OUR HISTORY
National 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. The founding sisters: Susan Kim, Fannie Pon, Jill Yoshimura, and Reina
Yuan, dedicated themselves to establishing a strong and lasting organization
which would provide Asian American women the opportunity to participate in the
Greek system. Soon after being recognized by the College Panhellenic Association
the ffounding 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 generosity 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 prominent 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. alpha Kappa Delta Phi was established at the
University of California at Berkeley in the Fall of 1989 and was recognized by
the College Panhellenic Association on February 7, 1990. The founding sisters -
Susan Kim, Fannie Pon, Jill Yoshimura, and Reina Yuan - dedicated themselves to
establishing a strong and lasting organization which would provide Asian
American women the opportunity to participate in the Greek system. Soon after
being recognized by the College Panhellenic Association 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 generosity 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 prominent 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
and the charter class that alpha Kappa Delta Phi continue to promote Asian
Awareness in the community and leadership opportunities for women by providing
each women with the resources, unique sisterly support and understanding to
achieve her goals in life.
Colony History:
Established June 2, 2001,
alpha Kappa Delta Phi at the University of California, Santa Barbara, began as a
dream of sisterhood. Kamali'i O Ke Kai, the Charter Class, consisted of eleven
strong lovely ladies: Hiyasmin Dimaranan, Annie Kuo, Gina Kwack, Irene Ngo,
Thoai Pham, Nancy Quach, Kristin Tam, Donna Vong, Donna Wang, Mey Year and Jin
Zhou. With the background of IRIS (Interethnic Relations In Sisterhood), they
were bonded for life.
On May 29, 2005, the active house consisting of Doris Cheung,
Alexandra Lee, Erin Tanaka, Loretta Lu, Joyce Rivera, Chhorvon Suy, Crystal Xu,
Christine Chiang, Jessica Phan, April Diaz, Jane Kang, Samantha Tsuruoka,
Mellissa Wang, Tammy Hoang, Gizelle Quinto, and Ashley Verceles took the UCSB
chapter to the next level by achieving Associate Chapter status at the Houston
Convention 2005.
It is the sincere wish of the Charters that alpha Kappa Delta
Phi continues to promote the ideals on which the organization was founded and to
provide each sister with the resources, unique support and understanding to
achieve her goals in life.
Important Dates:
| January 31 | aKDPhi Nationwide Violence Awareness Day and Valerie Zavala Remembrance Day |
| February 7 | aKDPhi Nationwide Founder's Day |
| UCSB aKDPhi Establishment Date | |
| April 7 | aKDPhi Nationwide Asian American Cultural Awareness Day |
| October | aKDPhi Nationwide Breast Cancer Awareness Month |