Order of Omega
Order of Omega is a national leadership honor society for members of Fraternity & Sorority organizations. Order of Omega recognizes upperclassmen who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, involvement within their respective organizations and within the Fraternity/Sorority, campus, and local community. Order of Omega members are selected from the highest achieving Fraternity and Sorority members.
Purpose
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 UNITE 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.
Membership Information
Membership selection takes place each semester and the members of Order of Omega select new members. New members are notified during a tapping ceremony at their chapter meeting. A one-time initiation fee is due prior to initiation. Those accepted are not members until the initiation fee is paid.
Members are selected by the current members each semester based on the following criteria:
- Achieving a 3.25 cumulative GPA or higher
- Sophomore, Junior or Senior status
- Significant leadership in both the Greek Community and on TAMUK’s campus