Американское азиатское женское братство Kappa Phi Lambda

American Asian interest sorority

Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. (ΚΦΛ also known as Kappas and KPL) is a nonprofit, Asian interest sorority that was founded in 1995 at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. The sorority is represented at 34 schools with over 4,000 members nationally. It is a member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA).

Seven women came together to establish Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. at Binghamton University on March 9, 1995. The seven founders were Elizabeth Choi, Karen Eng, Rei Hirasawa, Hee Cho Moon, Chae Yoo Park, Samantha Somchanhmavong, and Connie Yang. The sorority was conceived through the notion of an organization that would provide a culturally sound and educationally inspiring grounding for Asian American women. These women saw there was a need for an organization of this kind that would give inspiration and education to their community. This sorority is open to women of all nationalities and backgrounds who want to learn about, actively speak for, and represent Pan Asian culture.

There are currently 25 active chapters and nine associate chapters of Kappa Phi Lambda. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic. ChapterFounding/RangeCampusLocationStatusReferenceAlpha1995 Binghamton UniversityBinghamton, New YorkActiveBeta1997–20xx ?University at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkDormantGamma1997 Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New YorkActiveDelta1998 Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New YorkActiveEpsilon associate chapter1998–xxxx ? ; May 1, 2016New York UniversityNew York, New YorkActiveZeta1998St. John's UniversityQueens, New YorkActiveEta1999Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, New JerseyActiveTheta1999–20xx ?Baruch CollegeNew York, New YorkDormantIota2000Cornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkActiveLambda2001–20xx ?University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, MDDormantMu2001 University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MassachusettsActiveNu2002 Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IllinoisActiveXi2002 Northeastern UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActiveOmicron2003 Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioActivePi associate chapter2002–20xx ? ; November 17, 2018Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActiveRho2004 University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaActiveSigma2004University of ConnecticutStorrs Mansfield, ConnecticutActiveTau2003Columbia UniversityNew York, New YorkActiveUpsilon2004 University at AlbanyAlbany, New YorkActivePhi2003 University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MichiganActiveChi2004 University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MarylandActivePsi2006 University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignChampaign, IllinoisActiveAlpha Alpha2004 George Mason UniversityFairfax, VirginiaActiveAlpha Beta2008George Washington UniversityWashington, D. C. ActiveAlpha Gamma2009 University of Texas at AustinAustin, TexasActiveAlpha Delta2004 Northern Illinois UniversityDeKalb, IllinoisActiveAlpha Epsilon2012 North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, North CarolinaActiveAlpha Zeta2015University of South FloridaTampa, FloridaActiveAlpha Eta2013University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaActiveAlpha Theta2015 University of Nevada, RenoReno, NevadaActiveAssociate chapter2006–20xx ?Miami UniversityOxford, OhioDormantAssociate chapter2010–200xx ?Duke UniversityDurham, North CarolinaDormantAssociate chapter2018–20xx ?American UniversityWashington, D. C. DormantAssociate chapter2019Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActiveAssociate chapter2019University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North CarolinaActiveAssociate chapter2020University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioActiveAssociate chapter2021University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MinnesotaActiveAssociate chapter2022Wright State UniversityDayton, OhioActiveAssociate chapter2022Elon UniversityElon, North CarolinaActiveAssociate chapter2023Creighton UniversityOmaha, NebraskaActive