Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity Lincoln Chapter records
University of Chicago, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, records
Chicago, Univeresity of, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, records
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| Notes: | The collection is open for research.
The Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity was founded in 1902 by Chicago law students from Chicago-Kent, the College of Illinois, and Northwestern. Within a month, the University of Chicago was initiated and began a chapter, closely followed by the Universities of Wisconsin and Michigan. Adhering to a policy of steady, conservative expansion, Phi Alpha Delta had, by 1957, 78 active chapters and 40 alumni chapters. Today, it has over 300,000 active members from reputable law schools in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Phi Alpha Delta defined its purpose as forming strong bonds among the members from different law schools and among law alumni and their schools in order to create a large network for the exchange of business information and other matters of common interest. Requisites for admission were limited, in the early years, to men in good academic standing at a law school that had a chapter and graduates or law instructors at schools accredited by the American Bar Association or the Association of American Law Schools. Individual memberships were attained upon invitation only.
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| Summary: | Consists of pamphlets, manuals, records, typescripts, correspondence, awards, and record cards. The documents represent the effort made by law students at the University of Chicago to reactivate its chapter's participation in Phi Alpha Delta activities following a period of inactivity that began in 1943. They chronicle the mechanics of building professional affiliations and camaraderie.
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| Cite as: | When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: University of Chicago. Phi Alpha Delta. Law Fraternity. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library.
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| Cumulative Index / Finding Aids Note: | Finding aid available in the Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library, 1100 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637.
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