Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc.® is an organization of registered professional nurses and student nurses founded on October 16, 1932 at Freedman’s Hospital in Washington DC (now Howard University) with the purpose of elevating the plane of the nursing profession and increasing interest in the field of nursing. Ms. Ailene Ewell, RN and eleven other courageous nurses established a professional nursing organization that has become a leader in developing healthy communities through advocacy, collaboration, education, leadership, research and service. Today more than 9000 Registered Nurses and Student Nurses hold membership in Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.®.
The Northeast Region Inc. of Chi Eta Phi Sorority Inc.® is a Professional Organization of Registered Nurses and Nursing Students in the following areas: Washington District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
Inspired by the vision of our local founder Mrs. Beatrice McCloud, BSN, RN, the Beta Chi Chi Chapter was chartered on January 8, 2005 in Rochester New York. The Chartering and Installation Ceremony took place at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 351 Joseph Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605, with the support of its pastor, The Reverend Dr. Harmon Stockdale. The Chapter began with eighteen founding members, thereby expanding the vision of Chi Eta Phi to upstate New York with Beta Chi Chi then, becoming the only upstate chapter. Located in the Northeast Region, we are one of five regions within Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. On August 31, 2007, Beta Chi Chi was granted 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and officially incorporated as a New York State charity.
