Delta Kappa Delta

Delta Kappa Delta
Delta Kappa Delta
ΔΚΔ
Founded	October 1, 1999; 21 years ago; Texas A&M University
Type	Service and Cultural interest
Affiliation	NAPA
Emphasis	South Asian Interest and Multicultural based
Motto	I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service, I acted, and behold, service was joy. Rabindranath Tagore
Colors	Violet, Black, and Silver
Symbol	Diya
Flower	Lotus
Mascot	Peacock
Philanthropy	Child abuse prevention and awareness
Headquarters	College Station, Texas; United States
Website	www.deltakappadelta.com

Delta Kappa Delta (Also known as B.E.T.I.S., ΔΚΔ, and DKD) is a United States-based college sorority. Delta Kappa Delta is a cultural interest sorority oriented towards South Asian culture and its philanthropy of child abuse prevention and awareness. The sorority was founded at Texas A&M University in 1999. It is a founding member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.^[1]

History[]

The precursor to Delta Kappa Delta was a grassroots service organization named B.E.T.I.S. ("Behind Every True Indian Sister"), as the Founders felt the need for a community service-oriented organization. The sorority itself was formed October 1, 1999.^[2]

Founders[]

The thirteen founders are:^[2]

Preya Sharma (née Batra)
Rachel Goel (née Gupta)
Nisha Kavalam (née Kalluvilayil)
Sylvia Kalluvilayil
Sheila Krishan
Hiral Mathur (née Shah)
Dimple Patel
Meenal Johnson (née Patel)
Siby Samuel (née Phillip)
Neha Londoño (née Shah)
Nisha Sidhwani
Christina Thomas
Celine Xavier

Chapters[]

Chapter	Institution	Location	Establishment Date
Alpha	Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	October 1, 1999
Beta	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	January 19, 2002
Gamma	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	January 17, 2003
Delta	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	July 30, 2004
Epsilon	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Urbana and Champaign, Illinois	September 30, 2006
Zeta	Baylor University	Waco, Texas	July 8, 2010
Eta	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	January 22, 2011
Theta	University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	September 24, 2011
Iota	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	December 4, 2016
Kappa	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	November 18, 2016

Associate Chapters[]

Institution	Location	Establishment Date
Binghamton University	Vestal, New York	January 17, 2003
Southern Methodist University	University Park, Texas	April 24, 2003
New York University	New York, New York	December 10, 2011
University of Texas at Dallas	Dallas, Texas	December 12, 2015
University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	May 19, 2017
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	November 23, 2019
University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	June 6, 2020
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	June 8, 2020

References[]

^ "The National APIDA Panhellenic Association: About". National APIA Panhellenic Association. 2016-02-11. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "About Us". Delta Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. 2017-08-04. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

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[1] "The National APIDA Panhellenic Association: About". National APIA Panhellenic Association. 2016-02-11. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

[history-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "About Us". Delta Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. 2017-08-04. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-04.

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Delta Kappa Delta
ΔΚΔ

Founded	October 1, 1999; 21 years ago (1999-10-01) Texas A&M University
Type	Service and Cultural interest
Affiliation	NAPA
Emphasis	South Asian Interest and Multicultural based
Motto	I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service, I acted, and behold, service was joy. Rabindranath Tagore
Colors	Violet, Black, and Silver
Symbol	Diya
Flower	Lotus
Mascot	Peacock
Philanthropy	Child abuse prevention and awareness
Headquarters	College Station, Texas United States
Website	www.deltakappadelta.com