Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. is the oldest historically Native American sorority. It is also the largest Native American Greek letter organization, with 13 chapters in five states and interest groups in three additional states.
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...
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Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc. is the oldest historically Native American sorority. It is also the largest Native American Greek letter organization, with 13 chapters in five states and interest groups in three additional states.
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 70 tribes represented, the sorority initiated its 300th member in fall 2007.
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 12 credit hours, have a 2.3 GPA or higher and no previous affiliation to any social sorority. Women interested joining a graduate chapter must have completed a...
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