about us

Alpha Phi was founded on September 18, 1872, at Syracuse University, by the first ten of nineteen women admitted to the university. These ten women, known as the Original Ten, united in the hopes that they could form a union promoting love, security, equality, and encouragement in a male-dominated world. Little did they know, they were creating a strong foundation for a sisterhood of incredible women to last for decades to come. The flowers of Alpha Phi are the fragrant lily of the valley and the blue and gold forget-me-not, and their symbol is the ivy leaf. The sisterhood of Alpha Phi stretches from coast to coast through 171 collegiate campuses and more than 200,000 members. Alpha Phis are leaders, scholars, contributors and lifetime members of a sisterhood that values these traits.