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Alpha Lambda Delta was founded in 1924 by the Dean of Women, Maria Leonard, at the University of Illinois to recognize academic excellence among freshmen women. The honor society soon became a national organization through the chartering of chapters and the first national convention was held in 1930 on the campus of the University of Illinois. In 1976, in response to Title IX, the National Council voted for the Society to become coeducational. Alpha Lambda Delta has continued to celebrate academic excellence among first year students and has grown to over 250 chapters and has initiated over 700,000 students.
Alpha Lambda Delta was revived on the UConn campus in the fall of 2005 after 7 years of dormancy, with the first class of initiates being inducted in the spring of 2006. Almost 1300 members have been inducted since 2006 and ALD is currently the largest student organization on campus.
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