Omega Phi Chi was established on November 9, 1988, at Rutgers University–New Brunswick by eight women ofAsian,African American, andLatina 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 byethnicity,creed, orculture.
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.[1] Its headquarters is located inWayne, New Jersey.[1]
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 theblack panther, and stone is theblack onyx. Its flower is the pinklady's slipper, also known as moccasin.
^abcLurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (June 27, 2021) "Omega Phi Chi".Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed December 27, 2024.
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