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ΑΦΔ - Alpha Phi Delta

Motto	Faciamus [We Do.]
Colors	Royal Purple and White
Flower	Garafano
Founded	November 5, 1914 at Syracuse University
Type	Social
Scope	National, Italian Heritage
Headquarters	71 Terrace Street, Suite 204 Struthers, Ohio, USA
Chapters	29
Homepage	http://www.apd.org/

Alpha Phi Delta (ΑΦΔ), commonly referred to as APD, is a national fraternity that evolved from an exclusive Italian society (Il Circolo Italiano) at Syracuse University in 1914. There were seven founding members; its first president was Nicholas Frunzi. Soon after founding, Alpha Phi Delta spread from Syracuse and became a National Fraternity; Salvatore LaCorte of Columbia University was its first National President (Grand Consul). Alpha Phi Delta is an Italian-American heritage Fraternity, however since September 2, 1965 it has taken non-Italians into its brotherhood.

Contents 1 Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity 2 The Beginnings 3 The Founding Years 4 Fraternity Formation 5 Notable Members 6 Current National Officers 7 External links

Alpha Phi Delta [1] was founded in 1914 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, by a group of men with Italian roots. Alpha Phi Delta traces its heritage back to the ancient times of the Roman Empire. The fraternity has more than 20,000 lifelong members.

Alpha Phi Delta is also the top represented fraternity in the New York City Tri State Area.

When Cesidio Guarini enrolled at Syracuse University in 1911, he met another Italian, Ferdinand DiBartolo. The Italian immigrants had much in common. In the following months, they became friends.

In time, more Italian-American students came to the school. On May 5, 1913, a small group of men founded Il Circolo Italiano at Syracuse University, at the home of Professor Charles W. Cabeen. Though small, Il Circolo Italiano became a leading campus social organization.

As a culmination of their active years as a college campus group, Il Circolo Italiano donated a fountain to the University. The friends did not wish their friendship to end with graduation.

Nicholas Frunzi, a member of Il Circolo Italiano, proposed the concept of a fraternity. His idea was met with enthusiasm by the group. On November 5, 1914, seven men took the oath and became the first brothers of Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity. These were Joseph Cangiamila, Dominic T. Ciolli, Ferdinand F. DiBartolo, Otto Gelormini, Cesidio A. Guarini, Anthony T. Frascati and Nicholas Frunzi. Ferdinand DiBartolo, an instructor at the time, requested and was granted, permission to establish the Fraternity at Syracuse University.

A Fraternity at Columbia University Six months later, 300 miles away in New York City, a similar realization of the need for a fraternity was crossing the minds of the members of Il Circolo Italiano at Columbia University. An attempt to form such a fraternity failed in May of 1915. In the fall of 1915, four close and staunch friends, Ernest DeMuria, Salvatore LaCorte, William Liccone and Anthony Pascarella decided to organize a fraternity. With support and encouragement from college administrators, the students founded Sigma Gamma Phi fraternity in November 1915.

The Birth of Alpha Phi Delta as a National Fraternity Nicholas Frunzi transferred to Columbia University in January 1916. He met with Sigma Gamma Phi and correspondence started between the two fraternities. A merger meeting was held in June 1916 at Syracuse University. Since the Syracuse fraternity was formed earlier, their name, Alpha Phi Delta, was adopted. At this point, Syracuse was declared the Alpha Chapter and Columbia, the Beta Chapter.

In the first showing of national fraternal spirit, the men from Syracuse rallied around Salvatore LaCorte and William Liccone, both from Beta, as Grand Consul (President) and Grand Quaestor (Treasurer), respectively. They were elected unanimously, along with Otto Gelormini of Alpha as Grand Tribune (Secretary).

Causes of the Formation of Alpha Phi Delta The following is the dedication to The History of Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity, 1914-1973 (by Stanley W Raffa), written by Rev. Salvatore J. Federici. Rev. Federici was the National Chaplain of Alpha Phi Delta until the time of his death in 1968. The dedication is perhaps the best description of the formation of the Fraternity that can be offered.

“At the turn of the century, the sons of Italo-American immigrants were reaching the economic status whereby they were able to attend colleges and universities throughout the United States. As was the case with their parents before them, they encountered many difficulties; not the least among them was exclusion from the normal social life on the various campuses.

“A group of Italo-American students, convinced of their innate status of equality, without fanfare, demonstrations or protest, formed their own colonies. From this modest beginning, Alpha Phi Delta was born.

“To these pioneers, endowed with a sense of their own human dignity and nobility, this volume is humbly dedicated.”

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• President - Evan Sottosanti
• Vice-president - Doug Sundo
• Treasurer - Todd Cusato
• Secretary - Danny Thomas, Jr.

• Alpha Phi Delta National Website
• Alpha Phi Delta - Marist Chapter(ΔΘ)
• Alpha Phi Delta - St. John's Chapter
• Alpha Phi Delta - Penn State University Chapter
• Alpha Phi Delta - Colorado Chapter
• Alpha Phi Delta - NYC Affiliations
• Scholarship Division of Alpha Phi Delta

North-American Interfraternity Conference

Acacia  • Alpha Chi Rho  • Alpha Delta Gamma  • Alpha Delta Phi  • Alpha Epsilon Pi  • Alpha Gamma Rho  • Alpha Gamma Sigma  • Alpha Kappa Lambda  • Alpha Phi Alpha  • Alpha Phi Delta  • Alpha Sigma Phi  • Alpha Tau Omega  • Beta Chi Theta  • Beta Sigma Psi  • Beta Theta Pi  • Chi Phi  • Chi Psi  • Delta Chi  • Delta Kappa Epsilon  • Delta Phi  • Delta Psi  • Delta Sigma Phi  • Delta Tau Delta  • Delta Upsilon  • FarmHouse  • Iota Phi Theta  • Kappa Alpha Order  • Kappa Alpha Psi  • Kappa Alpha Society  • Kappa Delta Phi  • Kappa Delta Rho  • Lambda Chi Alpha  • Lambda Phi Epsilon  • Lambda Sigma Upsilon  • Lambda Theta Phi  • Phi Gamma Delta  • Phi Iota Alpha  • Phi Kappa Psi  • Phi Kappa Sigma  • Phi Kappa Tau  • Phi Kappa Theta  • Phi Lambda Chi  • Phi Mu Delta  • Phi Sigma Kappa  • Phi Sigma Phi  • Pi Kappa Alpha  • Pi Kappa Phi  • Pi Lambda Phi  • Psi Upsilon  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon  • Sigma Alpha Mu  • Sigma Chi  • Sigma Lambda Beta  • Sigma Nu  • Sigma Phi Delta  • Sigma Phi Epsilon  • Sigma Phi Society  • Sigma Pi  • Sigma Tau Gamma  • Tau Delta Phi  • Tau Epsilon Phi  • Tau Kappa Epsilon  • Theta Chi  • Theta Delta Chi  • Theta Xi  • Triangle  • Zeta Beta Tau  • Zeta Psi