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Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. ' Founded: Sept. 1, 1994 at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Official Colors: Fire Red, New Grass Green and Maize Yellow Official Symbols: Queen Bee, Amethyst Gem, Cedar Tree, Dogwood Flower National Philanthropy: American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) Alpha Pi Omega Web site

Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. is the oldest historically Native American sorority. It is also the largest Native American greek letter organization, with 13 chapters in five states and interest groups in three additional states.

History

Alpha Pi Omega Sorority was founded on Sept. 1, 1994 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill by four Native women. The founders, now known to the membership as the Four Winds, are Shannon Brayboy, Jamie Goins, Amy Locklear and Christie Strickland.

With more than 70 tribes represented, the sorority initiated its 300th member in fall 2007.

Founding principles

The sorority's founding principles are traditionalism, spirituality, education and contemporary issues.

Membership

Interested women may join at the undergraduate or post-undergraduate level. Collegiate women must have completed at least 12 credit hours, have a 2.3 GPA or higher and no previous affiliation to any social sorority. Women interested joining a graduate chapter must have completed a bachelor's degree or higher and have no previous affiliation to any social sorority.

Officers

Nationally, the sorority is governed by a 14-member board known as the Grand Keepers of the Circle. Grand Keepers are elected to two-year terms and meet bi-monthly.

Chapters

• Alpha- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• Beta- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
• Gamma- Oklahoma State University
• Delta- University of New Mexico
• Epsilon- Dartmouth College
• Zeta- University of Arizona
• Eta- North Carolina State University
• Theta- Northeastern State University
• Iota- Arizona State University
• Alpha Pi- The Triangle, North Carolina
• Beta Pi- Robeson County, North Carolina
• Gamma Pi- Columbus County, North Carolina
• Delta Pi- Payne County, Oklahoma

Provisional chapters and additional honey process sites

• Provisional graduate chapter- Bernalillo County, New Mexico
• Additional honey process sites - Dane County, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Northern Colorado, Harvard University

External links

• Alpha Pi Omega's official Web site