Leadership, Multiculturalism, Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood
Sisters of diversity, together as ONE!
Black, Lavender, Carolina Blue
Sterling Silver Rose
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
April 11, 1997 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
To promote leadership, multiculturalism, and self-improvement through academic excellence, involvement in and service to the campus and community, as well as being living examples of sisterhood across different races, cultures, religions, backgrounds, and lifestyles.
While part of the Founders’ vision was to create a sisterhood that physically transcended societal boundaries such as race, religion, culture, and class, their primary goal was to bring together women who believe in the ideal of multiculturalism and want to promote multiculturalism in their everyday lives.
While all Greek organizations are and continue to grow more diverse, our Sorority explicitly seeks members with multicultural ideals and interests; we seek to use our Sorority as a vehicle to educate the surrounding campus and community on issues of diversity. We recognize that diversity is not limited to race, and we are proud to have achieved a sisterhood that is not only diverse with respect to race, but ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and political ideology as well.
Loyal to the cocoon
from where she comes,
the Theta Woman rises out of a lavender dawn
to proudly bridge the gaps in her world
with her butterfly wings.
With honesty and courage,
she lives and loves without condition.
Surrendering to her beauty and power,
she gives and receives freely.
Remembering her vision, her purpose, her heart.
Creator of her own definition,
she inspires those around her
to be proud and selfless,
to give unselfishly over and over again.
Loving herself as she loves others,
the butterfly transcends,
taking other with her in her flight.
Ayodele Caroo
Alpha Chapter, Spring 1998