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Delta Kappa Delta

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Symbol
  
Diya

Flower
  
Lotus

Founded
  
October 1, 1999; 17 years ago (1999-10-01) Texas A&M University

Type
  
Service and Cultural interest

Emphasis
  
South Asian Interest and Multicultural based

Colors
  
Violet,      Black, and      Silver

Delta Kappa Delta (Also known as B.E.T.I.S., ΔΚΔ, and DKD) is a United States-based college sorority. Delta Kappa Delta is a cultural interest sorority oriented towards South Asian culture and its philanthropy of child abuse prevention and awareness. The sorority was founded at Texas A&M University in 1999. It is a founding member of the National APIA Panhellenic Association.

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History

The precursor to Delta Kappa Delta was a grass-roots service organization named B.E.T.I.S. ("Behind Every True Indian Sister"), as the Founders felt the need for a community service-oriented organization. The sorority itself was formed October 1, 1999.

Founders

The thirteen founders are:

Chapters

  • Alpha Chapter- Texas A&M University
  • Beta Chapter- Texas Tech University
  • Gamma Chapter- University of Texas at Austin
  • Delta Chapter- Temple University
  • Epsilon Chapter- University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
  • Zeta Chapter- Baylor University
  • Eta Chapter - Rutgers University at New Brunswick
  • Theta Chapter - University of North Texas at Denton

    • Colonies

  • State University of New York at Binghamton Colony
  • Southern Methodist University Colony
  • New York University Colony
  • University of Texas at Dallas Colony
  • University of Illinois at Chicago Colony
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst Colony

    • References

    Delta Kappa Delta Wikipedia
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