Chi Omega
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motto
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Hellenic Culture & Christian Ideals |
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Donated
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April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas |
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Umbrella organization
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National Panhellenic Conference |
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Motto
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Sisters inspired by our values who serve the world while keeping Chi Omega ever at heart |
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Colours
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symbol
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Skull and crossbones |
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flower
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White carnation |
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jewel
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Pearl and diamond |
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mascot
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owl |
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Patroness
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Demeter |
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address
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3395 Players Club Parkway Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
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Homepage
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www.chiomega.com |
Chi Omega ( ΧΩ ) is an international sorority student association and the largest female student association in the world.
history
Chi Omega was founded on April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas by Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe and Alice Simonds. It now has 178 active student chapters or local associations at university locations, and over 240 associations for alumni (see also old gentlemen ) after completing their studies. With over 330,000 corporates, it is the largest female fraternity in the world. As a women's organization, it has retained the name “women's fraternity”. Chi Omega has been a member of the National Panhellenic Conference , the central American union of female student associations , since 1903 .
The Eleusis has been published as the journal of the association since 1899 . In 2013 the magazine had a circulation of over 200,000 copies.
Chi Omega is designed as a bond of life . Friendship, personal integrity, service to others, academic excellence such as intellectual pursuit, social and student engagement, and personal and professional development are among the internal ideals. The ethos of connection was laid down in the so-called Chi Omega Symphony, which Ethel Switzer Howard wrote in 1904, among other things.
In addition to the community during the studies and the networking of the alumni, Chi Omega has also made charitable initiatives its task. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been the official partner since 2002.
In 1906, fourteen pearls or diamonds were set as badges, which reproduce a monogram of the name in Greek letters. The badge is only to be worn over the heart by initiated members in formal clothing and takes precedence over all other pins.
Honors and controversies
The Chi Omega Greek Theater at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville , built in 1930, is built in the antique style of a Greek temple . The building, which is also used for public events, is considered a lasting legacy of the connection and was honored by the university itself with a commemorative plaque.
In 2014, a Chi Omega at the University of Alabama was disconnected from the association after posting a racist slur on social media . The chapter at Pennsylvania State University was closed by the governing body after a party with a motto that was considered offensive to Mexican Americans .
Trivia
On January 15, 1978, serial killer Ted Bundy broke into the fraternity house in Tallahassee , Florida. He attacked four Chi Omega students within a short period of time and murdered two of them. The murder made headlines across the country; Traces at the scene contributed to Bundy's arrest on February 15, 1978. He was executed in 1989.
Known Chi Omegas
- Susan Athey , economist
- Marsha Blackburn , American politician
- Safra A. Catz , Manager and CFO at Oracle
- Martha Layne Collins , American politician
- Lin Dunn , basketball coach
- Ruth Ford , actress
- Ellen Gilchrist , author
- Susan Jane Helms , American astronaut and general
- Shirley Hufstedler , American politician
- Harper Lee , American author
- Blanche Lincoln , American politician and senator
- Lucy Liu , American actress
- Alison Lundergan Grimes , American politician
- Mary Ann Mobley , American actress
- Annie Mumolo , filmmaker
- Patricia Schroeder , politician
- Virginia Smith , politician
- Anita Shreve , author
- Pat Summitt , basketball coach and player
- Heather Thomas , filmmaker
- Sela Ward , actress
- Joanne Woodward , American actress
literature
- Christelle Ferguson, A history of Chi Omega, Volume 1, 1928
- Chi Omega: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Chi Omega Chapter Timeless Service Through the Years, 1925-2014, AuthorHouse, 2014
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ethel Simpson: Chi Omega . Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ↑ Chi Omega: About us
- ↑ Chi Omega: Symbols and Insignia
- ↑ Chi Omega: The Eleusis ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ethel Simpson: Chi Omega . Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ↑ Chi Omega: Alliance between Chi Omega and Make-A-Wish. ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chi Omega: Badge rules
- ↑ Shay E. Hopper, T. Harri Baker, Jane Browning: An Arkansas History for Young People . University of Arkansas Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-55728-846-2 , pp. 262 ( google.com [accessed March 3, 2016]).
- ↑ huffingtonpost.com
- ↑ jezebel.com
- ↑ huffingtonpost.com
- ↑ Stephen Michaud, Hugh Aynesworth: The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy . Authorlink Press, Irving TX 1999, ISBN 978-1-928704-11-9 , pp. 230, 283-285 (paperback).
