Alpha Delta Sigma Honor Society

Alpha Delta Sigma (ADS), a national honor society sponsored by AAF, recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement in advertising studies. ADS is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education. Each year hundreds of students from AAF college chapters are nominated and inducted into Alpha Delta Sigma. Attached, please find information for ordering label pins and graduation cords.

History of ADS

The organization dates back to 1913 when the fraternity was founded at the University of Missouri. In 1969, ADS merged with Gamma Alpha Chi, a similar organization for women. Later, in 1973, ADS merged with the American Advertising Federation. ADS is the only national, professional advertising honorary society in American higher education. Each year hundreds of students from AAF college chapters are nominated and inducted into Alpha Delta Sigma.

Eligibility

Each nominee must

• be a dues-paying member of an AAF college chapter, have achieved senior status on or before the nomination due date and have completed at least two senior- or junior-level advertising courses, and
• have a minimum GPA of 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) in all advertising studies and all other courses.

Graduate students must also be members of an AAF chapter and have completed at least two-thirds of their graduate-level coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.6 (on a 4.0 scale).

How to Apply

Each student who meets the criteria will receive a certificate of membership and an Alpha Delta Sigma membership pin.

Nomination forms are available in the College Chapter Guide to Success and must be completed and signed by the AAF college chapter adviser.

For more information contact:
Education Services Program at
1101 Vermont Avenue, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Education@aaf.org
Phone: 1-800-999-2231 | Fax: (202) 898-0159