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DePaul's Roster  The idea of forming an interest group for an
Asian-Interest sorority was initially started by Ms. Rachelle Garcia during the fall quarter of 2000.
In her search to find others who shared similar interests, Ms. Garcia was introduced to Ms. Elisa Dao, Ms. Huyen Nguyen, and Ms. Glayn Tabano.
Together they became the Core Four and started the promotion and search for others who would be interested in chartering an Asian-Interest sorority.
Ms. Horn Kath, Ms. Nancy Lam, and Ms. Monica Chung were intrigued and later completed the interest group.
Together the seven ladies searched for an organization that would help foster a sisterhood and teach not only themselves, but the DePaul University community about the various aspects of Asian culture. After contacting various Asian-Interest sororities, they decided that Delta Phi Lambda suited the ideals they were in search of. Ms. Ang Ngoc Nguyen, a principle founder of the sorority, helped direct the seven women on their journal to become sisters and find the true meaning of sisterhood. Through the endless nights of hard work and unforgettable memories, the seven women became the DePaul University charter class of Delta Phi Lambda on March 31st, 2001. The seven women were then known as Cheetara, Woody, Tootsie, Diamonds, Pampers, Squirtle and Banshee, and established the first Delta Phi Lambda colony chapter in the Midwest region. Proud of what they had accomplished thus far, the seven women sought to gain recognition at their university. In order to be an official organization at DePaul University, all fraternal organizations must belong to a Greek Council. After compiling information about the existing councils, the charter class aspired to join the newly formed Multicultural Greek Council (MGC). The competition to join was fierce, as MGC only invited two organizations per academic year. With ten organizations attempting to gain the much coveted status of being recognized, the seven women worked endless nights preparing presentations that would show the executive board of MGC why Delta Phi Lambda was an organization that the DePaul community would benefit from. On February 28th, 2002, the DePaul University colony once again rejoiced as they were invited to join MGC as an associate member. On January 19th, 2003 after observing the hard work and perseverance of the sisters of DePaul University, Delta Phi Lambda National Board granted the sisters Associate Chapter status. In December of 2002, MGC extended Delta Phi Lambda advancement in MGC as full members. They began to construct a presentation displaying how Delta Phi Lambda contributed to the Greek and the DePaul University communities. Successful in their efforts, Delta Phi Lambda was granted full member status into MGC on February 27th, 2003. | |
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