Order of Omega General Body Meeting January 26

Order of Omega General Body Meeting - January 26

James Vislocky - President Major: Paper Science and Engineering / Chemical Engineering Affiliation: Farm. House Fraternity Past/Current Offices: Chapter President, Standards Chair, Athletics Chair, Service Chair Fun Fact: Never seen any Star Wars movies

Mallory Deeter - VP Membership Major: History and Communication Affiliation: Kappa Delta Past/Current Offices: President of KD, VP Member Education, SET Leader, Bylaws Committee, Dance Chair Fun Fact: My favorite animal is a sloth.

Mary Chamblee - VP Programming Major: Communication Affiliation: Kappa Delta Past/Current Offices: Website Chair, Leadership Chair, Social Media Chair, SET Leader, Slate Committee Fun Fact: Growing up, I had four pet chickens!

Maddy Poole - VP Finance Major: Chemical Engineering Affiliation: Alpha Omega Epsilon Past/Current Offices: Assistant Membership Educator, Sisterhood Chair, Service Chair, Recruitment Chair, Athletics Chair Fun Fact: I was bitten by a tiger when I was 3 years old.

Rysa Ruth - VP Administration Major: Fashion Design Affiliation: Pi Beta Phi Past/Current Offices: Order of Omega Secretary Fun Fact: won a national award for my duct tape prom dress

Raven Whitley - Advisor Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Affiliation: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. B. A. - Illinois State University M. Ed. - University of Illinois Fun Fact: associates numbers with sexes/gender. . . 1 = male, two = male, 3 = male, 4 = female, 5 = male, 6 = female…

Ice Breaker

Expectations Attendance: 4 events by end of semester Excuses: 48 hours in advance Excused absences do not count towards 4 required

Planned Events February 8: You Are Not Alone: Mental Health Awareness February 23: Greek Panel Discussion March 22: Career Services presentation April 20: Senior Celebration

Vote

Committee Presentation Introduction to Order of Omega committee formation Submit committee interest to committee head by January 31 st.

Initiation If interested email ooo-president@ncsu. edu 2 -3 people Prep the room for initiation Sort certificates and pins Update ledger

Membership If interested email ooo-vpmembership@ncsu. edu 2 -3 people Interested in creating social events, where Oo. O members can mingle and get to know others from different councils/chapters.

Programming If interested email ooo-vpprogramming@ncsu. edu 3 -4 people Interested in creating and brainstorming different programs for Oo. O members Help with social media posts and graphic design

Finance If interested email ooo-treasurer@ncsu. edu 1 -2 people Coordinate fundraising opportunities for the chapter

Administration If interested email ooo-secretary@ncsu. edu 2 -3 people Track events among all four councils Write alumni newsletter twice per semester Photograph Order of Omega events Write blurb about events to submit to The Technician

Order of Omega History National and Lambda Upsilon History

Founding University of Miami Sought to stand out from Phi Beta Kappa Not an academic honor society Outstanding fraternity men who wanted to recognize Greeks for their service to the fraternity and university Constitution was approved April 14 th, 1959 First initiated members fall 1959

Purpose Recognize Encourage Inspire Unite

Expansion Second chapter chartered on February 9 th, 1967 at University of Southern Mississippi Become a co-ed organization in spring of 1977 Currently over 500 chapters in US and Canada Approximately 10 new chapters chartered each year

“Considering the age of the American college fraternity, the ‘active honorary’ concept was 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. ” -Order of Omega

Position Statements, 1987 Position on Human Decency Position Against Hazing Position Statement on Alcohol and Illegal Substances

Scholarships and Awards Annually each chapter can nominate 2 members for undergraduates 2014 Awards: $67, 450 among 144 recipients Since 2000 $56, 5000 have been awarded to 60 chapters for Outstanding Chapter Award Over $1, 000 awarded since began scholarship program

Interesting Dates 1987: First student member 1987: First position statement 1987: Intro to Ritual was written by Barb Toole 1988: First chapter suspended for not initiating women, FSU

Highlights from 2014 -2015 University of Washington: held service event where members collected and donated books to inmates for the Book For Prisoners organization. Utah State University: chapter did “caroling for Coats” service project and collected over 100 coats for those in need in their county University of Wyoming: chapter hosted Hunger Week Food Drive and collected over 1, 000 items for local food pantry

Lambda Upsilon Chartered 1991 Initiated first members December 3 rd, 1991 Initiated over 800 members