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By Lauren Ramirez (Zeta Xi, University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Content warning: This post mentions sexual and verbal assault. If you or someone you know needs help, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-SAFE or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE. I knew I wanted to join Alpha Chi Omega during my […]
By Autumn Jordan (Tau, Brenau University) The thought of being an alumna feels a little strange. Perhaps it’s because for four years, you pour your blood, sweat and tears into graduating, and then all of a sudden, you’ve done it. To know that an organization or someone you know may have been changed for the […]
By Nour Lotfy (Beta Omicron, Florida Southern College) I was born and raised across the world in Cairo, Egypt. My home was there, and it was all I ever knew! Moving across the sea and to America was never on our radar until of course it was, and two months later we were here. My […]
In honor of our seven founders, we get to know one Alpha Chi Omega through seven questions. Carla Sutton Pittman (Omega, Washington State University) Carla Sutton Pittman values the everlasting connections she gained from Alpha Chi Omega, including one in particular: her friendship with her little sister, Jennifer Fox Yovin. They’ve journeyed through life’s biggest […]
By Autumn Jordan (Tau, Brenau University) Everyone is involved in systems in some way, shape or form. There is everything from computer systems, ecological systems, education systems, all the way up to the solar system. Even your body is made up of 11 different organ systems! In a world where we are always looking for […]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2021 By Allison Summers Ajazi, associate director of education and leadership initiatives Content warning: This post contains information about sexual assault and/or relationship violence which may be triggering to survivors. Alpha Chi Omega’s national philanthropy is domestic violence awareness. In this philanthropic work, our goal is to prevent sexual assault, promote healthy […]
By Steph Stanglin (Iota Psi, Elon University) Sara Alpert and I met in our sociology of education class in February 2012, the first day of classes after I joined Alpha Chi Omega at Elon University. She was a year older than me, but she declared her education major late, so she was on the same […]
A Day of Giving letter to our sisters Empowered women empower women. It’s a phrase we hear so often today and one many of us would use to describe our Alpha Chi Omega experience. As Alpha Chi Omegas, we are empowered women and we empower women, but what exactly does this mean? The dictionary definition […]
In honor of our seven founders, we get to know one Alpha Chi Omega through seven questions. Hannah Petrie (Beta Delta, College of William & Mary) The new Guess Who? Hometown Helpers edition – highlighting essential workers who are helping our communities through the pandemic – all started as an idea from Hannah Petrie. Her […]
By Ariana Brancato (Iota Lambda, Texas Christian University, and Gamma Zeta, Kansas State University) It seems like yesterday that I sat in an auditorium with hundreds of women waiting to open my bid card. I’ll never forget the anxious anticipation of holding that envelope, but, most of all, the hope that I would see red […]