| Rho Delta Chi | |
| Letters: | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΡΔΧ |
| Crest: | File:The_crest_of_Rho_Delta_Chi.png |
| Alt: | Rho Delta Chi Crest |
| Birthplace: | University of California, Riverside |
| Scope: | National |
| Status: | Active |
| Affiliation: | Independent |
| Type: | Social |
| Motto: | Together as One, Striving for Excellence |
| Colors: | Dusty Rose Teal Green |
| Symbol: | Heart with a Halo on the Left Side |
| Flower: | White rose with red trim |
| Mascot: | White Dove |
| Pillars: | Sisterhood, Scholastics, Service, Social |
| Chapters: | 5 |
| City: | Riverside |
| State: | California |
| Country: | USA |
Rho Delta Chi (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΡΔΧ) (also known as "Rhos"), is an Asian-interest, but not Asian exclusive, sorority founded at the University of California, Riverside on January 17, 1991. Rho Delta Chi focuses on 4 main pillars which include: Sisterhood, Service, Scholastics, and Social. It is a rapidly growing multicultural sorority that has expanded to over 6 chapters in the U.S.[1] [2]
Rho Delta Chi was established on as the first Asian American sorority at the University of California, Riverside. The sorority was formed by fourteen women called Founding Mothers.
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The founding mothers of the Alpha chapter chose the Greek letters Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΡΔΧ in hopes of bringing harmony among all ethnicities. These letters were also chosen to symbolically infer the Latin word "Pax", which means "peace" in English.
Sorority chants are used at meetings, social events, public events, and step shows. Different sororities and fraternities create chants as a response to their organizations being called in a roll call of attending sorority and fraternity events. The national Rho Chant is as follows:
Who are we?This sorority chant was drafted at the 2012 Rho Delta Chi National Convention through the collaboration of the Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Epsilon chapters. Although the national Rho Chant is used by every chapter, shorter variations may exist among individual chapters
Rho D.D. What?
Delta ChiOne-Nine
Nine-OneRise Together
Rhos Forever.
In the year of 2016, Rho Delta Chi established a national philanthropy. Rho Delta Chi's national philanthropy is partnered with the American Lung Association (ALA).
Rho Delta Chi has four active chapters and one colony. Active chapters are indicated in bold, inactive chapters in italics.
| Chapter | Charter date Active years | Institution | Location | Status | Notes | |
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| Alpha | –2019 | University of California, Riverside | Riverside, California | Inactive | ||
| Beta | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Active | |||
| Gamma | –20xx ? | University of California, San Diego | San Diego, California | Inactive | ||
| Delta | University of the Pacific | Stockton, California | Active | |||
| Epsilon | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, California | Active | |||
| Zeta | California State University, Northridge | Northridge, California | Active | |||
| Eta | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | Colony |