Alpha Delta Mu () is an American social work honor society It was founded in 1976 at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. It has chartered more than ninety chapters across the United States. The society is a former member of the Association of College Honor Societies.

History Alpha Delta Mu was founded by Dr. J. Lawrence Feagins at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland in the fall of 1976. Its purpose is to encourage scholarship in the field of social work and to advance the field. The society was incorporated in April 1977 in Maryland.

A second chapter, Beta, was chartered at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1977. Alpha Delta Mu went on to add chapters at colleges and universities in the United States with social work programs.

Alpha Delta Mu was previously a member of the Association of College Honor Societies, joining in 1983 and becoming a full member in 1986. In 1991, the society had 88 active chapters and initiated 8,350 members. In 2004, it had sixty active chapters and had initiated 10,000 members.

Symbols The Alpha Delta Mu motto is "Advocate of the People". The society's colors are black and silver. Its members may wear an honor cord at graduation. Its publication is The Alpha Delta Mu Journal.

Membership

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. Colleges and universities with Alpha Delta Mu chapters must hold accreditation from regional and national organizations recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and must offer degrees at baccalaureate or higher levels in social work and maintain program accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education.

Chapters As of 1991 the society had 88 chapters. Following is an incomplete chapter list, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions indicated in italics.

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha1976Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MarylandBeta1977University of Wisconsin–Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin1977University of South DakotaVermillion, South DakotaInactiveEpsilonMisericordia University Dallas, PennsylvaniaActiveZeta1977Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VirginiaActiveThetaEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, North CarolinaIota1978 ?Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Tennessee1978 ?Kean CollegeUnion, New JerseyRho1978North Carolina A&T State UniversityGreensboro, North CarolinaSigma1979 ?Murray State UniversityMurray, KentuckyMurray State University Honors Day Program, May 10, 1991. p. 11. Murray State University Digital Commons. Accessed September 22, 2025.Upsilon1978 ?University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WisconsinChi1978 ?Southern UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaPsi1978University of Wisconsin–OshkoshOshkosh, WisconsinAlpha BetaMonmouth CollegeMonmouth, IllinoisAlpha Gamma1978 ?University of KentuckyLexington, KentuckyAlpha Epsilon1978 Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioActiveAlpha Zeta1978University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, Illinoisbefore fall 1979Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, IllinoisAlpha Thetabefore 1981Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, New JerseyActiveSeton Hall Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022. Seton Hall University, 2021.Alpha Lambdabefore 1981Marycrest CollegeDavenport, IowaAlpha OmicronNorth Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North CarolinaAlpha Pi1980Ferrum CollegeFerrum, VirginiaAlpha Rhobefore May 1984University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North CarolinaAlpha Sigma1978East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TexasActiveAlpha Taubefore May 1980Mount Mary CollegeMilwaukee, WisconsinBeta BetaTexas Tech UniversityLubbock, TexasBeta EpsilonUniversity of St. ThomasSaint Paul, MinnesotaBeta ZetaUniversity of Wisconsin-WaukeshaWaukesha, WisconsinBeta Lambda198x ?Harding UniversitySearcy, ArkansasActivePetit Jean (yearbook) Searcy, Arkansas: Harding University, 1986. p. 178.Beta Mubefore May 1982University of South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaBeta Nubefore May 1981Averett CollegeDanville, VirginiaBeta Xibefore September 1982–19xx ?; May 2003Longwood UniversityFarmville, VirginiaActiveBeta Omicron198x ?Southwest Missouri State UniversitySpringfield, MissouriBeta Rho1981Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActiveBeta Tau198x ?Prairie View A&M University  Prairie View, TexasActiveBeta Phi198x ?Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PennsylvaniaBeta Chi1982Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode IslandActiveGamma AlphaRadford UniversityRadford, VirginiaGamma Beta1983University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MississippiGamma GammaSouthern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois"CV Kellene M. Hamilton". Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Accessed September 22, 2025.Gamma DeltaLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaCurriculum Vitae, Priscilla D. “Lilly” Allen, Ph.D., MSW. Louisiana State University.Gamma Epsilon198x ?Indiana UniversityIndianapolis, IndianaGamma Zeta198x ?Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North CarolinaGamma Eta1985Delta State UniversityCleveland, MississippiGamma Mu1986Augustana CollegeSioux Falls, South DakotaGamma Nu1986Winona State UniversityWinona, MinnesotaGamma OmicronLamar UniversityBeaumont, TexasActiveGamma XiWeber State UniversityOgden, UtahGamma TauCatholic University of AmericaWashington, D.C.Gamma UpsilonMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TennesseeGamma Omega1991Wright State UniversityFairborn, OhioDelta GammaUniversity of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North CarolinaActiveDelta EpsilonDelaware State UniversityDover, DelawareActiveDelta XiProvidence CollegeProvidence, Rhode IslandActiveEpsilon DeltaBefore March 2015Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GeorgiaAndrews UniversityBerrien Springs, MichiganAuburn UniversityAuburn, AlabamaActivebefore July 1989Baylor UniversityWaco, TexasCollege of St. CatherineSaint Paul, Minnesotaxxxx ?–c. 2016East Central UniversityAda, OklahomaInactiveMarywood UniversityScranton, PennsylvaniaActivebefore December 1982Morningside CollegeSioux City, IowaNorthern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentuckybefore April 1982Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburg, KansasRutgers University–CamdenCamden, New JerseyActiveBetabefore June 1980Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PennsylvaniaActivebefore May 1981San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CaliforniaSioux Falls CollegeSioux Falls, South Dakotabefore May 1980Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TexasTuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AlabamaInactivebefore July 1981University of MississippiUniversity, MississippiUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North CarolinaUniversity of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IowaActivebefore February 1981University of Tennessee at MartinMartin, Tennesseebefore September 1990University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TexasVirginia State UniversityEttrick, VirginiaInactiveWest Virginia State UniversityInstitute, West VirginiaActive

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