Sororities
The sisterhood of Sigma Omicron Pi was established at San Francisco State University in 1930 by ten Asian American women pursuing the interest of teaching. They chose the Greek letters, Σ, Ο, and Π to represent themselves as the "Sisters of Pedagogy." The Constitution was derived from an existing "Honorary Society of Education. The sorority was active in the Asian Community for the next 15 years. At the advent of World War II, the organization was forced to become inactive. In 1946, a group of women from UC Berkeley re-established Sigma Omicron Pi on their campus. Since its inception, SOPi has grown in membership with student chapters at: Beta Chapter - San Francisco State University, 1988 Gamma Chapter - San Jose State University, 1992 Delta Chapter - UC Davis, 1993 Epsilon Chapter - Sacramento State University, 1993 Zeta Chapter - UC Santa Cruz, 1995 Eta Chapter - University of Maryland, College Park 1997 Theta Chapter - UC Irvine, 2001 Iota Chapter - Pennsylvania State University, 2001 Kappa Chapter - UC San Diego, 2002 Lambda Chapter - Johns Hopkins University 2002 Mu Chapter - UC Riverside, 2003 Nu Chapter - Binghamton University, State University of New York, 2008 Though the sorority was no longer centered around the interest of teaching, it still maintained its commitment to the Asian American Community. All of the chapters became extremely involved in their respective communities, volunteering their time at community agencies and raising money to donate to favorable charities. Sigma Omicron Pi earned a respectable reputation as a benefactor to the Asian American cause. The purpose of Sigma Omicron Pi is to promote unity, lifelong friendships, leadership, and community service. This organization offers women a supportive network of sisters to achieve academic and social growth. The sisterhood of Sigma Omicron Pi provides an environment where sisters may utilize and develop their organizational skills. Each one of our sisters has different interests and aspirations, yet we all share one common ground - Sigma Omicron Pi. We have based our sisterhood on four objectives - UNITY, FRIENDSHIP, LEADERSHIP and SERVICE. In addition, Sigma Omicron Pi has a tradition of lifelong friendship that has prevailed for 8 decades.
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