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Chi Omega (ΧΩ) is a women's fraternity and the largest member of the National Panhellenic Conference. Chi Omega has over 178 active collegiate chapters and over 240 alumnae chapters. Chi Omega's national headquarters is located in Memphis, Tennessee.〔(Chi Omega: About us )〕 ==History== Chi Omega was founded April 5, 1895 at the University of Arkansas by Ina May Boles, Jean Vincenheller, Jobelle Holcombe, and Alice Simonds, with the help of Dr. Charles Richardson (an initiate of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity). It first expanded in Fall 1898 with Chi chapter at Jessamine College; located in Nicholasville, Kentucky and Hellmuth Ladies' College, located in London, Ontario.〔(The Eleusis of Chi Omega, Volume 6, 1906, p. 337 )〕 Both chapters were transferred to other schools in 1903.〔(The Eleusis of Chi Omega, Volume 6, p. 32 )〕 By its 10th anniversary, in 1905, and with the support of Alumnae and Dr. Richardson, Chi Omega had installed 17 chapters throughout the United States. Chi Omega joined the National Panhellenic Conference in 1903.〔(NPC: Joining dates of members )〕 From 1947-1973, Chi Omega's headquarters were in the private home of two alumnae in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1973, Chi Omega moved to the 33rd floor of Carew Tower, the tallest building in Cincinnati. Chi Omega was the first women's Fraternity to have an Executive Office in an Office Building. In 1986, the Chi Omega Executive Office was moved to the 31st floor of the same office building, Carew Tower, until their move to the present location in Memphis, Tennessee in December 1993. Chi Omega Fraternity members have supported philanthropy since the fraternity's inception in 1895. In the late 1990s, the leadership in Chi Omega researched opportunities for a partnership with a national philanthropy. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been chosen as Chi Omega's official philanthropy since 2002.〔(Chi Omega: Alliance between Chi Omega and Make-A-Wish. )〕 Since the start of this alliance, Chi Omega has raised more than 14 million dollars and has volunteered over half a million hours for Make-A-Wish, being a sponsor of more than a million dollars annually.〔(List of current donors to Make a Wish )〕 Despite being a women's organisation, Chi Omega only refers to itself as a women's fraternity instead of a sorority. As such, Chi Omega is the largest women's fraternal organization in the world with over 330,000 initiates and 178 collegiate chapters.〔 The 300,000th member was initiated in 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chi Omega」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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