The members of Sigma Omega Nu are dedicated to the objectives: Academics, Cultura, and Sisterhood.
The sorority strives to provide its members with moral, academic, and family support.
About Us
Sigma Omega Nu Latina Interest Sorority, Inc. was founded at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo by eight young women dedicated to building a sisterhood rooted in academics, cultura, leadership, and empowerment. Our organization provides a lifelong support system that promotes scholastic excellence, cultural awareness, personal growth, and community involvement.
Our mission is to foster a supportive and empowering environment where respect, accountability, compassion, and sisterhood are both learned and practiced. Our vision is to empower womxn through higher education by encouraging scholastic excellence, cultural awareness, leadership, and lifelong unity. The purpose of Sigma Omega Nu is to promote sisterhood, self-improvement, Latina awareness, academic achievement, and service both on campus and within our communities.
Although Sigma Omega Nu remains a relatively small sorority, we are an ever-expanding sisterhood that values quality over quantity. Our chapters currently span across California, Colorado, and Nevada, with aspirations to continue growing nationwide. We hope to one day establish chapters across the country while maintaining the close-knit bonds and values that define our organization.
Today, Sigma Omega Nu proudly represents over 1,300 members from diverse backgrounds and nationalities throughout Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. As we continue to grow, we remain committed to fostering an inclusive, empowering, and lifelong sisterhood for womxn everywhere.
History
Sigma Omega Nu was founded on November 6, 1996. It was the first Latina interest sorority founded and established at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. At the time, no group existed specifically for the academic, cultural, or family support of Latina women pursuing higher education.
The eight Latina women who founded the sorority felt that there was a need for a strong Latina voice on their campus so they created an organization that would fulfill that unmet need. Since then, Sigma Omega Nu's commitment to academic and family support has spread throughout California, Nevada, and Colorado. Today, Sigma Omega Nu's membership is made up of diverse women from all ethnic, cultural, religious, political, and lifestyle backgrounds.
Our Founding Mothers
00 Lina Medina Funky
01 Nadia Quinoñez Freaky Diva
02 Yesenia Hueramo Dazed
03 Nancy Ruiz Roxy
04 Landi Hueramo Speedy G
05 Cristina de Sanchez Crystal
07 Sarai Sequeria Pooh Bear
08 Zulema Gonzalez Ojitos
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