User:Jjcham/Alpha Tau Delta

History
Add: In the early 1970’s, Alpha Tau Delta opened membership to male nursing students and the Articles of Incorporation of ATD were changed to reflect this decision. In 1978 Alpha Tau Delta became a charter member of the Professional Fraternity Association. This association was the consolidation of the Professional Pan Hellenic Association founded in 1925 and the Professional Inter Fraternity Conference founded in 1928. PFA joins all professional fraternities together to encourage excellence in scholarship, advancement of professional and inter fraternity ethics, and cooperation among fraternities for the advancement of fraternal ideals. The governing body of Alpha Tau Delta is its’ Biennial National Convention. It is composed of elected delegates from each College and Alumni Chapters, delegates from the Member at Large group and the National Officers. Alpha Tau Delta operates under the Articles of Incorporation in California and the ATD National By-laws.

Add: Membership
Within the Alpha Tau Delta fraternity there are seven memberships that you can attain. The number one requirement for all the memberships is being in nursing school or being a nurse. The different types of memberships include college active members, college interim members, honorary member, alumni honorary member, alumni chapter members, alumni life members, and members-at-large- professional nurses.

Add: Traditions
The colors of Alpha Tau Delta include yellow, white, blue, and gold. "The flower is a yellow rose which represents delicacy and intimate relationships that the fraternity strives for. The jewel for the fraternity is a pearl which represents increasing endeavors, the burnishing and buffering of constant labor activities within and without, that produce the glow of accomplishment." The motto is "United in Service" pertaining to the healthcare field. Alpha has a value of one which is the purpose and goal of the fraternity to be one. Tau stands for life, portraying in the fraternity that they have faith in each other through life. Delta stands for difference or change, the fraternity comes together to take on a task as one mind, heart, hands to change the world. Alpha Tau Delta also has a tradition on pins. The fraternity has eleven different types including ATD badge, recognition pin, lavalieres, crests, guards, dangles and charms, president's keys, honor pin, award key, the yellow rose charm, and jewelry for national officers.

Add: Scholarships
Alpha Tau Delta offers five scholarships to members of the fraternity. The scholarships include Miriam Fay Furlong, Micky Preston Member of the Year, Joni Cohen Award for Graduate Study, Aileen Walter Award of Excellence, and Advisor of the Year. The award member committee choses the members for the scholarships and it consists of the National Alpha Tau Delta Board and two Alpha Tau Delta student delegates. The Alpha Tau Delta National Vice-President serves as the chair of the committee. The amount of the scholarships vary from year to year.