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.

Mission
Phi Alpha Delta is a professional law fraternity advancing integrity, compassion and courage through service to the student, the school, the profession and the community.

Vision
We are the preeminent law fraternity promoting the bonds of fraternalism and we are the leader in the development and advancement of professional ideals.

Core Values
Bound together by tradition and our common interest in the law, we share these core values: Integrity, Compassion, Courage, Professionalism, Service, Diversity, and Innovation.

A Fraternity of Firsts

• Open membership to all races, creeds, genders, and national origins.
• Receive support from 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 interest 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.
• PAD organizes annual food drives whose recipients are chosen by each chapter.
• PAD, via the public service center, has implemented a program designed to deter at risk youth from illegal behavior by having law professors and practitioners teach them about the law.

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