Alpha Phi

Chapter Biography

Alpha Phi is an international women’s fraternity dedicated to promoting sisterhood, fostering leadership, encouraging intellectual development and advocating service. We, the sisters of the Epsilon Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi, hold this mission close to our hearts and work to fulfill it in everything we do. At Duquesne University we participate in a number of events both on campus and in the community. Alpha Phi's primary philanthropy is the Alpha Phi Foundation, which supports women’s cardiac health, provides leadership and educational opportunities, encourages superior scholarship, educates women about the value of philanthropy and assists members in need. We host various on-campus fundraisers throughout the academic year to support this cause, including our annual Cardiac Care Week, held every February in conjunction with National Wear Red Day to help raise awareness of heart disease as the #1 killer of women in America, and a hot-wing eating contest called “Eat Your Heart Out.” This fall, we will host our first annual Red Dress Gala, a dinner/dance fundraiser organized by the sisters of Alpha Phi to benefit the Alpha Phi Foundation. Our chapter’s volunteer efforts extend to the Pittsburgh community as well. We have participated in neighborhood events including working at soup kitchens, medical supply fundraising and collection, humane society volunteering and nursing home service, among others. We also participate in Duquesne’s campus events such as Carnival, Greek Week as well as functions sponsored by other sororities and fraternities. Proudly, we also maintain an active role in the local Panhellenic community. We enjoy taking part in both service and social activities, and strive for a healthy balance between the two. As sisters of Alpha Phi we seek the highest ideal of womanhood, and we do this by not only supporting each other, but also by supporting others in the Greek and campus community.

Alpha Phi Creed

I believe in my Fraternity.
I believe in the friendships formed
in the springtime of my youth.
I believe in its high ideals
which lift me up beyond myself.
I believe in its earnest drive for good scholarship,
moral character, and genuine culture.
I believe in it as a shrine of
international sisterhood wherein
I may find love and loyalty,
sympathy and understanding inspiration
and opportunity.
I believe in it as a creator of good citizenship,
helping me to do my work well,
to live in harmony with others, and
to serve my country and to trust in God