17 Founders
On March 15, 1989, seventeen (17) women founded Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated as the first Latina oriented organization at SUNY Albany. The founders of Omega Phi Beta came from various cultural and ethnic backgrounds and this combined with their passion and commitment to service was the foundation of the sorority's motto: "Serving and Educating through our Diversity".
The historical marginalization of women, particularly women of color, has had a significant impact on the process by which multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-racial women ascertain educational, economic, social, and the political capital in American society. In response to this reality, seventeen women from various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds synthesized their passion, commitment and motivation. They formed an organization that would unify women of color who were dedicated to correcting the injustices that have and that continue today to affect our communities.
The organization has continued to grow through a plethora of professional, successful, and educated women inducted as members over the years. This has attributed to the organizations ability to not only sustain itself but to stand at the forefront of the their Community.
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