SYMBOLS AND TRADITIONS HAVE CONNECTED ALPHA CHI OMEGAS FOR GENERATIONS. Some remain rooted in our founding, like our colors and the lyre, while others have been adopted as we’ve grown.

Alpha Chi Omega's colors of scarlet red and olive green were chosen to commemorate the fraternity's fall founding. [10] Its flower is a red carnation, which exemplifies the fraternity's colors, and its tree is the holly. [11] Its patron Greek divinity is Hera.

The red carnation was chosen because of its usage in Greek ceremonial crowns, its color, which reflects our fraternity's colors, and its symbolism, deep love and affection, a tribute to our unconditional sisterhood.

2024年11月8日 · Chi Omega’s colors, cardinal and straw, symbolize courage, determination, simplicity, and humility, embodying the values this sorority instills in you. The cardinal color represents strength, leadership, and passion, highlighting the essence of life force and nobility.

Alpha Chi Omega: History & Founding. Alpha Chi Omega was founded on October 15, 1885, at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Professor James Hamilton Howe, dean of DePauw's School of Music encouraged our seven Founders to form a women's society within the school.

Alpha Chi's colors are scarlet and olive green to represent the founding of our sorority in Autumn. The badge of Alpha Chi Omega is a Grecian lyre which reflects our musical heritage.

In 1975, our chapter of Alpha Chi Omega, referred to as Epsilon Phi, was the third Panhellenic sorority founded at Georgia Tech. During the seventies, there were far more female students, especially in engineering programs, than there had been just two decades previously.

2022年10月10日 · Originally used to decorate for special occasions, the red carnation has become an outward expression for all Alpha Chi Omegas of so much more. Whether the sender or the receiver, members of Alpha Chi Omega have discovered a cherished, tangible and beautiful way to express the Bond they share.

The Colors... Our colors are olive green and scarlet red. These colors represent the autumn founding of our fraternity. In the early years, members were not recognized by their badge, but by their colors. The Flower...

The national philanthropy of Alpha Chi Omega is the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, for Domestic violence awareness. Alpha Chi Omega's colors are Scarlet Red and Olive Green, their flower is the Red Carnation and their symbol is the Lyre.