Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority (ΚΦΛ) was founded by seven extraordinary women – Elizabeth Choi, Karen Eng, Rei Hirasawa, Hee Cho Moon, Chae Yoo, Samantha Somchanhmavong, and Connie Yang. These strong and brave women were united by a single vision of providing women with the chance to use their pride in their heritage to become leaders of society. They started a sisterhood that would encompass the very foundational values 4,000+ sisters of Kappa Phi Lambda today continue to embrace and promote. At the core of its mission, Kappa Phi Lambda strives to promote academic excellence, cultivate strength and unity in sisterhood, provide service to communities in need and raise cultural awareness.

Held together by the bond of sisterhood and striving to educate each other and the rest of the community, our founding mothers not only channeled Asian American awareness through voice, but also by action. They taught each other about strength and ambition while discovering their own true unparalleled identities in the process. These first sisters of Kappa Phi Lambda also extended their hands to the community through charitable works of both service oriented and philanthropic natures. By doing so, they were able to make a real and impacting difference in the world around them.