Chi Omega Greek Theatre

Founded: 1871
Students: 27,194
Endowment: 948.6 million

	Chi Omega Greek Theatre; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	Dickson St., Fayetteville, Arkansas
Coordinates	36°4′0″N 94°10′24″W / 36.06667°N 94.17333°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1930
Architect	Jamieson and Spearl
Architectural style	Greek
MPS	Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference No.	92001101
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1992

The Chi Omega Greek Theatre is a structure on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was a gift to the university from Chi Omega, and it was completed in 1930.^[2] The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[3]

Construction

Mary Love Collins, national president for 42 years, and Dr. Charles Richardson, one of the founding members of the Chi Omega women's fraternity, had the dream of one day building a replica of the Theatre of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis in Greece at the University of Arkansas. The first chapter (Psi) of Chi Omega was established at the University in 1895, and the national organization gave back to the University in 1930 by completing Love and Richardson's dream. Young-Bryan Construction Company was contracted in 1930 for the job, at a cost of $31,225. University president John C. Futrall accepted the gift on June 28, 1930.

Uses

The University uses the Chi Omega Greek Theatre for concerts, commencements, convocations, plays, and pep rallies.

Each fall Cross Church hosts a kick-off worship service for college students on the first Wednesday of classes. The event is called C3 at the Greek and draws over 2,000 students every year.

During World War II, a crowd of over 6,000 gathered to watch the Army Air Corps Band. This is believed to be the largest crowd in the theatre's history.^[4]