"Union Hand in Hand"

The objectives of our Fraternity are the promotion of growth in character; unity of feeling, sisterly affection, and social communion among our members. In all that we do, we try to obey God’s principles of justice and right. We have banded ourselves together to improve our minds and hearts, and we seek to aid each other through a constant watchcare always given in love. We believe ourselves to be sincere searchers for truth.

We seek the highest ideal of womanhood, and we try to gain this ideal by cultivating not only the power and passion for seeking intellectual development but, also, the spirit of love and charity. And we who are thus united are under a solemn pledge to lend a helping hand to one another.

National Founding: 1872 at Syracuse University

William Woods University Founding : November 20, 1965 as the Delta Chi chapter of Alpha Phi.

Nickname: A-Phi or "Phi's"

Flower: Lily of the Valley and Forget-me-not
Colors: Silver and Bordeaux
Official Symbol: Ivy
Mascot: Phi-Bear

Philanthropy: Alpha Phi Foundation, an important funding source of education in women’s cardiac health. Alpha Phi also supports the Cardiac Care Go Red For Women Campaign.

Alpha Phi Fun Facts
-Alpha Phi is pronounced Alpha "fee" (long "e") not "fie," because "Alpha" is a vowel and "Phi" is pronounced "fee" when it follows a vowel and there is no consonant after it.
-1886 - Alpha Phi became the first women's fraternity in America to build and occupy its own chapter house at Syracuse University.
-1905 - Frances Willard was recognized by the U.S. Congress who placed a statue of her in Statuary Hall in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, the first woman to be so recognized.

Famous Alpha Phi’s:

Kimberly Williams Presley - “Father of the Bride”
Jeri Ryan - “Boston Public” and “Star Trek: Voyager”
Nan Robertson - Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times