Chi Omega
| Chi Omega | |
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| ΧΩ | |
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| Founded | April 5, 1895 University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| Type | Social |
| Vision statement | Sisters inspired by our values who serve the world while keeping Chi Omega ever at heart |
| Motto | Hellenic Culture & Christian Ideals |
| Colors |
Cardinal Straw |
| Symbol | Skull and Crossbones |
| Flower | White Carnation |
| Jewel | Pearl, Diamond |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Publication | The Eleusis |
| Philanthropy | Make-A-Wish Foundation |
| Chapters | 180 |
| Members | 330,000+ collegiate |
| Purposes | friendship, personal integrity, service to others, academic excellence and intellectual pursuits, community and campus involvement, and personal and career development |
| Headquarters |
3395 Players Club Parkway Memphis, Tennessee U.S. |
| Homepage | www |
Chi Omega (ΧΩ) is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has over 180 active collegiate chapters and over 240 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee.
Chi Omega was founded April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas by Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, with the help of Dr. Charles Richardson (an initiate of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity). It first expanded in Fall 1898 with Chi chapter at Jessamine College; located in Nicholasville, Kentucky and Hellmuth Ladies' College, located in London, Ontario. Both chapters were transferred to other schools in 1903. By its 10th anniversary, in 1905, and with the support of Alumnae and Dr. Richardson, Chi Omega had installed 17 chapters throughout the United States.
Chi Omega joined the National Panhellenic Conference in 1903.
From 1947-1973, Chi Omega's headquarters were in the private home of two alumnae in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1973, Chi Omega moved to the 33rd floor of Carew Tower, the tallest building in Cincinnati. Chi Omega was the first women's Fraternity to have an Executive Office in an Office Building. In 1986, the Chi Omega Executive Office was moved to the 31st floor of the same office building, Carew Tower, until their move to the present location in Memphis, Tennessee in December 1993.
Chi Omega Fraternity members have supported philanthropy since the fraternity's inception in 1895. In the late 1990s, the leadership in Chi Omega researched opportunities for a partnership with a national philanthropy. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been chosen as Chi Omega's official philanthropy since 2002. Since the start of this alliance, Chi Omega has raised more than 14 million dollars and has volunteered over half a million hours for Make-A-Wish, being a sponsor of more than a million dollars annually.
Despite being a women's organisation, Chi Omega only refers to itself as a women's fraternity instead of a sorority. As such, Chi Omega is the largest women's fraternal organization in the world with over 330,000 initiates and 180 collegiate chapters. The 300,000th member was initiated in 2013.
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