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{{Short description|American Asian-interest sorority}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Kappa Phi Lambda (fraternity)]], a defunct fraternity, or [[Kappa Phi]], a sorority}}
{{Infobox Sorority
| name = Kappa Phi Lambda
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΚΦΛ}}
| crest = KappaPhiLambda.png
| image_size = 180
| founded = {{start date and years ago|1995|3|9}}
| birthplace = [[Binghamton University]]
| type = [[Cultural interest fraternities and sororities|Cultural]]
| affiliation = NAPA
| scope = National
| pillars = Sisterhood, Service, and Cultural Diversity
| colors = {{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}} Red,  {{Color box|#FFFFFF|border=darkgray}} White, and {{Color box|#BEBBBB|border=darkgray}} Heather Grey
| flower = [[Orchid]]
| jewel = [[Diamond]]
| mascot = [[Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]]
| philanthropy = [[CARE]]
| chapters = 25
| colonies = 9
| lifetime = 4,000+
| nicknames = Kappas, KPL
| address = 34 3rd Avenue #147
| city = [[New York City]]
| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| ZIP code = 10003
| homepage = {{url|http://kplsorority.org/}}
| country = United States
| status = Active
}}
'''Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΚΦΛ}}''' also known as '''Kappas''' and '''KPL''') is an Asian-interest [[sorority]] that was founded in 1995 at [[Binghamton University]] in [[Binghamton]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The sorority is represented at 34 schools with over 4,000 members nationally. It is a member of the [[National APIDA Panhellenic Association]] (NAPA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.napahq.org/about/#organizations|title=About - National APIDA Panhellenic Association|work=National APIDA Panhellenic Association|access-date=2018-10-01|language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
Seven women came together to establish Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. at Binghamton University on March 9, 1995. The seven founders were Elizabeth Choi, Karen Eng, Rei Hirasawa, Hee Cho Moon, Chae Yoo Park, Samantha Somchanhmavong, and Connie Yang. 

The sorority was conceived through the notion of an organization that would provide a culturally sound and educationally inspiring grounding for Asian-American women.<ref name="Baird's Manual Online">{{cite web|editor1=William Raimond Baird |editor2=Carroll Lurding |title=Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), section showing Kappa Phi Lambda chapters |url=https://uofi.app.box.com/v/womens-pdf-folder/file/459803080846 |website=Student Life and Culture Archives |publisher=University of Illinois Archives |access-date=1 January 2022 |location=University of Illinois |language=English}} The main archive URL is [https://www.library.illinois.edu/slc/welcome/fraternity-sorority-almanac/ The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage].</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kappaphilambda.org/about/|title=About Us – Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.|website=kappaphilambda.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref> These women saw there was a need for an organization of this kind that would give inspiration and education to their community.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://kappaphilambda.org/about/national-history/|title=National History – Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.|website=kappaphilambda.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref>

This sorority is open to women of all nationalities and backgrounds who want to learn about, actively speak for, and represent Pan-Asian culture.<ref name=":0" />

== Symbols ==
The sorority's colors are red, white, and heather grey. Its flower is the orchid. Its jewel is the diamond. The sorority's mascot is the phoenix. The pillars of Kappa Phi Lambda are "Sisterhood, Service, and Cultural Diversity". 

== Philanthropy ==
Kappa Phi Lambda has selected CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty, as its national philanthropy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kappaphilambda.org/about/national-philanthropy/|title=National Philanthropy – CARE – Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref>

== Chapters ==
There are currently 25 active chapters and nine associate chapters of Kappa Phi Lambda.<ref name="Baird's Manual Online" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kappaphilambda.org/membership/schools/|title=Schools – Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.|website=kappaphilambda.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref> Active chapters are indicated in '''bold'''. Inactive chapters are indicated in ''italic''.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Chapter
!Founding/Range
!Campus
!Location
!Status
!Reference
|-
|'''Alpha'''
|{{dts|1995|3|9}} 
|[[Binghamton University]]
|[[Binghamton, New York]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Beta''
|{{dts|1997|2|22}}–20xx ?
|[[University at Buffalo]]
|[[Buffalo, New York]]
|Dormant
|
|-
|'''Gamma'''
|{{dts|1997|11|16}} 
|[[Syracuse University]]
|[[Syracuse, New York]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Delta'''
|{{dts|1998|2|28}} 
|[[Stony Brook University]]
|[[Stony Brook, New York]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Epsilon associate chapter'''
|{{dts|1998|3|7}}–xxxx ?; May 1, 2016
|[[New York University]]
|[[New York City|New York, New York]]
|Active
|{{Efn|Re-established as an associate chapter in 2016}}
|-
|'''Zeta'''
|{{dts|1998|1|10}}
|[[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]]
|[[Queens, New York]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Eta'''
|{{dts|1999|11|7}}
|[[Rutgers University]]
|[[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Theta''
|{{dts|1999|8|20}}–20xx ?
|[[Baruch College]]
|[[New York City|New York, New York]]
|Dormant
|
|-
|'''Iota'''
|{{dts|2000|5|19}}
|[[Cornell University]]
|[[Ithaca, New York]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Lambda''
|{{dts|2001|7|8}}–20xx ?
|[[University of Maryland, Baltimore]]
|[[Baltimore, MD]]
|Dormant
|
|-
|'''Mu'''
|{{dts|2001|5|12}} 
|[[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]
|[[Amherst, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Nu'''
|{{dts|2002|11|23}} 
|[[Northwestern University]]
|[[Evanston, Illinois]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Xi'''
|{{dts|2002|6|15}} 
|[[Northeastern University]]
|[[Boston Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Omicron'''
|{{dts|2003|5|31}} 
|[[Ohio State University]]
|[[Columbus, Ohio]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Pi associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2002|11|3}}–20xx ?; November 17, 2018
|[[Carnegie Mellon University]]
|[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|{{Efn|Re-established as an associate chapter in 2018.}}
|-
|'''Rho'''
|{{dts|2004|4|3}} 
|[[University of Florida]]
|[[Gainesville, Florida]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Sigma'''
|{{dts|2004|4|10}}
|[[University of Connecticut]]
|[[Storrs, Connecticut]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Tau'''
|{{dts|2003|12|6}}
|[[Columbia University]]
|[[New York City|New York, New York]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Upsilon'''
|{{dts|2004|11|14}} 
|[[University at Albany]]
|[[Albany, New York]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Phi'''
|{{dts|2003|4|13}} 
|[[University of Michigan, Ann Arbor]]
|[[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Chi'''
|{{dts|2004|11|14}} 
|[[University of Maryland, College Park]]
|[[College Park, Maryland]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Psi'''
|{{dts|2006|11|12}} 
|[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]]
|[[Champaign, Illinois]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Alpha'''
|{{dts|2004|11|13}} 
|[[George Mason University]]
|[[Fairfax, Virginia]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Beta'''
|{{dts|2008|5|10}}
|[[George Washington University]]
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Gamma'''
|{{dts|2009|11|21}} 
|[[University of Texas at Austin]]
|[[Austin, Texas]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Delta'''
|{{dts|2004|2|21}} 
|[[Northern Illinois University]]
|[[DeKalb, Illinois]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Epsilon'''
|{{dts|2012|11|10}} 
|[[North Carolina State University]]
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Zeta'''
|{{dts|2015|11|14}}
|[[University of South Florida]]
|[[Tampa, Florida]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Eta'''
|{{dts|2013|11|23}}
|[[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]
|[[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Theta'''
|{{dts|2015|5|2}} 
|[[University of Nevada, Reno]]
|[[Reno, Nevada]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Associate chapter''
|{{dts|2006|4|22}}–20xx ?
|[[Miami University]]
|[[Oxford, Ohio]]
|Dormant
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Inactive School |url=https://kplsorority.org/find-a-chapter/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''Associate chapter''
|{{dts|2010|4|3}}–200xx ?
|[[Duke University]]
|[[Durham, North Carolina]]
|Dormant
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|''Associate chapter''
|{{dts|2013|4|20}}–20xx ?
|[[University of Denver]]
|[[Denver Colorado|Denver, Colorado]]
|Dormant
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|'''Associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2017|11|11}}
|[[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]]
|[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
|Active
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Active Associate Chapters |url=https://kplsorority.org/find-a-chapter/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''Associate chapter''
|{{dts|2018|4|14}}–20xx ?
|[[American University]]
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
|Dormant
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|'''Associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2019|3|9}}
|[[Drexel University]]
|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''Associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2019|4|13}}
|[[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]]
|[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|Active
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''Associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2020|3|28}}
|[[University of Cincinnati]]
|[[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
|Active
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''Associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2021|3|7}}
|[[University of Minnesota, Twin Cities]]
|[[Minneapolis, MN|Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
|Active
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''Associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2022|4|1}}
|[[Wright State University]]
|[[Dayton, Ohio]]
|Active
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|'''Associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2022|11|12}}
|[[Elon University]]
|[[Elon, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
|'''Associate chapter'''
|{{dts|2023|10|21}}
|[[Creighton University]]
|[[Omaha, Nebraska]]
|Active
|
|}{{notelist}}

== See also ==

* [[List of social sororities and women's fraternities]]

* [[List of Asian American fraternities and sororities]]
* [[Cultural interest fraternities and sororities]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Fraternities and Sororities |collapsed}}
{{National APIDA Panhellenic Association}}

[[Category:Fraternities and sororities in the United States]]
[[Category:Student societies in the United States]]
[[Category:Asian-American fraternities and sororities]]
[[Category:Asian-American culture in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Student organizations established in 1995]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:National APIDA Panhellenic Association]]
[[Category:Women's organizations based in the United States]]
[[Category:Sororities]]