"Let Our Light Shine Forth "
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NATIONAL HISTORY
When Ms. Anh Ngoc Nguyen began her education at the University of Georgia, it was difficult to find friends who could understand and relate to her Asian background. In the predominantly white school of 30,000 students, minorities, especially Asians, were very under represented. Worse, was the lack of unity amongst the few Asians on campus. |
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In the
Winter of 1998, Ms. Nguyen began her quest to find other females who
shared a common belief: promoting Asian awareness through sisterhood.
Her quest led to the formation of the founding class. The
founders felt a need for an Asian-interest sorority to promote Asian
awareness on campus. They wanted to educate their peers about the Asian
culture and to strip away the stereotypes that were attributed to
Asians. They felt that a sorority would serve the community much better
than joining a club because they felt the Asian clubs were often
limited in serving the entire Asian community as a whole. Because these
organizations were often segregated into their own ethnic backgrounds,
they tended to promote their own culture. The founding sisters felt
that Asian cultures could be better exhibited and promoted on campus
through a sorority. Currently Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. has ten strong established chapters on campuses across the nation including: University of Georgia, University of Cincinnati, Georgia State University, DePaul University, University of Central Florida, Illinois State University, Purdue University, Emory University, Loyola University, & Georgia Institute of Technology. Though we are a young sorority, we have grown tremendously over the years. We hope to continue to spread Asian-awareness through sisterhood to more locations across the country, so that other collegiate women may be embraced by the everlasting sisterhood that has given sisters priceless lifelong experiences and most importantly, treasured memories. |
CHAPTER HISTORY
The Fall of 1999 marked a beginning for Asian cultural organizations at Purdue University. A large Midwestern school, Purdue is home to a very small minority of Asian-American and international students. Many were active members of various organizations; most, however, were members of their respective ethnic clubs. These clubs were very separate and exclusive, with little noticeable cooperation between groups, and even some heated rivalries. The Asian American Association (AAA) was an organization which saw unprecedented growth and activity throughout that semester, due to a new vision: AAA sought to close the gaps between organizations through mutual support, understanding, and friendship. Through these efforts, people began to enjoy a feeling of community never experienced before.
Eventually, a group of visionaries emerged from the crowd, and an effort began to establish a chapter of an Asian interest sorority and fraternity at Purdue. Ms. Crizen Plaza and Ms. Linda Quach were members who realized what the power of these close relationships could develop with the fellow women of Purdue. With their fellow visionaries - Ms. Sue Chang, Ms. Kate Hwang, Ms. Helen Hwang, Ms. Robin Kwok, Ms. Esther Liu, Ms. Ting-Ting Lu, Ms. Lydia Oh, - they began to meet frequently, and in November of 1999, with the establishment of the Asian Interest Sorority Association (AISA) and Asian Interest Fraternity Association (AIFA), the promise of Asian unity through sisterhood and brotherhood was born.
Both organizations fought valiantly against many trials and setbacks. After an extensive search for a sorority that fit their goals and personalities, it was a meeting in January of 2001 with University of Georgia founding mother, Ms. Sarah Cho, and several other Sisters which led the ladies of AISA to believe that Delta Phi Lambda would light their way to future sisterhood. Under the guidance of Ms. Cho, they dedicated their collective mind, body, and spirit to a new sisterhood and began pledging under Delta Phi Lambda in the Spring of 2001 and received their charter on April 15, 2001. These nine ladies are the "Niagara NIne," and are the foundation for Delta Phi Lambda Colony at Purdue University.
Preamble & Symbols
Virtues: Loyalty, Honesty, Respect, Dedication, Integrity, Discipline, & Academic Excellence
Tokens: Butterfly, Jade, Blue Rose, & Navy Blue & Silver
Nicknames: DFL, D Phi L
Preamble: We the Sisters of Delta Phi Lambda, pledge to wholly dedicate our mind, body, and spirit to the completion of our mission. We will seek to improve the image of the Asian American. We will achieve this by acknowledging and spreading our unique Asian heritage. The bond between sisters will set an example for others in the Asian community. We will set this example by displaying the virtues of loyalty, honesty, respect, dedication, integrity, discipline, and academic excellence. We hold these virtues to be true and will execute them in every venture the sorority will undertake. Delta Phi Lambda will remain strong through unity, and our legacy will live on through the works of the sisters.
