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Delta Kappa Delta

Asian American cultural sorority

Delta Kappa Delta
ΔΚΔ
The crest of Delta Kappa Delta
Founded	October 1, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-10-01) Texas A&M University
Type	Service and Cultural interest
Affiliation	NAPA
Status	Active
Emphasis	South Asian Interest and Multicultural based
Scope	National (United States)
Motto	I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service, I acted, and behold, service was a joy. Rabindranath Tagore
Colors	Violet,   Black, and   Silver
Symbol	Diya
Flower	Lotus
Mascot	Peacock
Philanthropy	Child abuse prevention and awareness
Chapters	12
Colonies	4
Headquarters	College Station, TX United States
Website	www.deltakappadelta.com

Delta Kappa Delta (Also known as B.E.T.I.S., ΔΚΔ, and DKD) is a United States-based college sorority. Delta Kappa Delta is a cultural interest sorority oriented towards South Asian culture. It was founded at Texas A&M University in 1999. It is a founding member of the National APIDA Panhellenic Association.^[1]

The precursor to Delta Kappa Delta was a grassroots service organization named B.E.T.I.S. or Behind Every True Indian Sister. Its founders felt the need for a community service-oriented organization. The sorority was formed October 1, 1999 at Texas A&M University.^[2][3] Its thirteen founders are:^[2]

The sorority's philanthropy is child abuse prevention and awareness. In 2014, it was one of the fourteen founding members of the National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association (NAPA).^[1]

The sorority's symbol is the Diya and its flower is the lotus. Its mascot is the peacock.^[4] Its colors are black, silver, and violet.^[4] Its motto is “I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service, I acted, and behold, service was joy.”^[5]

Following are the 'charters' or chapters of Delta Kappa Delta.^[3][6] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italic.