Declaration of Purpose

The purpose of this Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the Bench and Bar in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members; and to encourage their moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement; so that each member may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service.

Prominent P.A.D. Members

Listed below are just some of the hundreds of past and current prominent members of Phi Alpha Delta. Past Presidents  William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren Harding Harry S. Truman   James E. Carter William J. Clinton Supreme Court Justices  Tom C. Clark  Warren Burger William H. Taft Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito United States Senators  Joseph Biden, Jr. Christopher Bond    John Breaux Sam Brownback        Robert     Byrd Hilary Clinton Christopher Dodd        Al         Green                   James Inhofe Edward Kennedy Joseph Lieberman Richard Lugar Don Nickles Richard Shelby Arlen Specter John W. Warner      Trent       Lott Members of the United States Congress              Richard Baker Michael Bilirakis      Roy      Blunt      Ed       Bryant Charles Gonzalez  Virgil   Goode  Bart  Gordon                      Mark  Green Alcee Hastings Kenny Hulshof     Henry     Hyde William Jenkins   Zoe    Lofgren Alan Mollohan                     Dennis Moore George Nethercutt Michael Pence Charles Rangel  Harold  Rogers James Sensenbrenner  Floyd  Spence Charles Taylor  Frank  Wolf

A Fraternity of Firsts

Phi Alpha was the first law fraternity to... Open membership to all genders, races, creeds and national origins. Receive support from the U.S. Department of Justice for Law-Related Education and Youth For Justice Programs. Establish its own separate organization devoted to serving its members' communities, the P.A.D. Public Service Center Establish a Pre-Law Program to assist undergraduate students interested in the law. Hold P.A.D. Day at the Supreme Court, a day designated for P.A.D. attorneys to be admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Conduct an Annual Food Drive to directly benefit food banks chosen by Chapters in their local communities. Win a CFEA Award for Excellence in the highly-competitive multimedia category for the P.A.D. History Video. Implement an on-line membership database for networking students and alumni/ae together.