Object
"The object of this fraternity shall be to encourage a spirit offraternity and love among its members; to stand at all times for character, dignity, scholarship,and college loyalty; to strive for and support the best interests of thecolleges and universities in which chapters are installed; and in no way to disregard, injure or sacrifice those interests for the sake of prestige or advancement ofthe fraternity or any of its chapters."

Mission Statement
"Alpha Omicron Pi is a women's fraternity whose purpose is to providesisterhood for a lifetime, promote academic excellence, enhance personal and leadership development, and encourage fraternity and community service."

A History of Alpha Omicron Pi Epsilon Chapter
Our chapter was first installed in 1908 and was active until sometimein the mid 60's. During this time, women's fraternities were not regarded asbeing a very important part of campus life and interest in them was low. In 1989,AOII International helped to bring AOII back to Cornell. At the end of January 1989, a group of alumni representatives came to campus with the intention of recolonizing AOII. Over 200 women were interviewed and 78 were chosen to become a part of the recolonization, a lasting legacysoon to be known as the "founding sisters". There were 35 requirements for a colony to become an installed chapter. The founding sisters' goal was to accomplish these by the end of the semester. They all worked together to accomplish these requirements and on May 6, 1989, Epsilon Chapter, once again, became an official part of the Cornell Panhellenic Council. Throughout our history, we have resided at many places around campus. Our original house was located on the Knoll on North Campus; this houseis currently owned by Delta Phi Epsilon. When we recolonized in 1989, we held meetings in Goldwin Smith Hall and Rush was held in Noyes Center. In 1990, we rented a house at 210 ThurstonAve. Twenty-four people lived in this house; there was a small kitchen,but no cook. Since the house could not hold many people, there was also an annex at Westbourne Apartments. The house is now owned by Sigma Alpha Mu. In 1991, we moved to our present house, strategically located between CentralCampus and Collegetown, at 14 South Ave. This house was previously occupied bythe Kappa Alpha Literary Society, who left campus due to decreasing numbers. The Cornell Panhellenic awarded Epsilon Chapter of AOII for our Outstanding Chapter in the 1994-95 academic year. They also recognized Epsilon for Outstanding Educational Development and Outstanding Community Servicefor our work with Foodnet. This past summer, AOII International honored uswith the prestigious Distinguished Service Award. Presented only once duringa biennium, the coveted DSA is awarded to just 10-12 of the collegiate chapterswho have excelled during the previous two years in all areas of programmingand operations.

Philanthropy
AOII Philanthropy has seen a successful semester. The annual Haunted Housewith a fraternity on campus was, again, a success. With a joint effort by the Philanthropyand Public Relations Committees of AOII and the fraternity, we were able to showone of the scariest Haunted Houses ever. The planning began in early September,and continued on until the day of the event, October 28.

Students and children from all over came to see the house. The cover chargewas $4 for adults and $3 for children and students. Overall, approximately$500 was raised and donated to Arthritis Research.

We continue to support Sukanyon, a child from Thailand, through Save theChildren. In her last letter, she told us that she is having fun in school,and enjoying what she is learning. In addition, our Foodnet sister seniorprogram is still going strong, with sisters serving lunches at Titus Towersweekly, and planning fun events with the seniors of the center every fewweeks.

Sisters also participated in an event with another fraternity on campus, where underprivilegedchildren from Northside and Southside community centers in Ithaca joinedus for a get together with games, prizes and arts and crafts. A great timewas had by all involved.

We hope our Philanthropy program continues to be a success in the future.