Delta Kappa Delta

Delta Kappa Delta (Also known as B.E.T.I.S., ΔΚΔ, and DKD) is a United States–based college sorority. Delta Kappa Delta is a cultural interest sorority oriented towards South Asian culture. It was founded at Texas A&M University in 1999. It is a founding member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.^[1]

Delta Kappa Delta
ΔΚΔ
Founded	October 1, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10-01) Texas A&M University
Type	Service and Cultural interest
Affiliation	NAPA
Status	Active
Emphasis	South Asian Interest and Multicultural based
Scope	National (United States)
Motto	I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service, I acted, and behold, service was a joy. Rabindranath Tagore
Colors	Violet,   Black, and   Silver
Symbol	Diya
Flower	Lotus
Mascot	Peacock
Philanthropy	Child abuse prevention and awareness
Chapters	12
Colonies	4
Headquarters	College Station, Texas United States
Website	www.deltakappadelta.com

History

The precursor to Delta Kappa Delta was a grassroots service organization named B.E.T.I.S. or Behind Every True Indian Sister. Its founders felt the need for a community service-oriented organization. The sorority was formed October 1, 1999, at Texas A&M University.^[2][3] Its thirteen founders are:^[2]

• Preya Sharma (née Batra)
• Rachel Goel (née Gupta)
• Nisha Kavalam (née Kalluvilayil)
• Sylvia Kalluvilayil
• Sheila Krishan
• Hiral Mathur (née Shah)
• Dimple Patel
• Meenal Johnson (née Patel)
• Siby Samuel (née Phillip)
• Neha Londoño (née Shah)
• Nisha Sidhwani
• Christina Thomas
• Celine Xavier

The sorority's philanthropy is child abuse prevention and awareness. In 2014, it was one of the fourteen founding members of the National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association (NAPA).^[1]

Symbols

The sorority's symbol is the Diya and its flower is the lotus. Its mascot is the peacock.^[4] Its colors are black, silver, and violet.^[4] Its motto is “I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service, I acted, and behold, service was joy.”^[5]

Chapters

Following are the 'charters' or chapters of Delta Kappa Delta.^[3][6] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic.

Charters	Chapter/Range	Institution	City	State	Status	References
Alpha	October 1, 1999	Texas A&M University	College Station	Texas	Active
Beta	January 19, 2002	Texas Tech University	Lubbock	Texas	Active
Gamma	January 17, 2003 – 20xx ?	University of Texas at Austin	Austin	Texas	Inactive
Delta	July 30, 2004	Temple University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Active
Epsilon	September 30, 2006	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Urbana and Champaign	Illinois	Active
Zeta	July 8, 2010 – 2017; 2021	Baylor University	Waco	Texas	Active	[7]
Eta	January 22, 2011	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick	New Jersey	Active
Theta	September 24, 2011	University of North Texas	Denton	Texas	Active
Iota	December 4, 2016	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst	Massachusetts	Active
Kappa	November 18, 2016	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago	Illinois	Active
Lambda	December 10, 2011	New York University	New York City	New York	Active
Mu	December 12, 2015	University of Texas at Dallas	Dallas	Texas	Active
Nu	May 19, 2017	University of Washington	Seattle	Washington	Active
Binghamton SUNY Associate	January 17, 2003 – 20xx ?	Binghamton University	Vestal	New York	Inactive
Southern Methodist University Associate	April 24, 2003 – 20xx ?	Southern Methodist University	University Park	Texas	Inactive
IUPUI Associate	November 23, 2019	Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Indiana	Active
University of Maryland Associate	June 6, 2020	University of Maryland	College Park	Maryland	Active
North Carolina State University Associate	June 8, 2020	North Carolina State University	Raleigh	North Carolina	Active
Purdue University Associate	December 9, 2021	Purdue University	West Lafayette	Indiana	Active
Miami University - Ohio Associate	January 29, 2024	Miami University	Oxford	Ohio	Active

See also

• List of social fraternities and sororities
• List of Asian American fraternities and sororities
• Cultural interest fraternities and sororities