Alpha Phi Gamma (sorority)
Alpha Phi Gamma | |
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ΑΦΓ | |
panda bear | |
Philanthropy | Fight Against Violence Towards Women |
Chapters | 15 active charters, 1 charter, 2 associate charters* |
Nickname | APhiG |
Website | www |
Alpha Phi Gamma National Sorority, Inc. (ΑΦΓ, also known as APhiG and Alpha Phi Gamma) is an Asian-interest
History and purpose
Alpha Phi Gamma was founded on February 1, 1994, and is the first Asian-American interest sorority established at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The sorority strives to promote sisterhood, service, academic excellence, personal development, and Asian awareness.[citation needed] Although Alpha Phi Gamma is an Asian-interest sorority, its sisters believe strongly in the importance of diversity and accept women of all nationalities.[citation needed]
Alpha Phi Gamma is a member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA).[4]
Philanthropy
Alpha Phi Gamma's official National Philanthropy is the "Fight Against Violence Towards Women".
In November 2009, Alpha Phi Gamma became a member of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Chapters
Alpha Phi Gamma names its campus groups "charters". The sorority currently has fifteen active charters, a provisional active charter, and has closed two associate charters, never installed, now inactive.[5][3]
Active groups in bold, inactive groups in italics.
Charter | Status | Founding institution | Location | Installation date/range |
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Alpha | Active | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Pomona, California | February 1, 1994 |
Beta | Active | Northern Illinois University | DeKalb, Illinois | June 14, 1999 |
Gamma | Active | San Diego State University | San Diego, California
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May 20, 2000 |
Delta | Active | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | May 26, 2002 |
Epsilon | Active | DePaul University | Chicago, Illinois
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May 28, 2006 |
Zeta | Inactive | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | May 28, 2006 |
Eta | Active | University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | July 18, 2009 |
Theta | Active | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, Colorado | June 26, 2010 |
Iota | Active | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Paradise, Nevada | June 16, 2012 |
Kappa | Active | University of Nevada, Reno | Reno, Nevada | May 21, 2011 |
Lambda | Active | University of Illinois at Chicago
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Chicago, Illinois
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February 26, 2012 |
Mu | Active | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
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Minneapolis, Minnesota | June 15, 2014 |
Nu | Active | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, North Carolina | June 14, 2015 |
Xi | Active | Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona | May 21, 2017 |
Omicron | Active | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Urbana, Illinois | April 13, 2019 |
Name? | Active (Provisional) | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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Whitewater, Wisconsin | September 6, 2020 |
Unnamed | Inactive Associate only |
State University of New York, Stony Brook
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Stony Brook, New York | May 20, 2000 |
Unnamed | Inactive Associate only |
University of Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas | June 20, 2003 |
Omega | Memorial | November 2013 |
National Board members
2020-2021 National Executive Board[6]
Board Members | |
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President | Melody Chiu |
Chief of Staff | Mikkayla Walker |
Vice President of Membership | Yon-Soo Lee |
Vice President of Internal Affairs | Naomi Choi |
Vice President of External Affairs | Raisa Buenaventura |
Vice President of Finance | Micah Burog |
Vice President of Judicial Affairs | Jennifer Ware |
Executive Secretary | April Protzman |
See also
References
- ^ Expansion General Info
- ^ About Alpha Phi Gamma Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), section showing Alpha Phi Gamma chapters". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 31 December 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- ^ "About - Organizations". National APIDA Panhellenic Association. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ^ Schools
- ^ "Alpha Phi Gamma National Board Officers".