Any Alpha Delta Pi alumna under the age of 40 as of August 1 of the current year may join the Giving Circle with a gift of one of four amounts. We ask that you make a gift that is personally meaningful to you and consider increasing your gift over time. Annual gifts can be made one-time or split into recurring monthly gifts.

Annual Giving Options

• $250
• $500
• $1,000
• $1,500

All recurring monthly gifts start the month a member joins and continue until July 31 of the current giving year. Monthly giving amounts will adjust at the beginning of each month to reflect the remaining number of months in the giving year. Visit the recurring monthly giving page to review this month’s recurring gift amount.

Membership in the Giving Circle runs August 1 through July 31 and participants must join before April 30 annually to be eligible to vote on the use of funds.

For the 2025-2026 grant cycle, members of the Giving Circle awarded more than $31,000 to three projects through grants from the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation. Brief descriptions of the projects are listed below.

Junior and Senior Career Readiness Program | Launch TBD

Board Governance Training | Anticipated Launch Spring 2027

Foundation Annual Fund Support | Grant Funding Currently In Use

For more information about Giving Circle funded programs, please email our Foundation team at givingcircle@alphadeltapi.com.

In 2025-2026, Giving Circle members participated in three virtual social events, a virtual Member Meeting to vote on the use of funds, various in-person happy hours, and Donor Weekend at the Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, CO.

Virtual Events

• Sisterhood Squares | September 18, 2025 – Virtual Social Event

• Vision Board Making for 2026 | December 9, 2025 – Virtual Social Event

• This-or-That ADPi History Edition | March 24, 2026 – Virtual Social Event

• Member Meeting | May 6, 2026 – Virtual Business Meeting, Grants Presentation & Vote on Use of Funds

In-Person Events

• Dallas, TX
• Boston, MA
• Lafayette, LA
• Frisco, TX
• Colorado Springs, CO
• Chicago, IL
• Palm Desert, CA

• Is there a deadline to join the Giving Circle each year?

Yes! Each year we ask Giving Circle eligible alumnae to make their gift to the Giving Circle in advance of April 30. This ensures donors are able to participate in the voting process for the use of collective funds. Additionally, the earlier you join, the more opportunities you have to participate in social functions throughout the year!

• What’s the “giving year” any why does it matter to me?

Great question! The Alpha Delta Pi Foundation operates on an annual giving year (fiscal year) starting August 1 and ending July 31. This is important for Giving Circle members because our grant cycle runs August 1 – July 31 as well. The gifts made during this period determine the available funding amount for the grants process each year.

• Do I have to attend every Giving Circle event?

Nope! We get it, lives are busy and sometimes attending a social function, event if it’s virtual, just isn’t in the cards. There are no mandatory events and Giving Circle members are encouraged to participate as much or as little as they would like but we hope you’ll consider joining as many events as possible to help build a stronger and more robust Giving Circle community.

• Does my gift automatically renew?

Not at this time. In an effort to ensure our Giving Circle community can increase or alter their gift with each new giving year, we ask you to renew your gift annually starting August 1. Keep an eye out in each year for links to renew your gift.

In August of 2025, the Alpha Delta Pi Foundation launched the Giving Circle. In the first year these 96 members decided to #BeTheFirst and joined with gifts of $250, $500, $1,000, or $1,500 ultimately raising more than $38,500 in the first year. Thank you to these Founding Members of the Giving Circle!