Theta Nu Xi

Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. (ΘΝΞ) is a historically multicultural sorority founded on April 11, 1997, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), by seven women who sought to bridge cultural gaps. Theta Nu Xi was incorporated on April 29, 1999.

Theta Nu Xi
ΘΝΞ
FoundedApril 11, 1997 (April 11, 1997)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
TypeSocial
AffiliationNMGC
ScopeNational
MottoSisters of Diversity, Together as ONE
Colors  Lavender,   Carolina blue and   Black
SymbolButterfly
FlowerSterling Silver Rose
PhilanthropyGirl Up
Chapters61
Official butterflyTiger swallowtail
TenantsScholarship, Service, Sisterhood, Leadership, & Multiculturalism
Headquarters37th Street
Union City, NJ 07087
United States
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Theta Nu Xi was founded during a time when cultural Greek organizations began to proliferate on campuses across the United States. Theta Nu Xi was the first multicultural sorority founded in the Southeastern United States. The sorority has since grown to more than sixty chapters and colonies in over twenty years of existence.[1]

In the spring of 1996, Melissa Jo Murchison-Blake sought a sisterhood that openly embraced all women and crossed cultural boundaries. As a bi-racial woman, she did not want to choose between historically Caucasian or African-American sororities. Murchison-Blake felt that if she did choose one, she would be denying half of her heritage.

Murchison-Blake recruited six other women who would become the national founders of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority. The founders were Geeta Nadia Kapur, Natalie Nicole Barker, Peggy Virginia Long, Melissa Jo Murchison-Blake, Brenda Imade Eribo, Katherine Ellen Stanley, and Janelle Kalia Poe[1]

In the early days of its existence, the sorority met resistance from its campus of founding. The Director of Greek Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill advised the national founders to consider joining an existing organization, expressing his concern that a new Greek organization based on the principle of multiculturalism, would not survive at UNC. Despite such resistance, the national founders' continued efforts set the stage for Theta Nu Xi's presence in the Greek, non-Greek, and surrounding communities.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill officially recognized Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority as the Alpha chapter on April 11, 1997. To commemorate the result of their perseverance, the national founders–now known as the Founding Monarchs–acknowledged April 11, 1997, as the official founding date of the organization. With the collaborative efforts of the Founding Monarchs and the initiates of spring 1998, the organization grew exponentially.

The earliest members of Theta Nu Xi addressed an immediate need to develop an official process of expansion that would support new entities as well as serving the interests of the sorority. Under the visionary guidance of Anna Lamadrid, new chapters were founded in the spring of 1999 at North Carolina State University and one at UNC Greensboro. The three groups of women designated themselves Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, respectively, and thus the national organization was born.

The Sorority was incorporated on April 29, 1999, and with the participation of the Alpha chapter, the Beta colony, and the Gamma colony, the national organization was established at the first annual National Convention on August 21, 1999. The first out-of-state expansion effort resulted in the founding of the Utah State University chapter in the spring of 2000.

Graduate, Alumnae, and Professional (GAP) Program

In the first national constitution, the earliest members of Theta Nu Xi laid the foundation for an active post-graduate status. On July 19, 2000, sixteen women petitioned the national board to be granted status as an Alumnae chapter. These women requested that a structure be put in place that would allow post-collegiate members the ability to participate fully in Sorority activities and the national organization while a more complete structure was being developed. The national board granted the sixteen pioneers the equivalent of chapter status, allowing them to send representatives to the 2000 National Convention.[1]

At this convention, on behalf of the Alumnae chapter, Soror Jerri Kallam submitted a resolution to establish Alumnae Chapter Standards. During the same meeting, Soror Amanda Greene, representing the Alpha chapter, submitted a resolution to create a committee to examine the role of alumnae and professional membership. These resolutions were adopted and a committee was created. This committee, composed of Sorors Jerri Kallam, Christie Aden, Shannon Stewart, and Melissa Murchison-Blake, was charged with refining and further developing the name, structure, and important documents relating to alumnae and professional membership and so sparked the development of an official Graduate, Alumnae, and Professional (GAP) Program.

At the 2001 National Convention, the alumnae committee submitted a GAP policy along with supporting documents. Through the advocacy of this committee and the success of the program as evidenced by the GAP-initiated women present at the Convention, the GAP program was officially established and became the first of its kind for multicultural sororities. Founding Monarchs Melissa Murchison-Blake and Janelle Poe, along with Sorors Holly Woodard and Rebecca Treherne, officially chartered the first GAP chapter on April 11, 2002.

Being the first multicultural sorority to offer an established Graduate, Alumnae, and Professional Program, Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. began receiving numerous inquiries from interested women. As more women were initiated at this level, and as undergraduate members graduated, the GAP program became a crucial component of the Sorority's structure.

GAP women now serve on the National Board, support the undergraduate sisterhood as advisors, and participate in all aspects of Sorority operations including expansion teams, national committees, ONEVision - the official Sorority newsletter, and more.

Values

The mission of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. is to promote leadership, multiculturalism, and self-improvement through academic excellence, involvement in and service to the campus and community, as well as being living examples of sisterhood across different races, cultures, religions, backgrounds, and lifestyles.

The tenets of the Sorority are Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, Leadership, and Multiculturalism. The motto of the Sorority is "Sisters of Diversity, Together as ONE". The objectives of the sorority are to incorporate separate cultures into one life, to build self-esteem through sisterhood, to participate in service activities, especially those concerning diversity in the community, to encourage academic excellence and overall self-improvement, and to promote unity among Greek organizations.[2]

Structure

Regions

Theta Nu Xi is structured into five regions.

RegionStates
Mid-AtlanticDistrict of Columbia, North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia
NortheastConnecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont
SoutheastAlabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee
CentralIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin
WestAlaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming

Undergraduate chapters

Following are the undergraduate chapters of Theta Nu Xi; the active chapters are indicated in bold and the inactive chapters are indicated in italic.

Chapter Chartered/Range Institution Location Region Status Reference
Alpha April 11, 1997 – 2021 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Mid-Atlantic Inactive [3][4][5]
Beta March 31, 1999 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Mid-Atlantic Active [6][3][5]
Gamma April 21, 1999 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Mid-Atlantic Active [3][5][7]
Delta April 14, 2000 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Mid-Atlantic Active [3][5][8]
Epsilon April 22, 2000 Utah State University Logan, Utah West Active [9][3][5]
Zeta December 10, 2000 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Southeast Active [3][5][10]
Eta August 29, 2001 – 20xx? Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Mid-Atlantic Active [3][5][11][lower-alpha 1]
Iota February 24, 2001 – 20xx ? University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah West Inactive [3][5][12]
Kappa April 1, 2001 – 20xx ? Texas A&M University–Commerce Commerce, Texas Central Inactive [3][5][12]
Lambda July 28, 2001 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Southeast Active [13][3]
Mu December 2, 2001 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona West Inactive [3][5]
Nu April 14, 2002 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Northeast Active [14][3][5]
Omicron December 4, 2002 – 20xx ? University of Houston Houston, Texas Central Inactive [3][5][12]
Pi December 7, 2002 – c. 2018 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Mid-Atlantic Inactive [15][3][5]
Rho Fall 2010 Muhlenberg College Allentown, Pennsylvania Northeast Active [5][3][16][lower-alpha 2]
Sigma November 1, 2003 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Northeast Inactive [3][5][12]
Tau November 8, 2003 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona West Active [3][5][17][lower-alpha 3]
Upsilon May 2, 2004 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Central Active [3][18]
Phi October 17, 2004 – 20xx ? University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Central Inactive [19][3][12]
Chi November 20, 2004 Columbia University New York City, New York Northeast Inactive [3][5][12]
Psi May 2, 2005 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico West Active [20][3][5][lower-alpha 4]
Alpha Alpha June 4, 2005 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Southeast Active [21][3]
Alpha Beta July 8, 2005 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Central Active [3][5][22]
Alpha Gamma December 3, 2005 – c. 2018 College of New Jersey Ewing Township, New Jersey Northeast Inactive [3][5][12]
Alpha Delta April 14, 2006 – 20xx East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Mid-Atlantic Inactive [3][5][12]
Alpha Epsilon December 9, 2006 – 20xx ? University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Central Inactive [3][5]
Alpha Zeta November 8, 2008 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado West Active [3][5][23]
Alpha Eta March 21, 2009 University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas Central Inactive [3][5][12]
Alpha Theta April 5, 2009 Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Northeast Active [24][3][5]
Alpha Iota April 10, 2010 State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York Northeast Active [25][3][5]
Alpha Kappa May 2, 2010 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Mid-Atlantic Active [26][3][5]
Alpha Lambda December 2, 2010 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Massachusetts Northeast Active [3][5][27]
Alpha Mu April 25, 2014 – 20xx ? Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, Florida Southeast Inactive [5][12]
Alpha Nu April 3, 2015 Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Southeast Active [28][5]
Alpha Xi April 14, 2015 University of Denver Denver, Colorado West Active [29][5][12][lower-alpha 5]
Alpha Omicron March 5, 2016 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Central Active [5][12]
Alpha Pi colony April 21, 2017 – 20xx ? Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas Central Active [5][12]
Alpha Rho April 28, 2017 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Central Active [30][5]
Alpha Sigma April 21, 2018 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Southeast Active [31][5]
Alpha Tau March 11, 2020 Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Stillwater, Oklahoma Central Active [32][5]
Alpha Upsilon colony April 9, 2021 Florida International University Miami, Florida Southeast Active [12]
Alpha Phi colony April 11, 2022 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Central Active [12]

Notes
  1. Started as a colony on February 25, 2001.
  2. Formed as the Rho Colony on April 27, 2003.
  3. Began as Tau Colony on November 8, 2003.
  4. Formed as the Precious Psi Colony on May 2, 2005.
  5. Colony was created from the local group V.I.B.E. (Vision Inspired By Empowerment) which was created in November 2013.

Graduate, alumnae, and professional chapters

These are the non-collegiate chapters of Theta Nu Xi. Active chapters are indicated in bold; inactive chapters are indicated in italic.

Chapter Founded Location Region Status Reference
Xi Alpha April 11, 2002 New York City Metro Area and New Jersey Northeast Active [3][33]
Xi Beta September 30, 2002 Greensboro, North Carolina Mid-Atlantic Active [34][3]
Xi Gamma November 2, 2002 Mid-Atlantic (Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia) Mid-Atlantic Active [35][3][lower-alpha 1]
Xi Delta August 4, 2003 – c. 2016 North-East Texas Central Inactive [36][3][12]
Xi Epsilon January 15, 2004 Atlanta Metro Area, Georgia Southeast Active [37][3]
Xi Zeta January 23, 2004 – 20xx ? South Florida Southeast Inactive [3][12]
Xi Eta March 9, 2004 – c. 2016 Arizona and Southern California West Inactive [38][3][12]
Xi Theta April 16, 2004 – c. 2018 Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina Mid-Atlantic Inactive [39][3][12]
Xi Iota August 25, 2004 Midwestern (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin) Central Active [3][40]
Xi Kappa December 9, 2005 – c. 2015 Salt Lake City, Utah West Inactive [12][41][3][lower-alpha 2]
Xi Lambda August 21, 2006 – 20xx ? North Florida Southeast Inactive [3][12]
Xi Mu December 16, 2007 – 20xx? Orlando, Florida Southeast Inactive [3][12]
Xi Nu January 26, 2009 – 20xx ? Houston, Texas Central Inactive [3][12]
Xi Xi February 27, 2011 – c. 2015 Mahwah, New Jersey Northeast Inactive [42][3][12]
Xi Omicron August 9, 2013 Richmond, Virginia Mid-Atlantic Active [43][12][lower-alpha 3]
Xi Pi April 1, 2014 Detroit, Michigan Central Active [12][44][lower-alpha 4]
Xi Rho July 6, 2014 Boulder, Colorado West Active [12][45][lower-alpha 5]
Xi Sigma October 8, 2014 – 20xx ? Austin, Texas Central Inactive [12]
Xi Tau July 1, 2016 – c. 2017 Tampa Bay Area, Florida Southeast Inactive [12][46][lower-alpha 6]
Xi Upsilon July 18, 2014 Indianapolis, Indiana Central Active [47][lower-alpha 7]
Xi Phi June 13, 2019 Charlotte, North Carolina Mid-Atlantic Active [48][lower-alpha 8]
Xi Chi 20xx ?–20xx ? Northeast Florida / Jacksonville, Florida Southeast Inactive ? [12]
Xi Psi 20xx ?–20xx ? Northern California, Oregon, and Washington West Inactive [3]
Tucson GAP colony 20xx ?–20xx ? Tucson, Arizona West Inactive ? [12]
Las Vegas GAP colony July 10, 2018 Las Vegas, Nevada West Active [49]
Rio Grande GAP colony 20xx ? Albuquerque, New Mexico West Active [50][12]

Notes
  1. Formed as the Washington, D.C. Mid-Atlantic GAP Colony in September 2000.
  2. Formed on May 29, 2005, as the Northwest GAP Colony.
  3. Established as the Central Virginia GAP Colony on March 5, 2006.
  4. Founded as The Metro-Detroit GAP Colony on January 21, 2014.
  5. Organized as the Colorado State GAP Colony on November 18, 2013.
  6. Formed March 15, 2016, as the Tampa Bay GAP Colony.
  7. Established on July 18th, 2014 as the Indiana GAP Colony.
  8. Formed as the Charlotte Metro GAP Colony on October 12, 2018.

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