ALPHA SIGMA ALPHA

 We are the Theta Gamma Chapter of Christopher Newport University. Our chapter was colonized at CNU in the Fall of 2003. Women who were interested in founding a sorority attended information sessions with national representatives. The candidates went through rigorous interviews to prove that they were capable of laying the foundation for a strong sorority. In order to be chartered, the women had to achieve a membership of 50 women. Recruitment lasted through spring semester until this goal was met. Founding sister Laura Vico recalls, “We must have had ten Phoenix (pinning) Ceremonies that semester. Seriously, there was one every week.”

The chapter was installed on March 20, 2004 at the Omni Hotel in Newport News. Initiation was held in the morning, followed by a banquet dinner and formal dance. Sisters who were initiated that day had national representatives as sponsors for initiation, an experience that few sisters from other chapters will ever have.

Founding sisters wear a phoenix pin in addition to their membership badge. This pin symbolizes the effort that they have put forth in founding a new chapter of the sorority.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Founding Sisters Before Our First Phoneix Cermony

 Our Heritage                                 

Alpha Sigma Alpha is a women's organization that exists to promote high ideals and standards for its members throughout their lives by emphasizing balance among the four aims of intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social development. Alpha Sigma Alpha provides structure and guidance through:

Sisterhood, which is a strong bond of unconditional friendship based on common values and experiences;

Heritage, which is expressed through creed, ritual, and history;

Opportunities for leadership and involvement in chapter, campus and community.

The Creed of Alpha Sigma Alpha is as follows:

To fill my days with satisfying activity,
To find dominant beauty in art, literature, nature, and friendships,
To know the peace and serenity of a divine faith,
To love life and joyously live each day to its ultimate good -
This is my creed in Alpha Sigma Alpha.
-Wilma Wilson Sharp, President Emerita