NEW MEMBER SELECTION
Undergraduate new members are chosen either annually or semi-annually by each chapter according to the provisions of the chapter’s bylaws. Aspiring members of Order of Omega must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors to be eligible for selection. Each Order of Omega chapter may only initiate up to 5% of the campus’s FSL community size or 20, whichever is greater.
Some chapters may elect to initiate honorary members. Honorary members are faculty and/or staff members at the respective institution who have been great supporters of the fraternity/sorority community in general. Honorary member candidates do not have to be a member of a fraternity or sorority.
NEW MEMBER REGISTRATION
All new Order of Omega members must be registered within 30 days of initiation, before the ceremony, so they can receive their new membership certificates and pins during initiation or immediately thereafter.
UPDATE [December, 2024]:
Recently, the company that owns MHS informed us that they are evaluating the platform’s long-term viability and exploring significant changes, which may include its sale or retirement. In response, Order of Omega is actively exploring all available platform options to best serve our 580+ collegiate chapters moving forward. Our goal is to carefully and quickly identify a solution that meets your needs efficiently and ensures continued success for all chapters.
We will keep you informed as we assess alternatives and determine the best path ahead. Your patience and understanding during this transition are greatly appreciated.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MY CHAPTER’S PLANNED SPRING 2025 NEW MEMBERS:
- If your chapter is planning to initiate a Spring 2025 new member group, please do not upload these members into MyHonorSociety (MHS) just yet. We will provide detailed guidance on how to register and pay for your Spring 2025 new members soon.
- If your chapter already has an open/live Spring 2025 new member group in MyHonorSociety (MHS), we will reach out in January with the next steps.
HOW DOES THIS AFFECT MY CHAPTER’S ROSTER OF MEMBERS THAT LIVE ON THE MHS PLATFORM:
- All membership data and rosters will be saved and accessible on whichever platform we contract with next.
- Chapter advisors can also export their chapter’s existing membership roster by navigating to the “Members” tab in the chapter dashboard and clicking the “Export” button on the right side of the page.
NOTE:
While the $63.00 international membership fee is non-refundable, a refund may be issued depending on the student’s membership status. This is at the discretion of the international headquarters.
Pay Your Chapter's Payment Invoice on Time
We assess late fees to encourage chapters to plan ahead, initiate new members, and collect dues immediately. This is in response to the increasing number of chapters that wait until the end of the spring semester to hold initiations and delay registering their new members until the following fall. These practices cause many issues for the advisors and officers and cause quite a setback when chapter operations resume in the fall.