Alpha Kappa Delta Phi

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Founded February 7, 1990 University of California, Berkeley Motto Timeless Friendship Through Sisterhood

alpha Kappa Delta Phi (αΚΔΦ) (also known as aKDPhi) is an Asian American interest, but not Asian exclusive sorority founded at the University of California, Berkeley. alpha Kappa Delta Phi is part of the National APIA Panhellenic Association (NAPA), which it helped charter in 2006. alpha Kappa Delta Phi currently has 53 chapters in North America, and is the largest Asian-American interest sorority in the United States and Canada.

History

alpha Kappa Delta Phi was established at the University of California at Berkeley in the Fall of 1989 and recognized by the College Panhellenic Association on February 7, 1990. There were fourteen founding sisters: Betty Chu, Karin Co, Susan Kim, Nancy Lee, Sherri Leung, Annie Loo, Belinda Ma, Anita Ng, Serene Ngin, Fannie Pon, Josie Sun, Daisy Wu, Jill Yoshimura and Reina Yuan, and they "dedicated themselves to establishing a strong and lasting organization which would provide Asian American women the opportunity to participate in the Greek system". The National Alumnae Board of alpha Kappa Delta Phi was established in the Fall of 2002 under the initiation of the National Board Alumnae Chair, Sophia Yen, a UC Berkeley alumna.

Asian Awareness

alpha Kappa Delta Phi promotes Asian Awareness, one of its founding principles, by encouraging its members to be constantly aware of and involved in Asian American issues in their communities. Chapters host events such as forums, presentations, and workshops. Many of these events take place during May, which is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Philanthropy

Alpha Kappa Delta Phi's national philanthropy is the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade which supports breast cancer awareness.

Alpha Kappa Delta Phi awareness campaign began in 1998. The sorority hosts breast cancer awareness banquets, information sessions, workshops, and discussion groups. In 2006, the sorority raised over $30,000 as a national organization for breast cancer awareness. In 2008, the sorority raised and donated over $35,000. In 2012, the sorority raised and donated over $62,000.

Chapters

The following are the chapters of alpha Kappa Delta Phi.

Full Fledged

Α- University of California, Berkeley

Β- University of California, Davis

Γ- University of California, San Diego

Δ- University of California, Santa Cruz

Ε- University of California, Riverside

Ζ- Stanford University

Η- University of Texas, Austin

Θ- University of Pennsylvania

Ι- University of Houston

Κ- University of California, Irvine

Λ- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Μ- California State University, Sacramento

Ν- Pennsylvania State University

Ξ- San Jose State University

Ο- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Π- University of Washington

Ρ- State University of New York, Buffalo

Σ- University of Virginia

T- Cornell University

Y- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Χ- University of Oklahoma

Ψ- Rutgers University

AA- University of South Florida

AB- Duke University

AΓ- State University of New York, Stony Brook

AΔ- University of Florida

Associate Chapters

Boston University

The Johns Hopkins University

Baylor University

University of Illinois, Chicago

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Binghamton University

The City University of New York at Baruch College

Michigan State University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

James Madison University

University of Wisconsin, Madison

The Florida State University

University of Chicago

Colonies

University of Maryland, College Park

Purdue University

Carnegie Mellon University

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

University of Toronto

New York University

St. John's University

University of Texas, Arlington

California State University San Marcos

Northeastern University

University of Iowa

George Mason University

References

Alpha Kappa Delta Phi Wikipedia

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