Zeta Sigma Chi

Zeta Sigma Chi is a multicultural American sorority founded in 1991 at the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. It was the third national multicultural organization founded in the United States.

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History

On March 3, 1991, Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority Inc. was established at Northern Illinois University by eight founding members known as the Mommy Chis. The Mommy Chis are Maribel Campa, Zandra Cortes, Sandra de la Roca, Veronica Escobar, Sandra Gomez, Jacqueline Herrera, Laura Murillo, and Julie Sanders.
Zeta Sigma Chi is based upon five principles. The organization's principles are education, success, culture, service, and sisterhood, with an emphasis on social justice.
The Oakland University Office for Student Involvement selected its Zeta Sigma Chi chapter as the Fraternity & Sorority Life Organization of the Year for the 2019–2020 academic year.

Symbols

Zeta Sigma Chi's colors are peach and black. Its flower is the peach rose and its symbol is the unicorn. Its motto is "Keeping the Dream Alive." Its principles or pillars are Education, Success, Culture, Service, and Sisterhood.

Activities

The sorority's philanthropies are the Ronald McDonald House Charities and the National Association for Multicultural Education. The Eastern Michigan University chapter hosts an annual SexapalooZa to encourage positive discussion and education about healthy and safe sex. The University of Michigan chapter held a workshop to discuss homophobia in the Greek system.

Chapters

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha		Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, IL	Inactive
Beta		University of Wisconsin–Whitewater	Whitewater, WI	Active
Gamma		Purdue University Northwest	Calumet, IN	Inactive
Delta		Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	Inactive
Epsilon		University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	Inactive
Zeta		Towson University	Towson, MD	Inactive
Eta		University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	Inactive
Theta		University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Baltimore County, MD	Inactive
Iota		Shippensburg University	Shippensburg, PA	Inactive
Kappa		Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	Inactive
Lambda		Oakland University	Oakland County, MI	Active
Mu		University of Wisconsin–Parkside	Kenosha, WI	inactive
Nu		Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	Inactive
Xi		University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	Inactive
Omicron		Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, MI	Inactive
Pi		California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	Inactive
Rho		University of South Carolina	Columbia, SC	Inactive
Sigma		University of California, Davis	Davis, CA	Inactive
Tau		University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	Active
Upsilon		California State University, East Bay	Hayward, CA	Inactive
Omega		Reserved for deceased sisters		Memorial
CSU Chico		California State University, Chico	Chico, CA	Active
Winthrop University Associate		Winthrop University	Rock Hill, SC	Inactive