The sisterhood of Sigma Omicron Pi was established at San Francisco
State University in 1930 by ten Asian American women pursuing the
interest of teaching. They chose the Greek letters of &Sigma,&Omicron, and &Pi to
represent themselves as the "Sisters of Pedagogy." The Constitution
was derived from an existing "Honorary Society of Education."

The sorority was active in the Asian Community for the next fifteen
years. At the advent of World War II, the organization was forced to
become inactive. In 1946, a group of women from the University of
California, Berkeley re-established &Sigma&Omicron&Pi on their campus. Since its
inception, &Sigma&Omicron&Pi has grown in membership with student chapters at:

• Beta Chapter, San Francisco State University, 1988
• Gamma Chapter, San Jose State University, 1992
• Delta Chapter, University of California, Davis, 1993
• Epsilon Chapter, California State University, Sacramento, 1993
• Zeta Chapter, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1995
• Eta Chapter, University of Maryland, College Park, 1997
• Theta Chapter, University of California, Irvine, 2001
• Iota Chapter, Pennsylvania State University, 2001
• Kappa Chapter, University of California, San Diego, 2002
• Lambda Chapter, Johns Hopkins University, 2002
• Mu Chapter, University of California, Riverside, 2003

Though the sorority no longer centered around the interest of teaching,
it still maintained its commitment to the Asian American Community. All
of the chapters became extremely involved in their respective communities,
volunteering their time at community agencies and raising money to donate
to favorable charities. &Sigma&Omicron&Pi earned a respectable reputation as a
benefactor to the Asian American cause.

The purpose of &Sigma&Omicron&Pi is to promote unity, lifelong friendships, leadership,
and community service. This organization offers women a supportive
network of sisters to achieve academic and social growth. The sisterhood
of SOP provides an environment where sisters may utilize and develop
their organizational skills.

Each one of our sisters has different interests and aspirations, yet
we all share one common ground - &Sigma&Omicron&Pi. We have based our sisterhood
on four objectives - UNITY, FRIENDSHIP, LEADERSHIP and SERVICE. &Sigma&Omicron&Pi's
bright future is paved by its members' dedication to friendship, trust,
and loyalty. In addition, &Sigma&Omicron&Pi has a tradition of lifelong friendship
that has prevailed for over seven decades.