American social work honor society
Alpha Delta Mu ΑΔΜ Founded Fall 1976; 49 years ago (1976 ) Morgan State University Type Honor Affiliation Independent Former affiliation ACHS Status Active Emphasis Social Work Scope National Motto "Advocate of the People" Colors Black and Silver Publication The Alpha Delta Mu Journal Chapters 88 Members 10,000+ lifetime Headquarters 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20036 United States
Alpha Delta Mu (ΑΔΜ social work honor society It was founded in 1976 atMorgan State University inBaltimore, Maryland . It has chartered more than ninety chapters across the United States. The society is a former member of theAssociation of College Honor Societies .
Alpha Delta Mu was founded by Dr. J. Lawrence Feagins atMorgan State University inBaltimore, Maryland in the fall of 1976.[ 1] [ 2] [ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
A second chapter,Beta , was chartered at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1977.[ 4] [ 5] [ 2]
Alpha Delta Mu was previously a member of theAssociation of College Honor Societies , joining in 1983 and becoming a full member in 1986.[ 1] [ 1] [ 6]
The Alpha Delta Mu motto is "Advocate of the People".[ 7] [ 2] [ 8] The Alpha Delta Mu Journal .[ 1] [ 6]
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.[ 7] [ 9] Council for Higher Education Accreditation and must offer degrees at baccalaureate or higher levels in social work and maintain program accreditation from theCouncil on Social Work Education .[ 7]
The last edition ofBaird's Manual of American College Fraternities [ 1] bold and inactive chapters and institutions indicated initalics .
Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References Alpha 1976 Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland [ 1] Beta 1977 University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin [ 4] [ 5] 1977 University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Inactive [ 10] [ 11] Epsilon May 1977 Misericordia University Dallas, Pennsylvania Active [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Zeta 1977 Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia Active [ 15] [ 16] Theta May 12, 1977 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina [ 17] [ 18] Iota 1978 ? Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] 1978 ? Kean College Union, New Jersey [ 22] Rho 1978 North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina [ 2] [ 23] Sigma 1979 ? Murray State University Murray, Kentucky [ 24] [ 25] Upsilon 1978 ? University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin [ 26] Chi 1978 ? Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana [ 27] [ 28] Psi 1978 University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wisconsin [ 29] [ 30] Alpha Beta May 1978 Monmouth College Monmouth, Illinois [ 31] [ 32] Alpha Gamma 1978 ? University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky [ 33] [ 34] Alpha Epsilon 1978 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active [ 35] Alpha Zeta 1978 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] before fall 1979 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois [ 39] Alpha Theta before 1981 Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey Active [ 40] [ 41] [ 42] Alpha Lambda before 1981 Marycrest College Davenport, Iowa [ 43] Alpha Omicron May 1980 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina [ 44] Alpha Pi 1980 Ferrum College Ferrum, Virginia [ 45] Alpha Rho before May 1984 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina [ 46] [ 47] [ 48] Alpha Sigma 1978 East Texas A&M University Commerce, Texas Active [ 49] [ 50] [ a] Alpha Tau before May 1980 Mount Mary College Milwaukee, Wisconsin [ 51] [ 52] Beta Beta Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas [ 53] Beta Epsilon University of St. Thomas Saint Paul, Minnesota [ 54] Beta Zeta University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Waukesha, Wisconsin [ 55] Beta Lambda 198x ? Harding University Searcy, Arkansas Active [ 56] [ 57] Beta Mu before May 1982 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina [ 58] Beta Nu before May 1981 Averett College Danville, Virginia [ 59] Beta Xi before September 1982–19xx ?; May 2003 Longwood University Farmville, Virginia Active [ 60] [ 61] Beta Omicron 198x ? Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri [ 62] Beta Rho 1981 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [ 9] [ 63] Beta Tau 198x ? Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, Texas Active [ 3] Beta Phi 198x ? Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania [ 64] Beta Chi 1982 Rhode Island College Providence, Rhode Island Active [ 65] Gamma Alpha October 1982 Radford University Radford, Virginia [ 66] Gamma Beta 1983 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi [ 67] Gamma Gamma Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois [ 68] Gamma Delta Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana [ 69] Gamma Epsilon 198x ? Indiana University Indianapolis, Indiana [ 70] Gamma Zeta 198x ? Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina [ 71] Gamma Eta 1985 Delta State University Cleveland, Mississippi [ 72] [ 73] Gamma Mu 1986 Augustana College Sioux Falls, South Dakota [ 74] Gamma Nu 1986 Winona State University Winona, Minnesota [ 75] [ 76] Gamma Omicron April 1986 Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Active [ 8] Gamma Xi March 1986 Weber State University Ogden, Utah [ 77] Gamma Tau Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. [ 78] Gamma Upsilon Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee [ 79] Gamma Omega 1991 Wright State University Fairborn, Ohio [ 80] [ 81] [ 82] Delta Gamma University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina Active [ 83] [ 84] Delta Epsilon Delaware State University Dover, Delaware Active [ 85] [ 86] Delta Xi Providence College Providence, Rhode Island Active [ 87] [ 88] Epsilon Delta Before March 2015 Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia [ 89] Andrews University Berrien Springs, Michigan [ 90] Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active [ 91] before July 1989 Baylor University Waco, Texas [ 92] College of St. Catherine Saint Paul, Minnesota [ 93] xxxx ?–c. 2016 East Central University Ada, Oklahoma Inactive [ 94] [ 95] [ b] Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania Active [ 96] before December 1982 Morningside College Sioux City, Iowa [ 97] Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky [ 98] before April 1982 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas [ 99] Rutgers University–Camden Camden, New Jersey Active [ 100] Beta before June 1980 Saint Francis University Loretto, Pennsylvania Active [ 101] [ 102] [ 103] before May 1981 San Jose State University San Jose, California [ 104] Sioux Falls College Sioux Falls, South Dakota [ 105] before May 1980 Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas [ 106] Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama Inactive [ 107] before July 1981 University of Mississippi University, Mississippi [ 108] University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina [ 109] University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Active [ 110] before February 1981 University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, Tennessee [ 111] before September 1990 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas [ 112] Virginia State University Ettrick, Virginia Inactive [ 113] West Virginia State University Institute, West Virginia Active [ 114]
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