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The Kappa Delta Chi Sorority (ΚΔΧ), also known as K-D Chi, pronounced Kay-Dee-Kie, is a Greek letter, intercollegiate sorority founded by Hispanic women in the United States. K-D Chi boasts an average grade point average of 2.9 nationally and provides more than 30,000 hours of community service annually to local communities.

Purpose

The Purpose of Kappa Delta Chi is to promote the values of Unity, Honesty, Integrity and Leadership among women at colleges and universities. Through numerous service events, sisterhood retreats and academic and cultural workshops, KDChi’s learn more about themselves and each other. They sprout into impacting leaders and help guide the next generation to success. KDChi is a non-traditional sorority full of diverse members and eager young ladies ready to make a difference in their communities. With your sisters, anything is possible.

Mission Statement

Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc. is a Latina founded, 501 c 7, regional sorority who aims to achieve professional development, academic excellence, and graduation of all its members; an organization dedicated to community service to their local university communities with an emphasis on the Hispanic/Latino population.

History

Founding

Kappa Delta Chi Sorority was established at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas by four friends who recognized the need to unify and promote leadership amongst Hispanic women at the university. Their dream was to create something more lasting than a club. They envisioned a sorority. It was to be an entity that would extend beyond their college days. They sought to incorporate the principles of Unity, Honesty, Integrity, and Leadership into this organization.

Founders

• Cynthia Garza-Fleitman
• Nellie Flores-Ledesma
• Irene Montoya
• Melissa Montoya

Charter Members

The women began the steps to become recognized as an organization at the university and asked Marlene Hernandez, Associate Director of New Student Relations to be their adviser. The Founders enlisted the aid of ten women to help promote the ideals and philosophy of the sorority to other Hispanic women at Texas Tech. These ten women are known as the Charter members of Kappa Delta Chi. They are as follows:

• Rocio Briseno
• Melissa Chavez
• Mary Garza
• Maria Pando
• Christella Rivera
• Carline Soto
• Theresa Reyes
• Doris Mendiola
• Suzanna Cisneros
• Dahlia Cavazos

Due to the hard work and effort of the Founders and the Charter members, Kappa Delta Chi was recognized as an official organization at Texas Tech University on April 6, 1987. This historic day is officially recognized as Kappa Delta Chi’s founding date.

Kappa Delta Chi became a nationally recognized sorority with the induction of the first chapter outside of Texas in 1991. Over the years, Kappa Delta Chi has grown to include women of various ethnicities and cultures and has inducted other chapters throughout the country. All with the common premise of joining Kappa Delta Chi because of the scholastic, philanthropic, and ethical standards that it cultivates and encourages.

Philanthropy

As the result of the organization’s diligent work and determination, Kappa Delta Chi was recognized as a service-based, nonprofit corporation by the State of Texas on September 25, 1997. Subsequently, the organization became known as Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc.

Undergraduate chapters of Kappa Delta Chi hold an annual Bowl-A-Thon that funds the majority of the projects that the National Foundation sponsors. The Foundation receives, manages and distributes scholarship funds, annual gifts, and other donations for the purpose of funding educational and leadership development programs for the communities we support and the American Cancer Society, the national philanthropy of Kappa Delta Chi.

In 2004, Kappa Delta Chi awarded $3,000 in scholarships to college bound high school students and donated $5,000 to the American Cancer Society. Recently, The Foundation has added the Irene Montoya Scholarships to include members pursuing their undergraduate and graduate careers.

Chapters

• Alpha- Texas Tech University
• Beta- Texas A&M University
• Gamma- University of Texas-El Paso
• Delta- The University of Arizona
• Epsilon- The University of Texas- Arlington
• Zeta- Sam Houston State University
• Eta- West Texas A&M University
• Theta- University of Houston
• Iota- New Mexico State University
• Kappa- Northern Arizona University
• Lambda- Arizona State University
• Mu- Eastern New Mexico State University
• Nu- Tarleton State University
• Xi- Prairie View A&M University
• Omicron- Texas State University- San Marcos
• Pi- The University of Texas- Austin
• Rho- Washington State University
• Sigma- The University of Oklahoma
• Tau- University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
• Upsilon- Southern Methodist University
• Phi- Stephen F. Austin State University
• Chi- The University of Texas- San Antonio
• Psi- St. Mary's University
• Alpha Alpha- Wichita State University
• Alpha Beta- The University of Texas- Pan American
• Alpha Gamma- California State University- Dominguez Hills
• Alpha Delta- Texas A&M University- Kingsville
• Alpha Epsilon- Baylor University
• Alpha Zeta- University of Nevada- Las Vegas
• Alpha Eta- University of Nevada- Reno
• Alpha Theta- University of Houston-Downtown
• Alpha Iota- Texas A&M International University
• Alpha Kappa- University of Wisconsin- Madison
• Alpha Lambda- Eastern Washington University
• Alpha Mu- Texas Southern University
• Alpha Nu- Midwestern State University
• Alpha Xi- Texas A&M University- Commerce

KDChi Quick Facts

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• KDChi has its National Headquarters in Lubbock, Texas.
• KDChi is incorporated as a service sorority and has approximately 2,000 sisters nationwide.
• KDChi has an established National Alumni Association.
• KDChi supports two National Philanthropy endeavors, the Kappa Delta Chi Foundation and the American Cancer Society.
• KDChi has university-recognized chapters throughout the southwest and Wisconsin.
• KDChi is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).
• KDChi proudly holds the penguin as its mascot for they are strong as well as cute.

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