Honoring Our Past: Celebrating Our Present

Our founding monarchs and chapter founders believed in creating a supportive and inclusive community for underrepresented groups in higher education. Our chapter has since carried on that legacy by making a difference in the lives of those around us. We have achieved much since our founding and are continually striving to make an impact in the world.

National History

Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. was founded at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, by seven diverse women who sought to create an inclusive sisterhood. The Founders chose to transcend traditional boundaries with the creation of a new Greek letter organization that would embody the ideals of scholarship, service, sisterhood, leadership, and multiculturalism. Despite being met with significant concerns about the viability of such an organization, the Founders held strong to their beliefs and pushed forward in creating the Sorority. Through their commitment and dedication, the dream of founding Theta Nu Xi came to fruition on April 11, 1997.

FOUNDING MONARCHS

#1 Geeta Kapur

#2 Natalie Barker

#3 Ginny Long

#4 Melissa Murchison-Blake

#5 Brenda Eribo

#6 Katherine Stanley

#7 Janelle Poe

Quick Facts

MISSION STATEMENT
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.

TENETS

Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood, Leadership, Multiculturalism

MOTTO

Sisters of diversity, together as ONE!

COLORS

Black, Lavender, and Carolina Blue

SYMBOL

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

FLOWER

Sterling Silver Rose

PHILANTHROPY

Girl Up - a global movement of empowered young womxn leaders who defend gender equality and give girls everywhere the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds to help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. Through leadership development training, Girl Up gives girls the resources and platform to start a movement for social change wherever they are. When girls rise, we all rise.

Chapter History

In the Fall of 2011, an interest group known as Divergent Ontogeny introduced Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

to FGCU. A year later, Founding Butterfly Keisha Murray joined Ladies of Diverse Sophistication to help establish the chapter on campus. On April 25th, 2014, the founding line, Phenomenon, with Founding Butterflies Alexander, Hamann, Gerhard, Caris, and Murray finally emerged. A year later, in the Spring of 2015, the founders recruited and initiated the six-women line, Luminescence, which helped expand the colony. The following year, in the Spring of 2016, the nine-women line, Amatista Royale, emerged, and finally, on August 12th, 2016, the Admirable Alpha Mu Chapter was chartered at the National Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

CHAPTER FOUNDERS

#1 Shamia Alexander

#2 Tiffany Hamman

#3 Solaine Gerhard

#4 Iliana Caris

#5 Keisha Murray

Chapter Achievements

THETA NU XI MULTICULTURAL SORORITY, INC.

REGIONAL AWARDS

2015-2016 Most Diverse Chapter in the Southeast Region
2016-2017 Undergraduate Chapter of the Year
2017-2018 Take Flight Award For Bridging The Distance
2018-2019 Positive Impact in Scholarship Award
2019-2020 Positive Impact Leadership Award: Soror Rachel Tavarez

NATIONAL AWARDS

2019-2020 Best Recruitment Display Award

FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY

FRATERNITY AND SORORITY LIFE

2015-2016 Most Improved GPA for Fall 2016
2016-2017 Highest Community Service Per Member
2016-2017 Most Philanthropy Dollars Per Member
2016-2017 Most Improved Sorority Chapter
2016-2017 Outstanding Sisterhood Development
2016-2017 SOAR Award: Soror Krystal Shephard
2017-2018 Most Improved GPA for Fall 2018
2017-2018 Highest Overall Cumulative GPA for Fall 2018
2018-2019 Highest Overall Cumulative GPA for Spring 2019
2018-2019 SOAR Award: Soror Gabriella Roper

MULTICULTURAL GREEK COUNCIL

2016-2017 Scholarship Excellence: Soror Krystal Shephard
2017-2018 E-Board Member of the Year: Soror Krystal Shephard
2018-2019 Scholarship Excellence: Soror Gabriella Roper

ORDER OF OMEGA GRADUATES

2017: Sorors Sushena Persaud, Krystal Shephard, and Amy Barkan
2019: Soror Gabriella Roper