Sister Inspiration #1

Our sisterhood is full of amazing leaders, encouragers, and bright role models! See below how some of our sisters have impacted each others’ lives in extraordinary ways!

LISA DOWLING!

“Getting a bid from ADPi Zeta Nu in Fall of 2020 was special for so many reasons, but one of the best parts was getting to join the sisterhood I had heard my mom talk about for so many years. My mom has always been my go-to girl, role model, and best friend. She consistently puts others first and I strive to be like her in every aspect of life. She exemplifies everything an ADPi women should be in all she does and I am proud to be her daughter and her ‘sister.’” – Riley Dowling

RILEY BRICKEY!

“Riley is the type of friend who can instantly make you smile. She brings the sunshine when I am having a cloudy day. She’s one of my biggest encouragers and the most loyal diamond sister. She fights hard for the ones she loves but also can make any stranger a friend. We are constantly laughing together, and she helps me not to take things so seriously. She inspires me to dream big, know my worth, and never settle in life. Everyone needs a Riley Brickey in their life.” – Olivia Jaramillo

GEORGIA GARNER!

“Georgia Garner has been one of my biggest blessings and inspirations throughout my college experience. Georgia and I became friends freshman year because her Bid Day Buddy was friends with my older sister. We hit it off and decided to live on the ADPi hall together, and it was the best decision we had ever made; now we are going on our 3rd year of rooming together, and I would not have it any other way. Georgia is highly driven in everything that she does, and she is always there to put a smile on my face, even whenever I am having a bad day. She inspires me to work hard and constantly be a better person, and she has always had my back through everything in life. Everyone should find themselves a Georgia because I seriously could not imagine college or life without her.” – Anna Rhett Allen

Valentine's Cocktail!

We LOVED dancing and singing the night away with our Panhellenic sisters from Tri Delta at our Valentine’s Cocktail!

LOVE ALPHA DELTA PI

SNOW DAY!


What better way to come back to our second home with all of our sisters and wake up to 3 inches of snowfall?!? Campus was a playground! To say we loved the snow would be an understatement!!


Winter Break!

All About ADPi Adventures!

Our sisterhood had so much fun traveling over Winter Break with friends and family! We are so excited to share some of our Amazing adventures!

NEW YORK CITY!

“My family and I have always loved New York City but we have never been during Christmas, so this trip was extra special. Being able to spend time with my parents and sister was so amazing and the holiday atmosphere in the city was something I’ll never forget!” — Taylor Grace Scott

ATLANTA, GEORGIA!

“I lack words to describe how incredible Passion 2022 really was. From the speakers to the worship, they did an amazing job of meeting you right where you are in your life and walk with Christ. Experiencing it all with my ADPi sisters made it even more special. We serve the greatest Lord, and I am forever grateful for the reminders of His steadfast love that Passion brought to me. I could not dream of a better way to start 2022 and I am already making plans to attend Passion 2023!” — Payton Bagby

STOWE, VERMONT!

“My family had a very white Christmas this year as we left the warm weather of Charleston, SC and spent the holidays in Stowe, Vermont. There is nothing like spending Christmas day on the slopes and walking around a town that looks like it is the set of a Hallmark movie.” — Kate Appeli

ORLANDO, FLORIDA!

“I traveled to Orlando for a good chunk of my break to cheer on the Tigers in our bowl game! It was super special because it was my last game cheering on the Tigers since I graduate in May, and we left Orlando with a win!!” — Malia Andres

Fall Semester 2021

Fall Semester Recap!

Fall semester was a BLAST! We are so thankful for such a wonderful beginning to this school year!

💎 BID DAY 💎

Zeta Nu proudly welcomed home 115 Alphas this fall! We are SO happy to have all of these wonderful girls in our chapter!

$5 PROM 🕺🏻🕺🏻

Our first function of the year was so much fun! Our sisters were finally able to experience a function all together!

GAMEDAYS 👏🏼👏🏼

On Saturdays, we wear ORANGE!🧡🧡 Our chapter is so blessed to have been able to experience Clemson Football games in a packed Death Valley!! We truly have a special love for our tigers!

💚 PARENT’S COCKTAIL 💚

Meeting our sisters’ families connected us even more! We loved spending time with our roots and introducing the most important people in our lives to all our new friends!!

🧡 HOMECOMING 🧡

We are proud to say we won FIRST PLACE in this year’s homecoming float competition!! We had a blast building our float with the Kappa Sig and FIJI’s of Clemson! We also are SO proud of our sisters, Marywhit Blakeney, Hannah Laura Jordan, Sarah Jayne Traurig, and Caroline Daw for competing in Clemson’s Miss Homecoming Pageant this year!

👯‍♀️ DIAMOND SISTER REVEAL 👯‍♀️

AC ‘21 meets their Big Diamond Sister for the first time!!! This day was full of fun activities that further connected our sisterhood! Becoming a part of a family within a family was truly so special.

💖 SEMI FORMAL 💖

Our sisters played real dress up for the first time at our first semi-formal! We danced and sang our hearts out alll night long!!

💙 DIAMOND DAYS 💙

Diamond Days are a very special time for our members! AC ‘21 experienced Alpha Delta Pi’s special rituals leading up to one of the most special and memorable days an ADPI sister experiences, Initiation.

🤍 INITIATION 🤍

On Initiation Day AC ‘21 became official members of our Zeta Nu Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi! This day symbolizes sacrifice and dedication from both new and current members, as members are now officially a part of an organization greater than themselves.

🦆 MALLARD BALL 🦆 

CAMO, BOOTS, & CONNOR SWEENEY!!!

Our Mallard Ball this year was truly one for the books!!! We were taken to the beautifully decorated Sleepy Hollow where we got to dance in our camouflage gear all night long to the best band in Clemson!

🎄CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL 🎄

Our last function of the semester was a HIT! There was no better way to end the year with dancing to Christmas music with all our sisters in classy cocktail dresses!!

Home Sweet ADPi

Homecoming 2021

Homecoming is such a special week for not only the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi, but the Clemson University campus as a whole. This week celebrates everyone and everything that makes up the place we call home. This year, our homecoming chairs, Mary Ellis O’Cain and Gracie Gaitlin, have presented and created so many ways for our chapter to be involved throughout this memorable week. Our sisters are involved in many activities and events across campus this week and we wanted to highlight their abundant love for Clemson University! We are so proud of each and everyone of them and we cannot wait to see all of their hard work displayed across campus! We are so thankful to call Clemson University home. 


Hannah Laura Jordan

“My name is Hannah Laura Jordan and I am a senior in Alpha Class 18. I am a senior Environmental and Natural Resource Major from Spartanburg South Carolina! I have the pleasure of representing Alpha Delta Pi in the Miss Homecoming Pageant this year. I have also served the chapter as our Homecoming Chair in the past and gotten the opportunity to watch the float built from the ground up. My love for Clemson tradition grew that week tenfold as I watched each member of our organizations put their heart and soul into the float. Now, as a senior, I get to watch others within ADPi participate in this same float building tradition and see Homecoming from a different side! I am looking forward to the pageant and cheering on my fellow sisters on stage, but know that I'll be heading back to the field to pomp right after:)”

-Hannah Laura Jordan, AC ‘18

Marywhit Blakeney

"Hi! I am Marywhit Blakeney, a senior Elementary Education major from Charleston, SC in AC '18! This year I have the honor of serving as the representative for the IPTAY Student Advisory Board in Clemson's 2021 Miss Homecoming Pageant! I am so excited for such a fun opportunity! Getting to represent ISAB as Vice President + now on stage during Homecoming week is a little dream that I have gotten to be in! For the past 3 years, I have had the chance to be on ISAB and serve as a liaison between the student body and IPTAY. This has been an opportunity that has helped me make so many connections across Clemson's campus. It's even better getting to be in the pageant with my ZN sisters to also represent this amazing group of women! As a member of the Executive Committee, this is just another way I get to lead my chapter at the University - and what a blessing it has been."

-Marywhit Blakeney, AC ‘18

Sarah Traurig

“Hi everyone! My name is Sarah Traurig and I am a senior from Atlanta, Georgia! As a fourth generation Tiger, I have been fortunate enough to experience the special traditions that come along with Clemson's Homecoming Week for as long as I can remember. However, it was not until I became a student that I realized the true meaning and importance of Homecoming at Clemson. I joined Clemson Undergraduate Student Government's Activities Committee my sophomore year and have been a member ever since. During homecoming week, Activities is in charge of executing the Miss Homecoming Pageant and Tiger Rag Shag, a school wide homecoming dance. This year, I have the incredible opportunity to be in the Miss Homecoming Pageant representing one of my most favorite organizations, Student Alumni Council. What this week does is make you feel like you are a part of something much bigger than yourself and I am honored to be able to experience it in a different light for my last year at Clemson. I absolutely can not wait to see Tiger fans from all over the states and be able to say "Welcome Home." <3”

-Sarah Tauring, AC ‘18

Caroline Daw

“Hey y’all! My name is Caroline Daw and I am representing YoungLife, a Christ-centered ministry that helps kids know Jesus, grow in their faith, and serve Him by meeting them where they are, and making that a lot of fun! I am a senior Mathematical Sciences major, with a concentration in Biology, from Jacksonville, Florida. (Go Jags!) I am a student of the Clemson Honors College and a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, Alpha Class 2019. As a senior, my involvement as the team leader of her YoungLife team at Daniel High School, which means that I am the leader, advocate, and encourager of 8 college students. I have so enjoyed spending time with my fellow Miss Homecoming contestants, especially my ADPi sisters! This has been an awesome experience, and it shows me that you can always love Clemson more, even if you’re about to graduate!”

-Caroline Daw, AC ‘19

Jade Tapscott

“Happy Homecoming!! My name is Jade Tapscott and I am a junior in Alpha Class ‘19 from Springfield, Illinois. For Homecoming this year, I am serving as the Marketing Director for Tigerama 65 - Home Sweet Home. Tigerama is the second largest student-run pep rally in the country and it is an absolute blast to be a part of! This year, the event will be held in Death Valley and feature skits from the football team, Rally Cats, and other student organizations. There will also be a performance by country singer Frankie Ballard followed by a fireworks show -- how exciting! As the Marketing Director for this Homecoming festivity, I have overseen the team responsible for all promotional materials from social media accounts to the flyers and banners seen around campus. We were also responsible for coordinating all of the great deals purchasing a Tigerama ticket can get you in downtown Clemson. This event is something you will not want to miss, so come join us this Friday, October 2 at 7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased on the cutigerama website!” 

-Jade Tapscott, AC ‘19

We are so thankful for all of these amazing ladies and all that they do for our chapter!

Happy Homecoming and Go Tigers!

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