Америкалық әйелдер студенттік қауымдастығы: Альфа Си Дельта тарихы

American collegiate women's fraternity

Alpha Xi Delta (ΑΞΔ, often referred to as A "Zee" D ) is a women's fraternity founded on April 17, 1893 at Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Alpha Xi Delta is a member of National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), the umbrella organization of 26 national sororities. The sorority has over 171,000 initiated members and maintains active chapters at 130 institutions across the United States.

Each college chapter participates annually in one of six events called "The AmaXing Challenge: Step It Up; Xi Man/Xi Woman; Sports FrenXi; Xi Games; Xi Karaoke; or AmaXing Gala. Funds that are raised support the Kindly Hearts Initiative.

In November of each year, collegiate and alumnae members participate in an online letter writing project to raise funds and awareness effort. Letters of Love supports two "key impact" organizations: FosterClub and StandUp for Kids.

"Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity is a private women's membership organization for individuals who live and self identify as women. Members are selected following a series of one or more meetings, social events, and/or interviews by existing Fraternity members (which may include National Fraternity representatives and/or National Council designees). Each woman selected for membership in Alpha Xi Delta must demonstrate academic achievement, be of good character, have the desire to contribute to the Fraternity's mission and vision and be able to contribute to the overall prestige of Alpha Xi Delta. In addition, she must be neither a pledged member nor a past or present initiated member of any other National Panhellenic Conference fraternity, or any similar single–gender national college or university fraternity, with the exception of honorary and professional organizations."

Polly Peyer – Retired major general in the U. S. Air Force

After several failed attempts, women were admitted for the first time at Georgia Tech in the 1950s. To help support the first women on campus, women's advocate and Alpha Xi Delta alumna Ella Wall Van Leer helped establish a chapter of Alpha Xi Delta on the Georgia Tech campus. Ella and her husband Blake R Van Leer were also credited for the first steps towards integration at Georgia Tech due to their stand against the state Governor.

An event from the waning days of World War II showcases the intensity whereby collegiate members were beginning to break from cultural norms that were common until those decades of change. Few Black students attended the University of Vermont by mid century there were only two enrolled in 1943. Many of the student body, including the majority of members of the ΑΞΔ chapter on the campus had agitated in 1945–46 for the removal of racial and religious quotas that had limited enrollment for decades. In October 1945, Crystal Malone, one of the few Black students, was a junior on the Burlington campus of the University of Vermont. The Upsilon chapter of Alpha Xi Delta offered her membership. Although the fraternity constitution did not have explicit racial restrictions, the National Council ordered the local chapter to withdraw its offer. They refused. The National President, Winnafred Corwin Robinson (Mrs. Beverly Robinson) ordered the chapter closed. Today, the fraternity's constitution and bylaws state: "Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity believes it is inherent in our principles not to discriminate based on religion, race, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, or age." Crystal Malone later married the first Black graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Wesley A. Brown. She had a long career as a teacher and community leader.

The official policy of the National Fraternity is that: "All initiated members of Alpha Xi Delta, are responsible for upholding the values and principles of the Fraternity at all times." Local chapters also are required to abide by the policies of their college and NPC. Chapters that violate health, safety, and other policies are subject to disciplinary action from the National Council. In 2019, the sorority recolonized and no longer recognizes the members of the class involved in the incident. In 2017, the University of Central Florida chapter of Alpha Xi Delta was suspended on the grounds of "allegations of alcohol related misconduct, which includes providing alcohol to someone underage; hazing; and possessing and/or providing false and misleading information and/or falsification of university records."