Rho Delta Chi

Rho Delta Chi
ΡΔΧ
Founded	January 17, 1991 University of California, Riverside
Type	Social
Scope	National  United States
Motto	Together as One, Striving for Excellence
Colors	Dusty Rose      Teal Green
Symbol	Heart with a Halo on the Left Side
Flower	Lipstick Rose
Mascot	White Dove
Chapters	6
Pillars	Sisterhood, Service, Scholastics, Social
Website	http://www.rhodeltachitamu.com/

Rho Delta Chi (ΡΔΧ) (also known as "Rhos"), is an Asian-interest, but not Asian exclusive, sorority founded at the University of California, Riverside on January 17, 1991. Rho Delta Chi focuses on 4 main pillars which include: Sisterhood, Service, Scholastics, and Social. It is a rapidly expanding multicultural sorority that has expanded to over 6 chapters in the U.S.^[1]

History

Rho Delta Chi was established on January 17, 1991 as the first Asian American sorority at the University of California, Riverside. The sorority was formed by 14 women.

These founding mothers include:

• Rose An
• Kathy Bak
• Janet Fukuhara
• Kim Hirano
• Christine Ige Shimane
• Sue Lee
• Jackie Phaphui
• Christine Sato Yamazaki
• Jina Song
• Mina Song
• Stephanie Tanaka Chang
• Stephanie Uchida Lee
• Lana Wong
• Min Yi Kim

Letters

The founding mothers of the alpha chapter chose the Greek letters ΡΔΧ in hopes of bringing harmony among all ethnicities. This also represents the symbolic representation of PAX which means “peace” in Latin.

Rho Chant

Sorority chants are used at meetings, social events, public events, and step shows. Different sororities and fraternities create chants as a response to their organizations being called in a roll call of attending sorority and fraternity events. The national Rho Chant is as follows:

Who are we?

Rho D.

D. What?

Delta Chi

One-Nine

Nine-One

Rise Together
Rhos Forever.

This sorority chant was drafted at the 2012 Rho Delta Chi National Convention through the collaboration of the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Epsilon chapter. Although the national Rho Chant is used by every chapter, shorter variations may exist among individual chapters

Philanthropy

In the year of 2016, Rho Delta Chi established a national philanthropy. Rho Delta Chi's national philanthropy is partnered with the American Lung Association (ALA). The American Lung Association is a voluntary health organization whose mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy, and research. The sisters of Rho Delta Chi help promote The American Lung Association throughout campus and the local community by spreading awareness about various lung diseases such as lung cancer, asthma, COPD, and Influenza to students on campus and the community. Rho Delta Chi also actively participates in fundraisers every semester to help donate funds for the American Lung Association.

Chapters

Established Chapters of Rho Delta Chi^[2]

References