Delta Xi Phi

Delta Xi Phi () is an American multicultural sorority that was founded at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994. It has expanded to include 23 chapters in the United States. Delta Xi Phi is one of the founding members of the National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC).

History Delta Xi Phi sorority was founded on April 20, 1994, on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) campus, by fifteen young women. They recognized a need for an organization that appreciated the different cultures present on their college campuses. Multicultural awareness, as well as community service, empowerment of women in higher education, friendship, and sisterhood, were also important aspects of Delta Xi Phi.

The fifteen founders, known as "Diamantes", are as follows:

In the spring of 1992, two different groups of women were seeking to establish a new sorority at UIUC learned of each other's intentions. The two groups organized a meeting where they discussed their goals and aspirations. They surprisingly overlapped and so these women unanimously decided to work together toward their common goal and the two groups merged. They decided to temporarily call themselves "Women for the Advancement of a Multicultural Society" (WAMS). Several sororities on other college campuses were contacted to establish a chapter at the University of Illinois campus. However, none of those had everything that was wanted by WAMS.

Finally, on April 20, 1993, after almost a year of searching for a sorority and much frustration, the women of WAMS decided to stop looking for other sororities and commence their quest of founding their own. Three women from WAMS were designated pledge educators and helped the other twelve women's dream of founding a sorority become a reality. They went through a year-long pledging process during which they developed a strong bond of sisterhood.

The foundation of their sorority began with meetings where they discussed and voted upon its letters, colors, mascot, flower, and stone. On April 20, 1994, the members of WAMS were no longer just the women of WAMS; they were to be forever known as the founding mothers of Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority. On February 6, 1998, Delta Xi Phi Sorority became an incorporated entity.

Symbols Delta Xi Phi's motto is "What is possible has been done, what is impossible must be done". The sorority's five pillars are the Advancement of Women through Higher Education, Community Service, Increasing Multicultural Awareness, Sisterhood, and Friendship.

Delta XI Phi's colors are navy blue and maroon. Its flower is the Yellow Rose of Texas. Its jewel is the white diamond. Its mascot is the White Bengal tiger.

Membership The sorority welcomes women from all ethnic, cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Chapters Over the years, DXP has grown with six chapters, seventeen associate chapters, one colony, and three interest groups. Delta Xi Phi's interest groups are known as "WAMS" – Women for the Advancement of a Multicultural Society. Active chapters and associate chapters are indicated in bold; inactive chapters and associate chapters are indicated in italics.

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha – xxxx ?; 20xx ? University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign and Urbana, IL Inactive Beta California State University, Chico Chico, CA Active Gamma associate Mississippi State University Starkville, MI Active Delta University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL Active Epsilon associate – 20xx ?; 20xx ? University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Inactive Zeta associate – 20xx ?; 20xx ? Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL Inactive Eta Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Active Iota University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA Active Kappa associate – 20xx ?; 20xx ? University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, AL Inactive Lambda Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Active Mu associate University of California, Davis Davis, CA Active Nu associate – 20xx ?; 20xx ? Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Inactive Xi – 20xx ?; 20xx ? Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH Inactive Omicron associate – 20xx ?; 20xx ? Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO Active Pi associate – 20xx ?; 20xx ? State University of New York at Old Westbury Long Island, NY Active Rho University of New Hampshire Durham, NH Active Sigma associate Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN Active Tau associate – 20xx ? —Los Angeles, CA Active Upsilon Keene State College Keene, NH Active Phi Ohio State University Columbus, OH Active Chi associate Cabrini UniversityRadnor Township, PA Inactive Psi associate Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Active Omega associate Samford University Homewood, AL Active Alpha Alpha associate University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA Active Alpha Beta associate Salisbury University Salisbury, MD Active Alpha Gamma associate2025Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NYColonyWashington State UniversityPullman, WAActiveInterest groupLoyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CAActiveInterest groupUniversity of OregonEugene, ORActive

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