alpha Kappa
Delta Phi est.1990
National History
alpha Kappa Delta Phi was established at the University of California, Berkeley in fall of 1989 and recognized by the College Panhellenic Association on February 7, 1990. The fourteen founding sisters dedicated themselves to creating a strong and lasting organization that would provide Asian American women the opportunity to participate in the Greek system. Soon after being recognized by the College Panhellenic Assocation, the founding sisters brought together a diverse group of women who shared with them the goals of sisterhood, scholarship, and leadership. These ideals were to later set the foundation for alpha Kappa Delta Phi's purpose. The love and dedication that each member had for the organization was instrumental to the growth of alpha Kappa Delta Phi's reputation as a sorority, as well as to the forging of unbreakable friendships. The sisterhood has since then spread to important university campuses across the country. To meet the needs of the growing sisterhood, the National Board of alpha Kappa Delta Phi was established in May of 1993 at the National Convention in Santa Barbara, California. It is the sincere wish of the founding sisters that alpha Kappa Delta Phi continues to promote Asian awareness in the community and leadership among women by providing each woman with the resources, unique sisterly support, and understanding to achieve her goals in life. The Penn State Nutorious Chapter was founded in 1994.
Tradition
Creed: Love and Friendship
Motto: "Timeless Friendship Through Sisterhood"
Colors: Royal Purple and White
Symbol: Hourglass
Stone: Diamond
Flower: Iris
Chapter History
In the Spring of 1994, Lara Manjares and Ai Hua were invited to establish the first Asian American sorority on the University Park campus of the Pennsylvania State University.
Their purpose, as stated in the colony’s constitution was, “TO PROMOTE SISTERHOOD, SCHOLARSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND ASIAN AWARENESS IN THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY, WHILE ENCOURAGING THE EXPRESSION OF THE INDIVIDUAL.”
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The fourteen founding members were: Shenu Gupta, Ai Hua, Peggy Liu, Catherine Mai, Lara Manjares, Becky Pao, Neesha Patel, Karen Rivera, Sunita Singh, Rushmi Singha, Quyen Tran, Lin Truong, Uyen Truong, and Rusa Vuong.