The sisterhood of alpha Kappa Delta Phi provides women with a sense of belonging that nurtures life-long friendships, develops self-empowered leaders, and strengthens communities through service, scholarship, and Asian-Awareness.
Our 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: Betty Chu, Karin Co, Susan Kim, Nancy Lee, Sherri Leung, Annie Loo, Belinda Ma, Anita Ng, Serene Ngin, Fannie Pon, Josie Sun, Daisy Wu, 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. The founding sisters brought together a diverse group of women who shared with them the goals of sisterhood, scholarship, and leadership. These ideals later set the foundation for alpha Kappa Delta Phi's purpose.
Since then, the sisterhood has spread to prominent university campuses across the country. 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.
Our Chapter History
Our charters, Christine Choi, Elizabeth Chun, Minhee Chung, Jessica Hwang, Allie Kim, YounSon Kim, Saejin Nah, Amy Ngai, Linh Nguyen, Jiyoung Roh, Hannah Suh, and Olivia Yu, founded aKDPhi in the fall of 2005 and was officially recognized by UMBC in the fall of 2011. As the first and only Asian-interest sorority at UMBC, aKDPhi serves as a supportive space for women of all backgrounds to grow academically, socially, and professionally. Our chapter is built on the national pillars of sisterhood, scholarship, leadership, service, and Asian-awareness, and we strive to uplift both our campus and the community beyond.