Alpha Chi Omega's Founders chose "Alpha," the first letter of the Greek alphabet, because they were forming the first fraternity in the school of music. Since they thought they might also be founding the last such fraternity, "Omega" seemed appropriate. "Kai," meaning "and," was added to form the beginning and the end. "Kai" was soon changed to "Chi," a letter of the Greek alphabet.
Our House
We have the closest house to campus!
Alpha Chi Omega
1464 E. Foothill Blvd
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Our Founders
Our Open Motto
"Together, Let us seek the Heights"
Our Colors
Alpha Chi Omega's colors of scarlet red and olive green were chosen to commemorate the Fraternity's autumn founding in Greencastle, Indiana.
Our Symphony
Our Flower
The Red Carnation
Our Badge
A Greek lyre of gold, having three twisted strings spanned diagonally by a raised and slightly rounded scroll of black enamel bearing the Greek letter Alpha Chi Omega in gold.
Our Stick Pin
The stick pin, which can be worn with the lyre badge, is diamond-shaped with the top half enameled in scarlet and the bottom in olive green. It features a lyre across its face.
Our Coat of Arms
The coat of arms includes a square shield, a crest, and a scroll. The shield is scarlet, cut by a bar of olive green. The first section of the shield displays an open book in gold; at the base is a sheaf of wheat, also in gold. The bar has three white stars . The crest, a lyre bird, is in its natural color. The scroll at the bottom bears the Greek translation of our open motto, "Together let us seek the heights."
