astroAPhi and ladyj39 - I love you too! Thanks for being such great sisters! :)

After going through rush last year, my roommate told me IN HER OPINION that the NPC groups were not racially diverse. We have 8 of the Divine 9 here, and I think a Latina sorority is expanding here. No one seems to want to mix it up. Everyone is perfectly happy. My campus is very diverse and accepting and tolerant and all those other PC terms, and it's not that the Greek system isn't all these things, but the people I have talked to about this say there's no need to mix it up. Everyone has their own "interest" and there's no need for them to mix. The most diverse sorority last year was the Christian sorority Alpha Theta Omega.

Our chapter at the University of Northern Colorado had an Asian VP last time I was up there. Although a mostly white chapter, they had a few hispanic and black members during the years I was associated with them as well.

Being only a semi-insider, I would have to say that I didn't see any problems.

I can't give statistics, but I would say that the campus in predominately white.

I know who ya are talking about! :)

Our chapter at U. of Northern Colorado has a few Hawaiians, 1 Nigerian, and 1 from Brazil and these are the most put together and sweetest ladies I have ever met in my entire life! It's not an issue with us on what they look like on the outside but more of what's on the inside.

The Lambda CHi Alpha, Delta Nu Zeta Chapter at UC Riverside is the most diverse fraternity on campus. We have everyone in our fraternity from White, African American, Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern. Everyone. Its great because we can all interact with each other and learn about different aspects of culture.

asian-interestsorority
 

to OohTeenyWahine
alpha kappa delta phi IS NOT the only national asian interest sorority..:mad: there are many many more, including my baby, Delta Phi Lambda (check us out at www.deltaphilambda.com)
Asian-interest sororities are new but a very rapidly growing phenomenon...i myself am a founding mother of my chapter of the sorority, being the eighth chapter nationwide. The sorority went national only 3 years ago.
As for the initial question, us asian are having an incredibly difficult time fitting into PHC/IFC. Some schools have started their own council to deal with this problem: the multicultural-Greek council (MGC). This too is very strong, especially in the midwest. i see many great things for it int he future!

good job...
 

on your group's website.:)

I just saw a picture of one of our California chapters in the Arrow. Neat surprise! Almost all the members in the picture were Asian!

Re: asian-interestsorority
 

My bad. It was an honest mistake, no need to get the panties in a bunch.

I have actually heard of Delta Phi Lambda before, but my source misinformed me and told me it was "regional" rather than "national", ok? Ok.

i think im da first one 2 post datz actualli in an asian-interest fraternity..4m my perspective i think pplz should jus go wit whutever organization they feel comfortable wit

alpha Kappa Delta Phi
 

HI EVERYONE!
It's been awhile since I posted on this site, but since I saw the talk of my organization: alpha Kappa Delta Phi - I thought I'd post... In regards to being the only NATIONAL Asian Interest Sorority - we're not... but we claim to being the only NATIONWIDE Asian Interest Sorority of its kind. We currently have 35 chapters across the country, and we are blessed in being the largest and fastest growing Asian Interest Sorority.

We were founded in 1990 at the University of California Berkeley under the principles of sisterhood, leadership, scholarship, service, and Asian Awareness. At my University we have quite a diverse sisterhood including 3 latina sisters, one white sister, many bi-racial sisters, and I myself am included with 3 other sisters in being of Indian/South Asian descent. We're not the type of group who get's upset when we see Asians in a non Asian Interest greek organization - we're happy to see Asians getting involved wherever it may be...

we now have 2 Asian American women in our house; we used to have a girl who was half Polynesian and half something else that I can't remember; we have had some African American women, but we don't currently; and one of our new members is middle eastern

ho hum...
 

after having poured over this "Asian" bit...I guess you all now relaize that we have come a long ways...sure, in the 50s and before, many people were exculded because they were not "white, Christian, male." Most of the sororities were guilty of
this. No more. And I don't think TKE, Beta, DU, AKL, or Acacia ever had any exclusionary clauses, race-wise...we are proud of that, and rushes in the '50s were embarrassing to some houses
who had to ask rushees if they were "white christians."
TKE had a plethora of Asians in chapters in the 50s and while I am a Kansan, and few Asians there, we always had a few foreign students, including asians...good ping pong players, too! LOL
There are so many asians and other so-called minorities in our
GLOs today that it is not even worth discussing. The emergence
of these groups, especially on the west cost, has brought us
diviseness again...that is too bad.
But most of us can pledge who we want, where we want and when we want. Yep, we have come a long way.
Finally, in TKE early days, in Alpha Chapter, about 1915 or so, we
had Asayo Fukuda...an esteemed Japanese, in our chapter. He went back to Japan and became an Admiral during World War II,
and unfortunately lost his life during the conflict. Many TKEs wept
over that, and an old, old Teke told me this in 1957.
While we have not yet put urinals in the Ole Miss sorority houses,
we still have a bit broader perspective than we used to!
And we are better for it! Erik P Conard, old Teke

At UMass, three houses on our frat row are occupied by predominantly Asian groups (Lambda Phi Epsilon, Pi Delta Psi, Sigma Psi Zeta). Since having a University-recognized house seems to be a thing of NPC/IFC groups, I think this change is awesome!

at ucsc, there are two asian interest fraternities, Pi Alpha Phi and Lambda Phi Epsilon. and there are two asian interest sororities, Sigma Omicron Pi and alpha Kappa Delta Phi. i THINK LPhiE has won greek week for the past two years! and in each of these glos, there are people of different nationalities. two of my sis' (one is white and one is mexican) are lil sis' to LPhiE. my brother was in PAPhi and we're half white and half philipino :)

Re: asian-interestsorority
 

I've seen your website before and always loved the splash page you girls have there. Now I remember what your org is called (cuz I have looked for it once or twice but couldn't remember who you all were...)

Cali seems pretty liberal. I know we have quite a few multi cultural orgs as well as asian interest orgs on our campus. Some are local and a couple of them have many chapters.

There are two Asian girls in my sorority, one girl from India (she is studying abroad), one African-American, lots of Caucasian girls, many girls of Latin descent or from Latin countries and every lady is a Sigma Kappa. We may not always get along (aint that the truth) but these ladies are always there for each other.

At one time in my sorority's history we were around 95% Japanese :) That's when Rio had a branch in Japan so they basically "traded" students for a few years.

At my boyfriends chapter, they have 1 Japanese (his roomie), 1 Korean, 1 Chinese who are all active.

I know that when the Japan branch was active almost every GLO on campus had a large portion of their organization were Japanese.

Love from the Yuki branch, Kayla

I go to Stanford and all of the houses are fairly integrated, with at least one or two East Asians in each one (and I believe considerably more of South Asian heritage). Our chapters are pretty independent-minded and it's popular to say that most of them operate almost inverse to their national or regional reputations. Kappa Alpha Order, for example, is one of the most integrated fraternities (though with a heavy concentration of water polo and volleyball players) and some of its members take pride in being the "anti-fraternity" type (which, for a school that is fairly anti-Greek, has made KA very popular).

Still, for a school that is roughly a fifth Asian, we're not entirely there yet. The one Asian fraternity (LPhiE) and two Asian sororities (aKDPhi/SYZ) aggressively recruit in the Asian circles, and the community as a whole does not mingle with the traditional (NIC/NPC) Greek scene. In fact, as far as minorities go, I would dare say that East Asians are the least represented in the ten traditional houses we have on campus.

Phi Kappa Psi/Sigma Nu and Delta Delta Delta/Chi Omega have the majority of the Asian-Americans who do decide to enter the traditional Greek system. This year there are quite a few Asians pledging everywhere, including the more conservative houses (i.e. SAE/Theta) so there's definitely been an upswing since my freshman year. I think the base problem is getting people to rush: once we get more Asian-Americans into the scene, especially in Panhellenic recruitment, it'll work out from there.


-Jeff L.

pretty good thread
 

This thread, started out as "Asian-American Greeks," turned out
to be a REAL fraternal site, and responses fun to read, not full of
rancor.
You guys should realize tho, in all fairness to us old coots, that in
the 40s and 50s, there were very few so-called minorities even in
college. The GI Bill helped change this. In my pledge class of 30,
I was pres., we initiated 29 that semester....we had a 6'7" marine
a 28 year old WWII vet, a German exchange student, two or
three easterners (there was a great shortage of eastern schools
back then...who would not let these guys in ). We spoke on our
pay phone English, Italian, Greek, German, Hawaiian, Polish and
perhaps some other. We were proud of our mix, but we were a
principally-white caucasian body. Our chapter was heavily criticized for the New Yorkers, New Jersey guys...they brought to
Kansas two things: white buck shoes and shoplifting..., finally, theHawaiians ("gooks") But we had the best grades , the best
parties and drank the best whiskey. What I would not give to
move back in that ole 55-man mansion...in Emporia, Kansas.
Anyhow, this thread is certainly one of the best, warm, and as it
should be, full of fraternity.

Re: pretty good thread
 

Wow..you guys called the Hawaiians "gooks"? That's what they call the Koreans over here.

I bet you and your brothers are hot ;), like that half korean I reallllly liked a few years back, but has fell off the face of this earth. :(

Uhm, the Phillipines is part of South East Asia. Phillipines itself is a member of the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations. He is Asian.

Although you can say that the Phillipines is a pacific Island countries, it is not considered one.

Countries that are considered Pacific Islands are: Papau New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuata, Cook Islands, Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau Island.

I don't get why a lot of Filipinos don't like associating themselves as being Asian.

Isht, I'm half Filipino (raised by an Ilocano mother) and I've called myself Asian my whole life.

Also...because I'm anal and nitpicky ;) it bugs me whenever I see "Philipino" or "Phillipino". It's either Filipino or Pilipino for me, thanks.

I'd like to add the Maori [indigenous to New Zealand] people as those who consider themselves "Pacific Islander".

Hooray for "Asian/Pacific Islander" bubbles on Scantrons. :) :p

i want some heinz pipty seben.

LMAO. You just reminded me of my Tata Inocencio.

my mom says it like that along with my favorite...


psssstt, hhhoooyyy!!!!

If it's not psstttt...it's ssssssshhhht!

And someone please tell me why I still turn around whenever I hear that noise as if they're calling me?

No matter where I am the Filipino in me never leaves.

do you want some pish with dat heinz pipty seben?

ohhhh.. the filipino jokes and stories that i have...

I don't want pish.

I want PATIS. :p

Up for the Asianz in the housez

(quoting myself--how weird)

And God so willed! Because a couple of years later, the Greek world has both of them--a Chi O and an AOII!