alpha kappa delta phi was established at the university of california at berkeley in the fall of 1989 and recognized by the college panhellenic association on february 7, 1990. there were fourteen founding sisters: betty chu, karin co, susan kim, nancy lee, sherri leung, annie loo, belinda ma, anita ng, serene ngin, fannie pon, josie sun, daisy wu, jill yoshimura and reina yuan, and they dedicated themselves "to establishing a sorority which would offer asian american women the opportunity to participate in the greek system while also establishing an organization which would last as a strong tradition. ".