Howdy! I am Hương Trương, 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 / @huongstudies

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

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

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

• Chapter alumna advisor, Eta Chapter of Alpha Phi Gamma National Sorority, Inc., at the University of Missouri (

• Fraternity & Sorority Life Advisory Board member, Student Outcomes, at the University of Missouri (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

• Amplifying the Culture in Culturally-Based

  • Inter-Cultural Greek Council Membership Clearance and Education Program at James Madison University (2025)

  • Northeast Greek Leadership Association (2025)

  • Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values Central (2023)

• Very Mindful, Not Demure: Community Collabs for Culturally-Based Orgs with Dana Phạm

  • Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values Central (2025)

• Envisioning Resistance and Care as College Students

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

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

  • Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values Central (2025, 2024) and West (2024)

• Game Recognizes Game: Networking in MGC and Beyond

  • Association of Fraternal Leadership & Values Central (2025, 2024) and West (2024)

  • Northeast Greek Leadership Association (2025)

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

• Gathering For What?: Asian American Sororities & Fraternities Then & Now

  • Delta Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. at Emory University (2022)

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

  • Southeastern Greek Leadership Association (February 2022)

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

  • Southeast Greek Leadership Association (2022)

  • Mid-West Asian American Students Union (MAASU) conference (2020), MAASU Leadership Summit (2021)

• Phi Gamma Delta Leadership Institute Facilitator (2022)

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

• Hazing? IDK It. (Yeah, Ya Do)

  • Alpha Phi Gamma Ritual Chancellor Leadership Seminar (2020)

  • Order of Omega at North Carolina State University (2020)

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

  • Alpha Phi Gamma National Conference (2020)

• Alpha Phi Gamma Ritual Chancellor (New Member Educator) Leadership Seminar Lead Facilitator & Organizer (2020)

Residence Life

Updates coming soon…

Equity & Diversity

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. 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-agency, I empower my students to be lifelong learners with critical minds. Ultimately, I aspire to shape active citizens and impactful leaders.

Work and Projects

• NASPA APIKC APPEX planning committee (2024-2025)

• Ten Terp Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion curriculum development at the University of Maryland (2024)

• SGLA culturally-based fraternal organizations programming committee (2021-2023)

• Emory LGBT Life Office safe space facilitator (2021-2023)

• Emory ORSFL awareness training committee (2021)

• Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors’ diversity, equity, and inclusion committee (2020-2021)

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