Get to Know Us
Our five Pillars
- Personal Development
- Character
- Leadership Ability
- Responsibility
- Academic Interest
Core Symbols
Lyre
Red
Carnation
Pearl
Our COlors
Olive Green
Scarlett Red
The Symphony
of Alpha Chi Omega
To see beauty even in the common things of life,
to shed the light of love and friendship round me;
to keep my life in tune with the world
that I shall make no discords in the harmony of life;
to strike on the lyre of the universe
only the notes of happiness, of joy, of peace;
to appreciate every little service rendered;
to see and appreciate all that is noble in another, be her badge what it may;
and to let my lyre send forth the chords of love, unselfishness, sincerity.
This is to be my symphony.
Important Dates
McDowell Month
February
to show appreciation to the fine arts
Hera Day
March 1st
a day of service
to remember hera and our values
Founders' day
October 15th
a day of celebration
for the start of Alpha Chi omega
Our History
Alpha Chi Omega was founded on October 15, 1885 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. It was started by seven music students: Anna Allen Smith, Olive Burnett Clark, Bertha Deniston Cunningham, Amy Dubois Reith, Nellie Gamble Childe, Bessie Grooms Keenan, and Estelle Leonard. Thus, creating the first women's fraternity in a music school.
National
Chapter
The Gamma Zeta Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega was chartered at Kansas State University on March 22, 1947. Our chapter began with 17 outstanding women: Virginia Dibbens, Shirley Gibbs, Rosemary Grosdidier, Maxine Kessling, Wanda Knight, Lillian Lacy, Phyllis Landau, Sally Martin, Jane McDonald, Louise Miller, Martha Miller, Marilyn Mills, LaWana Phelps, Betty Porter, Eva Wilmer, Betty Lou Williams, and Delores Wright.