Delta Kappa Delta

Delta Kappa Delta is a United States–based college sorority. Delta Kappa Delta is a cultural interest sorority oriented towards South Asian culture. It was founded at Texas A&M University in 1999. It is a founding member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.

History

The precursor to Delta Kappa Delta was a grassroots service organization named B.E.T.I.S. or Behind Every True Indian Sister. Its founders felt the need for a community service-oriented organization. The sorority was formed, at Texas A&M University. Its thirteen founders are:
The sorority's philanthropy is child abuse prevention and awareness. In 2014, it was one of the fourteen founding members of the National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association.

Symbols

The sorority's symbol is the Diya and its flower is the lotus. Its mascot is the peacock. Its colors are black, silver, and violet. Its motto is “I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service, I acted, and behold, service was joy.”

Chapters

Following are the 'charters' or chapters of Delta Kappa Delta. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic.

Charters	Chapter/Range	Institution	City	State	Status	References
Alpha		Texas A&M University	College Station	Texas	Active
Beta		Texas Tech University	Lubbock	Texas	Active
Gamma	– 20xx ?	University of [Texas at Austin]	Austin	Texas	Inactive
Delta		Temple University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Active
Epsilon		University of [Illinois at Urbana–Champaign]	Urbana and Champaign	Illinois	Active
Zeta	– 2017; 2021	Baylor University	Waco	Texas	Active
Eta		Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick	New Jersey	Active
Theta		University of North Texas	Denton	Texas	Active
Iota		University of [Massachusetts Amherst]	Amherst	Massachusetts	Active
Kappa		University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago	Illinois	Active
Lambda		New York University	New York City	New York	Active
Mu		University of Texas at Dallas	Dallas	Texas	Active
Nu		University of Washington	Seattle	Washington	Active
Binghamton SUNY Associate	– 20xx ?	Binghamton University	Vestal	New York	Inactive
Southern Methodist University Associate	– 20xx ?	Southern Methodist University	University Park	Texas	Inactive
IUPUI 'Associate		Indiana University – [Purdue University Indianapolis]	Indianapolis	Indiana	Active
University of Maryland Associate		University of Maryland	College Park	Maryland	Active
North Carolina State University Associate		North Carolina State University	Raleigh	North Carolina	Active
Purdue University Associate		Purdue University	West Lafayette	Indiana	Active
Miami University - Ohio Associate'		Miami University	Oxford	Ohio	Active	-