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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Sorority Gamma Alpha Omega (Шаблон:Lang) is a Latina-founded Greek letter intercollegiate sorority, established in 1993 on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The sorority has 28 collegiate chapters and 13 alumnae chapters.

History

Gamma Alpha Omega was founded on Шаблон:Dts by eight Latina women.[1][2][3]

Founders

  • Michelle Seañez
  • Amy Alvarez
  • Patsy Guardado
  • Clara Lopez
  • Sandra Saenz
  • Valerie Mendoza
  • Roxana Quinones
  • Annette Escalante[4]

From the beginning the organization was "dedicated to promoting the achievement and quest of higher education amongst all women", thus while established by Latinas it was open from the start to women of all backgrounds. Its mission is noted with four goals:

  • Increase the number of women with college educations and advanced degrees.
  • Provide mentors for youth, women and underrepresented communities,
  • Support individual leaders in each member
  • Provide lifelong support for sisters, rooted in the pillars of Honesty, Integrity, Leadership, Scholarship and Unity.[5]

Milestones

In 1997, Gamma Alpha Omega expanded beyond Arizona with the founding of Gamma chapter at the University of Washington on January 24 of that year.

In 2000, the sorority became a founding member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) when it emerged as a national association of Latino fraternal groups.

April 2001, marked a milestone for Gamma Alpha Omega, when the organization was officially recognized as an incorporated entity in the state of Arizona.[6]

In 2012, Gamma Alpha Omega chartered the first double letter chapter for the Sorority at the University of New Mexico.

In 2016, Gamma Alpha Omega withdrew from NALFO alongside several other founding fraternity and sorority members of the council. This was due to a variety of reasons.

Symbols and traditions

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ΓΑΩ's official logo, the White Rose within a Blue Diamond.

At its founding the sorority chose the colors Forest Green, Navy Blue and White as identifiers, along with a mascot of a "White Bengal Tiger with Blue Eyes". Further symbolism has been added over the years, including a flower, the "White Thornless Rose", and three jewels, the Green Emerald, Blue Sapphire and White Diamond. The official colors were refined with adoption of the sorority's branding guide.[5][7]

The sorority notes five "pillars" important to its culture: honesty, integrity, leadership, scholarship and unity.[5]

The sorority recognizes high-functioning chapters as "Diamond Standard" chapters.[8]

The sorority publishes a digital magazine twice annually called The ROSE Vine.

Governance

Governance of the sorority is vested in a National Executive Board which manages the affairs of the organization on a day-to-day basis. The sorority meets in a national convention every two years during odd-numbered years. Regional conferences are held in the off years between national conventions.[8]

National leadership

As of July 1, 2021, national officers include:[9]

  • National President
  • Vice President
  • VP of Expansion
  • VP of Communications
  • VP of Collegiate Affairs
  • VP of Programming
  • VP of Standards
  • VP of Finance
  • VP of Alumnae Affairs

In addition, the National Administration also contains regional and national directors that assist with the different regions, areas, and departments with the National Office & Headquarters of Gamma Alpha Omega.

Chapters

Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics. Chapter information from the national website or the referenced Baird's Manual online archive.

Chapter name College / University State Installed Date and Range Status Reference
Alpha Arizona State University Arizona Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Beta University of Arizona Arizona Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Gamma University of Washington Washington Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Delta Washington State University Washington Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Epsilon University of Wisconsin–Parkside Wisconsin Шаблон:Dts Inactive [10][11]
Zeta Reserved Mexico Шаблон:Dts–200x Inactive [10]
Eta University of Idaho Idaho Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Theta University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Wisconsin Шаблон:Dts Inactive [10][11]
Iota Texas Tech University Texas Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Kappa Oregon State University Oregon Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Lambda University of Houston Texas Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Mu University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Wisconsin Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Nu Baylor University Texas Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Xi University of Houston–Downtown Texas Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Omicron Northern Arizona University Arizona Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Pi California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt California Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Rho California State University, Northridge California Шаблон:Dts Inactive [10][11]
Sigma University of the Pacific California Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Tau University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Illinois Шаблон:Dts ? Inactive [10][11]
Upsilon University of Oregon Oregon Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Phi University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Wisconsin Шаблон:Dts Inactive [10][11]
Chi University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Psi Eastern Washington University Washington Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Omega Reserved for deceased sisters [11]
Alpha Alpha University of New Mexico New Mexico Шаблон:Dts Inactive [10][11]
Alpha Beta California State University, Fresno California Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Alpha Gamma New Mexico Highlands University New Mexico Шаблон:Dts ? Inactive [10][11]
Alpha Delta Heritage University Washington Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Alpha Epsilon Texas A&M University Texas Шаблон:Dts Active [10][11]
Alpha Zeta Carroll University Wisconsin Шаблон:Dts Active [11]

See also

References

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Шаблон:Fraternities and Sororities Шаблон:National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations

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  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 From the national website's Quick Facts page, accessed 4 Jul 2021.
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  7. ↑ From the national website's Resources page, accessed 4 Jul 2021.
  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 From the national website's Programming page, accessed 4 Jul 2021.
  9. ↑ From the national website's Leadership page, accessed 4 Jul 2021.
  10. ↑ 10,00 10,01 10,02 10,03 10,04 10,05 10,06 10,07 10,08 10,09 10,10 10,11 10,12 10,13 10,14 10,15 10,16 10,17 10,18 10,19 10,20 10,21 10,22 10,23 10,24 10,25 10,26 10,27 Noted in the Baird's Manual Online Archive, accessed 4 Jul 2021.
  11. ↑ 11,00 11,01 11,02 11,03 11,04 11,05 11,06 11,07 11,08 11,09 11,10 11,11 11,12 11,13 11,14 11,15 11,16 11,17 11,18 11,19 11,20 11,21 11,22 11,23 11,24 11,25 11,26 11,27 11,28 Noted on ΓΑΩ's Official website, list of chapters, accessed 4 Jul 2021.
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