Chi Alpha Delta
| Chi Alpha Delta | |
|---|---|
| ΧΑΔ | |
| Founded |
April 5, 1929 University of California, Los Angeles |
| Type | Social |
| Colors | Green and Lavender |
| Headquarters |
105 Kerckoff Hall Los Angeles, California United States |
| Homepage | Chi Alpha Delta |
Chi Alpha Delta (ΧΑΔ) (also XAD or Chis) is the oldest Asian-American cultural interest sorority in the United States founded and chartered at UCLA. The sorority focuses to bring together girls of all different descents together into a close-knit bond of sisterhood to last a lifetime.
History
Chi Alpha Delta was founded in 1928 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) by Helen Tomio Mizuhara and Alyce Asahi.[1] The sorority originally had 14 Japanese-American students.[2] On April 5, 1929, the sorority was officially recognized by UCLA.[3] In 2002, the sorority had 65 members, of which less than 10% are Japanese.[2]
The sorority was founded due to racism and segregation.[3] The 14 Japanese-American students were rejected from a Panhellenic Greek sorority, so they decided to form one for the Japanese and those of other Asian descents.[2] These women created this sorority because they thought that they "needed a same-sex, same-race organization in order to feel at home in the university."[3]
In the 1940s, during the yearly Faculty Tea, members wore kimonos and used Japanese styles to fix up their hair. During the 1940s, members were primarily second-generation Japanese Americans who conversed in English.[4]
Members of the sorority celebrate their Asian-American identity through food and fashion. They cook foods from different countries and host fashion shows to recruit new members.[5]
In the news
You Heard it First - 1998 Daily Bruin
Greek System Seeks Members - 1998 Daily Bruin
Founding Sisters - 2001 Daily Bruin
Fashionable fundraiser fosters cancer research - 2001 Daily Bruin
Nurturing UCLA Women's Asian Roots and U.S. Lives - LA Times
A Greek Odyssey - 2003 Daily Bruin
Greek life’s fall recruitment to start Zero Week - 2007 Daily Bruin
Notes
- ↑ Lim, p. 13
- 1 2 3 Chan, K. Konnie (2002-01-23). "Nurturing UCLA Women's Asian Roots and U.S. Lives". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- 1 2 3 Lim, p. 14
- ↑ Lim, p.11
- ↑ Lee, p.106
References
- Lee, Jennifer; Zhou, Min (2004). Asian American youth: culture, identity, and ethnicity. New York: Routledge. p. 106. ISBN 0-415-94668-9. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- Lim, Shirley Jennifer (2006). A Feeling of Belonging: Asian American Women's Public Culture, 1930-1960. New York: New York University Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-8147-5193-8. Retrieved 22 March 2009.