In September of 2000, Founding Sister Srinivas submitted a proposal for the colonization of Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority Inc., on the campus of Virginia Tech. On February 25, 2001, Founding Sisters Srinivas, Manocchio, Haidari, Leonard, Whitmore, and Atmar crossed into this sisterhood as 6 Degrees of ONE. On April 11, 2001, the Eta Colony was revealed to the Virginia Tech campus. On August 29, 2001, these six POWERFUL and DRIVEN women gained Chapterhood status.