Sigma Omicron Pi

Sigma Omicron Pi () is an Asian American interest sorority. Founded in 1930 at San Francisco State University, the college social organization has active chapters on twelve campuses in the United States. The stated objective of the sorority is to "further the awareness of women in Asian culture" and "to promote unity, lifelong friendships, leadership, and community service".

History

In 1930, ten Asian American women came together on the campus of San Francisco State University to form a sorority for women who were interested in teaching. They adopted the Greek letters ΣΟΠ or Sigma Omicron Pi to represent "Sisters of Pedagogy". It was the first Chinese sorority on that campus. Elizabeth Ling-so Hall was a founder and the sorority's first president.

Sigma Omicron Pi expanded to the University of California, Berkeley campus in 1936. The sorority became active in the Asian community. Annually, they held a fashion show to raise scholarship money with the UC Chinese Alumni Association.

However, both chapters were forced to become inactive during World War II. Sigma Omicron Pi was revived at the University of California, Berkeley in 1946. The educational focus fell away, changing to providing fellowship, philanthropy, and cultural awareness for and among Asian American women of many Asian backgrounds.

In 1994, the sorority created an Inter-Chapter Council with six elected officers to help unite the various chapters. By 2025, the sorority had chartered fifteen chapters. Its national office is in La Jolla, California.

Symbols

The Greek letters ΣΟΠ or Sigma Omicron Pi were selected to represent "Sisters of Pedagogy". The sorority's colors are green and gold. Its flower is the daisy and its jewel is the pearl.

Chapters

Active chapters are in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	Reference
Alpha Prime (See Beta)	1930–194x ?	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California	Reissued	Template:Efn
Alpha (see Beta Prime)	Template:Dts	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Active	Template:Efn
Beta Prime (see Alpha)	1936–194x ?	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Reissued	Template:Efn
Beta (see Alpha Prime)	Template:Dts	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California	Active	Template:Efn
Gamma	Template:Dts	San Jose State University	San Jose, California	Active
Delta	February 6, Template:Dts	University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Active
Epsilon	Template:Dts	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California	Active
Zeta	Template:Dts	University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, California	Active
Eta	Template:Dts-2000	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Inactive
Theta	Template:Dts	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Active
Iota	Template:Dts	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Active
Kappa	Template:Dts	University of California, San Diego	San Diego, California	Active
Lambda	Template:Dts	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
Mu	Template:Dts	University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California	Active
Nu	Template:Dts	Binghamton University	Binghamton, New York	Active

Notable members

• Tiffany Lam – Miss Hong Kong 2002, Miss Chinese International 2003 runner up, and TVB actress

See also

• List of social sororities and women's fraternities

• List of Asian American fraternities and sororities
• Cultural interest fraternities and sororities