Alpha chapter was founded at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana on October 15, 1885.
Sort by
This list provides the names of Alpha Chi Omegas who have passed away since the last issue of The Lyre.
Left: badge belonging to Founder Bessie Grooms Keenan; right: her Daughters of the American Revolution pin
Top: small gold bow-shaped pin with the coat of arms; bottom: silver link bracelet with the coat of arms. Both belonged to Founder Estelle Leonard.
White gold filagree ring with oval-shaped blue stone and raised coat of arms, diamond-shaped gold pendant with black enamel inlay and raised coat of arms
Jewelry belonging to Founder Olive Burnett Clark, clockwise from top left: dainty gold pendant of the coat of arms, round enamel pin with the Greek letters, diamond badge with 85 guard (for the 1885 founding) and a white gold filagree ring with a blue stone and raised coat of arms
This 1/2-inch badge belonged to Katherine McReynolds Morrison, a member of Alpha (DePauw University) chapter initiated in 1887. The badge is 10-karat gold and features 26 turquoise stones.
Alpha Chi Omega leaders at the Pathway Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Alpha Chi Omega headquarters, 5939 Castle Creek Parkway N. Drive, Indianapolis. From left: Holly McKiernan (Alpha, DePauw University), Carol Hutcheson (Epsilon Zeta, Auburn University), Jan Crandall (Omicron, Baker University), Nancy Leonard (Alpha Chi, Butler University)
Founders (left to right) Estelle Leonard (Alpha, DePauw University), Nellie Gamble Childe (Alpha, DePauw University) and Olive Burnett Clark (Alpha, DePauw University) pose with Ruth Orndorff Darragh (Gamma, Northwestern University) at DePauw University on Homecoming Day of the 1935 National Convention.