Kappa Phi Lambda

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Kappa Phi Lambda
ΚΦΛ
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FoundedMarch 9, 1995;29 years ago (1995-03-09)
Binghamton University
Type Cultural
Affiliation NAPA
StatusActive
ScopeNational
PillarsSisterhood, Service, and Cultural Diversity
Colors  Red,   White, and   Heather Grey
Flower Orchid
Jewel Diamond
Mascot Phoenix
Philanthropy CARE
Chapters25
Colonies9
Members4,000+ lifetime
NicknamesKappas, KPL
Headquarters34 3rd Avenue #147
New York City , New York 10003
United States
Website kplsorority.org

Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. (ΚΦΛ 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). [1]

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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. [2] [3] These women saw there was a need for an organization of this kind that would give inspiration and education to their community. [4]

This sorority is open to women of all nationalities and backgrounds who want to learn about, actively speak for, and represent Pan-Asian culture. [4]

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. [5]

Chapters

There are currently 25 active chapters and nine associate chapters of Kappa Phi Lambda. [2] [6] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic.

ChapterFounding/RangeCampusLocationStatusReference
AlphaMarch 9, 1995 Binghamton University Binghamton, New York Active
BetaFebruary 22, 1997–20xx ? University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Dormant
GammaNovember 16, 1997 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active
DeltaFebruary 28, 1998 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Active
Epsilon associate chapterMarch 7, 1998–xxxx ?; May 1, 2016 New York University New York, New York Active [a]
ZetaJanuary 10, 1998 St. John's University Queens, New York Active
EtaNovember 7, 1999 Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Active
ThetaAugust 20, 1999–20xx ? Baruch College New York, New York Dormant
IotaMay 19, 2000 Cornell University Ithaca, New York Active
LambdaJuly 8, 2001–20xx ? University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD Dormant
MuMay 12, 2001 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Active
NuNovember 23, 2002 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Active
XiJune 15, 2002 Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Active
OmicronMay 31, 2003 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active
Pi associate chapterNovember 3, 2002–20xx ?; November 17, 2018 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active [b]
RhoApril 3, 2004 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active
SigmaApril 10, 2004 University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Active
TauDecember 6, 2003 Columbia University New York, New York Active
UpsilonNovember 14, 2004 University at Albany Albany, New York Active
PhiApril 13, 2003 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Active
ChiNovember 14, 2004 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Active
PsiNovember 12, 2006 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois Active
Alpha AlphaNovember 13, 2004 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active
Alpha BetaMay 10, 2008 George Washington University Washington, D.C. Active
Alpha GammaNovember 21, 2009 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Active
Alpha DeltaFebruary 21, 2004 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Active
Alpha EpsilonNovember 10, 2012 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Active
Alpha ZetaNovember 14, 2015 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Active
Alpha EtaNovember 23, 2013 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Active
Alpha ThetaMay 2, 2015 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Active
Associate chapterApril 22, 2006–20xx ? Miami University Oxford, Ohio Dormant [7]
Associate chapterApril 3, 2010–200xx ? Duke University Durham, North Carolina Dormant [7]
Associate chapterApril 20, 2013–20xx ? University of Denver Denver, Colorado Dormant [7]
Associate chapterNovember 11, 2017 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Active [8]
Associate chapterApril 14, 2018–20xx ? American University Washington, D.C. Dormant [7]
Associate chapterMarch 9, 2019 Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [8]
Associate chapterApril 13, 2019 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active [8]
Associate chapterMarch 28, 2020 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Active [8]
Associate chapterMarch 7, 2021 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota Active [8]
Associate chapterApril 1, 2022 Wright State University Dayton, Ohio Active [8]
Associate chapterNovember 12, 2022 Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active
Associate chapterOctober 21, 2023 Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska Active
  1. Re-established as an associate chapter in 2016
  2. Re-established as an associate chapter in 2018.

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