Franklin & Marshall College

LANCASTER, Penn. (Nov. 20, 2011) – The 139th active chapter of Alpha Delta Pi sorority was installed at Franklin & Marshall College this weekend. The Theta Lambda chapter is home to 76 charter members, initiated on Saturday. Four members of Alpha Delta Pi’s Grand Council presided over the initiation as nine local chapters provided assistance: Theta Delta-University of Delaware, Eta Lambda-Albright College, Gamma Pi-Wagner College, Beta Phi-University of Maryland, Delta Kappa-Penn State, Delta Rho-Gettysburg College, Alpha Iota-University of Pittsburgh, Eta Beta-Allegheny College, Theta Theta-Quinnipiac University, and Alpha Pi-George Washington University.Following initiation, charter members welcomed their families, friends, and college guests to an installation brunch at Lancaster Marriott Penn Square on Sunday. More than 160 attended and watched Alpha Delta Pi International President Tammie Pinkston install the new chapter officers. “The enthusiasm of our newest members and engagement of the parents who attended the Installation brunch bodes well for the continued success of our newest chapter,” Pinkston said.Kaitlin Kines, Theta Lambda chapter’s new president, was presented with the chapter’s charter by Ms. Pinkston. “Representing Alpha Delta Pi as chapter president…will be the greatest and most rewarding endeavor I have taken on thus far outside of my academic career,” Ms. Kines said. “The excitement that each sister has for the future of this ADPi chapter is infectious.”Kines was also presented with the official chapter gavel on behalf of the sorority by District III Team Director Karen Galentine.

Leadership:

President: Kaitlin Kines
Executive Vice President: Marissa Rohner
Membership Education Vice President: Kayla Sandler
Recruitment Vice President: Jaslyn Mauer
Finance Vice President: Rhett Jones
Panhellenic Delegate: Danielle Murphy
Formal Recruitment Chair: Marissa Weiss