Alpha Chi Omega

Alpha Chi Omega (ΑΧΩ, also known as Alpha Chi or A Chi O) is a national women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

In the fall of 1885, Professor James Hamilton Howe, the first Dean of the Music School, invited seven young women from the school to a meeting with the purpose of forming a fraternity. Those young women were Anna Allen Smith, Olive Burnett Clark, Bertha Deniston Cunningham, Amy DuBois Rieth, Nellie Gamble Childe, Bessie Grooms Keenan, and Estelle Leonard. Howe collaborated with James G. Campbell, a Beta Theta Pi, to form a national fraternity. Campbell laid out the first constitution and by-laws. This first constitution read: "The object of this fraternity is as follows: To attain the highest musical culture and to cultivate those principles that embody true womanhood." On February 26, 1886, the fraternity was given its formal introduction by a soiree musical.

The Beta Nu Chapter was founded at the University of Utah March 23, 1934.

Nickname	Alpha Chi, A-Chi-O
Established	1885
At the U Since	1934
Philanthropy	Domestic Violence Awareness, Alpha Chi Omega Foundation
Colors	Scarlet Red, Olive Green
Symbols	Golden Lyre
Flower	Red Carnation
Required GPA	3.0 from High School and a 2.5 GPA (for previous college classes)
Fun Fact	Alpha Chi has an official symphony, adopted in 1914. It reflects our tradition of harmony, it remains popular a century later.

Fraternity and Sorority Life

BETA NU chapter

ALPHA CHI AT THE U

REAL. STRONG. WOMEN.

A-Chi-O 101