Chi Delta Theta Sorority is an Asian-American interest sorority that
was established on October 13, 1989 at the University of California at
Santa Barbara by founding mothers Miss Alison Suto-Stripling and Miss
Joanne Yamaoka. Over the past twenty years, Chi Delta Theta has
expanded to include five other chapters and over 100 active sisters all
over California. History
Chi
Delta Theta was officially established at the University of California
at Santa Barbara on October 13, 1989. Miss Alison Suto Stripling and
Miss Joanne Yamaoka along with seventeen founding mothers formed the
Alpha Chapter of Chi Delta Theta, the first Asian-American
interest sorority on the UC Santa Barbara campus.
The
Beta Chapter of Chi Delta Theta was officially founded on February 3,
1992 with ten founding members at the California Polytechnic State
University at San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO). As with UCSB, the Beta
Chapter was the first Asian-American interest sorority on the Cal Poly
campus.
Three
women at Loyola Marymount University were initiated into Chi Delta
Theta on February 1, 1997. Through their hard work, dedication, and
love, they became the Gamma Chapter of Chi Delta Theta.
Thirteen
ladies from the California State University at Long Beach were
initiated into the sorority on October 3, 1997. With their direct sense
of determination and a continuing love for Chi Delta Theta, Cal State
Long Beach became the Delta Chapter.
On
February 20, 1999, seven young women from the University of California
at Davis, were initiated into Chi Delta Theta and became the Epsilon
Chapter. With this founding class, our sorority finally made its way to
Northern California.
On
May 23rd, 2008, ten ladies from the University of California at Los
Angeles were initiated into the sorority. Along with high spirits and
commitment to the sisterhood, they worked hard to establish the Zeta
Chapter of Chi Delta Theta.
Now, over two decades later, the sorority has not only prevailed, it is
thriving and the spirit of sisterhood is alive at the University of
California at Santa Barbara, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Loyola Marymount
University, Cal State Long Beach, the University of California at
Davis, and the University of California at Los Angeles.PurposeThe sisters of Chi Delta Theta strive to promote sisterhood, academics,
community service, cultural awareness, and social activity in the lives
of its members. Together, our goals are to unite Asian clubs and
organizations, to educate and enhance the learning of Asian culture to
the university community, to encourage interaction between cultural
fraternities and sororities, and to provide a support network for our
members by developing a special bond of sisterhood, loyalty, and
commitment.
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