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DVII - Host District

History in the Making - District 7 (DVII) of the Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue, Incorporated (FIND, Inc.) was founded in 1993 by a group of Virginia college students after attending the George Washington University National Conference in the spring of 1993. The DVII family was originally composed of the College of William and Mary, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth University. Norfolk State University, Tidewater Community College, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University joined soon thereafter. DVII was formally inducted in the fall of 1993 during the second National Dialogue, which was held in Rochester, New York.

Bringing Communities Together - The emergence and existence of DVII was influenced and is continually supported by the large concentrated Filipino population of the Hampton Roads area, with its active Filipino Community. DVII leaders also utilize the Filipino and Asian / Pacific Islander communities of the Richmond Metropolitan region and the Northern Virginia region.

A Tradition of Excellence - DVII is one of the largest and most vast districts in the FIND, Inc. The great distance between the schools has presented many challenges, yet DVII has managed to host three National Dialogues; one at the University of Virginia in 1995, the second at Old Dominion University in 1999, and the most recent at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2007. In the spring of 2005, DVII hosted the National Conference, which was held at the College of William and Mary. DVII has made great strides in Filipino American education with the establishment of an annual Mini-Dialogue and the implementation of the Standardizing Filipino American Studies (SFAS)program. DVII advocacy efforts include its partnership in the formation of the Virginia Chapter of Student Action for Veterans
Equity (SAVE-VA).

DVII Family

DVII is composed of six active member schools that refer to each other as sibling organizations. The DVII family includes the following schools: College of William and Mary, Old Dominion University, Tidewater Community College, University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.