Alpha Chi Omega
| Alpha Chi Omega | |
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| ΑΧΩ | |
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| Founded | October 15, 1885 DePauw University, (Greencastle, Indiana) |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | International |
| Mission statement | "Enrich the lives of members through lifetime opportunities for friendship, leadership, learning and service." |
| Vision statement |
"Ever-increasing numbers of qualified women select Alpha Chi Omega and make it an integral part of their lives. When women choose Alpha Chi Omega, they get four key benefits: |
| Motto | Together let us seek the heights |
| Colors | Scarlet Red Olive Green |
| Symbol | Golden Lyre |
| Flower | Red Carnation |
| Jewel | Pearl |
| Patron Greek divinity | Hera |
| Publication | The Lyre |
| Philanthropy | Domestic Violence Awareness, Alpha Chi Omega Foundation |
| Chapters | 193 |
| Members | 230,000+ collegiate |
| Headquarters |
5939 Castle Creek Parkway North Dr. Indianapolis, Indiana USA |
| Homepage | http://www.alphachiomega.org/ |
"Ever-increasing numbers of qualified women select Alpha Chi Omega and make it an integral part of their lives. When women choose Alpha Chi Omega, they get four key benefits:
~ Friendship
~ Leadership
~ Learning
Alpha Chi Omega (ΑΧΩ, also known as Alpha Chi or A Chi O) is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are 193 chapters and Alpha Chi Omegas represented throughout colleges and universities across the United States, and there are more than 200,000 lifetime members. Angela Costly Harris is the current National President of Alpha Chi Omega and oversees all collegiate and alumnae chapters in the nation. Alpha Chi Omega's official symbol is the three-stringed lyre.
Alpha Chi Omega was formed at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana on October 15, 1885.
In the fall of 1885, Professor James Hamilton Howe, the first Dean of the Music School, invited seven young women from the school to a meeting with the purpose of forming a fraternity. Those young women were Anna Allen, Olive Burnett, Bertha Deniston, Amy DuBois, Nellie Gamble, Bessie Grooms, and Estelle Leonard. Howe himself was not a member of a Greek fraternity, so he consulted with James G. Campbell, a Beta Theta Pi, on the proper procedures for founding a national-based fraternity. Campbell was thus responsible for laying out the first constitution and by-laws. This first constitution read: "The object of this fraternity is as follows: To attain the highest musical culture and to cultivate those principles that embody true womanhood." On February 26, 1886, the fraternity was given its formal introduction by a soiree musical.
Alpha Chi Omega joined the National Panhellenic Conference in 1903.
Although some association with the music school was required early on, Alpha Chi Omega was never a "strictly musical" organization. Members graduated in many other departments of the university, including the liberal arts department. In 1889, a national literary fraternity offered to merge with Alpha Chi Omega; however, unlike professional fraternities, Alpha Chi never considered taking members of other fraternities. In its early years it was externally considered to be a professional music society, but due to disagreement with this designation, in 1900, the sorority added literary qualifications, which led to it being considered a general (social) sorority by 1905.
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