School of Law. Law Fraternity Records
WFU School of Law established Phi Alpha Delta and Phi Alpha Phi, chapters for two law fraternities, in the years after World War II. The law school's Phi Alpha Phi chapter remains active. This collection includes material related to legal fraternity history.
Biographical and Historical Note
The WFU School of Law established both Phi Alpha Delta and Phi Alpha Phi chapters in the years after World War II. Phi Delta Phi is the oldest legal fraternity in the United States, and Phi Alpha Delta is the largest legal fraternity in the United States. WFU's Phi Alpha Delta chapter remains active today. There are currently undergraduate and professional school chapters on the Wake Forest campus. Local chapters are governed by an elected executive board. The organization supports students through networking, education, professional development, and leadership opportunities.
Sources:
"Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity," Available online at https://www.pad.org/
Collection Overview
Material in this collection relates to legal fraternity history and includes a Phi Delta Phi consitution from 1964.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by Emily Houlditch, 2024 January
- Conditions Governing Access
- This collection is open for use.
- Conditions Governing Use
- The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
- Preferred Citation
- School of Law. Law Fraternity Records Records (RG19.18), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.