Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald was born on January 29, 1834, and expired on December 10, 1928. She was from Laurens County, Georgia. She is one of the founding members of Alpha Delta Pi established at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. She was the daughter of a wealthy physician and a socialite. The college was originally called the Adelphean Society, it had six charter members, and its purpose was to support one another in intellectual, social, and moral betterment. The society extended its initial purpose to the field of community service and scholarship aid. Fitzgerald went on to Wesleyan Female College in Macon. She graduated as valedictorian of her senior class in 1852. Fitzgerald became one of the founders of the first woman's secret society established in a girls' college on May 15, 1851. The sorority, founded at Wesleyan Female College in Macon, had six charter members. The seven founders were: Eugenia Tucker (Fitzgerald), Octavia Andrew (Rush), Maria J. Easterling, Mary Evans (Glass), Oceana L. Goodall, Ella Pierce (Turner), and Elizabeth Williams. It was originally called the Adelphean Society and in 1903 changed its name to Alpha Delta Pi sorority. Fitzgerald was its first president and held their meetings in the college's Adelphean Room. It was founded for mutual improvement and enjoyment of a group of young women pioneers in college sororities. Its purpose was a desire "to better one another morally, mentally, and socially. "Their motto is We live for each other. The oldest secret society for college women in the country celebrated its 100th birthday at the University of Tennessee on May 15, 1951.There was a five day centennial convention at the Wesleyan Female College in Macon starting June 25, 1951, at which time a portrait of the founder was dedicated. By 1952 the society had grown from six charter members to over 34,000. The society has extended its initial purpose to the field of community service and scholarship aid to foreign students. It has enabled top performing students of foreign countries to continue their studies in colleges and universities of the United States. Membership was at 55,000 in 1963 within 106 collegiate chapters and 310 alumnae groups. Sources Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenia_Tucker_Fitzgerald