Order of Omega
The Pi Rho chapter of the Order of Omega was founded at NSU in the Fall 1993. The society is limited to the top leaders of the fraternity and sorority community (approx. 15 students at any one time). Membership in the Order of Omega is based upon outstanding leadership within the NSU and fraternity/sorority community, a strong GPA and at least junior or senior status at NSU. Selections are made each semester by the current undergraduate membership.
Purpose of Omega
- To recognize those fraternity men and women who have attained a high standard of leadership in interfraternity activities, to encourage them to continue along this line, and to inspire others to strive for similar conspicuous attainment;
- To bring together outstanding fraternity men and women to create an organization which will help to mold the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate fraternity affairs.
- To bring together members of the faculty, alumni, and student members of the institution's fraternities and sororities on a basis of mutual interest, understanding and helpfulness;
- To help create an atmosphere where ideas and issues can be discussed openly across Greek lines and to help work out solutions.
"There must continue to be a common means by which the most outstanding fraternity men and women can stand united to further the philosophy of the college fraternity."
National History
The Order of Omega was founded at the University of Miami in the fall of 1959 by a group of outstanding fraternity men, who felt that individuals in the Greek community should be recognized for their service to the fraternity system and the University.
The chapter of Miami had long desired for their organization to expand to other colleges and universities. The chapter gave its sanction to Dean Patrick W. Halloran to make initial inquiries and to further grant charters to universities that were accredited and interested in the purpose of The Order of Omega. On February 9, 1967, the first Order of Omega chapter was chartered at the University of Southern Mississippi.
There are now over three hundred chapters in the United States with approximately ten additional campuses that are petitioning the national.
The Order of Omega's national website is located at www.orderofomega.org/
Members
- Branden Mckinney (Beta Theta Pi) - President
- Robert Rand (Beta Theta Pi) – Vice President
- Ricky Wong (Beta Theta Pi) – Treasurer
- Kristen Ramey (Delta Phi Epsilon) – Secretary
- Monica Henderson (Sigma Delta Tau)
- Andrew Ibrahim (Lambda Theta Phi)
- Amy Van (Rho Gamma)
- Melissa Austria (Sigma Delta Tau)
- Kristen Ramey (Delta Phi Epsilon)
- Sebastian Terneus (Kappa Sigma)
- Nicole Koenig – (Delta Phi Epsilon)