National APIDA Panhellenic Association
| Abbreviation | NAPA |
|---|---|
| Type | Trade association |
| Location | |
Membership | 20 Organizations |
| Website | www.napahq.org |
The National APIDA Panhellenic Association (NAPA) is an umbrella council for twenty Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American fraternities and sororities (Greek Letter organizations) in universities in the United States.
In the summer of 2004, 14 APIDA fraternal organizations came together to form what was then called the APIA Greek Alliance (AGA), a partnership with APIA Vote aimed at registering voters in advance of the 2004 United States elections. The success of this partnership led to future collaboration, and hosted the first ever leadership summit in the summer of 2005 with support from OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates. By the end of this summit, the fraternities and sororities presence formed the foundation for what would come to be known as the National Asian Pacific Islander American Panhellenic Association.[1] In 2017, the member organizations voted to add Desi, and in doing so the acronym APIDA, to explicitly reflect their South Asian membership.
Member organizations
| Organization Name | Date Founded | Place Founded |
|---|---|---|
| alpha Kappa Delta Phi International Sorority, Inc. | February 7, 1990 | University of California, Berkeley |
| Alpha Phi Gamma National Sorority, Inc. | February 1, 1994 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
| Alpha Sigma Rho National Sorority, Inc. | April 2, 1998 | University of Georgia |
| Beta Chi Theta National Fraternity, Inc. | June 2, 1999 | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Chi Sigma Tau National Fraternity, Inc. | September 9, 1999 | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Delta Epsilon Psi National Fraternity, Inc. | October 1, 1998 | University of Texas at Austin |
| Delta Kappa Delta National Sorority, Inc. | October 1, 1999 | Texas A&M University |
| Delta Phi Lambda National Sorority, Inc. | December 5, 1998 | University of Georgia |
| Delta Phi Omega National Sorority, Inc. | December 6, 1998 | University of Houston |
| Delta Sigma Iota National Fraternity, Inc. | August 15, 2000 | Pennsylvania State University |
| Iota Nu Delta National Fraternity, Inc. | February 7, 1994 | Binghamton University |
| Kappa Phi Gamma National Sorority, Inc. | November 8, 1998 | University of Texas at Austin |
| Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. | March 9, 1995 | Binghamton University |
| Kappa Pi Beta National Fraternity, Inc. | March 16, 2000 | Northern Illinois University |
| Lambda Phi Epsilon International Fraternity, Inc. | February 25, 1981 | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Pi Alpha Phi National Fraternity, Inc. | February 1, 1929 | University of California, Berkeley |
| Pi Delta Psi National Fraternity, Inc. | February 20, 1994 | Binghamton University |
| Sigma Beta Rho Fraternity, Inc. | August 16, 1996 | University of Pennsylvania |
| Sigma Psi Zeta National Sorority, Inc. | March 23, 1994 | University at Albany |
| Sigma Sigma Rho Sorority, Inc. | December 10, 1998 | St. John's University |
See also
- List of social fraternities and sororities
- Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
- Racism in Greek life