"Bear Facts" From the Fiftieth Biennial Convention

This speech includes fun Alpha Phi facts including that the organization had the first and second chapter houses in the country, why the Fraternity greeting uses a white handkerchief, and important discussions from the 1926 Convention.

Collection: Archive Collection
Date:

1974 Convention Opening Session Cassette Tape, June 21, 1974

This cassette tape from the 1974 Convention features opening remarks, the slate of nominated Executive Board officers, a keynote speaker, and the beginning of the Convention Awards Banquet.

Collection: Audio-Visual Collection
Date: Jun 21st, 1974

20th Annual Convention of Alpha Phi Banquet Program, 1908

This program includes a list of the Founders, the banquet's menu, a list of toasts, and a list of active chapters.

Collection: Archive Collection
Date: 1908

37th General Convention of Alpha Phi International Fraternity Program, June 25-29, 1948

This program from the 1948 Convention in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, lists the Fraternity's founders, officers, convention committee members, and alumnae and collegiate delegates. A schedule of business events and leisure activities is also included.

Collection: Beta Gamma Chapter Scrapbook Collection
Date: Jun 25th, 1948 - Jun 29th, 1948

A Story of the Founding of Alpha Phi, October 16, 1897

Founder Martha Foote Crow details the founding of Alpha Phi on the 25th anniversary of the Fraternity.

Collection: Beta Epsilon Chapter Scrapbook Collection
Date: Oct 16th, 1897

A Story of the Founding of Alpha Phi, October 16, 1897

This essay contains Martha Foote Crow's memories of the founding of Alpha Phi at Syracuse University.

Collection: Delta Mu Chapter Scrapbook Collection
Date: Oct 16th, 1897

All in the Family Essay, c. 1980s

Epsilon Delta Chapter member Michelle Wray Foote outlines how she discovered Founder Martha Foote Crow was her ancestor.

Collection: Archive Collection
Date: 1980 - 1989

Alpha Chapter History Speech

This speech describes how Founders Kate Hogoboom and Mattie Foote started Alpha Phi Fraternity in part to create a safe, comfortable environment for the few women on Syracuse University's campus.

Collection: Archive Collection
Date:

Alpha Chapter Meeting Minutes Negative, September 18, 1872

These meeting minutes, written by Alpha Chapter President Rena A. Michaels and Secretary Kate Elizabeth Hogoboom, outline the first meeting of Alpha Chapter. The original paper version of this document is also part of the collection.

Collection: Archive Collection
Date: Sep 18th, 1872

Alpha Chapter Meeting Minutes, April 1874

Collection: Archive Collection
Date: Apr 1874

Alpha Chapter Meeting Minutes, May 1, 1874

Collection: Archive Collection
Date: May 1st, 1874

Alpha Chapter Meeting Minutes, September 18, 1872

These meeting minutes, written by Alpha Chapter President Rena A. Michaels and Secretary Kate Elizabeth Hogoboom, outline the first meeting of Alpha Chapter. This is a photocopy of the original document. A negative of the original is also part of the collection.

Collection: Archive Collection
Date: Sep 18th, 1872

Alpha of Alpha Phi Diamond Jubilee Program, September 26-27, 1947

This program includes the schedule for the weekend, the menu for the banquet, a song sheet, and a list of the jubilee committee as well as a narrative about the founding of Alpha Phi and the first chapter house.

Collection: Archive Collection
Date: Sep 26th, 1947 - Sep 27th, 1947

Alpha Phi 52nd Biennial Convention President's Response - Mary Carr Boyd, 1978

This cassette tape from the 1978 Convention features an address from newly elected International President Mary Carr Boyd about her journey to Alpha Phi, alumnae-collegian relations, and Fraternity standards.

Collection: Audio-Visual Collection
Date: 1978

Alpha Phi Celebrate Founder's Day Newspaper Clipping, c. 1924-1932

This article describes Beta Gamma Chapter's celebration of Founder's Day and provides some historical and background information on Beta Gamma Chapter.

Collection: Beta Gamma Chapter Scrapbook Collection
Date: 1924 - 1932

Alpha Phi Constellation and Motto Notes

These notes about Alpha Phi symbols and mottos were written by Founder Martha Foote Crow.

Collection: Archive Collection
Date:

Alpha Phi Foundation: Changing Women's Lives

This video narrated by Diane Spry Straker advertises the Alpha Phi Foundation and highlights its programming in cardiac care events, scholarships, and the Forget-Me-Not fund. The video also includes testimonials from Linda Gardner Massie, Linda Groves, Jean Cameron Hahm, and Lena Quist Homburg.

Collection: Audio-Visual Collection
Date:

Alpha Phi Founders Framed Painting

This painting features individual small portraits of Founders Ida Gilbert Houghton, Clara Bradley Wheeler Baker Burdette, Louise Shepard Hancock, Kate Hogoboom Gilbert, Rena Michaels Atchison, Elizabeth Grace Hubbell, Martha Foote Crow, Florence Chidester Lukens, and Jane Higham.

Collection: HQ Artwork Collection
Date:

Alpha Phi Founders Postcard

This postcard reads "The women who started it all" and features photographs of the 10 founders of Alpha Phi Fraternity. The back of the postcard features an announcement for the publication of the first in a three-volume series of history books about the Fraternity.

Collection: Beta Mu Chapter Archive Collection
Date:

Alpha Phi Fraternity History DVD, June 22, 2010

This video describes the founding of both Syracuse University and Alpha Phi Fraternity. The video highlights each of the Fraternity's 10 founders and the milestones achieved in the first few years of the organization's existence.

Collection: Audio-Visual Collection
Date: Jun 22nd, 2010