æɾ ɪts bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ, ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈʌðɚz ʌv sˈɪɡmə fˈaɪ oʊmˈeɪɡə wɜːɹ ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ kˈaɪ ˈælfə dˈɛltə, ɐn ˈeɪʒənɐmˈɛɹɪkən soːɹˈɔːɹᵻɾi fɹʌm jˌuːsˌiːˌɛlˈeɪ, tə bɪkˌʌm wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ tʃˈæptɚz.
At its beginning, the founding mothers of Sigma Phi Omega were invited by Chi Alpha Delta, an Asian-American sorority from UCLA, to become one of their chapters.