Roaring Alpha Delta Pi

Today I will be addressing and debunking the stereotypes of the Epsilon Chi chapter of Alpha Delta Pi. Alpha Delta Pi, best known as ADPi, has been on Longwood’s campus since May 10th, 1969.

I would like to reiterate that the purpose of this blog is to address and then debunk the stereotype of Alpha Delta Pi. This is NOT my opinion.

Alpha Delta Pi crest

Stereotype: Too Smart

ADPi is best known for being the ‘smart’ sorority on campus due to them requiring the highest GPA of all CPC sororities being a 2.8. When interviewing Mikayla Shockley, junior, she explains how their GPA is high, but it gives her the motivation to grow in her academics while surrounding herself with girls that want to succeed in college as well.

It is not a bad thing to be concerned with doing well in school and getting good grades. Claudia Hayes, senior in ADPi, states “I think it’s a good thing to be in the library and we do have sisters that see it as a place to study and it’s also a place to reconnect and we have lots of sisters in the same major so they study together.” She believes that ADPi is a reputable organization and it is something that is a great thing to be apart of. Kasey Brill, senior, says that “many of us do take our studies very seriously, but we also like to have fun and do things outside of just studying.”

Focusing on academics is one of the main reasons an individual attends college. Without good grades, you would not be able to stay in college. Valuing scholarship and your academics is a strength and ADPi emphasizes this, but it is not all that they are about.

Sisterhood Pictures

Stereotype: Over-involved

Sisters of Alpha Delta Pi can be seen all across campus being involved in different organizations than their chapter. According to Kasey, “every sister is involved in at least one other organization and many sisters hold officer positions in those organizations.” These organizations range from Peer Mentors, Mortar Board, Order of Omega, and several of the club sports teams. Mikayla says that “We are definitely on campus a lot and consistently do things on Brock Commons, just trying to be a part of the Greek community like everyone else.”

Being involved in organizations other than your chapter gives you a great opportunity to meet other people. It allows you to grow as an individual and make other friends than those in your Greek organizations. Is it really a problem to be involved? No.

Next week I will be addressing and debunking the stereotypes of the different chapters involved in the Farmville Four. I will be getting an outside view of the organizations from individuals outside of Greek Life and the perspective from the sorority sisters themselves.