NATIONAL HISTORY
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.
To continue the sisterhood after graduation, 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, UC Berkeley alumna. The 2002-2003 National Alumnae Board then set the foundation for the establishment of the National Alumnae Association.
BETA CHAPTER HISTORY
For the past 25 years, alpha Kappa Delta Phi has played a significant role in promoting Asian American culture on the UC Davis campus. alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Beta Chapter, was established at the University of California, Davis in the Spring of 1990. At the time, it was the only sorority on campus that was dedicated towards Asian American awareness for women. The sorority has grown over the past twenty years and alpha Kappa Delta Phi has been able to influence each of its sisters through the goals of leadership, sisterhood, and encouraging the expression of the individual.
alpha Kappa Delta Phi has contributed much of its time to the community over the years, participating in community service events such as Relay for Life, Asian Pacific Culture Week, and a Night of laughter. Breast cancer awareness is alpha Kappa Delta Phi's national philanthropy. alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Beta Chapter, performs several service projects each year towards promoting breast cancer awareness, most notably volunteering at Race For the Cure.
