Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-12 | Page 13 | President Thomas Officially Breaks Gound for Alpha Delta Pi House

President Thomas Officially Breaks Ground for Alpha Delta Pi House Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Alpha Delta Pi sorority house to be constructed on the southeast corner comer of or Wolcott street and Federal way were held Thursday morning mornIn President George Thomas of the University of at Utah shoveled the first fint load of dirt The structure is being financed by the national chapter of ot the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and by the local active e and alumni chapters Nine thousand five hundred dollars of the total otal sum sun needed for the construction construction construe construe- tion was given by the national council council coun cons cil of the sorority and the local loal group will pay the remainder The local chapter of Alpha Delta Pi PA V f was organized in 1926 Prior to that time it was known as the Delta Theta Thet sorority There are 70 chapters of Alpha Delta Pi located on the campuses campuses cam eam- p of ot most of at the principal colleges colleges col cal leges In the country country- The officers of th th local chapter are Dorothy S turn U president Hazel Huet Monay vice president Lillian Stokes secretary and Madge Dobbs treasurer Katherine rine Griffith an M alumnus is president of the holding corporation for the new project Construction on the he house will boIn begin begin be bo- gin In immediately And should be completed corn com by Marc 20 according to Miss Mw Griffith n Evans local architects art an arI J ib charge ol of the plans r