delta Pi as a scared freshman. Now, I will soon walk out as a senior who has found so much genuine love and kindness, who has found the women who will one day be in my wedding, and with the confidence that Alpha Delta Pi has given me. Rushing was a decision that led me to the people who matter most to me and challenge me to be a kinder, better person. My college experience would never be the same without being a sister of Alpha Delta Pi. I will forever cherish the late night drives, impromptu shopping trips, and talking to my sisters for hours on end.

In my time with Zeta Chapter, this sisterhood has given me a chance to grow as a leader and into the person I am today. From Director of Philanthropy my first semester, to Panhellenic President, and now to Chapter President, this chapter has supported me and challenged me along the way. To be chapter president and serve the chapter that has put so much love and trust into me, is a beautiful honor. It is one that comes unexpected. Chapter Presidents before me have encouraged me since day one. On bid night, the incoming Chapter President told me that I would one day make a great president of Zeta. I took those words, and now I am living them out so deeply. I follow in the footsteps of my sister presidents who came before me, continuing to grow the sisterhood legacy they left behind. As President, my goal is to foster love, creativity, positivity, and hope through this special sisterhood. I hope to reaffirm our values and spend more direct time with our philanthropy this year, all while striving to maintain our high GPA. I hope to, additionally, in the spirit of Panhellenic love, foster a positive Panhellenic community with other chapters on campus as Panhellenic love is truly all around. This past year, our chapter was recognized as the fastest growing chapter with a rate of 150%. I hope to continue the momentum and welcome many new sisters home. My executive committee has become the people I know I can talk to and rely on for anything. I am so proud of my chapter and the privilege to have watched each person blossom. Each of them are talented and dedicated to the role they serve. Every role, while different, was meaningful to the chapter. Similarly, every sister is different, but each person brings their own unique perspective and joy to the chapter that cannot be beat.

Zeta Chapter has made me the person I am and has been an experience that I look so fondly on. It is one that defined my college experience, led me to a beautiful community of strong women, and showed me what it means to “Live for Each Other,” as each Alpha Delta Pi lives by. To be an Alpha Delta Pi, means love. It means that wherever you go, you will have sisters who cheer you on. To be a sister of Zeta Chapter means home. I am deeply grateful to have found home here, and I know that the love of Alpha Delta Pi will follow me wherever the road may lead.

Love and Loyally,

Caytie Brown

Chapter President of the Zeta Chapter