/coloradan/ en /coloradan/2009/03/01/new-multicultural-sorority-debuts <span>New Multicultural Sorority Debuts</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2009-03-01T00:00:00-07:00" title="Sunday, March 1, 2009 - 00:00">Sun, 03/01/2009 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/sorority.jpg?h=ce4461e8&amp;itok=b1YPIEF7" width="1200" height="800" alt="sorority girls"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/58"> Campus News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/860" hreflang="en">Culture</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/858" hreflang="en">Greek Life</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/sorority.jpg?itok=y_EqeqDx" width="1500" height="1125" alt="sorority girls"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="image-caption image-caption-left"><p></p><p class="text-align-center">The founding members of the ����ֱ�� chapter of the Theta Nu Xi sorority are, left to right, Thanh Nguyen, Joan Park, Christine Thai, Midori Tran, Shantell Herbert, Kenaya Camacho and Linda Chang.</p><p class="text-align-center"> </p></div><p>Representing Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, African American, Mexican American and Taiwanese backgrounds, ����ֱ��’s newest multicultural sorority,&nbsp;Theta Nu Xi, celebrated its chapter’s emergence on the Boulder campus last fall.</p><p>Founded by seven members, the ����ֱ�� chapter is the 27th undergraduate chapter opened by the national organization since its founding in 1997.</p><p>“We wanted to bring this sorority to our campus because it is very unique — our vision was to bring a historically multicultural organization to our campus in order to create a safe and welcoming environment for women of all backgrounds,” says founding member Christine Thai. “We would like to advocate multiculturalism at ����ֱ�� by serving as living examples of sisterhood across cultural boundaries.”</p><p>In accordance with the basic tenets of the sorority – scholarship, service, leadership, sisterhood and multiculturalism – the chapter is planning a series of events to celebrate both its induction into the Greek system and the spirit of multiculturalism on campus.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>&lt;p&gt;Representing Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, African American, Mexican American and Taiwanese backgrounds, ����ֱ��’s newest multicultural sorority celebrated its chapter’s emergence on the Boulder campus last fall.&lt;/p&gt;</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 7156 at /coloradan