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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Leading the Way Learning Center
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Chi Omega Chi Beta Chapter
402 Waldron St
West Lafayette, IN 47906
smshamba@purdue.edu

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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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.

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!

Executive Board

Name	Position
Secily Shambaugh	President
Emily Campbell	Vice President
Emily Payne	Secretary
Andrea McAllister	Treasurer
Kaitlin Hines	New Member Educator
Jenna Myers	Personnel Chair
Jenna Fogleman	House Manager
Brooke Puetz	Recruitment Chair
Hillary Hoover	Panhellenic Delegate

Cardinal Cabinet 

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.




Every year, Chi Beta either adopts a child or raises money to donate to the overall organization. In the past few years, we have had the pleasure of being able to adopt a child and make all of their wishes come true! Just last year, we had the chance to make a little girl's dream come true by sending her to Disneyworld to meet Cinderella. In addition, we hosted her at our chapter house for dinner, making her favorite foods and showing her around the house. It was truly an amazing and unbelievably fulfilling experience.

There are many ways that we raise money to participate in the program, such as our Mom's Day SIlent Auction. However, our main fundraiser is a sand volleyball tournament that we hold towards the beginning of the year. Various organizations sign up to participate in our tournament and then compete against each other. Not only do we raise a lot of money for Make-A-Wish, but everyone involved has a ton of fun while doing so.

This past year, we hosted a new event that turned out to be very successful. We teamed up with another organization on campus and held a "Rodeo" fundraiser. We brought in a mechanical bull and the organizations that were participating had a bull riding competition. The Rodeo was a memorable experience that we will be hosting again next year in the Spring of 2010!

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.


Chi Beta's Story

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.

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.

Recruitment is by far one of our favorite times of the year! We encourage you to get involved in Purdue's amazing greek system and see for yourself what it's all about! 

Check our site soon for updates on Recruitment 2010!

For more questions regarding formal recruitment or to register, please visit the Purdue Panhellenic Association's website: www.purduegreeks.com
If you are an alumna and have questions about recruitment, please contact:
Jenna Rickus
Recruitment Advisor
jlrickus@mac.com
Or:
Brooke Puetz
Recruitment Chair
bnpuetz@purdue.edu

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.

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.

Chi Omega’s symbols are a visual representation of our purposes and ideals.
Our colors: Cardinal & Straw
Flower: White Carnation
Mascot: The Owl
Gem: Pearl                 
  

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.These are words we hold very close to our hearts, and strive to always live by:


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.

Welcome to Chi Omega at Purdue University!  

We are glad you are here and encourage you to look around and get a glimpse of the sisterhood we are so proud to be a part of!

Chi Omega is someone who believes in your intrinsic potential; who has a vision for your future; who will support you with lifelong commitment and sisterhood. It's the hand that you hold when you're afraid. The companionship that turns a moment into a memory. The voice that says," I will be here for you."