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Participation in Activities develops us into well-rounded people. We engage with others to develop outside interests and expose us to new and differing points of view. By contributing in the larger world, we demonstrate that Chi Omega makes a difference in the lives of women.

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Sister Danielle Marshall recently received Panhellenic Woman of the Month for her outstanding leadership and service-work on campus! Congratulations, Danielle!

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Chi Omega Mu Chapter
2421 Piedmont Ave
Berkeley, CA 94704

If you have any questions please contact our chapter President, Mandy Jones at:
calchiomegapresident@gmail.com

Friendship

Friendship is what binds us to each other and to our Fraternity. The friendships we develop in Chi Omega give us a home across geography and generations and give us lasting support throughout our lives.

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There's never a dull moment with Chi Omega! Each year we have three Invitationals where we rent out venues in San Francisco and dress up in costume to dance the night away! Each sister is allowed to invite a couple friends and we all take chartered buses to the city together. In addition, we have a Spring Formal in which each sister brings one date for a classy night of dancing and fun at a beautiful location. We also have Exchanges throughout the year in which we pair with a fraternity for a fun activity. Past Exchanges include a trip to an Oakland A's game, bowling, and a Mexican night!

Along with these bigger activities, you can always find a sister to spend time with whether you're in the mood for a night out or just staying in and watching a movie. Every week, you can find Chi O's crowded in the chapter room for Glee, Gossip Girl, and Project Runway, to name a few favorites.

Graduate Resources

Thinking about attending Graduate School? Use this tool from GradView.com to find a program near you!

High Standards

Sisterhood and High Standards means that we are women of integrity and good character. We have high expectations for ourselves and for our Sisters. We strive daily to be role models to others.

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Membership in Chi Omega is for a lifetime. Our network of Sisters and the spirit of Chi Omega are a home wherever you are. We invite you to connect!

Leaders

Katie Richardson	katierichardson@bekeley.edu	President
Laura Fukumoto	lfukumoto33@berkeley.edu	Vice President
Kim Holland	kmholland@berkeley.edu	Secretary
Sarah Nowland	sgnowland@yahoo.com	Treasurer
Alexis Dalke	alexisdalke@berkeley.edu	New Member Educator
Irene Chen	ireniechen@gmail.com	Personnel Chair
Linda Li	lindalingli@gmail.com	Panhellenic Delegate
Molly Niffenegger	niffeneggerm@berkeley.edu	Recruitment Chair
Cristina Arthun	cjarthun@berkeley.edu	Social Chair
Arianna Benedetti	arianna.benedetti@gmail.com	House Manager

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Make-A-Wish Foundation

The Make-A-Wish Foundation is Chi Omega Fraternity's National Philanthropy. Since the start of our alliance, Chi Omegas have made a difference in many children's lives through volunteering time, talents, and dollars. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has honored Chi Omega for the incredible volunteer efforts of our members.

Each year our chapter hosts Chi O Casino, a poker and blackjack tournament, in order to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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Closing off the month of April, our chapter held our fourth annual Chi O Casino Night, inspired by Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Our home hosted nearly 100 poker players and another 150 guests throughout the evening, raising just over $4,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, twice what we have raised in the past! Thanks to the hard work put forth from the ladies of Mu chapter, as well as much-appreciated support from parents, local businesses and alumni, we were able to make this the most successful casino night yet.

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Our Story

It all began on April 5, 1895, at the University of Arkansas when four young women, with the help of a local dentist, established the secrets and symbolism that today bind over 260,000 women. This small band of women founded Chi Omega after realizing a need for an organization that would foster both friendship and respect for the potential and inherent value of women. Over the years, Chi Omega has provided its members with unique opportunities in leadership, scholarship, and lifelong friendship - striving to provide each Sister with a commitment to personal integrity, excellence in academic and intellectual pursuits, intergenerational participation, community service, leadership opportunities and social enrichment.

Visit the Cal Chi Omega website at http://web.me.com/chiomegamu!

Personal Development

Career and Personal Development prepares us for life’s work and makes us marketable regardless of the path we choose. Sisters serve as mentors and coaches along the way. Chi Omega promotes personal growth and teaches us to work earnestly at whatever we choose to do.

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Recruitment

Chi Omega is FUN! Every year, over 5,000 young women across America join the largest women’s fraternity in the world for sisterhood and lifelong friendships.

Interested in going Greek? Welcome! My name is Nicole Evans, and I'm the Recruitment Chair for Mu Chapter of Chi Omega at UC Berkeley. Fall Recruitment is definitely a whirlwind process, but the mutual selection process allows each girl to find the perfect fit for them. For me, coming to Chi Omega felt like coming home. I found friendship, laughter, and met girls whom I now consider my closest friends! Check out http://www.calgreeks.com/ to learn more about the Greek system. Fall Recruitment 2010 begins Saturday, August 28th and we hope to see your smiling face on our doorstep!

Go Bears and Go Greek!

Nicole

Scholarship

Sincere Learning and Creditable Scholarship means that we care about our intellectual development. We embrace the spirit and excitement of learning throughout our lives and encourage others to better themselves.

In Spring 2008, Chi Omega earned the #1 overall GPA out of the entire Greek Community at UC Berkeley!
The chapter house holds many great places to study, whether in our study lounge, library, or at our weekly study tables complete with tasty study snacks. We find that our sisters are an amazing resource when it comes to academics, and you can always find help in a study buddy or through our study files. We also recognize the importance of maintaining good relationships with the faculty, and each semester women of the chapter invite Professors and Teaching Assistants to join the house for a Scholarship dinner.

Service

Community Service means that we want to make a difference on our campuses and in our communities. We know that giving back to others unselfishly makes the world a better place and makes us better people. Serving and giving helps to connect us.

Spring 2008 has seen the dedication of Mu chapter sisters in a wide range of philanthropic ventures in both the Greek and Berkeley communities. Chi Omega placed first (for the third year in a row) in Pi Beta Phi's "Arrowbands" lip-syching contest, earning money for our national philanthropy, Make-A-Wish Foundation. We also contributed to Sigma Chi's philanthropy week "Derby Days," where our painting took the highest bid in an auction, benefiting the fraternity's charity. In addition to attending numerous other philanthropy events, the ladies of Chi Omega also helped tidy up the Berkeley campus for Cal Day with the All-Greek Clean Up.
Outside the UC campus, many women spent their time volunteering as mentors and tutors, as well as at food banks and even the Oakland Hospital. Three girls devoted their spring breaks to Hurricane Katrina releif work and house rebuilding through Habitat for Humanity. We also participated in Princess Project, a program which provides free prom dresses and accessories to high school girls who are unable to afford them. After a sucessful semester, we look forward to extending a greater focus to the needs of the surrounding Berkeley and Bay Area communities. -Christina Arthun, external philanthropy chair.

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Symbols

Chi Omega’s symbols are a visual representation of our purposes and ideals.

Symphony

The Chi Omega Symphony has reflected the purposes of Chi Omega members since its composition in 1904 by Ethel Switzer Howard on the eve of her initiation into the Xi Chapter of Chi Omega at Northwestern University.

To live constantly above snobbery of word or deed; to place scholarship before social obligations and character before appearances; to be, in the best sense, democratic rather than 'exclusive', and lovable rather than 'popular'; to work earnestly, to speak kindly, to act sincerely, to choose thoughtfully that course which occasion and conscience demand; to be womanly always; to be discouraged never; in a word, to be loyal under any and all circumstances to my Fraternity and her highest teachings and to have her welfare ever at heart that she may be a symphony of high purpose and helpfulness in which there is no discordant note.

Updates (National)

Chi Omega Elects Governing Council

Chi Omega Fraternity has elected five outstanding volunteers to serve on...

The Eleusis Wins Awards

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Chi Omega Convention: Spanning Geography and Generations

Since 1900, Chi Omegas have gathered every two years for Convention. The...

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