Howdy! I am Huong Truong,

and I care about educating.

I believe impactful education serves to challenge students and diversify their worldview as well as my own. I am motivated to build leaders who are agents in creating positive, impactful change on and off-campus. I also believe that educating is activism that generates social justice actions beyond the four walls of a building. Teaching and learning have always extended far past the classroom for me, which is why I choose to be a student affairs professional. I am currently a full-time Ph.D. student in the Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy program at the University of Maryland, College Park. Alongside my studies, I serve as a resident director in the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life at UMD. Here’s a bit of what I have done and hope to do as an educator.

iamhuongtruong@gmail.com / @iamhuong

Sorority & Fraternity Life

With purposeful changes, I believe sororities and fraternities may create positive, educational student development and community impact. I have experience in advising students in the Multicultural Greek Council, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the Panhellenic Association, and the Interfraternity Council. This includes educational and social program coordination, council leadership advising, chapter coaching, facilitation, and curriculum building. Like many in the field, my love for student affairs developed from my involvement as an undergrad. I continue to foster this passion through my career and service with the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), Southeastern Greek Leadership Association (SGLA), and Alpha Phi Gamma National Sorority, Inc., my own sisterhood.

Current work and projects:

• Resident director for Delta Phi Epsilon in the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life DFSL) at the University of Maryland, College Park (August 2023-Present)

• Vice Chairperson for Athena’s Council, Alpha Phi Gamma National Sorority, Inc.’s National Advisory Board (July 2024-Present)

• University of Missouri Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life Advisory Board Member (June 2024-Present)

• Asian American Greek Letter Organizations (AAGLO) Education Collective (AEC) (July 2020-Present)

Publications:

Wong, K. N., Hall, S., Truong, H., & Lee, D. B. (2024). Centering our stories : Asian American womxn identity development in Asian-interest sororities. In P. A. Sasso, M. L. Miranda, & J. P. Biddix (Eds.), Affirming identity, advancing belonging, and amplifying voice in sororities and fraternities (1st ed., pp. 63-86). Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Wang, A. C., Wong, L. K., Hall, S., & Truong, H. (2024). An Asian American feminist approach to social justice advocacy in Asian American sororities. In P. A. Sasso, M. L. Miranda, & J. P. Biddix (Eds.), Affirming identity, advancing belonging, and amplifying voice in sororities and fraternities (1st ed., pp. 405-419). Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Presentation and facilitation experience:

• Envisioning Resistance and Care as College Students

  • Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority Inc. at University of North Carolina at Charlotte (March 2024)

• Tension in H Mart: Asian American Sororities and Social Justice Advocacy

  • Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values Central (February 2024) and West (March 2024)

• Game Recognizes Game: Networking in MGC and Beyond

  • Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values Central (February 2024) and West (March 2024)

• Alpha Chi Omega Leadership Academy Facilitator - New Member Education Officer Track (January 2023)

• Gathering For What?: Asian American Sororities & Fraternities Then & Now (April 2022)

• Small Chapter/Council Survival Kit - Co-presented with Shawanda Daniel, M.S.

  • Southeastern Greek Leadership Association (February 2022)

• We Lead Ourselves: Why Peer Mentorship Matters in BIPOC Communities

  • Mid-West Asian American Students Union (MAASU) conference (October 2020), MAASU Leadership Summit (November 2021), SGLA (February 2022): Tailored to Multicultural Greek Council membership

• Hazing? IDK It. (Yeah, Ya Do)

  • Alpha Phi Gamma Ritual Chancellor Leadership Seminar 2020 (August 2020), NC State Order of Omega (September 2020)

• “Who Are You?”: Ethnic Identity Development in Asian American Greek Letter Organizations - Co-presented with Nola Tran

  • Alpha Phi Gamma National Conference (June 2020)

• Phi Gamma Delta Leadership Institute Facilitator (May 2022)

• Iowa State University Sorority & Fraternity Life Leadership Retreat Facilitator (January 2021)

• Alpha Phi Gamma Ritual Chancellor Leadership Seminar Lead Facilitator & Organizer (August 2020)

Inclusion & EquitY

I strive to create inclusive, equitable learning environments and resources for students from marginalized communities. For me, this means uplifting the voices and stories of students, staff, and faculty from those communities, while providing the support they want and need. I champion creating intentional opportunities for growth and reflection to encourage identity development. By cultivating their abilities to challenge their own perspectives and build their sense of self-authorship, I empower my students to be life-long learners. Ultimately, I aspire to shape active citizens and impactful leaders in the world.

Work and projects:

• NASPA APIKC APPEX Planning Committee Member (September 2024-Present)

• SGLA Culturally-Based Fraternal Organizations Programming Committee (July 2021-September 2023)

• Emory LGBT Life Office Safe Space Facilitator (January 2021-December 2022)

• Emory ORSFL Awareness Training Committee (January 2021-August 2021)

• Member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (October 2020-January 2021)

Publications:

Kim, B. H., Park, J. J., Lo, P., Baker, D. J., Wong, N., Breen, S., Truong, H., Zheng, J., Rosinger, K. O., and Poon, O. (2024). Inequity and college applications: Assessing Differences and disparities in letters of recommendation from school counselors with natural language processing. (EdWorkingPaper: 24-953). Retrieved from Annenberg Institute at Brown University: https://doi.org/10.26300/pmv2-r349