On September 22, Elon Law's William Hooper chapter of the professional law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta initiated its fourth pledge class. This year the chapter inducted its largest pledge class ever with sixty-five new members. Founded in March of 2009, Phi Alpha Delta now has a total membership of 130.
“We are incredibly excited about the interest in our organization this semester, especially from the 1L class,” said Amy Brodland, recruitment marshal for Phi Alpha Delta. “We expect that our growing member base will allow for Phi Alpha Delta to be more active both on campus as well as in the community.”
Currently, Phi Alpha Delta is Elon Law’s largest student organization. Last year, Phi Alpha Delta initiated 42 new members. In addition to continuing the fraternity’s annual canned food drive and co-sponsoring Elon Law’s third annual Martin Luther King, Jr. program, this year Phi Alpha Delta also plans to expand its philanthropic initiatives by volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and the Greensboro Urban Ministry.
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International is the largest co-ed professional law fraternity in the United States. It was founded in 1902 and today has over 270,000 initiated members.
Elon Law students join a prestigious list of past and current prominent members of Phi Alpha Delta, including: President William H. Taft, President Jimmy Carter, President Bill Clinton, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Vice President Joe Biden, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. With a commitment to liberty and equal justice, Phi Alpha Delta was the first law fraternity to open membership to all genders, races, creeds and national origins.
Members initiated into the William Hooper Chapter at Elon Law on September 22 are:
Constance Apple, Anna Arnopolsky, Kelly Ayre, Jonathan Bain, Katlyn Brahmer, Sherea Burnett, Katie Butts, Brittany Capps, Nicole Catton, Armanda Clymer, Robert Cratch, Benjamin Crissman, Jennifer Crissman, Jonathan Crook, Jessica Culver, Molly Daniel-Springs, Brett DeWitt, Janison Dillon, Berkley Donaldson, Sally Duncan, Willie Fennell, Colleen Forcina, Michael Garber, Charles Gaylor, Tom Green, Micha Griffin, Susanna Guffey, John Harrison, Beth Hebron, Adam Hilton, Kristi Hollar, Trevor Huck, Daniel Jessup, Jamihlia Johnson, Andrew Jones, Andy Jones, Kristen Kennedy, Adam Kerr, Michael Koeltzow, Jessica Kondziola, Raleigh Lancaster, Pamela Lawrence, Elizabeth Linka, Jenifer McCrea, Janet McIlwain, Erin Milligan, Ryan Morrison, Andrew Newman, Kelly Parker, Ashley Poling, David Prado, Haley Price, Bryan Ray, Edward Rhodes, Kristin Rice, Amy Riddle, Lorne Selby, Kristin Seum, Josh Singarayar, David Smith, Ashley Smith, Nicholas Spivey, Leslie Taylor, Meredith Warren, and Katherine Youngblood.
By Danielle Appelman, L’12