Rho Delta Chi () (also known as "Rhos"), is an Asian-interest, but not Asian exclusive, sorority founded at the University of California, Riverside on January 17, 1991. This multicultural sorority that has chartered seven chapters in California and Texas.Details from Rho Delta Chi History, accessed 9 Jul 2022.
History Rho Delta Chi was established on as the first Asian American sorority at the University of California, Riverside. The sorority was formed by fourteen women called Founding Mothers.
Its Founding Mothers are:
Rose An Kathy Bak Janet Fukuhara Kim Hirano Christine Ige ShimaneSue Lee Jackie Phaphui Christine Sato Yamazaki Jina Song Mina SongStephanie Tanaka Chang Stephanie Uchida Lee Lana Wong Min Yi Kim
Symbols The founding mothers of the Alpha chapter chose the Greek letters in hopes of bringing harmony among all ethnicities. These letters were also chosen to symbolically infer the Latin word "Pax", which means "peace" in English. The sorority's mascot is the white dove. Its colors are dusty rose and teal green. Its flower is a white rose with red trim.
The sorority's pillars are Sisterhood, Scholastics, Service, and Social. Its motto is "Together as One, Striving for Excellence".
Rho Chant This sorority chant was drafted at the 2012 Rho Delta Chi National Convention through the collaboration of the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Epsilon chapters. Although the national Rho Chant is used in every chapter, shorter variations may exist among individual chapters. The national Rho Chant is as follows: Who are we? Rho D. D. What? Delta Chi One-Nine Nine-One Rise Together Rhos Forever.
Philanthropy In 2016, Rho Delta Chi established a national philanthropy. Rho Delta Chi's national philanthropy is partnered with the American Lung Association (ALA).
Chapters Rho Delta Chi has four active chapters and one colony. Active chapters are indicated in bold, inactive chapters in italics.
Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Alpha –2019 University of California, Riverside Riverside, California Inactive Beta Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active Gamma –20xx ? University of California, San Diego San Diego, California Inactive Delta University of the Pacific Stockton, California Active Epsilon San Francisco State University San Francisco, California Active Zeta California State University, Northridge Northridge, California Inactive Eta The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Colony
See also
List of social fraternities and sororities List of Asian American fraternities and sororities Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
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