Phi Alpha Delta Founders’ Week 2025
Phi Alpha Delta Founders’ Week 2025
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Phi Alpha Delta’s 123rd Founders’ Day is November 8, 2025. In honor of our founding day, P.A.D. will host our Founders’ Week celebration from November 4-8, 2025.

This week offers members the opportunity to celebrate Phi Alpha Delta while supporting our programs and membership; expanding our network; acknowledging our members’ contribution to service and the core values; and benefiting from national programming and networking events.

This week will also highlight the ninth annual P.A.D. International Foundation’s Founders’ Day of Giving.

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Day of Giving

The 9th Annual P.A.D. Founders’ Day of Giving is being hosted Saturday, November 8th, 2025 during Founders’ Week. With a fundraising goal of $10,000, donations enable Phi Alpha Delta and the P.A.D. International Foundation to provide leadership training, professional development, diversity and inclusion education, chapter trainings, community service events, and scholarship/grant opportunities.

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Day of Giving

Fraternity-Wide Virtual Initiation

Join Phi Alpha Delta for the next Fraternity-wide virtual initiation ceremony on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time/5:00 pm Pacific Time. All P.A.D. members are invited to participate to be initiated, welcome new members, and recommit to Phi Alpha Delta by taking the Oath of Membership.

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Volunteer Appreciation Day

Join us in celebrating our dedicated volunteers! We will be spotlighting P.A.D. members who are making a significant impact through their programming, leadership, and commitment to our core values. If you’d like to nominate a P.A.D. member to feature their outstanding volunteer efforts, please reach out to Communications & Marketing Coordinator Summer Stephens at summer@pad.org. We’ll do our best to highlight as many remarkable contributions as possible on this special day!

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Day of Service

In honor of our dedication to service (service to the student, the school, the profession, and the community), we encourage all P.A.D. members to share any community service you or your chapter participated in from the past year. Please tag any public posts with #PADDayofService on Friday, November 7th.

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Day of Service

Agenda

All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time. Agenda subject to change.

If you have a question about the events listed, or have trouble accessing/signing up, please contact the Executive Office at info@pad.org.

Core Value Leadership Coins

Nominate a P.A.D. member who has embodied a P.A.D. core value in their work for the fraternity, with their school, in the profession, or in their community. Worthy recipients will receive a P.A.D. Leadership Coin reflecting the core value they are nominated for, be listed on www.PAD.org, and featured on social media and marketing channels. Each nomination costs $20.00.

Phi Alpha Delta’s core values include compassion, courage, diversity, innovation, integrity, professionalism, and service. They are best exhibited through service to the student, school, profession, and community.

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Volunteer Appreciation Day

Join us in celebrating our dedicated volunteers! We will be spotlighting P.A.D. members who are making a significant impact through their programming, leadership, and commitment to our core values. If you’d like to nominate a P.A.D. member to feature their outstanding volunteer efforts, please reach out to Communications & Marketing Coordinator Summer Stephens at summer@pad.org. We’ll do our best to highlight as many remarkable contributions as possible on this special day!

Fraternity-Wide Virtual Initiation and Recommitment Ceremony
8:00 PM

Join Phi Alpha Delta as we host this special fraternity-wide virtual initiation ceremony. All P.A.D. members are invited to attend to welcome new members and recommit to Phi Alpha Delta by taking the Oath of Membership.

Use the buttons below to register for the initiation and have your membership certificate and pin sent to you directly for $10.

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P.A.D. Day of Service

We look forward to sharing your service projects on social media on Phi Alpha Delta’s Day of Service on Thursday, November 7th. Please tag any public posts with #PADDayofService.

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The Phi Alpha Delta International Foundation’s Annual Day of Giving

With a goal of $10,000, the P.A.D. International Foundation seeks to fundraise in support of leadership training, professional development, diversity and inclusion education, chapter trainings, and scholarship/grant opportunities.

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Carnation Level Donor

$1-49

  • Donor benefits include:
  • Listing on 2025 Donor Honor Roll
  • VIP Donor Badge & Ribbon at National 2026 Events
  • Tax Donation Receipt




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Daisy Level Donor

$50

  • Donor benefits include:
  • Listing on 2025 Donor Honor Roll
  • VIP Donor Badge & Ribbon at National 2026 Events
  • Tax Donation Receipt
  • PLUS 2025 Day of Giving Lapel Pin



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Silver Level Donor

$100

  • Donor benefits include:
  • Listing on 2025 Donor Honor Roll
  • VIP Donor Badge & Ribbon at National 2026 Events
  • Tax Donation Receipt
  • 2025 Day of Giving Lapel Pin
  • PLUS P.A.D. Core Values T-Shirt


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Purple Level Donor

$250

  • Donor benefits include:
  • Listing on 2025 Donor Honor Roll
  • VIP Donor Badge & Ribbon at National 2026 Events
  • Tax Donation Receipt
  • 2025 Day of Giving Lapel Pin
  • P.A.D. Core Values T-Shirt
  • PLUS Personalized donor certificate
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Gold Level Donor

$500

  • Donor benefits include:
  • Listing on 2025 Donor Honor Roll
  • VIP Donor Badge & Ribbon at National 2026 Events
  • Tax Donation Receipt
  • 2025 Day of Giving Lapel Pin
  • P.A.D. Core Values T-Shirt
  • Personalized donor certificate
  • PLUS Service Core Value Leadership Coin



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Founder Level Donor

$1,000

  • Donor benefits include:
  • Listing on 2025 Donor Honor Roll
  • VIP Donor Badge & Ribbon at National 2026 Events
  • Tax Donation Receipt
  • 2025 Day of Giving Lapel Pin
  • P.A.D. Core Values T-Shirt
  • Personalized donor certificate
  • Service Core Value Leadership Coin
  • PLUS 2025 P.A.D. Merchandise & Swag package


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VIP Level Donor

$2,500

  • Donor benefits include:
  • Listing on 2025 Donor Honor Roll
  • VIP Donor Badge & Ribbon at National 2026 Events
  • Tax Donation Receipt
  • 2025 Day of Giving Lapel Pin
  • P.A.D. Core Values T-Shirt
  • Personalized donor certificate
  • Service Core Value Leadership Coin
  • 2025 P.A.D. Merchandise & Swag package
  • PLUS National Event Sponsorship of your choosing
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Founders' Circle

$100/mo.

  • Membership benefits include:
  • Exclusive membership limited to 100 members
  • Framed certificate and pin
  • Customized gift for each Founder
  • Exclusive access to invite-only receptions and programming at P.A.D. events
  • Members must commit to a minimum of 12 months of participation in the program to receive the benefits of the program.


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With a $20 donation, nominate a P.A.D. member who has embodied a P.A.D. core value in their work for the fraternity, with their school, in the profession, or in their community. Worthy recipients will receive a P.A.D. Leadership Coin.

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If you have any questions about Founders’ Week, the Day of Giving, or the P.A.D. International Foundation, please contact us at foundation@pad.org or call the Executive Office at 410-347-3118.

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Phi Alpha Delta is the world’s preeminent law fraternity because of our dedication to service: service to the student, the school, the profession, and the community.

It is through devotion to the ideals of compassion, courage, diversity, innovation, integrity, professionalism, and service that we better both our profession and our community. Through accepting our differences we become not just a law fraternity, but a family.

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