Chi Delta Theta

Chi Delta Theta
ΧΔΘ
Founded	October 13, 1989 (October 13, 1989) University of California, Santa Barbara
Type	Cultural
Colors	Pink and Silver
Symbol	Fan
Flower	Orchid
Chapters	7
Headquarters	Santa Barbara, California
Website	http://www.chideltathetasorority.com/

Chi Delta Theta (ΧΔΘ) (also Chi Delts) is an Asian-American Interest sorority based in California. The organization strives to promote sisterhood, community service, academics, cultural awareness and social activity in the lives of its members.

History

Creation

Chi Delta Theta was officially established at the University of California, Santa Barbara on October 13, 1989 by Alison Suto and Joanne Yamaoka. With nineteen founding members, Chi Delta Theta was the first Asian-American interest sorority to be recognized by the university.

Expansion

Additional chapters were established over the following 30 years.

The Beta Chapter at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo was officially founded on February 3, 1992 with ten founding members. It became the Beta Chapter on April 24, 1993. As with UCSB, the Beta Chapter was the first Asian-American interest sorority on campus.

The Gamma Chapter at Loyola Marymount University was formed by three women on February 1, 1997. It became the Gamma Chapter on April 30, 1999.

The Delta Chapter at California State University, Long Beach was formed by thirteen women on February 28, 1998. It became the Delta Chapter on May 22, 1999.

The Epsilon Chapter at University of California, Davis was formed by seven women on February 20, 1999. It became the Epsilon Chapter on April 30, 2000. This chapter allowed Chi Delta Theta to become part of Northern California.

The Zeta Chapter at University of California, Los Angeles was formed by ten women on May 23, 2008. It became the Zeta Chapter on August 20, 2010.

The Eta Chapter at California State University, Northridge was founded by four women on June 23, 2016. It became the Eta Chapter on August 18, 2018.

Founding Mothers

The founding mothers of Chi Delta Theta

Alison Suto and Joanne Yamaoka along with seventeen founding sisters formed the Alpha Chapter of Chi Delta Theta, the first Asian-American interest sorority on the University of California, Santa Barbara campus.

• Joanne Kato (Yamaoka)
• Alison Stripling (Suto)
• Caroline Chang
• Wei-Fang Chen
• Cheryl Chow
• Susan Fang
• Julie Goto
• Eiko Kato
• Gigi Liang
• Jain Lee
• Cynthia Matano
• Joy Murao
• Cheryl Ong
• Leslie Ong
• Junko Takahashi
• Jan Tashiro
• Joni Urasaki
• Kaying Vang
• Julie Wong

Current

The sisterhood remains strong with over 500 sisters across California. The organization prides themselves on knowing all members including alumnae as well as all members of other chapters.

Chapters

Chi Delta Theta currently has seven active chapters located in California.

Chapter	Status	Founding institution	Location	Chaptered date
Alpha	Chapter	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	October 13, 1989
Beta	Chapter	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo, California	February 3, 1992
Gamma	Chapter	Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles, California	February 1, 1997
Delta	Chapter	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach, California	October 3, 1997
Epsilon	Chapter	University of California, Davis	Davis, California	February 20, 1999
Zeta	Chapter	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	May 23, 2008
Eta	Chapter	California State University, Northridge	Northridge, California	July 23, 2016