About Us
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aKDPhi is the largest and most established International Asian interest sorority and is also recognized by the College Panhellenic Association. We strive to promote sisterhood, scholarship, leadership, and Asian American awareness while encouraging the expression of the individual.
Our national philanthropy is Breast Cancer Awareness and each year we promote to fundraise for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. We were established at the University of California, Berkeley in 1990 and at Binghamton University in the Spring of 2003 and are a part of a strong sisterhood that consists of over 50 chapters worldwide.
Our Five Pillars
Sisterhood
Scholarship
Leadership
Asian Awareness
Service
Mission Statement
alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Inc. fosters the making of successful leaders by assisting and challenging our members to reach their maximum potential. We strive to maintain the highest levels of integrity and innovation in the promotion of sisterhood, philanthropy, scholastic excellence, and Asian-Awareness in the community while creating lifelong relationships.
Vision Statement
alpha Kappa Delta Phi Inc. will be the most respected, premier network of innovative female leaders within the community by
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Encouraging the growth of our members through cultural diversity and the expression of individuality;
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Empowering our members to become pioneers for philanthropic, cultural, and scholastic programs worldwide;
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Developing strategic collaborations and partnerships; and Supporting initiatives promoting the sustainability of our organization and its mission.
Crest Elements
CREED: Love and Friendship
MOTTO: “Timeless Friendship Through Sisterhood”
COLORS: Purple and White
FLOWER: Iris
SYMBOL: Hourglass
STONE: Diamond
Chapters & Dates of Establishment
FULL-FLEDGED CHAPTERS
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B University of California, Davis -- Spring 1990
Δ University of California, Santa Cruz -- Spring 1992
Z Stanford University -- Spring 1993
H The University of Texas at Austin -- Fall 1993
Θ University of Pennsylvania -- Fall 1994
Ι University of Houston -- Fall 1994
Κ University of California, Irvine -- Fall 1994
Λ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor -- Winter 1996
M California State University, Sacramento -- Spring 1996
N Pennsylvania State University -- Fall 1994
Ξ San Jose State University -- Spring 1995
Ο California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo -- Spring 1996
Π University of Washington -- Spring 1998
Ρ State University of New York, Buffalo -- Spring 1997
Σ University of Virginia -- Fall 1999
T Cornell University -- Spring 1997
Υ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Spring 2000
Χ University of Oklahoma -- Spring 2005
Ψ Rutgers University -- Spring 2000
AA University of South Florida -- Spring 2006
AB Duke University -- Spring 2006
AΓ State University of New York, Stony Brook -- Winter 1999
AΔ University of Florida -- Fall 2008
ASSOCIATE CHAPTERS
Boston University -- Spring 1996
The Johns Hopkins University -- Winter 1998
Baylor University -- Fall 1997
University of Illinois at Chicago -- Fall 1998
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill -- Spring 1996
✨State University of New York, Binghamton -- Spring 2003✨
The City University of New York, Baruch College -- Fall 2009
Michigan State University -- Fall 1998
Virginia Commonwealth University -- Spring 2006
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -- Spring 2002
James Madison University -- Spring 2003
University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Spring 2008
The Florida State University -- Spring 2001
University of Chicago -- Fall 2010
University of Maryland, College Park -- Fall 2002
New York University -- Spring 1999
COLONY CHAPTERS
Purdue University at West Lafayette -- Fall 2003
Carnegie Mellon University -- Fall 2003
University of Maryland, Baltimore County -- Fall 2005
University of Toronto -- Winter 2010
St. John's University -- Spring 2013
The University of Texas at Arlington -- Spring 2015
California State University San Marcos -- Spring 2015
University of Iowa -- Spring 2016
George Mason University -- Fall 2016
San Francisco State University -- Fall 2017
Northern Illinois University -- Fall 2017
University of North Florida -- Fall 2019
Syracuse University -- Fall 2019
Wilfrid Laurier University -- Winter 2020
University of Texas at Dallas -- Spring 2020