Xi Kappa

Xi Kappa
ΞΚ
Founded	February 28, 1998 University of Georgia
Type	Social
Scope	Georgia, United States
Motto	"Men of Excellence"
Chapters	3
Nickname	XiK, XK
Headquarters	Athens, GA, USA

History

Purpose

The Xi Kappa Fraternity is an Asian-interest fraternity that live by the values of honor, loyalty, and respect to ensure the following objectives:

1. Brotherhood -

• A: To establish a brotherhood of culture among the students and men of learning connected with the colleges and other institutions of higher learning.
• B: To infuse Asian culture and encourage the education of the culture among men.
• C: To raise the standards of men to the levels of integrity, a combination of honor, loyalty, and respect, and instill the philosophy to the end that only men of character, integrity, and efficiency shall be elected or appointed to positions of honor and responsibility.

2. Education -

• A: To establish and maintain an aristocracy of learning within any areas of collegiate academics.
• B:To promote the spirit of Asian cultural awareness abroad the intrinsic differences of geographical demographics.

The Beginning

The "Xi Kappa" tradition was created out of a desire for a difference within the Southern philosophy of "Dixie". It began as a dream envisioned by Xi Kappa Founder, Jason Dunn, to pave a way to overcome the segregation within the Asian population as well as the American Culture. As this journey began, he joined forces with 8 other Asian students at the University of Georgia in 1997, to start a Greek-based organization to break the mold for the average Asian student in the Southeast. Together, the "Xi Kappa Asian-Interest Fraternity", was formed. These nine men, Jason Dunn, Christian Deguzman, Howard Hsu, Brian Le , Eliot Kim, Sam Kim, Phong Nguyen, Trung Pham, and Ben Wong set out to make a difference with a bond greater than just brotherhood.

The Next Step

So, in the beginning of 1998, these nine men set out to create this Asian-interest fraternity with an objective to promote the very Asian heritage that brought them together. Despite the differences of personalities and backgrounds, they bonded together to work for that common objective. These nine men challenged themselves to come together and form a brotherhood for students with the same Asian heritage and interest to bond and share their common cultural backgrounds.

Founding Members

• Jason Dunn
• Chris DeGuzman
• Howard Hsu
• Brian Le
• Eliot Kim
• Sam Kim
• Phong Nguyen
• Trung Pham
• Ben Wong

Chapters

• Α- University of Georgia
• Β- Georgia Institute of Technology
• D- Emory University

External links

• National Board
• Alpha Chapter at UGA
• Beta Chapter at GT

References

• "The Beginning" Accessed April 2, 2008