Alpha Omicron Pi

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Alpha Omicron Pi AOΠ
Open Motto: One Motto, One Badge, One Bond, and Singleness of Heart
Nicknames: Alphas, Alpha-Os, AOΠs, AOPi

The AOΠ Symbol (replaces the Crest)
Founded: January 2, 1897 at Barnard College
Founders:
Jessie Wallace Hughan
Helen St. Clair Mullan
Stella George Stern Perry
Elizabeth Heywood Wyman

Members: 126,000 members
Official Philanthropies: Arthritis Research, American Juvenile Arthritis Foundation
Official Color: Cardinal Red
Member Badge:

Official Flower: The Jacqueminot Rose
Official Symbols: Rose and Wheat
Official Jewel: Ruby
Official Mascot: Panda
Headquarters: Brentwood, TN
[Alpha Omicron Pi Homepage]

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.

Contents

1 Mission statement
2 The Object of Alpha Omicron Pi
3 Other Facts
4 Notable Alumnae
5 Collegiate Chapters
6 External links

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.

Since 1897, Alpha Omicron Pi has had over 126,000 initiates and maintains 180 chapters, with its oldest existing chapter (Omicron) at The University of Tennessee Knoxville (founded 1902) and its newest chapter at the University of South Carolina - Aiken (founded 2006). Its Alpha chapter at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York closed in 1914 when Greek Life was abolished at the school. AOΠ remains one of the fastest growing sororities, and currently has a colony at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN and has plans for colonization at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of LaVerne in California for 2006.

The fraternity's chosen philanthropy is the Arthritis Research 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
[Heather Whitestone McCallum] - Miss America 1995, motivational speaker, business owner, Delta Epsilon Chapter, Jacksonville State University (Heather's duties as Miss America prevented her from initiating)
[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 Commercials, 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 (Debbie pledged AOII but was not initiated)
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
[Delta Xi], 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

[Zeta], University of Nebraska Lincoln, 1903
[Phi Sigma], University of Nebraska Kearney, 1969

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

[Xi], University of Oklahoma, 1924
[Chi Theta], Northeastern State University, 1997

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

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