orthern Illinois University was founded in 1895 as a multipurpose educational institution which serves and interacts with one of the most cosmopolitan and dynamic areas in the nation. Today, it has flourished into a wide-ranging teaching and research institution comprised of nearly 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members. Northern Illinois University offers as many as 52 undergraduate majors and 74 graduate programs, making it a broad and comprehensive educational establishment. The University actively operates outreach centers in Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon, Illinois. NIU boasts one of the top Accountancy programs and a competitive school of business.

Northern Illinois University Charters: Six hard-working and dedicated young women, Yocca Wong, Michelle Anilao, Vincci Lau, Heather Skalski, Jennie Lin, and Elenor Beltran, in an effort to provide more options to the women of Northern Illinois University, embarked on a quest for sisterhood through Kappa Phi Lambda. These women strived for a vehicle by which they could accomplish their goals and visions of providing community service, promoting Asian and multicultural awareness, and maintaining a high standard of academic excellence. In the Fall of 2004, their aspirations became a reality. As the Charter Class Sisters of Kappa Phi Lambda at Northern Illinois University, they vow to maintain and enrich the legacy which they hold dear to their hearts.

Sisters of the NIU Colony representing at the 2004 FACT Conference.

The Charter Class of NIU Colony: (L - R) top: Jennie Lin, Eleanor Beltran, Michelle Anilao bottom: Yocca Wong, Heather Skalski, Vincci Lau