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.
Notice of upcoming change to member management process – UPDATE [January 2025]:
Recently, the company that owns My Honor Society, MHS, informed us that they are evaluating the platform’s long-term viability and exploring significant changes, which may include its sale or retirement. MHS was used by Order of Omega headquarters and chapter officers for new member intake and chapter communication.In response, Order of Omega conducted a evaluation of platform options to best serve our 580+ collegiate chapters moving forward. The great news is that we have found the perfect new partner for member management. Beginning in Feburary 2025, chapter advisors and officers will have access to Greek Track to invite and onboard new Omega members.
Be on the lookout for updated communication on how to access Greek Track to manage your own member profile or chapter resources as an officer. Greek Track has a proven platform working with many national fraternities, sororities, and honorary organizations. We are excited to bring new benefits to our chapters to better manage member intake and chapter communications.
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 transferred to Greek Track.
- Chapter advisors can also export their chapter’s existing membership roster in MHS 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.