In the spring of 1996, Founding Monarch Melissa Jo Murchison-Blake was in search of sisterhood. She wanted to be part of a family that openly embraced all women and crossed cultural boundaries. As a bi-racial woman, she did not want to choose between historically Caucasian or African-American sororities. Founding Monarch Murchison-Blake felt that if she did choose one, she would be denying half of her heritage.

Still wanting to be part of a strong sisterhood, Founding Monarch Murchison-Blake recruited six other women to join hands in her quest to found Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority. At first, the Founding Monarchs were discouraged from fulfilling their vision. The Director of Greek Affairs advised them to consider joining an existing organization, expressing his concern that a new Greek organization, based on the principal of multiculturalism, would not survive at UNC-CH. However, the Founding Monarchs believed there was a need for such a sisterhood. Their efforts set the stage for Theta Nu Xi's presence in the Greek, non-Greek, and surrounding communities.

After much work and dedication, the Founding Monarchs built the foundation for Theta Nu Xi. Finally, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill officially recognized Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority as the Alpha Chapter on April 11, 1997. With the collaborative efforts of the Founding Monarchs and the Sisters of Spring 1998, the organization grew beyond our expectations. The Sorority incorporated on April 29, 1999, and with the participation of the Alpha Chapter and Beta and Gamma Colonies, the National Organization was founded at the first annual National Convention on August 21, 1999.

Theta Nu Xi's 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.

Theta Nu Xi's Tenets: Leadership, Multiculturalism, Sisterhood, Scholarship, Service.

Theta Nu Xi's Motto: Sisters of Diversity Together as ONE.

For more information about our National Organization, please visit our website at www.thetanuxi.org.

Ξθ Chapter History

After the 2003 National Convention, Beta Alumnae, Liz Gutierrez and Kerry Vallant, met with Alpha Alumna, Desiree Downs, to discuss the idea of starting a GAP chapter based in the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC). All agreed this was a good idea and set out to find additional sisters to take part in the project. The ladies soon recruited Alpha Alumna, Megan Cornish and GAP Sisters, Tonya Walton and Linda Kress.

These dedicated women met over several months to establish a strong foundation for their chapter and on April 16, 2004, the Xi Theta Chapter of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. was founded.

The mission of Xi Theta is to establish social support networks for the graduate, alumnae, and professional sisters living in the Triangle and to serve as a resource for the undergraduate chapters in the area. We also strive to serve our community through service efforts and education about multiculturalism.