National APIA Panhellenic Association
Data
Established	2006
Members	11
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Organization type	Coalition of Members Coalition A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant...

The National APIA Panhellenic Association (or NAPA, formerly known as the National Asian Greek Council) is an association of collegiate fraternities and sororities that was formally organized in 2006, although it began in 2005.

The founding organizations officially chartered the National APIA Panhellenic Association on August 12, 2006. The purpose of the association is to create an umbrella organization that can unite Asian Fraternities and Sororities onto common causes and facilitate communication between the various organizations.

NAPA Charter Members

alpha Kappa Delta Phi Alpha Phi Gamma Delta Kappa Delta Delta Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Lambda

| Pi Alpha Phi Pi Delta Psi Sigma Beta Rho Sigma Omicron Pi Sigma Psi Zeta

History

Jeanette Moy of Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority and Janelle Hu, former Executive Director of APIA Vote, met while being guest speakers for the Chinese American Intercollegiate Conference in the spring of 2004. Realizing that the Asian Greek community can be a great asset in encouraging APIA youth to vote, a campaign was started between 12 organizations with this purpose. As the various Fraternities and Sororities collaborated, they realized an umbrella organization should be created to encourage future projects. Following the success of the APIA Vote campaign (8,000 people were registered to vote), this coalition redirected its energy towards the Asian Tsunami campaign, with one organization raising over $1,600 in just one event.

The various charter Asian Greek organizations were invited to attend the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) National Convention to meet more APIA youth leaders and learn skills to improve their respective campuses. At the convention, representatives decided to name their coalition the National Asian Greek Council to promote a united national front. Alice Siu of Sigma Psi Zeta was appointed the first chair of the National Asian Greek Council. Melissa Montenegro of Delta Phi Lambda and Akash Kuruvilla of Sigma Beta Rho developed the current constitution.

The National Asian Greek Council gained much public notice by being noted as a Silver Sponsor and featured in the brochure of the East Coast Asian American Student Union conference.

As more restructuring was taking place, the name was further changed to National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association (NAPA) to represent a coalition governance in place of a council.

Executive Board

• Executive Chair - Maria S. Iglesia, Delta Phi Lambda
• Vice Chair - Gordon Wong, Pi Alpha Phi
• Secretary - Hannah Seoh, Delta Phi Lambda
• Programming Chair - William Xu, Pi Delta Psi
• Expansion Chair - Phillip Lopez, Pi Delta Psi
• NAPA Advisor - Mary Peterson
• NAPA Advisor - Brian Gee

Note: Positions on the Executive Board not listed here includes the Board of Presidents and the Advisory Board.

Members

The members of the National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association are shown below in alphabetical order.

Official Members	Date/Place Founded	Year Joined	Active Chapters	Charters Granted
alpha Kappa Delta Phi Alpha Kappa Delta Phi alpha Kappa Delta Phi is an Asian American interest sorority founded at the University of California, Berkeley.-History:...	University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...	2006	42	48
Alpha Phi Gamma Alpha Phi Gamma (sorority) Alpha Phi Gamma is an Asian-interest sorority founded on February 1, 1994 at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.-History and Purpose:...	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University, Pomona California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, or Cal Poly Pomona, is a public university located in Pomona, California, United States...	2006	10	10
Delta Kappa Delta Delta Kappa Delta Delta Kappa Delta is a United States based sorority for young women who have dedicated their hearts and souls to service and sisterhood. B.E.T.I.S. was created as the grass roots service organization in which the National Founding Mothers realized the need to unite, serve, and educate the community...	Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...	2006	7	7
Delta Phi Lambda Delta Phi Lambda Delta Phi Lambda is an Asian-interest sorority that expands from the Southeast to the Midwest regions of the United States. It was founded by Anh Ngoc Nguyen and six other women at the University of Georgia on December 5, 1998....	University of Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...	2006	12	4
Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi LambdaΚΦΛFounded:March 9, 1995 atThe State University of New York, BinghamtonFounders:* Elizabeth Choi* Karen Eng* Rei Hirasawa* Hee Cho Moon* Chae Yoo Park* Samantha Somchanhmavong* Connie Yang...	Binghamton University Binghamton University Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...	2006	28	29
Lambda Phi Epsilon Lambda Phi Epsilon Lambda Phi Epsilon is an internationally-recognized fraternity in the United States and Canada. With a total of 53 chapters, it is the largest Asian-interest fraternity in North America...	University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...	2010	38	49
Pi Alpha Phi Pi Alpha Phi Pi Alpha Phi is an American university-level fraternity. It was founded in 1929 at the University of California, Berkeley. Pi Alpha Phi is one of the oldest Asian-American Interest Fraternity...	University of California at Berkeley	2006	12	14
Pi Delta Psi Pi Delta Psi Pi Delta Psi is an Asian-American Cultural Interest Fraternity founded at Binghamton University on February 20, 1994. The mission of Pi Delta Psi is to break down cultural barriers by fostering individual growth in the areas of "Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Righteousness, Friendship...	Binghamton University Binghamton University Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...	2006	27	28
Sigma Beta Rho	University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...	2006	34	41
Sigma Omicron Pi Sigma Omicron Pi The sisterhood of ΣΟΠ was founded in 1930 to further the awareness of women in Asian culture. As strong women participating in various social, academic, and community activities, ΣΟΠ maintain the objectives of unity, friendship, leadership, and community service established over 70 years...	San Francisco State University San Francisco State University San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...	2006	12	13
Sigma Psi Zeta Sigma Psi Zeta Sigma Psi Zeta , a Multicultural, Asian-Interest sorority, was founded on March 23, 1994 at the University at Albany and incorporated in New York on March 15, 1996 by the 10 Founding Mothers. The sorority's colors are red and gold and its flower is a yellow rose with baby's breath.Sigma Psi Zeta is...	University at Albany, SUNY University at Albany, SUNY The State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...	2006	19	23

External links

• Official National APIA Panhellenic Association website