Crow, Martha Emily Foote

Alpha

The story of the founding of Alpha Chapter is also that of the beginning of Alpha Phi International Fraternity. From the first expression of their mutual need for “a circle of friends who could sympathize with one another,” our…

Martha Foote Cabinet Card, c. 1876

This portrait of Alpha Phi Founder Martha Foote shows Foote wearing her badge.

The Alpha Phi International Fraternity Directory, Fall 1987

The Original 10 Magazine Clipping Slide

This slide contains a clipping with photographs of the Founders of Alpha Phi.

Alpha Phi Celebrate Founder's Day Newspaper Clipping, c. 1924-1932

This article describes Beta Gamma Chapter's celebration of Founder's Day and provides some historical and background information on Beta Gamma Chapter.

Fraternity Directory, January 1947

Forget Me Nots Seed Packet

This packet of forget-me-not seeds features a quote from Founder Martha Foote Crow on the back.

Alpha of Alpha Phi Diamond Jubilee Program, September 26-27, 1947

This program includes the schedule for the weekend, the menu for the banquet, a song sheet, and a list of the jubilee committee as well as a narrative about the founding of Alpha Phi and the first chapter house.

Eta

Although the chapter at Boston University was the third Alpha Phi chapter installed, they chose the name "Eta" - the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet - rather than "Gamma" because there were seven founding members of the chapter. Thus,…

Alpha Phi Founders Postcard

This postcard reads "The women who started it all" and features photographs of the 10 founders of Alpha Phi Fraternity. The back of the postcard features an announcement for the publication of the first in a three-volume series of history …