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Chi Omega was founded at the Universtiy of Arkansas
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This was the first Chi Omega magazine, which Chi Omega membors still get to this day. When this first came out their was less than 100 members and it cost one dolllar for the year. Now they mail over 200,000 copies of this magazine and there are three different onces that come out each year.
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The first badge was made by the first and only male Dr. Charles Ridchardson and was made from scraps of hammered dential gold
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Centered on the crest is the white carnation, which is the flower that represents Chi Omega. On the left of the carnation is the greek letter for Chi and on the right is the greek letter for Omega. Above the carnation is the two symbols that represents Chi Omega, the skull and cross bones and the owl. At the bottom of the carnation are the letters, Rho, Beta, Upsilon, Eta, and Sigma. Lastly is the Laurel wreath, used by acient greeks to honnor scholars and heroes, surrounds all of the emblems.
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This reminds all members of thier responsibility to strive for knowledge and understanding thoughout life.
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National Panhellenic Conference covers 26 membered groups on 654 campuses, including 2,968 undergraduate chapters all over the nation.
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At convention they decided to only use two types of stones for the badges. (Pearls and Diamonds)
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Home of Mary Love Collins and Elizabeth Dyer was the Chi Omega Headquarters from 1947 to 1973
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Chi Omega moved to the 33rd floor of the Carew Tower in Cincinnati, Ohio. Chi Omega was the first womens fraternity to have an Executive Office building.
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They stayed there until 1993!
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They are still located in Memphis.
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We are the first National Panhellenic Conference to reach this goal.
