Kappa Phi Lambda

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Sorority Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. ( also known as Kappas and KPL) is an Asian-interest sorority that was founded in 1995 at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. The sorority is represented at 34 schools with over 4,000 members nationally. It is a member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA).

History

Seven women came together to establish Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. at Binghamton University on March 9, 1995. The seven founders were Elizabeth Choi, Karen Eng, Rei Hirasawa, Hee Cho Moon, Chae Yoo Park, Samantha Somchanhmavong, and Connie Yang.

The sorority was conceived through the notion of an organization that would provide a culturally sound and educationally inspiring grounding for Asian-American women. These women saw there was a need for an organization of this kind that would give inspiration and education to their community.

This sorority is open to women of all nationalities and backgrounds who want to learn about, actively speak for, and represent Pan-Asian culture.

Symbols

The sorority's colors are red, white, and heather grey. Its flower is the orchid. Its jewel is the diamond. The sorority's mascot is the phoenix. The pillars of Kappa Phi Lambda are "Sisterhood, Service, and Cultural Diversity".

Philanthropy

Kappa Phi Lambda has selected CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, as its national philanthropy. The organization also takes initiative in spreading cultural awareness regarding Asian American culture through events like "Amazing Race: Asian Edition" which is regularly hosted alongside fellow undergraduate chapters of the fraternity Pi Delta Psi.

Chapters

There are currently 25 active chapters and nine associate chapters of Kappa Phi Lambda. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic.

Chapter	Founding/Range	Campus	Location	Status	Reference
Alpha	Template:Dts	Binghamton University	Binghamton, New York	Active
Beta	Template:Dts–20xx ?	University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	Dormant
Gamma	Template:Dts	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Active
Delta	Template:Dts	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Active
Epsilon associate chapter	Template:Dts–xxxx ?; May 1, 2016	New York University	New York, New York	Active	Template:Efn
Zeta	Template:Dts	St. John's University	Queens, New York	Active
Eta	Template:Dts	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Theta	Template:Dts–20xx ?	Baruch College	New York, New York	Dormant
Iota	Template:Dts	Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Active
Lambda	Template:Dts–20xx ?	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Baltimore, MD	Dormant
Mu	Template:Dts	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	Active
Nu	Template:Dts	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Active
Xi	Template:Dts	Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Omicron	Template:Dts	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Active
Pi associate chapter	Template:Dts–20xx ?; November 17, 2018	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active	Template:Efn
Rho	Template:Dts	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Active
Sigma	Template:Dts	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Active
Tau	Template:Dts	Columbia University	New York, New York	Active
Upsilon	Template:Dts	University at Albany	Albany, New York	Active
Phi	Template:Dts	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active
Chi	Template:Dts	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Active
Psi	Template:Dts	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign, Illinois	Active
Alpha Alpha	Template:Dts	George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Active
Alpha Beta	Template:Dts	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Active
Alpha Gamma	Template:Dts	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
Alpha Delta	Template:Dts	Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, Illinois	Active
Alpha Epsilon	Template:Dts	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Zeta	Template:Dts	University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	Active
Alpha Eta	Template:Dts	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active
Alpha Theta	Template:Dts	University of Nevada, Reno	Reno, Nevada	Active
Associate chapter	Template:Dts–20xx ?	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Dormant
Associate chapter	Template:Dts–200xx ?	Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Dormant
Associate chapter	Template:Dts–20xx ?	University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Dormant
Associate chapter	Template:Dts	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, North Carolina	Active
Associate chapter	Template:Dts–20xx ?	American University	Washington, D.C.	Dormant
Associate chapter	Template:Dts	Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Associate chapter	Template:Dts	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
Associate chapter	Template:Dts	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active
Associate chapter	Template:Dts	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Active
Associate chapter	Template:Dts	Wright State University	Dayton, Ohio	Active
Associate chapter	Template:Dts	Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	Active
Associate chapter	Template:Dts	Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	Active

See also

• List of social sororities and women's fraternities

• List of Asian American fraternities and sororities
• Cultural interest fraternities and sororities