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National Order of Omega
 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, a 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.
National History
The idea of an honorary for fraternity men at the University of Miami is
attributed to Parker F. Enwright, the advisor to fraternities at the time.
Enwright was later to accept a position at the University of Pittsburgh. He
was also responsible for the founding of the Omega Chapter at the University
of Pittsburgh in the spring of 1964.
The original constitution was approved by the Organizations Committee at the
University of Miami on April 14, 1959, the recognized founding date.
Since then a National Constitution has been constructed to guide the Order's
affairs. Chapter charters and membership certificates have been designed. The
ritual and regalia, since revised, serve as a foundation upon which this
honorary is being built. The Order of Omega voted to become a co-ed
organization in the spring of 1977.
Many institutions have inquired concerning membership in the Order.
Colonization procedures have been implemented to further the growth of this
honorary.
Considering the age of the American college fraternity, the "active
honorary" concept is long overdue. 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.
Local History
The Pi Kappa Chapter of Order of Omega was founded on November 22, 1996
by eight founders:
● Cassie Alsop
● Eric
Held ●
Jason Holschen ● Tara Jennings
● Rachel Limbaugh ● Scott
Preston ● Larry
Ragsdale ● Brad Sudarth
The installation and fist initiation was held on December 12, 1996
and the people the help the initiate process for installing the chapter was
Dawn McCoy and Lanie Yonker. Since then, the chapter has accomplished
many projects. Some to note are the Annual President/Advisor Banquet
and the Leadership Conference.
Purpose of the Order 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.
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