Alpha Omicron Pi
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Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ, AOII) is an international fraternity that was founded on January 2 1897 at Barnard College on the campus of Columbia University in New York. Her founders were Stella George Stern Perry, Helen St. Clair Mullan, Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, and Jessie Wallace Hughan, four women who were determined to make a democratic, unostentatious society. The four founders met in the Columbia Law Library to begin their fraternity. Today, Alpha Omicron Pi is an international women's fraternity, with respective chapters in Canada and the U.S.A. Its international headquarters is located in Brentwood, Tennessee.
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Mission statement
Alpha Omicron Pi is an international women's fraternity promoting friendship for a lifetime, inspiring academic excellence and lifelong learning, and developing leadership skills through service to the fraternity and community.
The Object of Alpha Omicron Pi
The object of this Fraternity shall be to encourage a spirit of Fraternity and love among its members; to stand at all times for character, dignity, scholarship, and college loyalty; to strive for and support the best interests of the colleges and universities in which chapters are installed, and in no way to disregard, injure, or sacrifice those interests for the sake of the prestige or advancement of the Fraternity or any of its chapters.
Other Facts
Believing in their beginnings in Greek tradition, AOΠ does not have a coat of arms, but uses a Jacqueminot rose as their symbol. Their single color is cardinal and their single stone is the ruby. Their unofficial mascot is the panda. The AOΠ badge is comprised of the Greek letters, Α (Alpha), Ο (Omicron), and Π (Pi) superimposed on each other. To Dragma (meaning "the sheaf"), AOΠ's magazine is delivered to all members quarterly, and has won numerous awards since its inception. Alpha Omricon Pi is the national sister fraternity of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity
Since 1897, Alpha Omicron Pi has had 126,000 initiates and maintains 179 chapters, with its oldest still existing chapter (Omicron) at The University of Tennessee Knoxville (founded 1902) and its newest chapter at St. Joseph's University in Pennsylvania (Founded 2005). AOΠ currently has a colony at the University of South Carolina in Aiken and has plans for colonization at The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville for 2006. The fraternity's chosen philanthropy is the Arthritis Foundation, to which they donate hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. Its current headquarters is in Brentwood, TN. Picture of HQ
AOΠ is a member group of the National Panhellenic Conference, which is the governing council of the 26 member sororities.
Notable Alumnae
- Stella George Stern Perry - Author and AOΠ founder, Alpha Chapter, Barnard College of Columbia University
- Margaret Bourke-White - photographer and journalist, her works were donated to Alpha Omicron Pi upon her death in 1971, and today are displayed at the international headquarters, Omicron Pi Chapter, University of Michigan
- Linda Barth -Senior Articles Editor at YM Magazine, Delta Chapter, Tufts University
- Heather Buck - Internationally known opera singer, Delta Chapter, Tufts University
- Wendy Chamberlin -Former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Rho Chapter, Northwestern University
- Jennifer Wallen- Featured on NBC's "The Apprentice" in Fall 2005, Delta Omega Chapter, Murray State University
- Cathy Grimes- Starred as a bachelorette in ABC's first installment of "The Bachelor." The youngest contestant in the field, Cathy reached the final group of 8 before not getting a rose, Kappa Kappa Chapter, Ball State University
- Katie F. Ward- Appearing in nationally run ads for Starz! Network, Visa Commericals, San Jose Sharks, Fantastic Sams, & Kroger, Nu Beta Chapter, University of Mississippi
- Alexa Jones- Miss Alabama 2005, 2nd Runner up in the Miss America 2006 Pageant, Tau Delta Chapter, Birmingham Southern College
- Courtney Kupets - Olympic and World Champion Gymnast, Lambda Sigma Chapter, University of Georgia
- Heather Soriano - Miss Mississippi 2002, Nu Beta Chapter, University of Mississippi
- Debbie Matenopoulos - Actress, TV personality Rho Beta Chapter, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Natalie Overall Warren - Philanthropist, Nu Omicron Chapter, Vanderbilt University
- Katrina Overall McDonald - Philanthropist, Nu Omicron Chapter, Vanderbilt University
- Chantel McCormick- Socialite and Philanthropist, Alpha Phi Chapter, Montana State University
- Betty Sullivan Precht - Author and Daughter of Ed Sullivan, Kappa Theta Chapter, UCLA
- Nicole Jeanine Georghalli - Miss Pennsylvania USA 2004, Phi Beta Chapter, East Stroudsburg University
- Aphrodite Salas - Canadian TV Journalist, Beta Tau Chapter, University of Toronto
- Janis Mackey Frayer - Canadian TV Journalist, Beta Tau Chapter, University of Toronto
Collegiate Chapters
Links to chapter websites provided when available
Alabama
- Tau Delta, Birmingham Southern College, 1925
- Delta Delta, Auburn University, 1946
- Alpha Delta, The University of Alabama, 1967
- Gamma Delta, University of South Alabama, 1969
- Sigma Delta, Huntingdon College, 1976
- Zeta Pi, University of Alabama Birmingham, 1987
- Delta Epsilon, Jacksonville State University, 1990
- Rho Delta, Samford University, 1995
Arizona
- Theta Omega, Northern Arizona University, 1963
Arkansas
- Sigma Omicron, Arkansas State University, 1949
- Colony, University of Arkansas, 2006-2007
California
- Sigma, University of California Berkeley, 1907
- Delta Sigma, San Jose State University, 1948
- Lambda Beta, California State University Long Beach, 1965
- Sigma Phi, California State University Northridge, 1967
- Chi Psi, California Polytechnic State University, 1986
- Colony, University of LaVerne, 2006
Colorado
- Chi Delta, University of Colorado, 1927
- Epsilon Gamma, University of Northern Colorado, 2000
Florida
- Kappa Gamma, Florida Southern College, 1946
- Gamma Omicron, University of Florida, 1948
- Gamma Theta, University of South Florida, 1985
- Pi Theta, Florida International University, 2001
- Mu Lambda, Rollins College, 2002
Georgia
- Lambda Sigma, University of Georgia, 1935
- Gamma Sigma, Georgia State University, 1956
- Lambda Chi, LaGrange College, 1971
- Alpha Lambda, Georgia Southern University, 1988
Illinois
- Iota, University of Illinois, 1911
- Nu Iota, Northern Illinois University, 1954
- Phi Chi, University of Chicago, 1985
- Delta Rho, DePaul University, 1996
- Epsilon Sigma, Quincy University, 1999
Indiana
- Beta Phi, Indiana University, 1916
- Chi Lambda, University of Evansville, 1951
- Kappa Kappa, Ball State University, 1952
- Kappa Alpha, Indiana State University, 1953
- Colony, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 2006
Iowa
- Theta Chi, Morningside College, 1966
- Iota Sigma, Iowa State University, 1968
- Alpha Theta, Coe College, 1969
Kentucky
- Delta Omega, Murray State University, 1961
- Alpha Chi, Western Kentucky University, 1965
- Kappa Omega, University of Kentucky, 1982
- Pi Alpha, University of Louisville, 1983
- Epsilon Omega, Eastern Kentucky University, 1987
- Tau Omega, Transylvania University, 1987
Louisiana
- Delta Beta, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1956
- Lambda Tau, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, 1958
- Kappa Tau, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1963
- Kappa Chi, Northwestern State University, 1997
Maine
- Gamma, University of Maine, 1908
Maryland
- Pi Delta, University of Maryland, 1924
- Sigma Tau, Washington College, 1938
- Theta Beta, Towson University, 1986
Massachusetts
- Delta, Tufts University, 1908
Michigan
- Beta Gamma, Michigan State University, 1934
- Kappa Rho, Western Michigan University, 1951
- Lambda Eta, Grand Valley State University, 1989
Minnesota
- Tau, University of Minnesota, 1912
Mississippi
- Nu Beta, University of Mississippi, 1958
Missouri
- Delta Pi, Central Missouri State University, 1962
Montana
- Alpha Phi, Montana State University, 1917
Nebraska
New York
- Epsilon, Cornell University, 1908
- Theta Pi, Wagner College, 1951
- Sigma Chi, Hartwick College, 1952
- Delta Psi, University at Albany- State University of New York, 1989
North Carolina
- Delta Upsilon, Duke University, 1979
- Epsilon Chi, Elon University, 1987
Ohio
- Omega, Miami University, 1919
- Theta Psi, University of Toledo, 1944
- Omega Upsilon, Ohio University, 1988
- Alpha Psi, Bowling Green State University, 1989
- Chi Epsilon, Ohio State University, 1993
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
- Epsilon Alpha, Pennsylvania State University, 1929
- Sigma Rho, Slippery Rock University, 1966
- Phi Beta, East Stroudsburg University, 1969
- Lambda Upsilon, Lehigh University, 1984
- Tau Lambda, Shippensburg University, 1984
- Sigma Beta, Saint Joseph's University, 2005
South Carolina
- Chi Phi, University of South Carolina - Aiken, 2006
Tennessee
- Omicron, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 1902
- Nu Omicron, Vanderbilt University, 1917
- Kappa Omicron, Rhodes College, 1925
- Omega Omicron, Lambuth University, 1957
- Tau Omicron, University of Tennessee Martin, 1966
- Rho Omicron, Middle Tennessee State University, 1985
- Lambda Omicron, Cumberland University, 1999
Texas
- Upsilon Lambda, The University of Texas, San Antonio, 1978
- Delta Theta, Texas Woman's University, 1984
Virginia
- Gamma Alpha, George Mason University, 1978
Washington
- Alpha Gamma, Washington State University, 1932
- Tau Gamma, Eastern Washington University, 1989
West Virginia
- Sigma Alpha, West Virginia University, 1986
Wisconsin
- Kappa Sigma, University of Wisconsin River Falls, 1993
Alberta, Canada
- Kappa Lambda, University of Calgary, 1985
Ontario, Canada
- Beta Tau,University of Toronto, 1930
- Iota Chi, University of Western Ontario, 1986
- Gamma Chi, Carleton University, 1992
Quebec, Canada
- Kappa Phi, McGill University, 1939