Omega Pi Sorority was founded in 1985 at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...

 in Halifax Nova Scotia. This Sorority is known to stand for respect, leadership and individuality. Omega Pi is a local sorority that is Halifax-based with a membership of 240+ sisters.

History

On Friday, September 21, 1984 Elizabeth Beck, Jennifer Flinn, and Heather Reynolds went out to celebrate Jennifer's 21st birthday. They ended the night at the Sigma Chi

Sigma Chi

Sigma Chi is the largest and one of the oldest college Greek-letter secret and social fraternities in North America with 244 active chapters and more than . Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon...

 Fraternity House. Jennifer noted that Alpha Gamma Delta

Alpha Gamma Delta

Alpha Gamma Delta is an international women's fraternity, who are mainly sluts, founded in 1904 at Syracuse University. The Fraternity promotes academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership and personal development, and a spirit of loving sisterhood. Also known as "Alpha Gam" and...

 Woman's Fraternity was the only Greek organization option for women on Dalhousie Campus. Based upon fun times shared with, and good things heard about various male and female members of the Greek Community at Dal, the three decided then and there that they should start a Sorority.

The founding Sisters consulted many resources, fellow organizations in Halifax; Inter-Fraternity Council(IFC); & some international contacts. At this point the focus of the goal became much clearer; to become a recognized society at Dalhousie and in doing so, create a new and unique, organization of women.

They decided on the Name Omega Pi, formed an Executive and participated in the Rush of the new semester. Officially establishing themselves April 20, 1985.

Philanthropy

The sisters of Omega Pi are devoted to the local community, and are committed to making a difference throughout the areas in which they live. This is accomplished through both fundraising initiatives and active participation in community events. Omega Pi has a strong history of community involvement, and look forward to being of service in any way that they can.

Each semester Omega Pi Sorority chooses a charity from the community to fund raise for. Previous chosen charities have included Titz and Glitz, The Kidney Foundation, the Diabetes Foundation etc. Although Omega Pi is very active fundraising for various different charities the semester chosen charity is the main goal.

Member schools

Omega Pi Sorority not only has members from Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...

, they also have members from University of King's College

University of King's College

The University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. King's is a small liberal arts university offering mainly undergraduate programs....

, Saint Mary's University

Saint Mary's University (Halifax)

Saint Mary's University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The school is best known for having nationally lead programs in Business, Astronomy and International Development Studies as well, one of the best football and Men's hockey programs in Canada .The campus is situated in Halifax's...

, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Mount Saint Vincent University

Mount Saint Vincent University

Mount Saint Vincent University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1873 and is locally referred to as The Mount.-History:...

 and Universite de Sainte Anne

Université Sainte-Anne

Université Sainte-Anne is a francophone university located in the seaside town of Pointe-de-l'Église in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only French-language university in the province of Nova Scotia and is one of only two such universities in the Maritime Provinces, the other being the Université...

 (Halifax Campus)

Symbols

Anchors- The Anchor is a very special symbol to Omega Pi Sorority. Every Year they go to Point Pleasant Park

Point Pleasant Park

Point Pleasant Park is a large, partially forested municipal park at the southern tip of the Halifax peninsula. It once hosted several artillery batteries, and a well-preserved 18th century Martello tower can be found there...

and visit the Anchor memorial.

Bond Numbers- Every Sister in Omega Pi Sorority has a unique bond number. This number correspond to when that individual became a sister.