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Finding Aid for the Chi Alpha Delta Sorority. Alumnae. Administrative files. 1931-1990.
University Archives Record Series 651  
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  • Title: Chi Alpha Delta Sorority. Alumnae. Administrative files.
    Identifier/Call Number: University Archives Record Series 651
    Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1.2 linear ft. (3 boxes)
    Date: 1931-1990
    Abstract: Record Series 651 contains the administrative files of the Alumnae Association of Chi Alpha Delta Sorority. The files document the meetings of the Alumnae and Alumnae-Active Boards, the Charter Day Committee, and related activities. Materials include: minutes and notebooks, financial records, scholarships, correspondence, programs and brochures, photographic slides, and materials relating to Chi Alpha Delta's 50th anniversary celebrations in 1979.
    Creator: Chi Alpha Delta Sorority. 1929-

    Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA University Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from the records must be submitted in writing to the University Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA University Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Chi Alpha Delta Sorority. Alumnae. Administrative files (University Archives Record Series 651). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.

    Biography

    The Chi Alpha Delta Sorority is the first Asian American sorority in the United States. Chi Alpha Delta was organized in May 1928 by fourteen charter members, under the guidance of Helen Matthewson Laughlin, Dean of Women (1919-1946). The sorority's founding mission was to promote friendships, cooperation, and social activities among Japanese women students at UCLA. The Chi Alpha Delta Sorority was officially recognized by UCLA on April 5, 1929 and was granted full university privileges in 1962. The sorority is now open to all women students.
    The Chi Alpha Delta Alumnae Association was formed on May 2, 1933 by sorority members who had graduated from UCLA. Founding members of the Association included Haruyo Komai, Kiyoko Helen Tomio, Ada Otero, Shizue Morey, Yasuko Sonoda and Alyce Ohama. A joint Alumnae-Active Board was formed on February 6, 1940.
    Chi Alpha Delta was inactive from 1942 to 1945 due to the internment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II.

    Scope and Content

    Record Series 651 contains the administrative files of the Alumnae Association of Chi Alpha Delta Sorority. The files document the meetings of the Alumnae and Alumnae-Active Boards, the Charter Day Committee, and related activities. Materials include: minutes and notebooks, financial records, scholarships, correspondence, programs and brochures, photographic slides, and materials relating to Chi Alpha Delta's 50th anniversary celebrations in 1979.
    This is an active record series; additional University records are expected to be added.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 3466812