Kappa Phi Gamma

Kappa Phi Gamma National Sorority, Inc., also referred to as KPhiG, is an American South Asian interest collegiate sorority. It was founded in 1998, at the University of [Texas at Austin] in Austin, Texas. The sorority is affiliated with the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.

History

Kappa Phi Gamma was founded on November 8, 1998, at The University of Texas at Austin as the first South Asian sorority in the United States. Its founders were:
As of 2024, it has chartered 20 chapters and charters and has initiated more than 850 members. It is a member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association. Its national headquarters are located at 801 Creekline Way in McKinney, Texas.

Symbols

Kappa Phi Gamma's motto is a quote from Pamela Vaull Starr: "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal." Its principals or pillars are Character, Leadership, Scholarship, Sisterhood, Service, Culture, Womanhood, and Self.
The colors of Kappa Phi Gamma are green, black, and white. Its symbol is the Royal Bengal Tiger. Its flower is the Fire and Ice rose. Its jewel is the emerald. Its nickname KPhiG.

Activities

The sorority helps support campus celebrations of Diwali, an Indian New Year celebration.
Kappa Phi Gamma's national philanthropy is cancer awareness and research. Each spring, Kappa Phi Gamma sorority chapters from around the nation plan C.A.R.E. Week, a cancer awareness fundraising event. C.A.R.E. stands for Cancer Awareness, a Real Effort. Kappa Phi Gamma has raised over $95,000 and has donated its services to over 40 charities, including the Bite Me Cancer Foundation, Bringing Hope Home, the Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation, MD Anderson Cancer Center, My Hope Chest, and Pink Door. It has a partnership with Sunshine Kids Foundation from 2023 to 2026.
Annually, Kappa Phi Gamma presents The Emerald Endowment, an annual scholarship for a non-member female student who has demonstrated excellence in leadership, scholarship, and service.

Chapters

In the following list, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters are noted in italics. The sorority refers to its colonies as charters.

Chater	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha		University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
Beta		University of Texas at Dallas	Dallas, Texas	Active
Gamma		Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Active
Delta	– 20xx ?	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Inactive
Epsilon	– 20xx ?	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Colony
Zeta		University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Active
Eta	– 2xxx ?		New York City, New York	Colony
Theta		Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	Active
Iota		Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Kappa				Unassigned
Lambda		George Mason University	Fairfax County, Virginia	Active
Mu		Saint Joseph's University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Nu		Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Xi			Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Inactive
Omicron		Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Pi		New York Institute of Technology	Old Westbury, New York	Colony
Rho		Rutgers University–Newark	Newark, New Jersey	Colony
Sigma		New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Colony
Tau		University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	Colony
Upsilon		University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Colony
Phi		Adelphi University	Garden City, New York	Colony