Alpha Tau Delta

Alpha Tau Delta () is a professional fraternity for students and industry professionals in the nursing fields. It was founded in 1921 at University of California, Berkeley as Alpha Tau.

History Alpha Tau sorority Nursing students at the University of California, Berkeley after holding conferences with the dean, the university faculty, and the director of the School of Nursing founded a nurses’ sorority on February 15, 1921.Alpha Delta Tau - History It was named Alpha Tau, and its first chapter was named Alpha–the Lady of the Lamp, after Florence Nightingale.

Alpha Tau Delta Soon after, the organizing committee decided that the sorority should be designated as a fraternity since it was professional. The name was changed to Alpha Tau Delta in 1924. The Greek letter Delta was added when it was learned that a male fraternity had a prior claim to the name Alpha Tau.Was this Alpha Tau Omega? Note too, that the national sorority Alpha Sigma Tau uses "Alpha Tau" as a nickname on some campuses. Alpha Tau Delta and its insignia were registered with the United States Patent Office. Alpha Tau Delta became the first nursing fraternity in the United States.

Invitations were sent to eligible collegiate Schools of Nursing throughout the states to join Alpha Tau Delta. The second chapter to be chartered was Beta, at the University of Minnesota in 1927, followed by Gamma chapter at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1928. Since new chapters were being founded on different campuses in different cities, a central office was established at Berkeley.

Its first national publication, the T.P.R. of ATD, was first published in 1931. Later, the name was changed to Cap’tions of ALPHA TAU DELTA and then to The Pulse in 2000.

ATD’s first national convention was held in 1932, in conjunction with the American Nurses Association Biennial Convention with six chapters participating. The fraternity has held a national convention each biennium from 1931 to the present time, except during World War II in 1944 or under exceptional circumstances.

In the early 1970s, Alpha Tau Delta opened its membership to male nursing students, and the Articles of Incorporation of Alpha Tau Delta were changed to reflect this decision. The fraternity became a charter member of the Professional Fraternity Association in 1978. This association was the consolidation of the Professional Panhellenic Association founded in 1925 and the Professional Interfraternity Conference founded in 1928, with the fraternity being a member of the former..

In 1992, Alpha Tau Delta replaced pledging with a membership orientation period.

As of 2024, the fraternity has ten active collegiate chapters and three alumni chapters. It has initiated 10,000 members. Its national headquarters are in Manhattan Beach, California.

Symbols Alpha Tau Delta's colors are yellow, white, blue, and gold. Its flower is the yellow rose. Its jewel is the pearl. The fraternity's motto is "United in Service". Its symbols are the caduceus, the lamp, and the star.

Chapters

Collegiate chapters In the following chapter list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapters Charter date and range InstitutionLocationStatus Alpha – 1946 University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CaliforniaInactive Beta 1927–198x ? University of MinnesotaMinneapolis and Saint Paul, MinnesotaInactive Gamma 1928 University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaActive Delta prime 1928–1936 University of IdahoMoscow, IdahoInactive Zeta 1931–1956 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CaliforniaInactive Eta 1932–xxxx ? Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OregonInactive Delta second 1936–xxxx ? University of Washington Seattle, WashingtonInactive Theta 1938–xxxx ? Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActive Iota 1938–xxxx ? Marquette University Milwaukee, WisconsinInactive Kappa 1939–xxxx ? College of St. Scholastica Duluth, MinnesotaInactive Lambda 1940–xxxx ? Montana State University Bozeman, MontanaInactive Mu 1945–xxxx ? University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaInactive Nu 1945–1965 Seattle University Seattle, WashingtonInactive Epsilon 1953–xxxx ? Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioInactive Omicron 1957–1965 University of UtahSalt Lake City, UtahInactive Xi 1957–xxxx ? Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IllinoisInactive Rho 1958–xxxx ? University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IllinoisInactive Sigma 1959–xxxx ? University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WisconsinInactive Tau 1961–xxxx ? University of PortlandPortland, OregonInactive Upsilon – xxxx ? Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IllinoisInactive Phi 1965 California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CaliforniaActive Chi 1966–xxxx ? University of Evansville Evansville, IndianaInactive Omega 1966–xxxx ? California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, CaliforniaInactive Alpha Gamma 1976–xxxx ? University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, WisconsinInactive Alpha Epsilon University of California, IrvineIrvine, CaliforniaActive Alpha Theta Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CaliforniaActive Alpha Iota Millikin University Decatur, IllinoisActive Alpha Kappa2011 Gannon UniversityErie, PennsylvaniaActive Alpha Lambda Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana County, PennsylvaniaActive Alpha Omicron University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode IslandActive Alpha Rho San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CaliforniaActiveGamma PiManhattan Beach, CaliforniaActivePhi Pi Los Angeles, CaliforniaActiveAlpha Theta Pi Los Angeles, CaliforniaActive

Alumni chapters Alumni chapters end in Pi. In the following chapter list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapters Charter date and rangeLocationStatus Gamma PiManhattan Beach, CaliforniaActivePhi PiLos Angeles, CaliforniaActiveAlpha Theta PiLos Angeles, CaliforniaActive

Notable members

Elenora A. Cawthon, professor and university leader at Louisiana Tech. Katharine Jane Densford, director of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing Louise M. Powell, dean of nursing at Western Reserve University and director of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing

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