Omega Phi Chi

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other 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.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	Template:Dts	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	New Brunswick and Piscataway, New Jersey	Active
Beta	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Rider University	Lawrence Township, New Jersey.	Inactive
Gamma	Template:Dts	New Jersey City University	Jersey City, New Jersey	Active
Delta	Template:Dts		South Orange, New Jersey	Active
Epsilon	Template:Dts	William Paterson University	Wayne, New Jersey	Active
Zeta	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	The College of New Jersey	Ewing Township, New Jersey	Inactive
Eta	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Ramapo College	Mahwah, New Jersey	Inactive
Theta	Template:Dts	Kean University		Active
Iota	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	State University of New York at New Paltz	New Paltz, New York	Inactive
Kappa	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Barry University	Miami Shores, Florida	Inactive
Lambda	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Inactive
Mu	Template:Dts	Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Active
Nu	Template:Dts	Rutgers University–Newark	Newark, New Jersey	Active
Xi	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Florida International University	Miami, Florida	Inactive
Omicron	Template:Dts	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Teaneck, New Jersey	Active
Pi	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Sam Houston State University	Huntsville, Texas	Inactive
Rho	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	California State University, Dominguez Hills	Carson, California	Inactive
Sigma	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Buffalo State University	Buffalo, New York	Inactive
Tau	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Hofstra University	Hempstead, New York	Inactive
Upsilon	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Inactive
Phi	Template:Dts	Felician University		Active
Chi	Template:Dts	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Active
Psi	Template:Dts	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Madison, New Jersey	Active
Omega				Memorial
Alpha Alpha	Template:Dts – 20xx ?	Rutgers University–Camden	Camden, New Jersey	Inactive
Alpha Beta	Template:Dts – 202x ?	Washington State University	Pullman, Washington	Inactive	Template:Efn
Alpha Gamma	Template:Dts – 202x ?	Eastern Washington University	Cheney, Washington	Inactive

See also

• List of social sororities and women's fraternities
• Cultural interest fraternities and sororities