The Delta Chi Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta at the University of Northern Iowa has been inspiring women to realize their potential since May 15, 1965.
In 1893, ten young women at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois, shared a vision and a dream of a national organization dedicated to the personal growth of women. Their dream became Alpha Xi Delta, one of the oldest women’s fraternities in the United States.
The timeless ideals envisioned by Alpha Xi Delta’s Founders remain constant throughout the years, inspiring pride in each member to pursue individual excellence. Now a national fraternity with more than 149,000 initiated members, our Fraternity is a progressive organization with college chapters and alumnae associations throughout the United States.
Alpha Xi Delta is proud of its rich history and lasting impact on its members and the Panhellenic community. In fact, Alpha Xi Delta’s first National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) Chairman wrote the Panhellenic Creed, which all members of NPC still recite on college campuses today.
Alpha Xi Delta’s Founders left us a great legacy. They taught us the value of education because it frees us to achieve our goals and gives us the power to be whatever we choose. They taught us to support one another through shared experiences and understanding. They taught us to serve others and reach out to better the lives of those less fortunate. Because of them, Alpha Xi Delta continues to inspire countless bold and talented women to realize their potential.
Since Alpha Xi Delta’s founding over 118 years ago, we continue to enrich the lives of women throughout the world with by emphasizing the ideals our Founders instilled in our Fraternity: sisterhood, leadership, knowledge and service to our communities. We fully embrace these ideals and the opportunity to bring them to college women.
The Delta Chi chapter became the first national women's fraternity on the UNI campus on May 15, 1965.
The mission of Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity is to enrich the life of every Alpha Xi Delta. We will:
Nurture unity and cooperation.
Foster intellectual, professional, and personal growth.
Exemplify the highest ethical conduct.
Instill community responsibility.
Perpetuate fraternal growth.
Vision:
Inspiring women to realize their potential.
Motto:
The pen is mightier than the sword.
