Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. Announces Installation of 30th Undergraduate Colony
Plattsburgh, NY, United States, 04/11/2010 - Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. welcomes new colony.
The founders of the local colony of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. introduced themselves today to the community during a public performance on the campus of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh (Plattsburgh State).
The Sorority established its third New York-based undergraduate entity in a private ceremony on April 10, 2010. The Alpha Iota Colony represents the 30th undergraduate installation of the national organization and the 45th entity among the organization’s undergraduate and Graduate, Alumnae and Professional (GAP) colonies and chapters, which are maintained by nearly 1,000 initiated women.
The Alpha Iota Colony’s six founding members of African-American, Puerto Rican, Bengali, Bamileke, Ghanaian, Nigerian, Dominican American, German and Polish descent concluded a two-year effort to establish the colony at the Plattsburgh State where they will seek to align with existing Greek organizations.
The Alpha Iota Colony of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. will become the first historically-multicultural national Greek letter organization at the University and its members will promote multiculturalism and facilitate the movement from tolerance to deep respect for the beauty of difference through educational, cultural and social events.
Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. (thetanuxi.org) was founded on April 11, 1997, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a mission to promote leadership, multiculturalism, and self-improvement through academic excellence, involvement in and service to the campus and community, as well as being living examples of sisterhood across different races, cultures, religions, backgrounds, and lifestyles.