Rho Delta Chi () (also known as "Rhos"), is an Asian-interest, but not Asian exclusive,

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founded at the

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on January 17, 1991. This multicultural sorority that has chartered seven chapters in California and Texas. The main archive URL i
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Rho Delta Chi History
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History

Rho Delta Chi was established on as the first Asian American sorority at the University of California, Riverside. The sorority was formed by fourteen women called Founding Mothers. Its Founding Mothers are:

Symbols

The founding mothers of the ''Alpha chapter'' chose the Greek letters in hopes of bringing harmony among all ethnicities. These letters were also chosen to symbolically infer the Latin word "Pax", which means "peace" in English. The sorority's mascot is the white dove. Its colors are dusty rose and teal green. Its flower is a white rose with red trim. The sorority's pillars are Sisterhood, Scholastics, Service, and Social. Its motto is "Together as One, Striving for Excellence".

Rho Chant

This sorority chant was drafted at the 2012 Rho Delta Chi National Convention through the collaboration of the ''Alpha'', ''Beta'', ''Delta'', and ''Epsilon chapters''. Although the national Rho Chant is used in every chapter, shorter variations may exist among individual chapters. The national Rho

Chant A chant (from French ', from Latin ', "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of no ...

is as follows:

''Who are we?''
:''Rho D.'' ''D. What?''
:''Delta Chi'' ''One-Nine''
:''Nine-One'' ''Rise Together''
''Rhos Forever.''

Philanthropy

In 2016, Rho Delta Chi established a national philanthropy. Rho Delta Chi's national philanthropy is partnered with the

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(ALA).

Chapters

Rho Delta Chi has four active chapters and one colony. Active chapters are indicated in bold, inactive chapters in ''italics''.

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