Delta Kappa Delta (Also known as B.E.T.I.S., , and DKD) 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 (NAPA).
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 StateStatusReferences Alpha Texas A&M University College Station TexasActive Beta Texas Tech University Lubbock TexasActive Gamma – 20xx ? University of Texas at Austin Austin TexasInactive Delta Temple University Philadelphia PennsylvaniaActive Epsilon University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Urbana and Champaign IllinoisActive Zeta – 2017; 2021 Baylor University Waco TexasActive Eta Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick New JerseyActive Theta University of North Texas Denton TexasActive Iota University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst MassachusettsActive Kappa University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IllinoisActive Lambda New York University New York City New YorkActive Mu University of Texas at Dallas Dallas TexasActive Nu University of Washington Seattle WashingtonActiveBinghamton SUNY Associate – 20xx ?Binghamton UniversityVestalNew YorkInactiveSouthern Methodist University Associate – 20xx ?Southern Methodist UniversityUniversity ParkTexasInactiveIUPUI Associate Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisIndianapolisIndianaActiveUniversity of Maryland Associate University of MarylandCollege ParkMarylandActiveNorth Carolina State University Associate North Carolina State UniversityRaleighNorth CarolinaActivePurdue University Associate Purdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaActiveMiami University - Ohio Associate Miami UniversityOxfordOhioActive
See also
List of social fraternities and sororities List of Asian American fraternities and sororities Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
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