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Kappa Phi Gamma (ΚΦΓ) Sorority, Inc. (also referred to as KPhiG), is a South Asian interest sorority open to women of all ancestral groups with social and service aspects. It was founded on November 8, 1998, by twenty-seven women at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas. It is affiliated with the National APIDA Panhellenic Association, which has chapters across the United States.
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Founded | November 8, 1998 University of Texas at Austin |
Type | Social and Service |
Affiliation | NAPA |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | South Asian interest |
Scope | National |
Motto | "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal." |
Pillars | Character, Leadership, Scholarship, Sisterhood, Service, Culture, Womanhood, Self |
Colors | Green Black White |
Flower | Fire and Ice Rose |
Jewel | Emerald |
Mascot | Royal Bengal Tiger |
Philanthropy | Cancer Awareness |
Chapters | 9 |
Colonies | 7 |
Nickname | KPhiG |
Headquarters | Austin, Texas United States |
Website | www |
History
editKappa Phi Gamma was founded on November 8, 1998, at The University of Texas at Austin as the first South Asian sorority in the United States.[1]
Philanthropy
editThis section contains text that is written in a promotional tone. (August 2023) |
Kappa Phi Gamma participates in raising cancer awareness.[2][3][self-published source]
Each spring, Kappa Phi Gamma sorority chapters from around the nation plan a "Cancer Awareness" week called "C.A.R.E." This is a week-long series of fundraising events dedicated to raising community awareness about cancer. All proceeds raised during C.A.R.E. week are donated to organizations that are committed to cancer awareness. To date, Kappa Phi Gamma has raised over $95,000 and has donated its services to over 40 different charities.[4] The sorority has been recognized by the Asian Cup Award for being the only organization of its kind to dedicate a week towards cancer awareness.
Scholarship
editThe Emerald Endowment is an annual scholarship awarded by the Kappa Phi Gamma to a female student who is unaffiliated with the sorority and has demonstrated excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service.[citation needed]
Chapters and "Charters"
editChapters and Charters[a] of Kappa Phi Gamma include the following. Active chapters are noted in bold, and inactive chapters are noted in italics.[5][6]
Chapters:
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kappa Phi Gamma uses the noun "charter" to refer to what generally has been called a sorority colony, and what others call an associate or provisional chapter. This should not be confused with a legal charter, i.e: a warrant or patent, presented to a local group at installation as an officially sanctioned unit of a national fraternity or sorority.
- ^ This school was known as the University of the Sciences from 1998 to 2022, when the chapter was installed.
References
edit- ^ "Our Story". Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Incorporated. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Our Philanthropy". Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Incorporated. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ Anonymous (2016-12-20). "Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc. | Center for Fraternity & Sorority Development". Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Philanthropy". Kappa Phi Gamma. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), section showing Kappa Phi Gamma chapters". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 1 January 2022. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- ^ "Chapters and Charters". Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Incorporated. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "KPhiG - Home Page". Archived from the original on 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-03-12.