| Alpha Omicron Pi | |
|---|---|
| ΑΟΠ | |
 | |
| Founded | January 2, 1897 Barnard College |
| Type | Social |
| Affiliation | NPC |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | International |
| Motto | Inspire Ambition |
| Colors | Cardinal |
| Symbol | Sheaf of wheat |
| Flower | Jacqueminot rose |
| Jewel | Ruby |
| Mascot | Panda |
| Publication | To Dragma |
| Philanthropy | The Arthritis Foundation |
| Chapters | 143 |
| Members | 191,000 + lifetime |
| Headquarters | 5390 Virginia Way Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 United States |
| Website | alphaomicronpi |
Alpha Omicron Pi (ΑΟΠ, AOII, Alpha O) is an international sorority founded on January 2, 1897, at Barnard College on the campus of Columbia University in Manhattan, New York City.[1][2]
"AOII," and "Alpha O," the familiar names of the fraternity,[3] is open to women regardless of ethnicity, religion or socio-economic background,[4] with over 140 active collegiate chapters and 159 active alumnae chapters in Canada and the U.S.A.[5][6] The fraternity is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, and is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference.[1] Major symbolism includes the color cardinal, the ruby and the 'Général Jacqueminot' rose. The fraternity publishes a magazine for the benefit of members, named To Dragma.[1]
Alpha Omicron Pi was founded on the ideas found in the object of the fraternity—character, dignity, scholarship, and college loyalty.[7]
- ^ a b c Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. pp. IV-13–15. ISBN 978-0963715906.
- ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), showing Alpha Omicron Pi chapters". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 30 December 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- ^ For convenience, all women's fraternities are collectively known as sororities to distinguish them from men's groups, while legal documents and more formal writing may refer to a group as a women's fraternity.
- ^ To Dragma. Fall/Winter 2012,
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alpha Omicron Pi". Office of the Dean of Students. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ "Character | Dignity | Scholarship | Loyalty". Alpha Omicron Pi. Retrieved 2020-03-15.