SigmaOmicronPi.com
Title
Sigma Omicron Pi
Contact
Administrative:
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- Milpitas CA
- US 95035
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Registrant:
- Sigma Omicron Pi, Student Chapters, Inc.
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- Berkeley CA
- US 94704
Description
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:
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.
