The first two scholarship were awarded through donations funded by our chapters, national headquarters and dedicated members.  This year two (2) $1,000 scholarships were awarded to Teresa Goering of Chi Omega at the University of New Mexico and Branden Stewart of Delta Sigma Phi at Grand Valley State University.  During the recent Order of Omega winter board meeting the decision was made to continue these scholarships as a way to sustain the 50 for 50 campaign.  Special thanks to everyone who supported the Order of Omega 50 for 50 campaign.

Read the February 2010 issue of Omega Trends to see the list of Order of Omega Scholarship and Fellowship winners. 

Northeast Region: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington D.C.

Chapter Director: Veronica Hunter, vmh207@lehigh.edu

Southern Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

Chapter Director: Darald Stubbs, dhassan25@yahoo.com

Mid-America Region: Canada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Chapter Director: Wes Schaub, wws@case.edu

Western Region: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Chapter Director: Cheri Wechsler, cheriwex@cox.net

New Position: RCD for Recruitment & Retention: David Hotz, dhotz@uw.edu

Mark has twice organized Sigma Zeta's annual Alcohol Education Program, which was held in April and November 2009.  The most recent program featured Agent Andrew Alanis of the Ohio Department of Public Safety's Investigative Unit.  Agent Alanis spoke to the students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol and provided a different perspective on the legal ramifications they can pose to students, the university and Greek life.  He also provided significant information relating to Greek organizations hosting gatherings in which alcohol is sold or present.

The link below offers a scenario used in Sigma Zeta's program.  CONSIDER THIS....

Was the party legal?

The following are the winner and participants from the 2009 Order of Omega Case Study Competition during the 2009 AFA Annual Meeting in Jacksonville, FL.

Special Thanks to your judges for assisting with this years selections:

Kent Gardner, Order of Omega Executive Director; Reatha Cox, Order of Omega Board Vice President; Allison Foster, Alpha Chi Omega National Headquarters; Kate Steiner, University of Wyoming; Eric Norman, Lousinia State University; Dan Bureau, Indiana University

First Place - Jimmy Byars (North Carolina State) & Matt Selm (University of Louisbille)

Second Place - Mike Neiduski (Clemson) & Justin Sipes (Bowling Green)

Third Place - Matthew Gilsback (Northeastern University & Katie Langesen (The University of Iowa)

Malerie Garcia (University of Vermont) & Jeanine Menolascino (University of Nevada Las Vegas); Joanna Garcia (Florida International University) & Maggie Heffernan (The Ohio State University); Lindsey Dombert (Clemson) & Cristi Burrill (The University of Iowa); Spring-Eve Rosado (University of South Carolina) & Kristan Cardinali (Appalachian State University); David Stetter (Miami University) & Joe Wheeless (Western Carolina University); Krista Bennitt (Oklahoma State University) & Khaatim Boyd (Indiama University-Bloomington); Rebecca Fick (Baldwin-Wallace College & Rebecca Koltonski (Illinois State University)

EDMOND — Edmond residents Lindsey Hanna, Tiffanee Cabrera, Jay Adams and Aubrey Frazier were among 17 students recently initiated into the University of Central Oklahoma's Order of Omega chapter, a national honor society recognizing the top three percent of students in Greek fraternities and sororities based on scholastic achievement, leadership and participation.

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February 2009

February 2008