Illinois Alpha Delta Phi Alumni

Illinois Alpha Delta Phi Alumni This is the alumni page for the Illinois Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

In February 1903, twelve men at the University of Illinois organized a local fraternity which took the name of Pi Theta. The organization's prime objective was to secure a charter to become a Chapter of Alpha Delta Phi. Upon organization, the group rented a house in which the members lived and had their meals together. By 1906, the group continued to grow and it commanded the respect of a very con

siderable number of the Chapters of Alpha Delta Phi. In 1911, the Charter was granted and the Illinois Chapter was installed at the University Club in Chicago, Illinois on January 13, 1912. The Chapter eventually outgrew several small rented houses in the Champaign area and commissioned the beautiful and imposing house it now occupies on the site of the home of the University's first president. Despite formidable competition from over 50 national and international fraternities at the University, the Illinois Chapter is among the leaders on the Champaign-Urbana campus. Among other accomplishments, Dad's Day, known as parent's Day at some schools, and a major football weekend at Illinois, originated with this Chapter.

Last week the ΑΔΦ Illinois Chapter hosted a wonderful event to honor our Folger Adam, Jr. (for poetry) and John L. Raine...
05/02/2026

Last week the ΑΔΦ Illinois Chapter hosted a wonderful event to honor our Folger Adam, Jr. (for poetry) and John L. Rainey (for fiction) Creative Writing Program 2026 prize winners: Sabrina Longo (Adam, poetry) and Lama Ghrayeb (Rainey, fiction); and our longstanding partner in the program, the University's Department of English, represented by John Dudek, Associate Director of Creative Writing, Julie Price, Senior Lecturer in the English Department, and Associate Professor Ted Sanders.

On the evening of April 27, 2026 the active chapter hosted a wonderful event to honor our Folger Adam, Jr. (for poetry) and John L. Rainey (for fiction) Creative Writing Program 2026 prize winners: Sabrina Longo (Adam, poetry) and Lama Ghrayeb (Rainey, fiction); and our longstanding partner in the p...

The newly formed Alumni Board Philanthropy Committee, of Bob McMurray '85 and Mason Kaiser '22, have selected their firs...
04/02/2026

The newly formed Alumni Board Philanthropy Committee, of Bob McMurray '85 and Mason Kaiser '22, have selected their first charitable alliance in support of our new philanthropy service mission: The Alliance for the Great Lakes.

To that end, Bob and Mason have created an AGL "Beach Clean-Up" team for a May 9th service project to collect trash off a Chicago beach. We will be hosting the beach cleanup day Saturday, May 9th at North Ave Beach in downtown Chicago starting at 11am CST. We will meet at Ranalli’s in Lincoln Park that morning and reconvene after for lunch.

If you can join us, click the registration link below:

For more than 25 years, our Adopt-a-Beach volunteers have worked to keep the Great Lakes Shorelines healthy, safe, and beautiful.

On this Presidents Day, we honor two of our many notable Alpha Delta Phi Alumni brothers: Presidents Theodore and Frankl...
02/16/2026

On this Presidents Day, we honor two of our many notable Alpha Delta Phi Alumni brothers: Presidents Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt!

The Award-winning Illinois Chapter shows off their hardware: Brothers Luke Wittenborn '27 and Shawn Diggory '87 with aw...
08/10/2025

The Award-winning Illinois Chapter shows off their hardware: Brothers Luke Wittenborn '27 and Shawn Diggory '87 with awards for Best Risk Management and Best Alumni Chapter presented to the Illinois Chapter at the 193rd Convention of the Alpha Delta Phi.

Brothers Luke Wittenborn '27 and Shawn Diggory '87 represent the Illinois Chapter at the 193rd International Convention ...
08/08/2025

Brothers Luke Wittenborn '27 and Shawn Diggory '87 represent the Illinois Chapter at the 193rd International Convention of ΑΔΦ in New Orleans. Over three days, your delegates learn strategies to help improve our chapter, conduct the business of the fraternity, and network to strengthen our bonds across chapters. There might be a little fun and great food mixed in!

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