Sigma Omicron Pi Sorority

Websites

UCB Chapter: www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~sopi/index.html

Year Founded

UCB Chapter: 1946

Additional Information

Chapter Summary/Information: The purpose of ΣΟΠ 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 ΣΟΠ provides an environment where sisters may utilize and develop their organizational skills.

Message from the President: I joined SOPi when I was a freshmen and was looking for my niche in the big bad world of UC Berkeley. Stepping outside of my comfort zone and attending a rush event, I did not realize that these amazing girls would only continue to enrich my college experience. Three years later, I can honestly say that I am so thankful to have made the decision to rush and to have had the opportunity to meet such wonderful people. These women have been my role models, companions, friends, and the sisters that I was not lucky enough to have biologically. They showed me how to balance work and play at Berkeley, planned events allowing me to give back to the community, patiently helped me develop my professional skills, gave me the opportunity to meet more people than I ever imagined, helped me grow as an individual, shared with me the best memories/laughs/jokes/trips of my college career, and gave me a family of sisters who I know will stay with me for the rest of my life. If you're interested in finding something similar here at Berkeley for yourself, I hope that you take the leap of faith and come to one of our rush events. I promise you won't be disappointed!

Annual Events: Presentations Ceremony for Potential New Members; National Convention hosted by a sister chapter; Fall Sisterhood Beach Retreat; Thanksgiving Sisterhood Dinner; Secret Santa Christmas Exchange; Avon Walk for Breast Cancer at Golden Gate Park; Relay for Life; Divinity, a charity dance party hosted with Sigma Phi Omega; Formals/Installation of New Members; Alumni Luncheon

Chapter Philanthropy: HPV Cervical Cancer

Chapter History: 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 the University of California, Berkeley re-established ΣΟΠ on their campus. Since its inception, ΣΟΠ has grown in membership with student chapters at: Beta Chapter, San Francisco State University, 1988. Gamma Chapter, San Jose State University, 1992. Delta Chapter, University of California, Davis, 1993. Epsilon Chapter, California State University, Sacramento, 1993. Zeta Chapter, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1995. Eta Chapter, University of Maryland, 1997. Theta Chapter, University of California, Irvine, 2001. Iota Chapter, Pennsylvania State University, 2001. Kappa Chapter, University of California, San Diego, 2002. Lambda Chapter, The Johns Hopkins University, 2002. Mu Chapter, University of California, 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. ΣΟΠ earned respectable reputation as a benefactor to the Asian American cause. 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 the University of California, Berkeley re-established ΣΟΠ on their campus. Since its inception, ΣΟΠ has grown in membership with student chapters at: Beta Chapter, San Francisco State University, 1988. Gamma Chapter, San Jose State University, 1992. Delta Chapter, University of California, Davis, 1993. Epsilon Chapter, California State University, Sacramento, 1993. Zeta Chapter, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1995. Eta Chapter, University of Maryland, 1997. Theta Chapter, University of California, Irvine, 2001. Iota Chapter, Pennsylvania State University, 2001. Kappa Chapter, University of California, San Diego, 2002. Lambda Chapter, The Johns Hopkins University, 2002. Mu Chapter, University of California, 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. ΣΟΠ earned respectable reputation as a benefactor to the Asian American cause.

Contact Information: President: alphasopipresident@gmail.com. Recruitment/more information: alphasopirush@gmail.com

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