Omega Phi Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. () is an American multicultural sorority that was established on November 9, 1988 at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
History Omega Phi Chi was established on November 9, 1988, at Rutgers University–New Brunswick by eight women of Asian, African American, and Latina descent. The sorority's founders felt the need to establish a multicultural organization that spoke to their needs across diverse backgrounds, distinct cultural roots, and the empowerment of the female culture. They came together to found a multicultural sorority; a different type of organization that would not be categorized by ethnicity, creed, or culture.
The founding mothers of Omega Phi Chi Multicultural Sorority Inc. are:
Magdaly Casillas – Puerto Rican Cindy Cumba – Puerto Rican and Mexican Annette Cuevas – Puerto Rican Tracie Davis – African American Dawn Gonzalez – Puerto Rican Stacy Richardson – African American Bernadette Santana – Filipina and Dominican Socorro Valle – Puerto Rican The purpose of Omega Phi Chi is to create a unity among all women and promote ethnic diversity by integrating women of all boundaries and cultures. The main objectives of this organization are academic excellence and involvement in community affairs. In addition, Omega Phi Chi members pride themselves in promoting professionalism.
Since its inception, the sorority has grown to include over 95 different nationalities and has started 24 chapters in New Jersey, New York, Florida, Arizona, Texas, Indiana, and California. Its headquarters is located in Wayne, New Jersey.
Symbols The core value of Omega Phi Chi is "Academic Excellence and Involvement in Community Affairs". The sorority's mottos are "Destroying All Boundaries. Uniting All Races. Omega Phi Chi. We Dare to Be Different" and "Preserving the Past, Cultivating the Present, Building the Future, Omega Phi Chi, We Dare To Be Different"
The sorority's colors are perfect pink and onyx black. Its mascot is the black panther, and stone is the black onyx. Its flower is the pink lady's slipper, also known as moccasin.
Chapters Following is a list of Omega Phi Chi chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are indicated in italics.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha Rutgers University - New BrunswickNew Brunswick and Piscataway, New JerseyActiveBeta – 20xx ?Rider UniversityLawrence Township, New Jersey.InactiveGamma New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New JerseyActiveDelta South Orange, New JerseyActiveEpsilon William Paterson UniversityWayne, New JerseyActiveZeta – 20xx ?The College of New JerseyEwing Township, New JerseyInactiveEta – 20xx ?Ramapo College Mahwah, New JerseyInactiveTheta Kean UniversityActiveIota – 20xx ?State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New YorkInactiveKappa – 20xx ?Barry UniversityMiami Shores, FloridaInactiveLambda – 20xx ?Arizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaInactiveMu Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New JerseyActiveNu Rutgers University–NewarkNewark, New JerseyActiveXi – 20xx ?Florida International UniversityMiami, FloridaInactiveOmicron Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck, New JerseyActivePi – 20xx ?Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TexasInactiveRho – 20xx ?California State University, Dominguez HillsCarson, CaliforniaInactiveSigma – 20xx ?Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New YorkInactiveTau – 20xx ?Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New YorkInactiveUpsilon – 20xx ?Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaInactivePhi Felician UniversityActiveChi New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New JerseyActivePsi Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityMadison, New JerseyActiveOmegaMemorialAlpha Alpha – 20xx ?Rutgers University–CamdenCamden, New JerseyInactiveAlpha Beta – 202x ?Washington State UniversityPullman, WashingtonInactiveAlpha Gamma – 202x ?Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, WashingtonInactive
See also
List of social sororities and women's fraternities Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
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