WHO WE ARE

Alpha Chi Omega started as a mere concept in the mind of a young and talented woman. Her name is Melody Lopez Momongan. She was 18 at that time and a student of AB Political Science at the University of San Carlos, Cebu City, Philippines. She was active in school activities and took part in academic related organization like Carolinian Political Science Society. In her junior year, she found time in observing exclusive organization, sororities, and fraternities. She was deeply attached to her father's enthusiasm in a circle of brotherhood, a Greek Fraternity-in name only. Curious in her time about brotherhood and sisterhood, she asked her father about what in a sense could such an organization do something good to our fellowmen and college students in particular. Feeling the keen interest of knowing more about the mystic ideals of Greek-letter societies, she began reading the compilations of her father's materials; American College Women Fraternities; Inter fraternalism and the kinds of Fraternities and Sororities and its Origin and Evolutions. While reading, she felt she has found her organization. Almost similar to her father's fraternity, the name is ALPHA CHI OMEGA. She wrote the objectives and Preamble, something that suits her principles and idealism. On that very day, December 20, 2000, Alpha Chi Omega was born, not only in her heart and mind of the young founder, Melody Momongan but she made it visible in minds of young college students in Cebu Colleges and Universities. She introduced the constitution she had written and conveyed to them her idealism and principles she laid down in Alpha Chi Omega, believing that humanity is for good and not evil; that happiness in heaven is part of a reward of suffering here on earth.

1. Adhere and uphold the constitution of Alpha Chi Omega.

2. Observe the highest standard of morality, integrity, and honesty.

3. Carry the name with high esteem and great pride.

4. Divulge no confidential information and no one is authorized to destroy the Seal or Emblem of America’s Alpha Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity nor is anyone allowed to improvise or devise another seal of emblem of the same sorority in the Philippines.

5. Duty to God and country is the first and foremost interest of this sorority.

6. Develop leadership in character and obtain courage in facing the intricacies of life.

7. Act as a discipline sorority member and be useful to any project.

8. Perpetuate loyalty and honor in order to preserve the name of the sorority.

9. Obey any assigned task faithfully and efficiently so that others will follow.

10. Respect the rights of others and avoid from taking advantage for selfish motives hiding under the cloud of sisterhood.

11. Excel in every endeavor and avoid total dependence for support and assistance from any sister.

12. Be humble to achieve unity and maintain sisterly relations with others.

13. Uphold, respect and observe the principles of Alpha Chi Omega based on integrity, leadership and loyalty.

14. Maintain that such principles should never be violated an should not allow any suspicion to arise that such have been abused or betrayed.

15. Only ACO-Philippines National Headquarter can officially communicate ACO-U.S.A. National Headquarters.

The Symphony of Alpha Chi Omega

To see beauty even in

the common things of

life, to shed the light of love

and friendship round me: to

keep my life in tune with the

world that I shall make no

discords in the harmony

of life, to strike on the lyre

of the universe only the

notes of happiness, of joy, of

peace; to appreciate every

little service rendered: to

see and appreciate all that

is noble in another, be her

badge what it may, and to

let my lyre send forth the

chords of love, unselfishness

sincerity. This is to be my

symphony.

Who we are

History of ALPHA CHI OMEGA (Philippines)