Sigma Omicron Pi

Sigma Omicron Pi is an Asian American interest sorority. Founded in 1930 at San Francisco State University, the college social organization has active chapters on twelve campuses in the United States. The stated objective of the sorority is to "further the awareness of women in Asian culture" and "to promote unity, lifelong friendships, leadership, and community service".

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History

In 1930, ten Asian American women came together on the campus of San Francisco State University to form a sorority for women who were interested in teaching. They adopted the Greek letters ΣΟΠ or Sigma Omicron Pi to represent "Sisters of Pedagogy". It was the first Chinese sorority on that campus. Elizabeth Ling-so Hall was a founder and the sorority's first president.
Sigma Omicron Pi expanded to the University of California, Berkeley campus in 1936. The sorority became active in the Asian community. Annually, they held a fashion show to raise scholarship money with the UC Chinese Alumni Association.
However, both chapters were forced to become inactive during World War II. Sigma Omicron Pi was revived at the University of California, Berkeley in 1946. The educational focus fell away, changing to providing fellowship, philanthropy, and cultural awareness for and among Asian American women of many Asian backgrounds.
In 1994, the sorority created an Inter-Chapter Council with six elected officers to help unite the various chapters. By 2025, the sorority had chartered fifteen chapters. Its national office is in La Jolla, California.

Symbols

The Greek letters ΣΟΠ or Sigma Omicron Pi were selected to represent "Sisters of Pedagogy". The sorority's colors are green and gold. Its flower is the daisy and its jewel is the pearl.

Chapters

Active chapters are in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha Prime	1930–194x ?	San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California	Reissued
Alpha		University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Active
Beta Prime	1936–194x ?	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Reissued
Beta		San Francisco State University	San Francisco, California	Active
Gamma		San Jose State University	San Jose, California	Active
Delta		University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Active
Epsilon		California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, California	Active
Zeta		University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, California	Active
Eta	-2000	University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Inactive
Theta		University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Active
Iota		Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Active
Kappa		University of California, San Diego	San Diego, California	Active
Lambda		Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
Mu		University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California	Active
Nu		Binghamton University	Binghamton, New York	Active

Notable members

Tiffany Lam – Miss Hong Kong 2002, Miss Chinese International 2003 runner up, and TVB actress