Omega Phi Chi Sorority, Inc. Multicultural

The National Multicultural Greek Council announces a new executive board including Omega Phi Chi's Natalia Tapia

National Multicultural Greek Council Announces New Executive Board

The National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) has now filled all positions on its Executive Board. Please join us in congratulating the new Executive Board officers who will serve a two year term for 2011-2013:

Christianne Medrano - President

Christianne I. Medrano was born in Managua, Nicaragua and hails from Miami, FL. She is a two time Gator graduate earning her BA in English with an emphasis on Cultural Studies and Secondary Education, and her Masters in Education in Student Personnel in Higher Education in 2002 and 2004 respectively., Inc. She was initiated the Fall of 1999 Alpha Chapter of Gamma Eta Sorority.

Since her initiation to Gamma Eta she has served in pivotal roles in the development of the organization including serving three terms as National President and three terms as the Director of Expansion. Chris has also been a very active volunteer and member of the Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors (AFA), having served as a conference presenter, volunteer, and author and editor of the NMGC Resource Guide for Campus Professionals, Co-editor of the NAPA Resource Guide for Campus Professionals, and workgroup member of the NALFO Resource Guide for Campus Professionals, all AFA Publications. Chris has also served as the site coordinator for the Interfraternity Institute in 2010, 2011, and 2012 and is also a proud graduate of the 2007 class.

Mariel Pagán - Vice President

Mariel Pagán is an enchanting mermaid/sister of Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, Inc. Mariel earned her B.S in Diplomacy and International Relations from Seton Hall University and went on to earn a M.A. in Counseling Service with a concentration in Higher Education from Rider University. Currently, Mariel serves as the Assistant Dean of Students for Student Activities at Seton Hall University.

Mariel's past experience includes serving as National President for Lambda Tau Omega from 2005-2007 and as the NMGC University Liaison in the 2007-2009 administration. Within her role as the Vice-President of the National Multicultural Greek Council, Mariel hopes to improve and develop the educational and social programming that is provided by the council to support its member organizations

Natalia Tapia - Treasurer

Natalia Tapia is a member of Omega Phi Chi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. initiated in 1997. Natalia is honored and feels privileged to serve as the National Multicultural Greek Council's Treasurer for the 2011-2013 term.

Natalia has worked closely with NMGC since 2004 and began as her organization's member representative. In 2009 she was nominated and elected as the NMGC's University Liaison and worked closely in restructuring and organizing the Council into its next phase of growth.

Natalia looks forward to what these next two years will bring and in working towards the further advancement of the NMGC and its member organizations.

Lambda Psi Delta and Omega Phi Chi Join Forces to Launch Anti-Bullying Campaign

Sunday, 02 October 2011 15:34 |

(New Jersey) – In a show of unprecedented unification amongst multicultural service-based sororities, Lambda Psi Delta Sorority, Inc. and Omega Phi Chi Sorority, Inc. have partnered together to launch the Step Up – Speak Out! Bullying Awareness and Prevention Campaign.

The Step Up – Speak Out! Bullying Awareness and Prevention Campaign is designed to increase awareness about the detrimental effects of bullying and cyber-bullying at all levels in American society, and empower bystanders to speak out when bullying occurs. The Campaign invites collegiate groups and community-based organizations across the country, including local and national fraternities and sororities, to join ranks and speak out against bullying and cyber-bullying.

Omega Phi Chi Sorority, Inc. is committed to helping others and making differences throughout communities

Our National Board supports and promotes philanthropic endeavors of all kinds through out the year through our National Philanthropy Omega Phi Chi Community Advocates Responsible for Educating and Serving (OPC C.A.R.E.S). OPC C.A.R.E.S. aims to promote compassion, improve communities, and take advantage of education opportunities in which we can strengthen both our organization and the communities in which we reside.

For Omega Phi Chi, multicultural means more than just acceptance, it means acting on our diversity, it is a state of mind where we think beyond our limitations and borders.

The term multicultural for many organizations is often used to denote acceptance of all diverse cultures. Our sisters operate under the knowledge that we are part of a world bigger than our individual selves and that every action we take has an impact on that world at large. While we work with underserved populations in our respective communities, we also make an effort to make a difference at a global level.

Omega Phi Chi Sorority, Inc. Multicultural is one of the founding organizations of the council

The National Multicultural Greek Council (NMGC) is an umbrella council for a coalition of Multicultural Greek-letter organizations (MGLOs) established in 1998. The purpose of NMGC is to provide a forum that allows for the free exchange of ideas, programs, and services between its constituent fraternities and sororities; to promote the awareness of multicultural diversity within collegiate institutions, their surrounding communities, and the greater community-at-large, and to support and promote the works of its member organizations.

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As an organization founded on diversity, we thrive on a solid base of multicultural understanding and awareness that includes distinctions across race, class, and sexuality.

The sisterhood cultivates high levels of openness, acceptance, and collaboration with individuals and organizations as well as promoting cultural sensitivity by educating our respective communities about living in a varied society. Diversity is a core component of Omega Phi Chi as a multicultural sorority that was established by eight women of Asian, African-American, and Latina descent. Our Founding Mothers passed on a tradition of building understanding and acceptance across all cultural distinctions and levels of difference. In founding a multicultural sorority, they acknowledged the need to respect and celebrate our cultural differences while appreciating the common bonds we share as women.