Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Incorporated was established on April 6, 1987 at Texas Tech University by four devoted friends who recognized the need to unify and promote leadership amongst Hispanic women at their university. The Founders are:

Cynthia Garza-Fleitman    Nellie Flores-Ledesma

Irene Montoya           Melissa Montoya

Their dream was to create something more lasting than a club. They envisioned a sorority. It was to be an entity that would extend beyond their college days. They sought to incorporate the principles of Unity, Honesty, Integrity and Leadership into this organization.

 

The woman began the process to become recognized as an organization at the Texas Tech University by asking Marlene Hernandez, Associate Director of New Student Relations to be their advisor. The Founders enlisted the aid of ten women to help promote the ideals and philosophy of the sorority to other Hispanic women at the university. These ten women are known as the Charter members of Kappa Delta Chi. They are as follows:

Rocio Briseno                 Melissa Chavez
Mary Garza                Maria Pando
Christella Rivera            Dahlia Cavazos

Suzanna Cisneros           Doris Mendiola
Theresa Reyes           Carline Soto

Due to the hard work and effort of the Founders and the Charter members, Kappa Delta Chi was recognized as an official organization at Texas Tech University on April 6, 1987. This historic day is officially recognized as Kappa Delta Chi's founding date.

Kappa Delta Chi became a nationally recognized sorority with the induction of the first chapter outside of Texas in 1991. Over the years, Kappa Delta Chi has grown to include women of various ethnicities and cultures and has inducted other chapters throughout the country. All with the common premise of joining Kappa Delta Chi because of the scholastic, philanthropic, and ethical standards that it cultivates and encourages. These are the standards that we emanate through sisterly friendship and servitude to each other and to those around us.

As the result of our sisterhood's diligent work and determination, Kappa Delta Chi was recognized as a service-based, nonprofit corporation by the State of Texas on September 25, 1997. Subsequently, our sisterhood has become known as Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc.