Alpha Nu Chapter at Texas State University
Omega Phi Alpha's Misson
Omega Phi Alpha's Purpose
Omega Phi Alpha National History
The mission of Omega Phi Alpha is service.
We provide opportunities for leadership and friendship through training and participation in service activities. Our hope is that our members
will become life-long, service-minded leaders.
We strive to better the lives of others worldwide by collaborating with organizations and volunteering through a flexible service program.
The purpose and goals of this sorority shall be to assemble its members in the fellowship of Omega Phi Alpha, to develop friendship, leadership, and cooperation by promoting service to the university community, to the community at-large, to the members of the sorority, and to the nations of the world.
In 1953, a group of male college students in the Zeta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity at Bowling Green State University decided they needed another organization to help them with projects on campus and in the city of Bowling Green, Ohio. The original thought was to establish another service fraternity at the university; however, after a number of women expressed interest, plans were made to organize a women’s service sorority instead. Since the objectives of the two organizations were the same: service, leadership, and friendship, a similar name was chosen: Omega Phi Alpha. Membership was initially only open to University women who had been Girl Scouts or Camp Fire Girls.
In 1958, a group of women at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti formed another Omega Phi Alpha chapter. In late 1962, a group of women at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut independently formed the third chapter. In the spring of 1966, the Bowling Green chapter registered the sorority as a national organization and then asked the other chapters to affiliate. A national organizing convention was scheduled at Bowling Green in June 1967. At the convention, the three groups discussed ideas and agreed to the requirements and structure that formed Omega Phi Alpha National Service Sorority.
Since OPA’s founding in 1967, the sorority has expanded to 31 college campuses in 19 states.
Omega Phi Alpha National History
Omega Phi Alpha - Alpha Nu Chapter History
It all started when a group of girls wanted an organization that was all about community service. Each of us knew we had a passion for giving back to the community and others around us, but did not know exactly where to start. That is when the Colony of Omega Phi Alpha started in the fall of 2011.
After thinking about what to do, a group of girls sat in the Alkek Library on a “quiet” floor to discuss where to begin and how to start. As everyone kept looking at us because we were quietly whispering on the “quiet” floor, we got some logistics taken care of, including: where to meet, what was going to take place, and how excited everyone was. While figuring out the steps to take we worked hard on recruiting more girls. We had meetings every week learning more and more about each other, and becoming a close family. As spring rolled around, we needed to get our numbers up and get our name out onto the campus, so other student organizations would know who we were. We set up a booth at our Student Organization Fair, talked to a lot of girls, and accepted in more amazing women. That is when everything got serious, and we were down to the very last steps of completing our Petition for Charter. As one big group we worked together to finish it, but we also had fun along the way. When we went on a retreat, we became extremely close, as we let out our darkest secrets; we cried and then laughed together. The experience made us stronger than ever before. Unfortunately, not everyone would stay that close. Upon almost entirely completing our process of the Petition for Charter, we had some girls quit due to many different reasons. We had struggles from financial issues to girls just not getting along.
After overcoming those setbacks we wrapped our minds around our goal and put our efforts in full force to finish the Petition. In the fall of 2012, we were ready to be inducted and become the 27th Chapter of Omega Phi Alpha, when even more girls decided to drop out and our numbers got too low to complete the requirements. Everyone was heartbroken, mad, and just in utter shock. With discouragement on our side now, the feelings became overwhelming to some, and they decided they could not handle it anymore. After losing even more people we knew we had to get our numbers back up once again. We held an official rush, but unfortunately it didn’t work as planned and we only got four amazing girls. We knew we needed even more, so we held rush once again. This time we brought in a good amount of amazing girls! Everyone was fully dedicated in order to earn our charter. On January 19, 2013, the ladies of the Texas State Colony of Omega Phi Alpha were inducted into the National Organization, and are now referred to as the Alpha Nu Chapter!
Founding Mothers (join date):
Griselda Cazares (Fall 2011)
Sarah Ervin (Fall 2011)
Samantha Gillies (Fall 2011)
Kaity Macken (Fall 2011)
Christina Petrauskas (Fall 2011)
Jordan Polk (Fall 2011)
Marissa Hickel (Spring 2012)
Samantha Lauron (Spring 2012)
Allison Weed (Spring 2012)
Anna Brenson (Fall 2012)
Ariel Castillo (Fall 2012)
Sarah Chavis (Fall 2012
Drew Demartini-Alers (Fall 2012)
Lissette Fernandez (Fall 2012)
Cristina Hernandez (Fall 2012)
Molly Needham (Fall 2012)
Hannah Nowicki (Fall 2012)
Alicia Ports (Fall 2012)
Megan Preiss (Fall 2012)