Sigma Psi Zeta

Sigma Psi Zeta
ΣΨΖ

Founded	March 23, 1994 (1994-03-23) University at Albany
Type	Cultural interest
Emphasis	Asian American
Scope	National
Motto	"Lead from the front."
Colors	Red and Gold
Flower	Yellow Rose with Baby's Breath
Philanthropy	To Combat Violence Against Women
Chapters	33
Homepage	http://www.sigmapsizeta.org

Sigma Psi Zeta (ΣΨΖ) Sorority, Inc. is a progressive multicultural sorority with roots in Asian/Pacific Islander American women's issues advocacy. It was founded on March 23, 1994 at the University at Albany and incorporated in New York on March 15, 1996 by the 10 Founding Mothers. The sorority's colors are red and gold and its flower is a yellow rose with baby's breath. It is a part of the National APIA Panhellenic Association (NAPA).

Sigma Psi Zeta is a cultural, social, educational and community service–oriented Greek organization. It is the third largest Asian-interest sorority in the nation. Its philanthropic focus is to combat violence against women in its various forms. Sigma Psi Zeta is an official partner of the White House initiative, It's On Us, which launched as a result of the ARC3 Survey.

Sigma Psi Zeta currently has active sisterships in the states/commonwealths of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and Washington D.C. It has 33 sisterships in the United States.

History

Plans for the Sigma Psi Zeta sorority were formed in the Fall semester of 1993 at SUNY Albany by a group of female undergraduates from different backgrounds. The sorority was formed in part to address the dual difficulties faced by Asian women. On March 23, 1994 the sorority was officially recognized by the University. Within a year, a second chapter was formed at Binghamton University.^[1]

The founding mothers were:

Gina Han
Sally Hsieh
Jean Kim
Jenny Kim
Sandra Lam
Winnie Liu
Yan-Chieh Liu
Michelle Macaraig
Sung-Yon Noh
Loan Trang

Philanthropy

Since 1999, Sigma Psi Zeta's philanthropy has been to combat violence against women. The sorority has worked against violence against women in many forms, and has focused specifically on Asian women who are historically objectified and disempowered. Local chapters and colonies participate in events such as the Take Back The Night rallies, and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence's Domestic Violence Awareness month.^[2]

Sistership Locations

Chapters

[Α] Alpha Chapter – University at Albany, The State University of New York – Albany, NY
[Δ] Delta Chapter – University at Buffalo, The State University of New York – Buffalo, NY
[H] Eta Chapter – State University of New York at Stony Brook – Stony Brook, NY
[Θ] Theta Chapter – University of Massachusetts Amherst – Amherst, MA
[I] Iota Chapter – University of Rochester – Rochester, NY
[Λ] Lambda Chapter – University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA
[N] Nu Chapter – Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA
[Ξ] Xi Chapter – University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Lincoln, NE
[O] Omicron Chapter – Stanford University – Stanford, CA
[Π] Pi Chapter – The George Washington University – Washington, D.C.
[P] Rho Chapter – University of Washington – Seattle, WA
[T] Tau Chapter – University of Maryland at College Park – College Park, MD
[Y] Upsilon Chapter – University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA
[Φ] Phi Chapter – University of Colorado at Boulder – Boulder, CO
[AB] Alpha Beta Chapter – Northwestern University – Evanston, IL

Charters

[Β] Beta Charter – Binghamton University – Binghamton, NY
[K] Kappa Charter – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) – Blacksburg, VA
[M] Mu Charter – State University of New York at Geneseo – Geneseo, NY
[AΓ] Alpha Gamma Charter – Villanova University – Villanova, PA
[AΔ] Alpha Delta Charter – Rutgers University – New Brunswick, NJ
[AE] Alpha Epsilon Charter – University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign – Champaign, IL
[AZ] Alpha Zeta Charter – University of the Sciences – Philadelphia, PA
[AΘ] Alpha Theta Charter – Wichita State University – Wichita, KS
[AI] Alpha Iota Charter – University of California, Berkeley – Berkeley, CA
[AK] Alpha Kappa Charter – University of Minnesota, Twin Cities – Minneapolis, MN
[AL] Alpha Lambda Charter – Rochester Institute of Technology – Rochester, NY
[AM] Alpha Mu Charter – University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS

Colonies

[Γ] Gamma – Jamaica, NY
[E] Epsilon – Oneonta, NY
[Z] Zeta – New York, NY
[X] Chi – Shippensburg, PA
[AA] Alpha Alpha – New Haven, CT
[AH] Alpha Eta – New York City, NY

References

↑ "Our Story". Sigma Psi Zeta. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
↑ "Philanthropy Background". Sigma Psi Zeta. Retrieved 14 December 2013.

Fraternities and sororities

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Related concepts	Freemasonry Odd Fellows Secret society Colony North American fraternity and sorority housing Stepping Hazing Hazing in Greek letter organizations List of hazing deaths in the United States Mother of Fraternities

Historically African-American	List of African-American Greek and fraternal organizations ΑΚΑ ΑΦΑ ΔΣΘ ΖΦΒ ΙΦΘ ΚΑΨ ΣΓΡ ΦΒΣ ΩΨΦ

Historically Asian/Pacific Islander-American	αΚΔΦ ΑΦΓ ΒΧΘ ΔΕΨ ΔΚΔ ΔΦΛ ΔΦΩ ΙΝΔ ΚΦΓ ΚΦΛ ΛΦΕ ΠΑΦ ΠΔΨ ΣΒΡ ΣΟΠ ΣΣΡ ΣΨΖ ΣΦΩ ΧΣΤ

Christian fraternities and sororities	ΑΔΓ ΑΔΧ ΑΓΩ ΑΛΩ ΑΝΩ ΒΕΓΓΑΡΣ ΒΣΨ ΒΥΧ ΓΦΔ ΣΑΩ ΣΘΕ ΣΦΛ ΦΒΧ ΧΑΩ

Historically Jewish	ΑΕΠ ΑΕΦ ΖΒΤ ΣΑΕΠ ΣΑΜ ΣΔΤ ΤΔΦ ΤΕΦ

Μulticultural	Delphic ΔΞΝ ΔΞΦ ΓΗ ΖΣΧ ΖΦΡ ΖΧΦ ΘΝΞ ΛΤΩ ΛΨΔ ΜΣΥ ΣΛΓ ΤΦΣ ΨΣΦ ΩΔΦ ΩΦΧ

LGBTQ	ΑΛΖ ΑΠΔ ΔΛΦ ΓΡΛ ΚΑΛ ΚΘE ΟΕΠ ΣΦΒ ΘΠΣ

Native American	ΑΠΩ ΦΣΝ

Latino and Puerto Rican	ΑΨΛ ΔΤΛ ΓΑΩ ΓΖΑ ΗΓΔ ΚΔΧ ΛΑΥ ΛΠΧ ΛΠΥ ΛΣΥ ΛΘΑ ΛΘΦ ΛΘΝ ΛΥΛ ΝΑΚ ΜΑΦ ΝΣΒ ΣΔΑ ΣΙΑ ΣΛΑ ΣΛΒ ΣΛΥ ΣΠΑ ΦΔΓ ΦΗΜ ΦΙΑ ΦΣΑ ΧΥΣ ΩΦΒ

Major specific	ΑΓΡ ΑΣΚ FarmHouse ΚΚΨ ΣΑΙ ΤΒΣ Triangle ΦΣΓ ΦΣΡ

Social sororities	ΑΓΔ ΑΔΠ ΑΕΦ ΑΞΔ ΑΟΠ ΑΣΑ ΑΣΤ ΑΦ ΑΧΩ ΓΦΒ ΔΔΔ ΔΓ ΔΖ ΔΦΕ ΖΤΑ ΖΧΦ ΘΦΑ ΚΑΘ ΚΒΓ ΚΔ ΚΚΓ ΠΒΦ ΣΔΤ ΣΚ ΣΣΣ ΦΜ ΦΣΣ ΧΩ

Social fraternities	Acacia ΑΓΣ ΑΔΦ ΑΚΛ ΑΣΦ ΑΤΩ ΑΦΔ ΑΧΑ ΑΧΡ ΒΘΠ ΔΚΕ ΔΣΦ ΔΤΔ ΔΥ ΔΦ ΔΧ ΔΩΕ ΖΨ ΘΔΧ ΘΞ ΘΧ ΚΑ Order ΚΑ Society ΚΔΡ ΚΔΦ ΚΛΨ ΚΣ ΛΧΑ ΠΚΑ ΠΚΦ ΠΛΦ ΣΑΕ ΣΔΑ ΣΘΠ ΣΝ ΣΠ ΣΤΓ ΣΦ ΣΦΔ ΣΦΕ ΣΧ ΤΚΕ ΦΓΔ ΦΔΘ ΦΚΘ ΦΔΨ ΦΚΣ ΦΚΤ ΦΚΨ ΦΛΧ ΦΜΑ Sinfonia ΦΜΔ ΦΡΗ ΦΣΚ ΦΣΦ XΓE ΧΦ ΧΨ ΨΥ

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