Zeta Sigma Chi Explained

Zeta Sigma Chi
Letters:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΖΣΧ
Crest:	Zeta Sigma Chi.png
Status:	Active
Scope:	National
Affiliation:	Independent
Motto:	Keeping the Dream Alive
Chapters:	21
Colonies:	1
Symbol:	Unicorn
Nickname:	Z-Chis
Colors:	Peach and Black
Philanthropy:	Ronald McDonald House Charities
Free Label:	Principles
Free:	Education, Success, Culture, Service, and Sisterhood.
Address:	3198 S. Grand Boulevard
City:	St. Louis
State:	Missouri
Zip Code:	63118
Country:	United States

Zeta Sigma Chi (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΖΣΧ) (also known as Z-Chis, pronounced "Zeek eyes") is a multicultural American sorority founded in 1991 at the Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.^{[1] [2]} It was the third national multicultural organization founded in the United States.

History

On March 3, 1991, Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority Inc. was established at Northern Illinois University by eight founding members known as the Mommy Chis. The Mommy Chis are Maribel Campa, Zandra Cortes, Sandra de la Roca, Veronica Escobar, Sandra Gomez, Jacqueline Herrera, Laura Murillo, and Julie Sanders.^[3]

Zeta Sigma Chi is based upon five principles. The organization's principles are education, success, culture, service, and sisterhood, with an emphasis on social justice.

The Oakland University Office for Student Involvement selected its Zeta Sigma Chi chapter as the Fraternity & Sorority Life Organization of the Year for the 2019–2020 academic year.^[4]

Symbols

Zeta Sigma Chi's colors are peach and black. Its flower is the peach rose and its symbol is the unicorn. Its motto is "Keeping the Dream Alive."

Activities

The sorority's philanthropies are the Ronald McDonald House Charities and the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME). The Eastern Michigan University chapter hosts an annual SexapalooZa to encourage positive discussion and education about healthy and safe sex.^[5] The University of Michigan chapter held a workshop to discuss homophobia in the Greek system.^[6]

Chapters

Chapter	Chartered/Range	Institution	Location	Status	Reference
Alpha		Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, IL	Inactive	^[7]
Beta		University of Wisconsin–Whitewater	Whitewater, WI	Active	^[8]
Gamma		Purdue University Northwest	Calumet, IN	Inactive	^[9]
Delta		Michigan State University	East Lansing, MI	Inactive	^[10]
Epsilon		University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	Inactive	^[11]
Zeta		Towson University	Towson, MD	Inactive	^[12]
Eta		University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	Inactive	^[13]
Theta		University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Baltimore County, MD	Inactive	^[14]
Iota		Shippensburg University	Shippensburg, PA	Inactive	^[15]
Kappa		Wayne State University	Detroit, MI	Inactive	^[16]
Lambda		Oakland University	Oakland County, MI	Active
Mu			Kenosha, WI	inactive	^[17]
Nu		Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	Inactive	^[18]
Xi		University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, PA	Inactive	^[19]
Omicron		Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, MI	Inactive	^[20]
Pi		California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento, CA	Active
Rho		University of South Carolina	Columbia, SC	Inactive	^[21]
Sigma		University of California, Davis	Davis, CA	Inactive	^[22]
Tau		University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI	Active
Upsilon		California State University, East Bay	Hayward, CA	Inactive	^[23]
Omega		Reserved for deceased sisters		Memorial	^[24]
CSU Chico		California State University, Chico	Chico, CA	Active
Winthrop University Associate		Winthrop University	Rock Hill, SC	Active	^[25]

Notes and References

1. Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (December 3, 2022) Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed December 23, 2022.
2. Web site: Zukas . Keith . Hallock . Leena . 2021-02-28 . Sorority sister spotlight . 2023-01-03 . Royal Purple.
3. Web site: About . 2023-01-03 . Zeta Sigma Chi.
4. Web site: May 18, 2020 . Celebrating Excellence, Celebrating Success: the OSI awards Oakland University News . 2023-01-03 . Oakland University . en.
5. Web site: Grills . Olivia . November 29, 2017 . Zeta Sigma Chi sorority holds SexapalooZa . 2023-01-03 . The Eastern Echo.
6. News: Kwon . Andres . April 12, 2005 . Greeks Homphobic, LGBT Say . CXV . 1 . The Michigan Daily . 117 . January 3, 2023.
7. Web site: Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) Chapters - Sororities Fraternity and Sorority Life . 2024-07-19 . Northern Illinois University . en.
8. Web site: Chapters . 2023-01-03 . Zeta Sigma Chi.
9. Web site: Student Clubs and Organizations - Student Life - Purdue University Northwest . 2024-07-19 . Student Life . en.
10. Web site: Sororities Fraternity & Sorority Life Michigan State University . 2024-07-19 . fsl.msu.edu.
11. Web site: Fraternity/Sorority Contact List Fraternity and Sorority Life . 2024-07-19 . fsl.umich.edu.
12. Web site: Recognized Fraternities & Sororities . 2024-07-19 . Towson University . en.
13. Web site: Office of the Dean of Students - Sorority and Fraternity Life - Sorority and Fraternity Chapters . 2024-07-19 . deanofstudents.utexas.edu.
14. Web site: Chapter Directory . 2024-07-19 . campuslife.umbc.edu . en-US.
15. Web site: Shippensburg University - Fraternity and Sorority Life . 2024-07-19 . Shippensburg University . en.
16. Web site: 2024-06-07 . Organizations . 2024-07-19 . Dean of Students Office . en.
17. Web site: Student Organizations List . 2024-07-19 . www.uwp.edu . en.
18. Web site: Chapters - Fraternity, Sorority and Cooperative Life - Purdue University . 2024-07-19 . www.purdue.edu.
19. Web site: Chapter Directory Division of Student Affairs . 2024-07-19 . www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu.
20. Web site: Multicultural Greek Council - Campus Life.
21. Web site: Chapters - Fraternity and Sorority Life University of South Carolina . 2024-07-19 . sc.edu.
22. Web site: Chapters CSI . 2024-07-19 . en-US.
23. Web site: Fraternity & Sorority Organizations . 2024-07-19 . www.csueastbay.edu . en.
24. Web site: The Omega Chapter . 2023-01-03 . Zeta Sigma Chi.
25. Web site: Home . February 12, 2019 . Winthrop University Associate Chapter of Zeta Sigma Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc..