Gamma Alpha Omega () is a Latina-founded Greek letter intercollegiate sorority, established in 1993 on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The sorority has installed 28 collegiate chapters and 13 alumnae chapters.

History Gamma Alpha Omega was founded at the Arizona State University on as a multicultural sorority for Latina women. It founders were eight Latina students: Amy Alvarez, Annette Escalante, Patsy Guardado, Clara Lopez, Valerie Mendoza, Roxana Quinones, Sandra Saenz, and Michelle Seañez.

Gamma Alpha Omega was formed to promote "achievement and quest of higher education amongst all women". Although established by Latinas it was open from the start to women of all backgrounds. Its mission is noted with four goals: Increase the number of women with college educations and advanced degrees. Provide mentors for youth, women and underrepresented communities, Support individual leaders in each member Provide lifelong support for sisters, rooted in the pillars of Honesty, Integrity, Leadership, Scholarship and Unity. The sorority founded its second chapter at the University of Arizona on August 8, 1993. On January 24, 1997, Gamma Alpha Omega expanded beyond Arizona with the founding of Gamma chapter at the University of Washington. In 2000, the sorority became a founding member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) when it emerged as a national association of Latino fraternal groups.

Gamma Alpha Omega incorporated in the state of Arizona in April 2001. In January 2016, Gamma Alpha Omega withdrew from NALFO alongside several other founding fraternity and sorority members of the council. It would then rejoin the association in December 2025.

Symbols Gamma Alpha Omega's motto is or "United We Will Grow". Its pillars are honesty, integrity, leadership, scholarship and unity.

At its founding the sorority chose the colors forest green, navy blue and white. Its mascot is a white Bengal tiger with blue eyes. Its flower is the white thornless rose. Its jewels are the emerald, sapphire and diamond. Its fruit is the red apple.

The sorority publishes a digital magazine twice annually called The ROSE Vine. Its nicknames are the Gammas and Tigresas.

Activities Gamma Alpha Omega's national philanthropies are Emeralds for Education and HIV Awareness. Emeralds of Education is a youth mentoring program established by the sorority in 2011.

Governance Governance of the sorority is vested in a National Executive Board, including a national president, vice president, vice president of collegiate affairs, vice president of communication, vice president of expansion, vice president of finance, vice president of programming, vice president of standards, and vice president of alumnae affairs. In addition, its national administration also contains regional and national directors that assist with the different regions, areas, and departments with the national office and headquarters. Its national headquarters are in Tempe, Arizona.

The sorority meets in a national convention every two years during odd-numbered years. Regional conferences are held in the off years between national conventions.

Chapters

Collegiate chapters In the following list of Gamma Alpha Omega collegiate chapters, active chapters noted in bold and inactive chapters or institutions noted in italics.

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Alpha Arizona State University Phoenix, Arizona Active Beta University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Active Gamma University of Washington Seattle, Washington Active Delta Washington State University Pullman, Washington Active Epsilon –20xx ? University of Wisconsin–Parkside Somers, Wisconsin Inactive Zeta –200x ? Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois Inactive Eta University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Active Theta –xxxx ?; 2022 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wisconsin Active Iota Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Active Kappa Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Active Lambda University of Houston Houston, Texas Active Mu University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active Nu Baylor University Waco, Texas Active Xi University of Houston–Downtown Houston, Texas Active Omicron Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona Active Pi –20xx ? California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Arcata, California Inactive Rho –20xx ? California State University, Northridge Northridge, Los Angeles, California Inactive Sigma University of the Pacific Stockton, California Active Tau –20xx ? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign–Urbana, Illinois Inactive Upsilon University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Active Phi –20xx ? University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin Inactive Chi University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Active Psi Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington Active Omega Memorial Alpha Alpha –20xx ? University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Inactive Alpha Beta California State University, Fresno Fresno, California Active Alpha Gamma –20xx ? New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, New Mexico Inactive Alpha Delta Heritage University Toppenish, Washington Active Alpha Epsilon Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active Alpha Zeta Carroll University Waukesha, Wisconsin Active Alpha EtaXavier UniversityCincinnati, OhioActive | Alpha Theta | |University of North Texas at Dallas |Dallas, Texas |Active |

Alumnae chapters Following are the alumnae chapters of Gamma Alpha Omega. ChapterLocationStatusGreater Phoenix Alumnae ChapterPhoenix, ArizonaActiveGreater Seattle Alumnae ChapterSeattle, WashingtonActiveGreater Milwaukee Alumnae ChapterMilwaukee, WisconsinActiveGreater Houston Alumnae ChapterHouston, TexasActiveChicago Alumnae ChapterChicago, IllinoisActiveGreater Whitewater Alumnae ChapterWhitewater, WisconsinActiveMadison Alumnae ChapterMadison, WisconsinActiveDallas/Ft.Worth Alumnae ChapterDallas and Fort Worth, TexasActivePalouse Alumnae ChapterPalouse, Washington and IdahoActiveCorvallis Alumnae ChapterCorvallis, OregonActivePortland Alumnae ChapterPortland, OregonActiveFresno Alumnae ChapterFresno, TexasActiveTriCities Alumnae ChapterTri-Cities, WashingtonActive

See also List of Latino fraternities and sororities List of social sororities and women's fraternities

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