Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Gamma Alpha Omega

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Type
  
Service

Scope
  
National

Founded
  
January 25, 1993Arizona State University

Motto
  
Nos Una Crescemus (United We Will Grow)

Colors
  
Navy blue, forest green and white

Symbol
  
White Bengal tiger with blue eyes

Gamma Alpha Omega (ΓΑΩ) is a Latina-founded Greek letter intercollegiate sorority founded on January 25, 1993 on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

Contents

The organization is dedicated to promoting the achievement and quest of higher education amongst all women. The pillars of the sorority are honesty, integrity, leadership, scholarship and unity. The sorority is a member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO). Gamma Alpha Omega was recognized nationally with the founding of Gamma Chapter, at the University of Washington on January 24, 1997. April 2001 marked a milestone for Gamma Alpha Omega, when the organization was officially recognized as an incorporated entity in the state of Arizona.

Founders

  • Michelle Seanez
  • Amy Alvarez
  • Patsy Guardado
  • Clara Lopez
  • Annette Escalante
  • Valerie Mendoza
  • Roxana Quinones
  • Sandra Saenz

    • Chapters

  • ALPHA- Arizona State University
  • BETA- University of Arizona
  • GAMMA- University of Washington
  • DELTA- Washington State University
  • EPSILON- University of Wisconsin–Parkside
  • ZETA- Reserved
  • ETA- University of Idaho
  • THETA- University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh
  • IOTA- Texas Tech University
  • KAPPA- Oregon State University
  • LAMBDA- University of Houston
  • MU- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
  • NU- Baylor University
  • XI- University of Houston–Downtown
  • OMICRON- Northern Arizona University
  • PI- Humboldt State University
  • RHO- California State University, Northridge
  • SIGMA- University of the Pacific
  • TAU- University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign
  • UPSILON- University of Oregon
  • PHI- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  • CHI- University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • PSI- Eastern Washington University
  • OMEGA- Reserved for deceased sisters
  • ALPHA ALPHA- University of New Mexico
  • ALPHA BETA-California State University, Fresno
  • ALPHA GAMMA-New Mexico Highlands University

    • References

    Gamma Alpha Omega Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics