Alpha Pi Omega
Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. () is the oldest historically American Indian sorority. It is also the largest Native American Greek letter organization, with 24 chartered chapters across nine states and the District of Columbia.

History
Alpha Pi Omega Sorority was founded on Sept. 1, 1994 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill by four Native women. The founders, now known to the membership as the Four Winds, are Shannon Brayboy, Jamie Goins, Amy Locklear and Christie Strickland.

With more than 100 tribes represented, the sorority has more than 900 sisters nationwide.

Founding principles
The sorority's founding principles are traditionalism, spirituality, education and contemporary issues.

Membership
Interested women may join at the undergraduate or post-undergraduate level. Collegiate women must have completed at least one full-time academic term, have a 2.5 GPA or higher and no previous affiliation to any social sorority. Women interested joining a professional chapter must have completed a bachelor's degree or higher and have no previous affiliation to any social sorority.

Officers
Nationally, the sorority is governed by a 13-member board known as the Grand Keepers of the Circle. Grand Keepers are elected to two-year terms and meet bi-monthly.

Chapters

Alpha- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Beta- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Gamma- Oklahoma State University
Delta- University of New Mexico
Epsilon- Dartmouth College
Zeta-  University of Arizona 
Eta-  North Carolina State University
Theta- Northeastern State University
Iota- Arizona State University
Kappa- Oregon State University
Lambda- University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mu- Haskell Indian Nations University
Nu- Duke University
Xi-Washington State University
Alpha Pi- The Triangle, North Carolina (Professional chapter)
Beta Pi- Robeson County, North Carolina (Professional chapter)
Gamma Pi- Columbus County, North Carolina (Professional chapter)
Delta Pi- Payne County, Oklahoma (Professional chapter)
Epsilon Pi- Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Professional chapter)
Zeta Pi- District of Columbia (Professional chapter)
Eta Pi- Pima County, Arizona (Professional chapter)
Theta Pi- Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (Professional chapter)
Iota Pi- Cherokee County, Oklahoma (Professional chapter)
Kappa Pi - Rocky Mount, North Carolina (professional chapter)

Provisional chapters and additional honey process sites
Provisional chapters -University of North Carolina-Greensboro
Additional honey process sites - Dane County, Wisconsin (professional); University of Northern Colorado; Boston area-wide (Harvard University, Northeastern University, Wellesley College); Western Carolina University; University of Kansas; University of North Dakota

See also
 List of social fraternities and sororities
 Phi Sigma Nu fraternity

External links
Alpha Pi Omega's official Web site

Student organizations established in 1994
Fraternities and sororities in the United States
Native American organizations
1994 establishments in North Carolina