Barry University's Order of Omega Honor Society Inducts Charter Members

The Barry University Phi Eta chapter of Order of Omega has announced the selection of twenty-six charter members.  Order of Omega, which is an honor society recognizing outstanding leadership within the Greek community, held its induction ceremony on Thursday, April 17, 2008.

"It is a great honor to be recognized for my achievements here at the university," said inductee Rafael Sanquintin. "It [Order of Omega] is an elite group. Being a part of it, I feel kind of distinguished."
 
Members of the Greek community that had contributed to Greek Life and Barry and were rising juniors were invited to apply for Order of Omega earlier this semester. A committee then reviewed the nominees and after this very selective process, the twenty six new members were chosen as the first group to be placed in the order.

According to the Order of Omega Web site, the order is meant, "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." The membership is limited to no more than three percent of eligible Greeks, or only 15 if the Greek community is less than 500 people.  All members are required to maintain a GPA higher than the all-Greek average at the university.  Once initiated, members are expected to work to create a friendly and cooperative environment among the Greek organizations.

Order of Omega was founded in 1959 at the University of Miami to recognize members within the Greek community for their efforts within their respective fraternities as well as their services to the university. It remained unique to Miami until 1967 when its second chapter was chartered at The University of Southern Mississippi.  Order of Omega was strictly for fraternity men until 1977 when it voted to admit sorority members as well.  There are currently chapters in 42 states, as well as Washington, D.C. Each chapter is also able to nominate two members each year for undergraduate scholarships through the national organization.

 

Charter members listed by name and Greek organization are: