Omega Phi Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. () is a national multicultural sorority that was established on November 9, 1988 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey by eight women of Asian, African American, and Latina descent. History The founders of Omega Phi Chi were a group of eight women who felt the need to establish a multicultural organization on the campus of Rutgers University - New Brunswick that spoke to their needs across diverse backgrounds, distinct cultural roots, and the empowerment of the female culture. They came together to found a multicultural sorority; a different type of organization that would not be categorized by ethnicity, creed or culture. Since its inception, it has grown to include over 95 different nationalities and has started 24 chapters in New Jersey, New York, Florida, Arizona, Texas, Indiana, and California. Founding Mothers The founding mothers of Omega Phi Chi Multicultural Sorority Inc. are: Bernadette Santana - Filipina & Dominican Dawn Gonzalez - Puerto Rican Cindy Cumba - Puerto Rican & Mexican Stacy Richardson - African American Annette Cuevas - Puerto Rican Socorro Valle - Puerto Rican Tracie Davis - African American Magdaly Casillas - Puerto Rican Purpose The purpose of Omega Phi Chi is to create a unity among all women and promote ethnic diversity by integrating women of all boundaries and cultures. Omega Phi Chi's concept of sisterhood are love, honesty, loyalty, responsibility of one another, and mutual respect. The main objectives of this organization are academic excellence and involvement in community affairs. In addition, Omega Phi Chi prides themselves in promoting professionalism. Facts Colors: Perfect Pink and Onyx Black Mascot: Black Panther Flower: Lady's Pink Slipper known as Moccasin Stone: Black Onyx Core Values: Academic Excellence and Involvement in Community Affairs We Step and We Stroll Mottos: "Destroying All Boundaries. Uniting All Races. Omega Phi Chi. We Dare to Be Different." "Preserving the Past, Cultivating the Present, Building the Future, Omega Phi Chi, We Dare To Be Different" Undergraduate chapters The chapters of Omega Phi Chi: Alpha - Rutgers University - New Brunswick Beta - Rider University Gamma - New Jersey City University Delta - South Orange, New Jersey Epsilon - William Patterson University Zeta - The College of New Jersey Eta - Ramapo College of New Jersey Theta - Kean University Iota - State University of New York at New Paltz Kappa - Barry University Lambda - Arizona State University