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In 1998, Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc. became America's first women's Greek-letter organization to promote a South Asian interest. Her roots date back to the Jester dormitory basement at the University of Texas at Austin where 27 collegiate women from a myriad of backgrounds collaborated to form what would be the most diverse and strongest sorority of its kind.

The founders envisioned a sorority built around 8 principles: character, leadership, scholarship, sisterhood, service, womanhood, culture, and self. Realizing the quality of The Sisterhood could never be compromised, the founders' every endeavor thereafter was directed toward fostering these 8 principles and establishing a solid foundation for the future before embarking on plans for expansion.

The Sisters of Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc. embody the ideals of service and community. We believe that a well rounded individual must know the importance of serving the community, for it is in giving that one receives. As a sisterhood, we pride ourselves in rendering service to the community and our respective campuses. Since our inception in November of 1998, the sisterhood has heavily participated in a variety of service projects including but not limited to:

Habitat for Humanity
S.H.A.W.- Hunger Banquet
S.H.A.W.- Can Food Drive
Project 1000 (University-Wide Housing Renovation Projects)
Salvation Army Clothing Drive
ISA Talent Show Ushering
Seek & Say Day Care Easter Egg Hunt
Children’s Christian Adopt-A-Child Sponsor
Alpha Phi Omega Can Food Drive
12th Annual SafePlace Walk- benefiting Saheli
Halloween Carnival for Boys & Girls Club of Austin
Marbridge Villas Nursing Home
Beta Kappa Gamma Operation Hunger/Charity Auction
National Gandhi Day of Service
Arc of Austin
Indian Earthquake Relief Fund
Delta Epsilon Psi Annual Come Together Project
Project 2000
Texas Wranglers City-Wide Hold Up
Lambda Phi Epsilon Bone Marrow Drive
alpha Kappa Delta Phi Hope Run for Breast Cancer
Children's Hospital of Dallas
Trinity Ministries for the Poor
Arc of Dallas
Atria Nursing Home
Campus-Wide September 11th Relief Fund
Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure
Memorial Nursing Home
Quality Care of Waco Nursing Home
America Cancer Society Fashion Forum

Besides our active involvement in various community service projects, Kappa Phi Gamma works to enlighten and educate others about our philanthropy, cancer awareness. In February of 1999, at our first annual sisterhood retreat, the Founders took the opportunity to get to know of one another’s interests, backgrounds, families, and personal lives. While bonding at our retreat, we realized that many of us had personally dealt with cancer and that its effects were continuing to significantly impact our lives. In light of this, cancer awareness became Kappa Phi Gamma’s philanthropic focus. In the spring semester of every school year, each chapter and colony host C.A.R.E. (Cancer Awareness- a Real Effort!) Week at their respective universities. C.A.R.E. Week is a week long event promoting the education and awareness of cancer. Events that have been held in past years include:

Kick-Off Rally
Bone Marrow Drive
Lung Cancer Forum
Breast Cancer Forum
Candlelight Vigil
C.A.R.E. Fair
Make A Wish Foundation Volunteering
Charity Dinner
Annual Miss Ugly Man Pageant & After-Party
Each year, any and all proceeds raised from C.A.R.E. Week are donated to a cancer charity. Over the course of the past years, the following monetary funds have been raised by the sorority and donated to the following organizations:

$1,000- MD Anderson Cancer Center- Houston (1999)
$2,000- Candlelighter’s Childhood Cancer Foundation- Austin (2000)
$3,000- Make A Wish Foundation- Austin (2001)
$4,000- Children’s Cancer Fund of Dallas (2001)
$1,500- Make A Wish Foundation- Houston (2002)
$2,000- Wipe Out Kids Cancer-Dallas (2002)

We hope you will join us in the fight against cancer. No deed is too big or too small. Whether you can give monetarily or you can lend a helping hand, there is always someone in need. If you would like to support us in our cause or are interested in further ways to get involved in expanding Kappa Phi Gamma to your area, please feel free to contact us at www.kappaphigamma.org, www.kappaphigamma.com, or send an email to our National Board at kpgregents@yahoo.com.

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--Written by The National Board of Regents of Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc.

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