History

Alpha Chi Omega was founded on October 15, 1885, at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Our seven founders - Anna Allen, Olive Burnett, Bertha Deniston, Amy DuBois, Nellie Gamble, Bessie Grooms and Estelle Leonard - first appeared in Meharry Hall, wearing scarlet and olive green ribbon streamers attached to their dresses. They chose "Alpha," the first letter of the Greek alphabet, because they were forming the first fraternity in the school of music. Since they thought they might also be founding the last such fraternity, "Omega" seemed appropriate. "Kai," meaning "and," was added to form the beginning and the end. "Kai" was soon changed to "Chi," a letter of the Greek alphabet.

About Zeta Theta

The Zeta Theta chapter of Alpha Chi Omega became the first sorority on campus in May of 1979. Since then, the sisters of the Zeta Theta chapter of Alpha Chi Omega have dedicated themselves to philanthropy, academics, and most of all, sisterhood. We are a dedicated and diverse group of girls whose interests range from child psychology to biomedical engineering, classics, to East Asian studies. At the end of the day, we are all unique Brown Students who have been fortunate enough to find sisterhood. We look forward to meeting new people interested in the sorority. Feel free to stop by the house at any time! We are located in Sears building on Wriston Quad.