"On a large campus, a sorority creates a community, but on a smaller campus like ours, a sorority that values the pillars of finding sisterhood, community involvement, academic excellence, and cultural awareness builds a family."​​​                  -- Alexis Nguyen

                                                                                                                                                                                             

ABOUT FAWKES

The University of Denver FAWKES interest group stands for: Fierce, Aspiring Women Keeping Each-other Strong. FAWKES was founded in May 2012 and was fully recognized as an Asian-Interest Sorority Interest Group as well as established members of the DU’s Multicultural Greek Council in October 2012.

We are a group of 12 enthusiastic women striving for an Asian-interest Sorority at DU to unify and serve the campus as well as local communities. Our Asian American-Interest Sorority Interest Group is more than a group of women who want to help start an Asian-interest sorority on the University of Denver campus. Emerging from various cultural backgrounds, we are a diverse group of motivated and passionate young leaders determined to: build a closer DU and Denver community with cultural awareness, encourage academia, foster sisterhood, and expand ​our outreach​​ through philanthropic support to local charities. FAWKES not only represents the intent to begin a sorority, but also to create a robust and lasting impact on campus and society.

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DU currently does not have any Asian-interest sororities. We will be hosting fundraisers and cultural awareness events while bonding with each other and creating a stronger Asian presence at a university where the 5.2% Asian-American demographic is separate and disconnected. Traditional Greek life and other multicultural sororities and fraternities have established a tradition on our institution and we believe that by chartering an Asian-interest Sorority on campus, it is an extraordinary opportunity to create our own legacy that will benefit our collegiate careers and positively influence other prospective female students.

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"Bringing this sorority to DU will help myself, as well as future Asian-American women who attend DU, to have a place they can go to where they will fit in.”                                                                                                            - Kimberly Che