• Alpha Phi is the fourth oldest national women's sorority.

• Alpha Phi is one of only three international sororities.

• Alpha Phi is the third largest women's sorority, with 150 chapters in the US and Canada.

• Alpha Phi has over 175 active alumnae chapters.

• Alpha Phi is a true "international" sorority. It has maintained the longest, continuous presence in Canada of any other sorority. The Xi chapter was established at the University of Toronto in 1906.

• Alpha Phi is a member of the Syracuse Triad along with Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma Delta.

• Alpha Phi Headquarters is located in Evanston, Illinois along with the headquarters for Sigma Chi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternities.

• Alpha Phi was the first women's society to use Greek letters as an emblem.

• Alpha Phi was the first sorority to establish a foundation.

• Alpha Phi was the first sorority to publish a book-length history.

• Three of the original 10 became members of Phi Beta Kappa

• Three of our founders were listed in Who's Who of America: Clara Bradley Burdette, Martha Foote Crow, and Rena Michaels Atchison.

Crest
The Fraternity Crest is the Alpha Phi coat-of-arms, adopted by Convention delegates in 1922. The shield is Bordeaux with a scroll and ivy leaf above it. Inscribed on the scroll is the public motto, Union hand in hand. A bar of silver crosses the shield from left to right; the upper half of the shield contains a Roman lamp in silver and the lower half, Ursa Major. The meaning of the symbols depicted on the crest is a significant part of the ritual witnessed at initiation. The use of the Fraternity crest is reserved for jewelry, sportswear and other Fraternity equipment befitting the dignity and honor of Alpha Phi’s heritage.

Colors
Silver and Bordeaux are Alpha Phi's distinctive colors. Alpha Phi's original colors were blue and gold, but in 1879, noting that a fraternity had colors too similar to hers, Alpha Phi adopted these more distinctive colors. The Forget-me-not, one of Alpha Phi's flowers, reflects the heritage of these early colors. Members wear their colors in the form of a ribbon of silver/gray and Bordeaux, under their badge to acknowledge special occasions, the installation of a new chapter, the anniversary of their chapter's installation or the celebration of Alpha Phi Founders' Day.