AMENOPHIS CHAPTER
Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity
ABOUT AMENOPHIS
Who We Are
Through a variety of professional, philanthropic, and social activities, Amenophis Chapter inspires its members to adopt important values such as leadership, empathy, and ambition, and to always strive for excellence.
Since 2017, members have upheld these values through academic success, character development, and solid relationship-building skills. Our members are actively involved in many events throughout the year, allowing them to create lifelong bonds and consistently give back to the community.
NAMESAKE: AMENOPHIS
Amenophis was one of Egypt’s most well-respected architects from the thirteenth century B.C. Known for his temples of healing, he ascended from the mortal life of an architect to the god of healing. He supervised several building projects, among them Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple at Western Thebes, known as the Colossi of Memnon. He was also the architect of the Temple of Soleb in Nubia. Southern Illinois is colloquially known as Little Egypt for its fertile land and rivers which are reminiscent of ancient Egypt from the Bible. The Amenophis colony hopes to heal and rejuvenate the tattered perceptions of the Greek life at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and unify the architecture and CASA (College of Applied Sciences and Arts) community.
CADENCY MARK: EGYPTIAN SCARAB
The Egyptian Scarab is an extremely important religious symbol, similar to the Cross in Christianity. According to ancient Egyptian myths the sun god Ra rolls across the sky each day and transforms bodies and souls. Therefore, the Scarab was seen as an earthly symbol of this heavenly cycle. Amenhotep III, who worked very closely with Amenophis, is famous for his commemorative scarabs that memorialized events of his day. The Scarab represents regeneration, and just as Amenophis became the god of healing, the scarab too will revive the community and environment at SIUC.