Alpha Gamma Delta was founded on May 30, 1904 at Syracurse University. The Alpha Gam's 11 founders prided themselves and their fraternity on academic excellence, leadership, high ideals and sisterhood. 182 collegiate chapters have been installed since the founding and over 145,000 women have become Alpha Gams.

To gain understanding that wisdom may be vouchsafed to me.
To develop and prize health and vigor of body.
To cultivate acquaintances with many whom I meet.
To cherish friendships with but a chosen few and to study the perfecting of those friendships.
To welcome the opportunity of contributing to the world's work in the community where I am placed because of the joy of service thereby bestowed and the talent of leadership multiplied.
To honor my home, my country, my religious faith.
To hold truth inviolable, sincerity essential, and kindness invaluable.
To covet beauty in environment, manner, word, and thought.
To possess high ideals and to attain somewhat unto them.
This shall be my purpose that those who know me may esteem Alpha Gamma Delta for her attainments,
revere her for her purposes,
and love her for her womanhood.

Flowers: A red and buff rose with green asparagus plumosa fern
Jewel: Pearl
Colors: Red, Buff and Green
Mascot: Squirrel
Founding: May 30, 1904, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Total membership: Exceeds 145,000
Total installed collegiate chapters: 182