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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 fourteen founding sisters 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 that alpha Kappa Delta Phi continue to promote Asian Awareness in the community and leadership for women by providing each woman with the resources, unique sisterly support and understanding to achieve her goals in life.

Duke Chapter History

On May 13, 2006, the 41st chapter of alpha Kappa Delta Phi was established by seven sophmores (Duke '08) and six freshmen (Duke '09), aided by their host chapter, Johns Hopkins University, and their intake mom, Donna Wang of University of California, Santa Barbara. On May 29, 2011, the Duke Chapter then achieved Associate Chapter status at the Buffalo Convention. As a group dedicated to the sorority's values of sisterhood, scholarship, leadership, service, and Asian awareness, our sisters could be found as active participants in a wide variety of campus activities, such as Red Cross, The Chronicle, Duke's award-winning newspaper, Duke Symphony Orchestra, Duke China Care, a program that aids in acclimating Chinese adoptees, and Duke Emergency Medical Services (training as EMS). In addition, a large percentage of the sisters also hold jobs or do research at the Duke Hospital, VA Hospital, and/or various labs on campus. Some of the more extraordinary sisters have found themselves performing violin for the Presidents of Taiwan and Russia, or even getting their research published in journals.

A spotlight also goes out to the national philanthropy, breast cancer. Even before they crossed, this intrepid group was already participating in events that demonstrated this dedication, such as Relay for Life, a walkathon for cancer, and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill aKDPhi's Charity Ball for breast cancer.

With each year, we continue to promote our pillars on campus. Look out for our annual Iris Week, A Moment in Time Charity Gala, Breast Cancer Awareness Week, and an array of cultural, service, and social events!