Sigma Omicron Epsilon

{{Short description|Native American college sorority}}

{{Infobox fraternity

| name = Sigma Omicron Epsilon

| letters = {{lang|grc|ΣΟΕ}}

| founded = {{Start date and age|March 30, 1997}}

| crest = The_crest_of_Sigma_Omicron_Epsilon.png

| image_size = 180px

| birthplace = East Carolina University

| affiliation = Independent

| scope = Local

| status = Active

| type = Social sorority

| emphasis = Native American, Cultural interest

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| colors = {{color box|#FFFF00}} Yellow, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White and {{color box|#0018A8}} Blue

| symbol = Butterfly

| flower = Yellow Rose

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| publication = The Butterfly Bulletin

| philanthropy = Breast cancer awareness and education

| chapters = 3

| members =

| nickname = SOE

| address = PO Box 30458

| city = Greenville

| state = North Carolina

| ZIP code = 27833

| country = United States

| homepage = {{url|https://sigmaomicronepsilon.org}}

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Sigma Omicron Epsilon, Inc. ({{lang|grc|ΣΟΕ}}), also known as SOE, is a Native American sorority founded in 1997 at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.{{Cite book |last1=Torbenson |first1=Craig LaRon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lJ0hFQlKx4oC&dq=%22Sigma+Omicron+Epsilon%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA142 |title=Brothers and Sisters: Diversity in College Fraternities and Sororities |last2=Parks |first2=Gregory |date=2009 |publisher=Associated University Presse |isbn=978-0-8386-4194-1 |pages=142–144 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Delamont |first1=Sara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ztTaI0T1pIC&dq=%22Sigma+Omicron+Epsilon%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA511 |title=Gender and Education: An Encyclopedia |last2=Marshall |first2=Catherine |date=2007 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-313-04196-9 |pages=511 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Shotton |first1=Heather J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kTKFAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Sigma+Omicron+Epsilon%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT102 |title=Beyond the Asterisk: Understanding Native Students in Higher Education |last2=Lowe |first2=Shelly C. |last3=Waterman |first3=Stephanie J. |year=2013|publisher=Stylus Publishing, LLC |isbn=978-1-57922-626-8 |language=en}} It is one of eight fraternities and sororities across the United States that is considered historically Native American.Still, Corey M., and Breanna R. Faris. 2019. “Understanding and Supporting Historically Native American Fraternities and Sororities.” New Directions for Student Services 2019 (165): 52. {{doi|10.1002/ss.20293}}Peters, Brian. 2018. “Fighting Isolation: How Four Native Women Created Change at UNC-Chapel Hill.” American Indian Quarterly 42 (3): 344–74. {{doi|10.5250/amerindiquar.42.3.0344}}.