Xi Kappa Inc. (, also known as XK) is established as the first Asian-interest fraternity in the Southeast United States. Since its founding in 1998, it has chartered five chapters.
History Xi Kappa was founded by Jason Dunn, who wanted to address segregation within the Asian population and American culture. In 1997, Dunn recruited eight other Asian students at the University of Georgia to establish a regional fraternity for Asian students. They formed Xi Kappa Asian-Interest Fraternity on February 28, 1998. Its founders were Jason Dunn, Christian Deguzman, Howard Hsu, Eliot Kim, Sam Kim, Brian Le, Phong Nguyen, Trung Pham, and Ben Wong.
The Beta Chapter at Georgia Tech was established in 2008, followed by two other chapters in Georgia. The fraternity became national with the addition of Epsilon at Brandeis University in 2014. Around 2017, Xi Kappa had initiated 275 members and had 208 alumni.
Membership in Xi Kappa is open to all men interested in Asian American and Pacific Islander issues. Its national philanthropy is Sexual Assault Prevention. The fraternity's national headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia.
Symbols Xi Kappa's motto is "Men of Excellence". Its pillars are Honor, Truth, Respect, Loyalty, and Academics. Its colors are royal blue and Vegas gold.
Chapters These are the chapters of Xi Kappa. Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics. NameCharteredInstitutionLocationStatusReferenceAlphaUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaActiveBeta2008–202x ?Georgia TechAtlanta, GeorgiaInactiveGamma20xx ?–20xx ?Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaInactiveDelta2010–202x ?Emory UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaInactiveEpsilon 2014–20xx ?Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MassachusettsInactiveOmegaMemorial
See also
:List of social fraternities List of Asian American fraternities and sororities Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
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